Week 3, 1988

played in Baltimore, MD

76 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	0	3	10	-	20
Baltimore Colts	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 KCY - Darrin Nelson 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 01:41 BAL - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
2Q: 03:26 BAL - Mel Gray 46 fumble return (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 06:06 KCY - Nick Lowery 18 field goal
4Q: 13:10 KCY - Kenneth Davis 1 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 03:36 KCY - Nick Lowery 20 field goal
4Q: 01:20 BAL - Lionel Manuel 5 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 KCY - Darrin Nelson 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 01:41 BAL - Eddie Murray 19 field goal
2Q: 03:26 BAL - Mel Gray 46 fumble return (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 06:06 KCY - Nick Lowery 18 field goal
4Q: 13:10 KCY - Kenneth Davis 1 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 03:36 KCY - Nick Lowery 20 field goal
4Q: 01:20 BAL - Lionel Manuel 5 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics KCY BAL
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 431 275
- Offensive Plays 87 55
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 169 69
- Rushing Attempts 38 12
- Yards per Rush 4.45 5.75
Net Passing Yards 262 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 20 - 1 42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/21 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/34 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/26 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 38:04 21:56

Team Statistics	KCY	BAL
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	431	275
- Offensive Plays	87	55
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	169	69
- Rushing Attempts	38	12
- Yards per Rush	4.45	5.75
Net Passing Yards	262	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 20 - 1	42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/21	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/34	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/26	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	38:04	21:56

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 24	6	33	Interception
1	9:49	3:51	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	4:38	1:07	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
1	1:36	1:51	OWN 15	5	13	Punt
2	12:01	1:00	OWN 18	3	-8	Punt
2	10:02	4:58	OWN 20	10	67	Missed FG
2	3:19	2:08	OWN 10	6	27	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 26	3	1	Half
3	11:50	5:49	OWN 19	12	80	Field Goal
3	5:13	7:12	OWN 29	16	71	Touchdown
4	9:23	5:55	OWN 3	13	94	Field Goal
4	1:13	0:38	OPP 44	3	2	Punt

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	2:09	OWN 47	5	32	Fumble
1	5:58	1:20	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
1	3:31	1:55	OWN 45	5	53	Field Goal
2	14:45	2:44	OWN 17	5	22	Punt
2	11:01	0:59	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	5:04	1:45	OWN 31	3	-9	Punt
2	1:11	0:31	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 32	6	28	Punt
3	6:01	0:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	13:01	3:38	OWN 20	6	55	Interception
4	3:28	2:15	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Kenneth Davis, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	29	110	3.79	22	3	1
Stanford Jennings	4	17	4.25	12	1	0
Boomer Esiason	3	18	6.00	12	1	0
Irving Fryar	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Keith Griffin	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	10	49	4.90	22	2	0
Mel Gray	2	20	10.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	46	20	278	3/16	1	33	1	61.7

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Zorn	42	24	215	1/9	1	33	1	69.0

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Nelson	5	14	104	20.80	36	33	1
WR Irving Fryar	4	5	43	10.75	9	16	0
RB Kenneth Davis	3	8	17	5.67	3	11	0
WR Butch Woolfolk	2	5	19	9.50	7	16	0
WR Eric Martin	2	5	57	28.50	0	30	0
TE Manute Bol	2	5	17	8.50	2	10	0
RB Keith Griffin	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	0
WR Jeff Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	6	10	109	18.17	27	33	0
WR Lionel Manuel	4	6	32	8.00	2	13	1
WR Dwight Clark	3	9	18	6.00	6	13	0
RB Joe Delaney	3	4	4	1.33	0	5	0
WR Kenny Lofton	3	5	28	9.33	0	11	0
TE Mike Tice	2	2	9	4.50	3	8	0
FB Bob Perryman	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
RB Mel Gray	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Scott Stephen	1	0	0.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eugene Daniel	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Holmes	1	0	0
Boomer Esiason	1	0	0
Bo Eason	0	1	1
Jim Cooper	0	1	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lionel Manuel	1	0	0	0
Mel Gray	0	1	0	1
Donnell Thompson	0	0	1	0
Mike Tice	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	5	222	44.4	35.2	55	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	299	42.7	36.1	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/3	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	4	18	4.5	0
Vernon Dean	1	8	8.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	17	17.0	0
Rod Woodson	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	2	32	16.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chet Brooks	2	40	20.0	0
Kenny Lofton	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	8	1	0.0	7	32
OLB Jessie Tuggle	6	0	0.0	12	43
S Bo Eason	4	5	0.0	12	43
CB Sheldon White	4	0	0.0	6	29
S Dave Duerson	3	1	0.0	10	33
OLB David Little	2	2	0.0	8	35
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0.0	10	32
DT Tony Elliott	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Sam Clancy	1	1	1.0	3	19
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.0	4	28
DE Brent Williams	1	1	0.0	9	24
S Ken Stills	1	0	0.0	7	23
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	0	---	---	---
S James Griffin	0	1	0.0	11	36

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rodney Thomas	7	1	0.0	32	42
S Rod Woodson	6	4	0.0	35	44
ILB John Offerdahl	6	2	0.0	32	28
S Paul Moyer	5	3	0.0	15	14
S Mark Moore	5	0	0.0	13	29
S Chet Brooks	4	1	0.0	33	40
OLB Jimmy Williams	4	0	0.0	10	12
DT Jerome Brown	3	4	1.0	34	46
DT Dan Benish	3	1	0.5	21	25
DE Chris Doleman	3	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Mike Douglass	3	0	0.0	12	15
CB Mike Smith	3	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Mike Cofer	2	2	0.0	25	26
S John Booty	2	0	0.0	21	35
DE Donnell Thompson	1	1	1.5	24	35
DE Greg Townsend	1	1	0.0	26	29
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerry Ball	1	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Burnell Dent	0	1	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sam Clancy	1.0	1	1	19
OLB Scott Stephen	0.0	1	0	27
OLB David Little	0.0	0	1	35
DE Jeff Bryant	0.0	0	1	21
DT Greg Kragen	0.0	0	1	28

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	1.5	0	1	1	35
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	1	0	46
DT Dan Benish	0.5	0	1	1	25
DE Greg Townsend	0.0	1	2	0	29
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	2	1	27
OLB Mike Cofer	0.0	0	1	2	26
ILB E.J. Junior	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	7	2	0	32
OLB Jessie Tuggle	6	0	0	43
S Bo Eason	3	1	0	43
CB Sheldon White	3	0	0	29
OLB David Little	2	0	0	35
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	0	32
S Dave Duerson	1	0	0	33
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0	22
OLB Scott Stephen	0	1	1	27

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodney Thomas	3	1	0	42
S Mark Moore	3	0	0	29
CB Mike Smith	2	1	0	23
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	0	26
S Chet Brooks	2	0	0	40
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	1	0	12
S Rod Woodson	1	1	0	44
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	15
DT Dan Benish	1	0	0	25
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0	14
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	0	27
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	0	28
S John Booty	1	0	0	35
CB Eugene Daniel	0	2	1	17
ILB E.J. Junior	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Holloway	4	11	1	32	1	48
Bruce Matthews	3	7	2	37	0	47
Adam Lingner	3	7	0	27	1	33
Jim Cooper	2	2	0	27	0	39
Kent Hull	1	2	0	11	0	16
Greg Skrepenak	0	2	0	26	1	37
James Fitzpatrick	0	2	0	17	0	11
Rick Fenney	0	2	0	17	0	20

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	4	6	1	12	0	40
Paul Farren	1	2	0	7	0	30
Lance Smith	0	1	0	11	1	38
Jim Covert	0	1	0	8	0	34
Bob Perryman	0	1	0	8	0	15
Eric Andolsek	0	1	0	6	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Griffin	2	24
Bobby Bell	1	13
Rick Fenney	1	9
Brent Novoselsky	1	8
Irving Fryar	1	6

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	2	19
Mike Tice	2	15
Mark Moore	2	13
Mike Knight	1	5

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boomer Esiason	38	49	---	---	---	87
Bruce Matthews	37	47	---	---	---	84
Brian Holloway	32	48	---	---	2	82
Kenneth Davis	32	43	---	---	---	75
Jim Cooper	27	39	---	---	8	74
Greg Skrepenak	26	37	---	---	8	71
Darrin Nelson	30	37	---	---	---	67
Adam Lingner	27	33	---	---	6	66
Irving Fryar	28	29	---	---	6	63
Brent Novoselsky	21	28	---	---	8	57
Bo Eason	---	---	12	43	1	56
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	12	43	---	55
Jerry Holmes	---	---	10	32	10	52
Sheldon White	---	---	6	29	16	51
Scott Stephen	---	---	9	27	14	50
James Griffin	---	---	11	36	2	49
Eric Martin	10	22	---	---	15	47
Rick Fenney	17	20	---	---	9	46
David Little	---	---	8	35	2	45
Vernon Dean	---	---	7	32	5	44
Dave Duerson	---	---	10	33	1	44
Manute Bol	18	16	---	---	7	41
Butch Woolfolk	15	24	---	---	---	39
Ken Stills	---	---	7	23	9	39
James Fitzpatrick	17	11	---	---	8	36
Glenn Dennison	7	11	---	---	17	35
Kent Hull	11	16	---	---	8	35
Jeff Bryant	---	---	9	21	4	34
Keith Griffin	3	7	---	---	24	34
Brent Williams	---	---	9	24	1	34
Greg Kragen	---	---	4	28	1	33
Sam Clancy	---	---	3	19	9	31
Jeff Smith	5	7	---	---	17	29
Raleigh McKenzie	13	14	---	---	---	27
Paul Frase	---	---	3	22	1	26
Tony Elliott	---	---	8	15	1	24
Cliff Charlton	---	---	4	11	1	16
Bobby Bell	---	---	0	0	13	13
Harry Carson	---	---	0	0	10	10
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Bosworth	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Stanford Jennings	4	1	---	---	---	5
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Thomas	---	---	32	42	19	93
Jerome Brown	---	---	34	46	4	84
Rod Woodson	---	---	35	44	3	82
Chet Brooks	---	---	33	40	7	80
John Offerdahl	---	---	32	28	8	68
John Booty	---	---	21	35	11	67
Donnell Thompson	---	---	24	35	3	62
Mike Cofer	---	---	25	26	10	61
Greg Townsend	---	---	26	29	6	61
Dwight Stephenson	12	40	---	---	8	60
Jim Zorn	12	43	---	---	1	56
Mark Moore	---	---	13	29	13	55
Chris Doleman	---	---	23	27	3	53
Dan Benish	---	---	21	25	3	49
Lance Smith	11	38	---	---	---	49
Mike Knight	11	33	---	---	5	49
Mike Smith	---	---	13	23	12	48
J.T. Smith	9	33	---	---	4	46
Jim Covert	8	34	---	---	3	45
Jerry Ball	---	---	21	22	2	45
Dwight Clark	11	33	---	---	---	44
Lionel Manuel	5	35	---	---	---	40
Mel Gray	2	16	---	---	21	39
Paul Farren	7	30	---	---	1	38
Jimmy Williams	---	---	10	12	12	34
Eugene Daniel	---	---	16	17	1	34
Joe Delaney	10	22	---	---	1	33
Bob Perryman	8	15	---	---	10	33
Mike Tice	5	12	---	---	15	32
Eric Andolsek	6	19	---	---	7	32
Kenny Lofton	5	22	---	---	5	32
Mike Douglass	---	---	12	15	2	29
Paul Moyer	---	---	15	14	---	29
E.J. Junior	---	---	6	21	---	27
Mike Augustyniak	4	15	---	---	7	26
Leo Lewis	0	8	---	---	14	22
Ken Lanier	4	9	---	---	8	21
Kevin Glover	1	12	---	---	8	21
Burnell Dent	---	---	6	9	6	21
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	---	---	10	11
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	3	---	---	7	11
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Leiding	---	---	0	0	3	3
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	39	2.8
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	2	5	2.5
Right	3	40	13.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	46	20	5	0	8	7	9	5	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Zorn	42	24	1	2	4	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	76	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	112	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	84	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	140	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	14	5	2	104	2	37
RB Kenneth Davis	8	3	2	17	0	43
WR Butch Woolfolk	5	2	1	19	0	24
WR Irving Fryar	5	4	1	43	0	29
WR Eric Martin	5	2	1	57	2	22
TE Manute Bol	5	2	0	17	0	16
WR Jeff Smith	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB Keith Griffin	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	0	21	1	28

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	10	6	0	109	1	33
WR Dwight Clark	9	3	1	18	0	33
WR Lionel Manuel	6	4	1	32	0	35
WR Kenny Lofton	5	3	1	28	0	22
RB Joe Delaney	4	3	0	4	0	22
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Mike Tice	2	2	0	9	0	12
FB Bob Perryman	2	2	0	10	0	15
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Mel Gray	1	1	0	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	7	8	1.14	3.79

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	5	2	3	0.60	6.04

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Zorn	7	5	21	3.00	5.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Nelson	2	0	0	0.00	7.43
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	1	3	3.00	3.80
RB Keith Griffin	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	0	0.00	2.13

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	3	2	5	1.67	2.00
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0	0.00	10.90
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	5	5.00	1.00
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	6	6.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	6	3
Boomer Esiason	2	1
Stanford Jennings	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	12	8	6

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Zorn	8	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	6	3	3
WR Butch Woolfolk	2	1	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	1
RB Keith Griffin	1	1	0
WR Eric Martin	1	1	1
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch
WR Dwight Clark	2	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)