Joe Delaney had 234 carries for 1,121 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in 15 games in his rookie season in 1981. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Delaney | 1981 |  KC | 15 | 1,121 | 234 | 4.8 | 74.7 | 3 | 246 | 22 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 0 |
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| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | J. Delaney | 12/13/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs |  MIA | 23 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | J. Delaney | 12/6/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  DEN | 36 | 11 | 3.3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Delaney | 11/26/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  DET | 77 | 17 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Delaney | 11/22/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs |  SEA | 65 | 11 | 5.9 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Delaney | 11/15/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs |  HOU | 193 | 29 | 6.7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Delaney | 11/8/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs |  CHI | 38 | 13 | 2.9 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Delaney | 11/1/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  SD | 117 | 23 | 5.1 | 0 | -6 | 1 | -6.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Delaney | 10/25/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  OAK | 5 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Delaney | 10/18/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs | DEN | 149 | 21 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Delaney | 10/11/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs | OAK | 106 | 28 | 3.8 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 34.7 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Delaney | 10/4/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  NE | 101 | 18 | 5.6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | J. Delaney | 9/27/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ | SEA | 45 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | J. Delaney | 9/20/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs | SD | 66 | 9 | 7.3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 14 | | J. Delaney | 9/13/1981 | 1981 | KC | vs |  TB | 57 | 13 | 4.4 | 0 | -5 | 1 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Delaney | 9/6/1981 | 1981 | KC | @ |  PIT | 43 | 9 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Average | 74.7 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,121 | 234 | 4.8 | 3 | 246 | 22 | 11.2 | 0 |
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