Week 13, 1981

played in Houston, TX

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	10	-	10
Houston Oilers	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:42 HOU - Louis Carter 36 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:01 HOU - Steve Foley 43 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 11:00 KCY - Nick Lowery 31 field goal
4Q: 06:07 KCY - Kenny King 10 run (Nick Lowery extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:42 HOU - Louis Carter 36 pass from Wade Wilson (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 01:01 HOU - Steve Foley 43 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 11:00 KCY - Nick Lowery 31 field goal
4Q: 06:07 KCY - Kenny King 10 run (Nick Lowery extra point)

Team Statistics KCY HOU
Record 4-8 6-6
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 301 219
- Offensive Plays 77 58
- Yards per Play 3.91 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 101 67
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 3.74 3.19
Net Passing Yards 200 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 1 35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 213 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 4.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:17 25:43

Team Statistics	KCY	HOU
Record	4-8	6-6
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	301	219
- Offensive Plays	77	58
- Yards per Play	3.91	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	101	67
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	3.74	3.19
Net Passing Yards	200	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 1	35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	213	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	4.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:17	25:43

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	5:03	OWN 23	9	35	Punt
1	4:48	1:48	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
1	2:51	2:00	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	11:50	4:31	OWN 13	7	34	Punt
2	3:30	2:39	OWN 27	8	34	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	11:35	1:21	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	8:38	1:00	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
3	5:53	3:12	OWN 36	7	31	Punt
3	1:01	0:14	OWN 47	1	-4	Fumble
3	0:47	4:53	OWN 29	10	57	Field Goal
4	9:15	3:17	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	4:09	2:14	OWN 49	10	37	Interception
4	1:13	0:23	OWN 36	4	5	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
1	7:49	3:01	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	3:00	0:09	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
1	0:51	4:01	OWN 19	8	32	Punt
2	7:19	3:49	OWN 2	9	98	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 17	4	11	Half
3	12:44	1:09	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
3	10:14	1:36	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
3	7:38	1:45	OWN 42	5	22	Downs
3	2:41	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:54	1:39	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	5:58	1:49	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	1:55	0:42	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 41	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Dale Mitchell, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenny King	17	65	3.82	10	1	1
Don Calhoun	8	26	3.25	7	0	0
David Woodley	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Amos Lawrence	12	53	4.42	16	1
Duane Thomas	4	18	4.50	9	0
Wade Wilson	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jon Keyworth	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Woodley	48	26	213	2/13	0	22	1	57.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Wilson	35	17	169	2/17	1	36	1	60.3

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Don Calhoun	4	5	43	10.75	19	22
RB Kenny King	4	6	16	4.00	2	6
WR Steve Kreider	4	6	34	8.50	10	15
WR Mike Thomas	3	5	36	12.00	1	20
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	7	25	8.33	0	11
TE Riley Odoms	2	4	28	14.00	13	22
FB Mark Brammer	2	4	5	2.50	0	3
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Bob Chandler	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mel Gray	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	16	16.00	14	16

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Carrol	4	12	45	11.25	1	18	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	7	20	5.00	0	7	0
WR Louis Carter	4	6	64	16.00	24	36	1
WR Karl Farmer	2	6	28	14.00	0	22	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB David Little	1	7	7.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
David Woodley	1	0
Bruce Halford	0	1
Monte Coleman	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0
Wade Wilson	1	0	0	0
Jon Keyworth	0	2	0	0
Steve Foley	0	1	0	1
Dale Mitchell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	9	373	41.4	35.9	51	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	9	389	43.2	39.3	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	4	35	8.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Jauron	2	49	24.5	0
Mel Gray	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arnold Ellis	5	1	1.0	8	17
OLB Clay Matthews	5	2	0.0	17	30
S Bruce Halford	4	2	0.0	15	32
ILB Harry Carson	4	0	0.0	17	35
DT Gary Fair	2	2	0.5	17	24
OLB Monte Coleman	2	0	0.5	17	29
DE William Gay	2	1	0.0	16	26
DT Elex Price	2	0	0.0	9	24
CB Mike Williams	2	0	0.0	17	27
DE Ezra Johnson	2	0	0.0	16	26
S Mike Fuller	1	1	0.0	13	18
ILB Dan Bunz	1	1	0.0	4	2
DE Mike Zele	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Jeff Nixon	1	0	0.0	10	21
QB David Woodley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Little	1	0	0.0	4	12
S Dennis Smith	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Billy Hardee	0	1	0.0	19	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	8	2	0.0	20	41
OLB Dale Mitchell	6	0	1.0	11	19
OLB Scott Studwell	5	2	0.0	17	17
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	0	0.0	21	42
DE Mike Stensrud	5	0	0.0	25	48
CB Kerry Reardon	4	1	0.0	17	34
CB Nelson Munsey	4	0	0.0	16	27
S Steve Foley	3	4	0.0	19	39
OLB Robert Braziel	3	2	0.0	15	35
CB Jeris White	3	1	0.0	18	41
DE Horace Jones	2	2	0.5	23	44
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	14	9
S Vern Roberson	2	0	0.0	7	24
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.5	18	29
DT Harris Malinowski	1	2	0.0	18	26
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dick Leftridge	0	1	0.0	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Arnold Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Gary Fair	0.5	1	0	0	24
OLB Monte Coleman	0.5	0	2	0	29
DT Elex Price	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Ezra Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	26
DE William Gay	0.0	0	1	1	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dale Mitchell	1.0	0	1	19
DE Horace Jones	0.5	0	2	44
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	0	29
DE Dick Leftridge	0.0	2	1	32
DE Mike Stensrud	0.0	0	2	48
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	0	1	26
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Arnold Ellis	3	0	0	17
ILB Harry Carson	2	2	0	35
OLB Clay Matthews	2	1	0	30
CB Mike Williams	2	0	0	27
S Bruce Halford	1	1	0	32
OLB David Little	1	0	1	12
DT Elex Price	1	0	0	24
DE Ezra Johnson	1	0	0	26
ILB Dan Bunz	1	0	0	2
OLB Monte Coleman	1	0	0	29
CB Jeff Nixon	1	0	0	21
S Dennis Smith	1	0	0	5
CB Lawrence Wiggins	0	1	0	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	6	0	0	41
OLB Dale Mitchell	4	1	0	19
CB Kerry Reardon	3	0	1	34
CB Jeris White	2	2	0	41
OLB Robert Braziel	2	1	0	35
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	1	0	42
S Steve Foley	2	0	0	39
CB Nelson Munsey	1	2	0	27
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	9
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	24
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	17
DE Mike Stensrud	1	0	0	48
S Charlie Phillips	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Lehan	3	6	19	0	38
Herbert Scott	2	5	24	0	41
Gerry Mullins	2	2	22	0	43
Marvin Powell	1	4	21	1	40
Dan Jiggetts	1	1	8	0	15
Johnny Davis	1	1	17	0	18
Jack Rudnay	0	2	8	1	12
Brian Holloway	0	2	26	0	49
Charlie Getty	0	1	6	0	10
Riley Odoms	0	1	23	0	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	1	5	20	0	33
Robert Jackson	1	4	17	0	29
Steve Wright	1	2	9	0	11
Jon Keyworth	1	1	14	0	17
Melvin Jackson	1	1	3	0	1
Ron Saul	0	2	18	0	36
Louis Bullard	0	2	16	0	33
Terry Nelson	0	1	13	0	17
Ron Essink	0	0	15	2	29

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	3	22
Dick Jauron	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Fisher	3	15
Duane Thomas	2	3
Otis Armstrong	1	24
Vern Roberson	1	16

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Holloway	26	49	---	---	4	79
David Woodley	27	50	---	---	---	77
Gerry Mullins	22	43	---	---	6	71
Marvin Powell	21	40	---	---	10	71
Harris Lehan	19	38	---	---	10	67
Herbert Scott	24	41	---	---	---	65
Riley Odoms	23	25	---	---	9	57
Mark Brammer	17	25	---	---	15	57
Mike Thomas	11	30	---	---	15	56
Harry Carson	---	---	17	35	2	54
Jeff Nixon	---	---	10	21	18	49
Bruce Halford	---	---	15	32	---	47
Clay Matthews	---	---	17	30	---	47
Monte Coleman	---	---	17	29	1	47
Dick Jauron	---	---	10	24	12	46
Bobby Duckworth	16	30	---	---	---	46
Mike Williams	---	---	17	27	1	45
Johnny Davis	17	18	---	---	10	45
Bob Chandler	12	31	---	---	---	43
Elex Price	---	---	9	24	9	42
Billy Hardee	---	---	19	23	---	42
Ezra Johnson	---	---	16	26	---	42
William Gay	---	---	16	26	---	42
Kenny King	19	23	---	---	---	42
Gary Fair	---	---	17	24	---	41
Mike Fuller	---	---	13	18	7	38
Jerome Barkum	6	9	---	---	22	37
David Little	---	---	4	12	21	37
Dan Jiggetts	8	15	---	---	10	33
Steve Kreider	5	23	---	---	4	32
Arnold Ellis	---	---	8	17	4	29
Mel Gray	1	14	---	---	13	28
Wilbur Jackson	0	3	---	---	25	28
Don Calhoun	8	19	---	---	---	27
Mike Zele	---	---	5	11	9	25
Jack Rudnay	8	12	---	---	---	20
Ken Mitchell	---	---	5	8	6	19
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	4	13	---	17
Charlie Getty	6	10	---	---	---	16
Dennis Smith	---	---	8	5	1	14
Jim Cooper	1	2	---	---	10	13
Dan Bunz	---	---	4	2	7	13
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0
Guido Merkens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Stensrud	---	---	25	48	1	74
Ron Brandon	---	---	20	41	11	72
Horace Jones	---	---	23	44	1	68
Randy McClanahan	---	---	21	42	2	65
Steve Foley	---	---	19	39	6	64
Ron Saul	18	36	---	---	9	63
Charlie Phillips	---	---	22	40	1	63
Jeris White	---	---	18	41	3	62
Terry Carrol	15	30	---	---	15	60
Kerry Reardon	---	---	17	34	7	58
Wade Wilson	21	37	---	---	---	58
Harris Malinowski	---	---	18	26	11	55
Desmond Cribbs	20	33	---	---	1	54
Robert Jackson	17	29	---	---	8	54
Robert Braziel	---	---	15	35	3	53
Jon Keyworth	14	17	---	---	18	49
Louis Bullard	16	33	---	---	---	49
Nelson Munsey	---	---	16	27	5	48
Dick Leftridge	---	---	15	32	1	48
Vern Roberson	---	---	7	24	16	47
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	29	---	47
Ron Essink	15	29	---	---	---	44
Amos Lawrence	16	25	---	---	---	41
Karl Farmer	12	19	---	---	9	40
Scott Studwell	---	---	17	17	5	39
Dale Mitchell	---	---	11	19	7	37
Ronald Fitzgerald	11	22	---	---	---	33
Terry Nelson	13	17	---	---	---	30
Louis Carter	10	20	---	---	---	30
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	1	2	27	30
Randy Clark	7	13	---	---	9	29
Steve Wright	9	11	---	---	9	29
Bob Fisher	4	9	---	---	15	28
Otis Armstrong	1	2	---	---	24	27
Robin Cole	---	---	14	9	2	25
Wayne Wilson	4	7	---	---	12	23
Duane Thomas	4	11	---	---	3	18
Tinker Owens	1	6	---	---	9	16
Melvin Jackson	3	1	---	---	9	13
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Van Green	---	---	0	1	3	4
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Small	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommie Burns	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	7	17	2.4
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Woodley	48	26	3	1	2	8	8	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Wilson	35	17	2	3	3	5	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	27	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	127	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	38	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	91	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	40	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Chandler	7	1	0	3	0	31
WR Bobby Duckworth	7	3	0	25	0	30
RB Kenny King	6	4	0	16	0	23
WR Steve Kreider	6	4	0	34	0	23
RB Don Calhoun	5	4	1	43	1	19
WR Mike Thomas	5	3	0	36	1	30
TE Riley Odoms	4	2	0	28	1	25
FB Mark Brammer	4	2	1	5	0	25
WR Mel Gray	2	1	0	2	0	14
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	0	5	0	9
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	0	16	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	12	4	2	45	0	30
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	7	4	1	20	0	22
WR Louis Carter	6	4	0	64	1	20
WR Karl Farmer	6	2	0	28	1	19
TE Terry Nelson	2	1	0	4	0	17
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	0	8	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenny King	1	10	10.00	3.82

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Woodley	7	3	8	1.14	4.44

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Chandler	3	1	3	1.00	0.43
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	7.20
RB Kenny King	1	1	2	2.00	2.67
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Don Calhoun	4	1
Kenny King	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	7	2
Duane Thomas	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Woodley	11	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Wilson	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	3	1	0
WR Steve Kreider	2	2	0
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	0
WR Bob Chandler	1	0	0
WR Mel Gray	1	0	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	1
TE Riley Odoms	1	0	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	3	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)