Week 12, 1990

played in St. Louis, MO

48 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs3377-20
St. Louis Cardinals3003-6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 KCY - Jerry Kauric 24 field goal
1Q: 03:16 STL - Dale Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 09:46 KCY - Jerry Kauric 29 field goal
3Q: 12:20 KCY - Darrin Nelson 24 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jerry Kauric extra point)
4Q: 13:31 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
4Q: 10:31 KCY - Eric Martin 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jerry Kauric extra point)

Team StatisticsKCYSTL
Record6-53-8
First Downs1515
- by Rushing42
- by Passing119
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards355279
- Offensive Plays6764
- Yards per Play5.304.36
Net Rushing Yards12266
- Rushing Attempts3015
- Yards per Rush4.074.40
Net Passing Yards233213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 19 - 448 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards239219
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.304.35
Fumbles/Lost1/05/3
3rd Down Conversions7/153/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.55.7
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards8/553/24
Punt Returns/Yards3/274/11
Kick Returns/Yards3/784/45
Interception Ret./Yards2/34/33
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 30
Time of Possession31:3828:23

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:582:33OPP 24517Field Goal
17:410:10OWN 3110Interception
13:104:39OWN 24954Interception
211:552:17OPP 26614Field Goal
26:391:34OWN 836Punt
23:293:07OWN 20832Interception
315:002:56OWN 39661Touchdown
38:231:47OWN 17429Punt
35:002:38OWN 31638Missed FG
31:251:18OWN 173-1Interception
413:262:18OWN 2038Punt
410:390:14OPP 14214Touchdown
47:181:47OWN 2938Punt
43:403:40OWN 20855Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:02OWN 13410Interception
110:252:44OWN 20518Punt
17:314:21OPP 27824Field Goal
213:311:36OWN 1739Fumble
29:382:59OWN 15533Punt
25:051:36OWN 3737Punt
20:220:22OPP 47314Half
312:043:41OWN 16619Punt
36:361:36OWN 1538Punt
32:220:57OWN 383-6Punt
30:071:41OPP 22421Field Goal
411:080:29OWN 192-5Fumble
410:253:07OWN 11560Fumble
45:311:51OWN 171171Interception

Game MVP: Dave Duerson, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stanford Jennings16694.312210
Keith Griffin12504.173210
Boomer Esiason231.50400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cleveland Gary7213.00700
Johnny Bailey7415.861710
Scott Mitchell144.00400

Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason36192391/6244452.6
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scott Mitchell48302191/6039255.8

Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darrin Nelson578016.0021251
WR Eric Martin4106315.7535231
RB Stanford Jennings23147.00080
WR David Lang256030.0032440
WR Irving Fryar1477.00170
RB Keith Griffin1200.00000
TE Calvin Magee1244.00240
WR Jeff Smith1133.00030
FB Rick Fenney1133.00030
TE Brent Novoselsky1155.00050
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Cleveland Gary911687.5635210
WR Roy Green68406.672150
WR J.J. Birden49266.500160
FB Tony Paige2300.00120
WR Vance Johnson244824.000390
WR Mike Sherrard25157.50090
RB Johnny Bailey2252.50540
TE Mark Boyer1266.00260
FB Roger Vick1222.00020
WR Nate Lewis1199.00090
TE Robert Tyler0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dave Duerson231.500
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Greg Lloyd22010.000
OLB Gregg Carr11313.000
CB James Jefferson100.000

Fumble Statistics

Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Keith Griffin1100
Anthony Smith0120
J.B. Brown0110
Greg Manusky0100
Rick O'Hanley0010
Louis Oliver0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Scott Mitchell2000
James Jefferson1000
Cleveland Gary1000
Johnny Bailey1000
Kent Kremer0100
Courtney Hall0100
Josh Moore0010

Punting Statistics

Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Barnhardt419849.546.8583
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd629949.842.0564

Kicking Statistics

Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jerry Kauric2/30/10/0292/2
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/20/00/0200/0

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Vernon Dean3279.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
James Jefferson3144.70
Albert Lewis1-3-3.00

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
David Lang37826.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Lewis33712.30
Albert Lewis188.00

Defensive Statistics

Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Louis Oliver500.01345
S Dave Duerson410.01241
OLB Jessie Tuggle400.01239
ILB Greg Manusky400.0711
OLB Scott Stephen320.51435
DE Anthony Smith300.5931
ILB Joe Cain330.0933
CB J.B. Brown310.0832
ILB Brian Bosworth300.0838
ILB Eric Hill300.0510
DT Mark Catano210.0726
WR Eric Martin20---------
S Ken Stills200.01027
CB Vernon Dean120.01033
WR Darrin Nelson10---------
DE Brent Williams100.01141
CB Wayne Haddix100.0824
OLB Cliff Charlton100.0114
WR David Lang10---------
OLB Bobby Bell010.0310
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Leonard Smith710.02730
DE Josh Moore510.51933
OLB Greg Lloyd510.02936
DT Kent Kremer410.02120
CB Albert Lewis410.02324
ILB Vincent Brown320.02428
S Cornell Gowdy310.02428
CB James Jefferson310.02031
CB Jerry Gray210.01927
CB Selwyn Brown210.01623
DE Vera De Milo120.51624
S Rod McSwain120.01129
OLB Gregg Carr110.093
DT Alfred Oglesby110.01819
FB Tony Paige10---------
DE Ben Thomas100.0114
DT Rollin Putzier100.01916
DT Jim Kowalkowski100.01218
OLB David Braxton100.054
QB Scott Mitchell10---------
ILB Jeff Mills100.069

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Scott Stephen0.503235
DE Anthony Smith0.502031
DE Brent Williams0.010041
OLB Cliff Charlton0.001014
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Vera De Milo0.510024
DE Josh Moore0.501033
DT Kent Kremer0.001020
OLB Paul Butcher0.00101
DT Jim Kowalkowski0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dave Duerson42241
S Louis Oliver40045
OLB Jessie Tuggle31039
ILB Joe Cain30033
ILB Greg Manusky30011
CB J.B. Brown30032
OLB Scott Stephen20035
ILB Eric Hill20010
CB Vernon Dean10033
DT Mark Catano10026
S Ken Stills10027
CB Wayne Haddix10024
ILB Brian Bosworth10038
OLB Cliff Charlton10014
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Albert Lewis31024
OLB Greg Lloyd30236
S Cornell Gowdy30028
CB James Jefferson20131
CB Jerry Gray20027
S Rod McSwain11029
DT Kent Kremer10020
S Leonard Smith10030
CB Selwyn Brown10023
ILB Vincent Brown10028
ILB Jeff Mills1009
DE Josh Moore01033
OLB Gregg Carr0013

Blocking Statistics

Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Keith Dorney24023034
Brian Holloway16029031
Kevin Gogan14029135
Rick Fenney11015017
Adam Lingner06025028
Chuck Banks03015016
Kevin Belcher02017020
Rick O'Hanley0205010
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton13015048
Luis Sharpe12013036
Jim Lachey1102114
Larry Williams0309038
Courtney Hall03014042
John Scully01015043
Roger Vick0106011

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Chuck Banks214
Brent Novoselsky118
Rick Fenney110
Ken Stills19
Jamie Mueller19
Rick O'Hanley16
Kevin Gogan12
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Carwell Gardner216
David Braxton29
Rod McSwain18
John Scully14

Participation

Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brian Holloway2931------767
Boomer Esiason3037---------67
Kevin Gogan2935------266
Brent Williams------1141860
Louis Oliver------1345260
Vernon Dean------10331558
Keith Dorney2334---------57
Adam Lingner2528------457
Frank Pollack2227------756
Dave Duerson------1241154
Jessie Tuggle------1239253
Wayne Haddix------8241951
Scott Stephen------1435150
Eric Martin1929---------48
Brian Bosworth------838248
Ken Stills------1027946
Chuck Banks1516------1445
Keith Griffin1316------1544
Kevin Belcher1720------744
Calvin Magee1914------1144
Joe Cain------933244
David Lang1625------344
Darrin Nelson1825---------43
Rick Fenney1517------1042
J.B. Brown------832242
Anthony Smith------931141
Jeff Hunter------1021738
Paul Frase------828137
Brent Novoselsky107------1835
Mark Catano------726134
Bobby Bell------3102033
Stanford Jennings1716---------33
Jeff Smith17------1422
Rick O'Hanley510------621
Irving Fryar712------120
Cliff Charlton------114419
Greg Manusky------711---18
Eric Hill------510217
Shawn Collins01------1112
Jamie Mueller00------99
Jerry Kauric00------88
Tommy Barnhardt00------77
David Woodley00---------0
Steve Walsh00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Greg Lloyd------2936368
James Jefferson------20311364
Courtney Hall1442------864
Scott Mitchell1549---------64
Harris Barton1548---------63
John Scully1543------462
Leonard Smith------2730461
Albert Lewis------2324956
Selwyn Brown------16231756
Josh Moore------1933456
Cornell Gowdy------2428355
Vincent Brown------2428355
Larry Williams938------653
Luis Sharpe1336---------49
Mark Boyer936------449
Jerry Gray------1927349
Rod McSwain------1129848
Roy Green1135---------46
Kent Kremer------2120445
Alfred Oglesby------1819542
Vera De Milo------1624242
Cleveland Gary833---------41
Vance Johnson523------1240
Tony Paige328------839
Mike Sherrard925------539
Johnny Bailey716------1639
J.J. Birden1127---------38
Rollin Putzier------1916237
Tom McHale617------831
Jim Kowalkowski------1218131
Roger Vick611------825
Jim Lachey214------824
Gregg Carr------93921
Carwell Gardner21------1619
David Braxton------54918
Jeff Mills------69217
Ben Thomas------114116
Robert Tyler48------416
Paul Butcher------111315
Bob Landsee17------614
Nate Lewis02------1012
John Kidd00------66
Dale Dawson00------55
Cliff Stoudt00------22
Rich Miano------0022
David Archer00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8313.9
Middle16784.9
Right5142.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4133.3
Middle9333.7
Right22010.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason36195323404
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scott Mitchell48302153622

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2313994.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)10511611.6
Long (19+ Yds)112424.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1613412.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1711714.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)115686.2
Long (19+ Yds)41399.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eric Martin104163229
WR Darrin Nelson75080225
WR David Lang52060125
WR Irving Fryar4107012
RB Stanford Jennings32014016
RB Keith Griffin2100016
TE Calvin Magee2114014
WR Jeff Smith110307
FB Rick Fenney1103017
TE Brent Novoselsky110507
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Cleveland Gary119068133
WR J.J. Birden94126027
WR Roy Green86040035
WR Mike Sherrard52215025
WR Vance Johnson42148123
FB Tony Paige3200028
TE Mark Boyer2116036
FB Roger Vick2102011
RB Johnny Bailey2205016
TE Robert Tyler100008
WR Nate Lewis110902

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Keith Griffin1-2-2.004.17
Stanford Jennings133.004.31
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cleveland Gary144.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason73223.146.64
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scott Mitchell105151.504.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Fryar2000.001.75
RB Keith Griffin2100.000.00
WR Darrin Nelson1000.0011.43
RB Stanford Jennings1188.004.67
WR Eric Martin111414.006.30
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Cleveland Gary4251.256.18
WR J.J. Birden2263.002.89
WR Roy Green1000.005.00
WR Vance Johnson1000.0012.00
FB Roger Vick1000.001.00
RB Johnny Bailey1144.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityRushesConversions
Keith Griffin32
St. LouisRushesConversions
Scott Mitchell10
Johnny Bailey10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason1265
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Scott Mitchell1183

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR Eric Martin622
RB Stanford Jennings211
WR David Lang222
WR Irving Fryar100
FB Rick Fenney110
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green331
WR J.J. Birden321
FB Tony Paige110
WR Vance Johnson111
FB Roger Vick110
TE Robert Tyler100
RB Cleveland Gary100

SectionAttendance
Stadium47,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,900 (21,400)
End Zone10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)