Week 7, 1974

played in Kansas City, MO

37 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Oilers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Kansas City Chiefs	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 HOU - Jessie Becker 41 field goal
1Q: 04:53 KCY - Tom Dempsey 30 field goal
4Q: 07:36 KCY - Tom Dempsey 36 field goal
4Q: 02:29 KCY - Tom Dempsey 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 HOU - Jessie Becker 41 field goal
1Q: 04:53 KCY - Tom Dempsey 30 field goal
4Q: 07:36 KCY - Tom Dempsey 36 field goal
4Q: 02:29 KCY - Tom Dempsey 19 field goal

Team Statistics HOU KCY
Record 2-4 3-3
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 15 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 272 236
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 4.32 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 76 155
- Rushing Attempts 20 43
- Yards per Rush 3.80 3.60
Net Passing Yards 196 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 1 17 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 88
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/55 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	HOU	KCY
Record	2-4	3-3
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	15	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	272	236
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	4.32	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	76	155
- Rushing Attempts	20	43
- Yards per Rush	3.80	3.60
Net Passing Yards	196	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 1	17 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	88
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/55	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 22	9	54	Field Goal
1	4:47	3:15	OWN 13	5	34	Punt
2	11:30	2:24	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
2	6:48	2:44	OWN 11	8	28	Punt
2	2:17	1:54	OWN 1	5	13	Punt
3	10:43	2:09	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	4:55	6:20	OWN 2	15	74	Missed FG
4	7:29	3:18	OWN 15	5	20	Interception
4	2:23	1:33	OWN 28	7	19	Downs

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	6:17	OWN 36	10	51	Field Goal
1	1:32	5:02	OWN 10	12	57	Downs
2	9:06	2:18	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
2	4:04	1:47	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	3	7	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 34	8	27	Punt
3	8:34	3:39	OWN 40	6	15	Punt
4	13:35	6:06	OWN 31	11	50	Field Goal
4	4:11	1:48	OPP 5	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Marvin Upshaw, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendall McKinley	11	22	2.00	5	0
Quinn Newsome	5	39	7.80	13	2
Lynn Dickey	3	13	4.33	6	0
Jon Keyworth	1	2	2.00	2	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Dressler	22	83	3.77	10	2
Marco King	16	56	3.50	16	1
Steve Hunter	4	14	3.50	14	1
Sean Rolle	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	40	20	223	3/27	0	23	1	56.5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Hunter	17	13	88	1/7	0	14	0	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mercury Duncan	5	11	62	12.40	4	20
WR Billy Johnson	4	10	60	15.00	6	23
WR Butch Stark	4	9	43	10.75	4	16
WR Irving Royer	4	6	28	7.00	0	11
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	16	16.00	3	16
FB Bill Olds	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Kendall McKinley	1	2	8	8.00	6	8

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Chandler	5	6	54	10.80	5	14
RB Doug Dressler	4	4	12	3.00	0	8
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
WR John Holland	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bob Klein	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
FB Sean Rolle	1	1	10	10.00	10	10
WR Archie Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marco King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Halford	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lynn Dickey	1	0	0
Kendall McKinley	0	1	0
Larry Stallings	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marco King	1	1	0	0
Marvin Upshaw	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jessie Becker	5	193	38.6	35.6	45	3

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	4	207	51.8	46.8	70	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	0/0

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Dempsey	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Leigh	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	2	38	19.0	0
Cliff Taylor	1	14	14.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	10	1	0.5	42	18
OLB Larry Stallings	8	1	0.0	43	18
DT Curley Culp	6	0	0.0	40	18
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	7	0.0	42	18
S Ron Brandon	5	1	0.0	39	18
CB Tommie Burns	5	1	0.0	29	17
CB Jackie Wallace	4	2	0.0	32	17
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	39	16
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	1	0.0	18	8
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0.0	39	16
OLB Dave Robinson	2	1	0.0	33	10
S Prentice McCray	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Irving Royer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Maurice Patton	1	0	0.0	4	0
DE Steve Baumgartner	0	3	0.5	28	15
DT Leo Brooks	0	1	0.0	8	1
ILB Bob Stein	0	1	0.0	14	3

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Willie Lanier	8	3	0.0	20	42
OLB Jim Lynch	7	1	0.0	17	42
DE Marvin Upshaw	6	1	2.0	17	40
CB Jim Marsalis	6	1	0.0	20	42
DT Buck Buchanan	4	3	1.0	16	35
S Bruce Halford	3	2	0.0	18	39
ILB Ross Brupbacher	3	0	0.0	8	14
CB Emmitt Thomas	2	4	0.0	18	41
CB Fabian Damkroger	2	2	0.0	12	32
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0.0	19	42
DE Dale Tamburrino	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Dick Jauron	0	1	0.0	8	12
DT Frank Byrne	0	1	0.0	4	8
DT John Cote	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	0.5	0	1	1	18
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.5	0	0	0	15

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Upshaw	2.0	1	0	1	40
DT Buck Buchanan	1.0	0	1	3	35
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	1	2	0	42
DT Frank Byrne	0.0	0	2	0	8
ILB Willie Lanier	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT John Cote	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Larry Stallings	3	0	18
CB Tommie Burns	3	0	17
CB Jeris White	2	0	16
S Ron Brandon	1	1	18
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1	0	18
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	16
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	17
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	8

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jim Lynch	6	1	0	42
CB Jim Marsalis	5	0	0	42
ILB Willie Lanier	4	0	0	42
S Bruce Halford	1	1	1	39
CB Fabian Damkroger	1	1	0	32
ILB Ross Brupbacher	1	0	0	14
CB Emmitt Thomas	1	0	0	41
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0	42
S Mike Sensibaugh	0	3	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Banks	2	5	15	0	39
Winston Hill	1	4	18	0	37
Bob Newton	1	1	17	0	32
Ron Saul	0	2	17	2	42
Fred Sturt	0	2	12	0	23
Kerry Webster	0	1	5	1	12
Terry Nelson	0	1	13	0	21
Paul Seymour	0	1	11	0	10

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Rudnay	5	11	1	38	1	14
Gerry Mullins	2	8	0	37	0	14
Mike Montler	1	4	0	41	0	18
Sean Rolle	1	3	0	20	0	2
Ed Budde	1	2	0	33	0	14
Charlie Getty	1	2	0	6	0	2
Ernie Janet	1	1	0	8	0	4
Bennie Goricki	1	1	0	7	0	5
Vern Holland	0	3	0	37	0	16
Bob Klein	0	2	0	36	0	14
Dennis Nelson	0	1	0	10	0	4
Harris Lehan	0	1	0	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall McKinley	2	13
Prentice McCray	2	11

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Halford	1	10
Jubilee Dunbar	1	9
Dick Jauron	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	42	18	5	65
Larry Stallings	---	---	43	18	3	64
Elvin Bethea	---	---	42	18	3	63
Lynn Dickey	20	43	---	---	---	63
Curley Culp	---	---	40	18	3	61
Winston Hill	18	37	---	---	6	61
Nelson Munsey	---	---	39	16	6	61
Kendall McKinley	14	34	---	---	13	61
Ron Brandon	---	---	39	18	3	60
Ron Saul	17	42	---	---	---	59
Jeris White	---	---	39	16	3	58
Tom Banks	15	39	---	---	2	56
Bob Newton	17	32	---	---	3	52
Jackie Wallace	---	---	32	17	3	52
Dave Robinson	---	---	33	10	8	51
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	28	15	7	50
Billy Johnson	13	29	---	---	8	50
Tommie Burns	---	---	29	17	2	48
Terry Nelson	13	21	---	---	11	45
Mercury Duncan	8	32	---	---	3	43
Fred Sturt	12	23	---	---	7	42
Irving Royer	8	25	---	---	9	42
Bill Olds	12	20	---	---	6	38
Butch Stark	8	28	---	---	1	37
Desmond Cribbs	9	22	---	---	3	34
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	18	8	8	34
Paul Seymour	11	10	---	---	8	29
Kerry Webster	5	12	---	---	7	24
Dan Peiffer	7	8	---	---	7	22
Bob Stein	---	---	14	3	4	21
Jon Keyworth	8	3	---	---	9	20
Cliff Taylor	0	8	---	---	9	17
Al Cowlings	---	---	10	2	3	15
Prentice McCray	---	---	4	0	11	15
Mario Galloway	---	---	4	2	9	15
Leo Brooks	---	---	8	1	1	10
Quinn Newsome	5	5	---	---	---	10
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	0	0	7	7
Maurice Patton	---	---	4	0	3	7
Bert Askson	---	---	3	0	1	4
Ralph Trinidad	---	---	2	1	1	4
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Halford	---	---	18	39	10	67
Willie Lanier	---	---	20	42	3	65
Jim Marsalis	---	---	20	42	3	65
Wilbur Young	---	---	19	42	2	63
Jim Lynch	---	---	17	42	2	61
Emmitt Thomas	---	---	18	41	2	61
Fabian Damkroger	---	---	12	32	17	61
Steve Hunter	43	18	---	---	---	61
Mike Montler	41	18	---	---	---	59
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	17	40	2	59
Marvin Upshaw	---	---	17	40	2	59
Bob Klein	36	14	---	---	7	57
Gerry Mullins	37	14	---	---	6	57
Buck Buchanan	---	---	16	35	3	54
Vern Holland	37	16	---	---	---	53
Jack Rudnay	38	14	---	---	---	52
Ed Budde	33	14	---	---	1	48
Doug Dressler	31	15	---	---	---	46
Bob Briggs	---	---	11	31	3	45
John Holland	31	12	---	---	---	43
Bob Chandler	25	14	---	---	2	41
Sean Rolle	20	2	---	---	13	35
Archie Stewart	17	9	---	---	9	35
Jubilee Dunbar	14	8	---	---	9	31
Lorenzo Jasso	15	4	---	---	11	30
Dick Jauron	---	---	8	12	7	27
Marco King	19	7	---	---	---	26
Ross Brupbacher	---	---	8	14	1	23
Dennis Nelson	10	4	---	---	7	21
Ernie Janet	8	4	---	---	7	19
Bennie Goricki	7	5	---	---	7	19
Charlie Leigh	0	0	---	---	18	18
John Cote	---	---	3	7	7	17
Harris Lehan	5	4	---	---	7	16
Charlie Getty	6	2	---	---	7	15
Mike Cofer	---	---	5	1	9	15
Dale Tamburrino	---	---	5	3	5	13
Frank Byrne	---	---	4	8	---	12
Bill Cahill	---	---	1	0	10	11
Tom Dempsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	1	5	6
Aiden Thornton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Cory Joyner	---	---	1	1	---	2
Len Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Webster Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	29	91	3.1
Right	12	67	5.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	40	20	2	2	2	6	7	4	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Hunter	17	13	0	1	1	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	28	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	13	144	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	43	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	30	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Duncan	11	5	2	62	1	32
WR Billy Johnson	10	4	0	60	1	29
WR Butch Stark	9	4	0	43	0	28
WR Irving Royer	6	4	0	28	0	25
RB Kendall McKinley	2	1	0	8	0	34
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	16	0	21
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0	6	0	20

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bob Chandler	6	5	0	54	14
RB Doug Dressler	4	4	0	12	15
TE Bob Klein	2	1	0	9	14
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	1	0	3	8
WR John Holland	1	1	0	0	12
FB Sean Rolle	1	1	0	10	2
WR Archie Stewart	1	0	0	0	9
RB Marco King	1	0	1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Dressler	4	1	0.25	3.77
Marco King	2	4	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Dressler	6	2
Marco King	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	11	6	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Hunter	7	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Duncan	5	2	1
WR Butch Stark	3	2	2
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0
RB Kendall McKinley	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Chandler	3	3	2
RB Doug Dressler	1	1	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	1	0
WR John Holland	1	1	0
TE Bob Klein	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)