The Kansas City Chiefs came up just a bit short against the Houston Oilers, 20 to 17, on September 10, 1978.
1st quarter
HOU
KC
Toni Fritsch 33-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
HOU
KC
Toni Fritsch 49-yard field goal
6
0
Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal
6
3
Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)
6
10
3rd quarter
HOU
KC
Tony Reed 19-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)
6
17
4th quarter
HOU
KC
Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
13
17
Earl Campbell 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
20
17
Oilers
Chiefs
1st Downs
15
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
54
58
Total Yards
224
295
Yards per play
4.1
5.1
Passing
47
34
Comp - Att
7 - 13
9 - 14
Yards per pass
3.6
2
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
3 - 26
Rushing
177
261
Rushing Attempts
41
41
Yards per rush
4.3
6.4
Penalties
6
7
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 7 | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 7 | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 177 | 4.3 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 213 | 42.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Dirden | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Anthony Davis | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Coleman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Livingston | 9 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 43.8 | |
| Team | 9 | 14 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Reed | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 1 |
| MacArthur Lane | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Horace Belton | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 261 | 6.4 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Reed | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Bailey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Walter White | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 134 | 44.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Green | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Beckman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Gary Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 |
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