The Kansas City Chiefs were defeated by the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 24, on September 9, 1979.

1979 Kansas City Chiefs

Final

CLE

Browns

2-0-0

27

KC

Chiefs

1-1-0

24

1

10

0

2

7

0

3

3

7

4

7

17

Total

27

24

1st quarter

CLE

KC

Browns

Don Cockroft 27-yard field goal

3

0

Browns

Reggie Rucker 17-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

CLE

KC

Browns

Ozzie Newsome 20-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

17

0

3rd quarter

CLE

KC

Browns

Don Cockroft 32-yard field goal

20

0

Chiefs

J.T. Smith 17-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick)

20

7

4th quarter

CLE

KC

Chiefs

Tony Reed 9-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

20

14

Chiefs

Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

20

21

Chiefs

Jan Stenerud 30-yard field goal

20

24

Browns

Reggie Rucker 21-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)

27

24

Browns

Chiefs

1st Downs

23

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

73

70

Total Yards

402

248

Yards per play

5.5

3.5

Passing

238

147

Comp - Att

19 - 35

16 - 35

Yards per pass

6.6

3.9

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

3 - 27

Rushing

164

101

Rushing Attempts

37

32

Yards per rush

4.4

3.2

Penalties

11

7

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Brian Sipe 19 35 243 6.9 3 1 92.9
Team 19 35 238 6.9 3 1 1 92.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mike Pruitt 14 77 5.5 0
Greg Pruitt 14 69 4.9 0
Cleo Miller 3 11 3.7 0
Brian Sipe 4 6 1.5 0
Calvin Hill 2 1 0.5 0
Team 37 164 4.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ozzie Newsome 6 77 12.8 1
Greg Pruitt 4 52 13.0 0
Reggie Rucker 3 48 16.0 2
Dave Logan 2 30 15.0 0
Cleo Miller 2 28 14.0 0
Mike Pruitt 2 8 4.0 0
Team 19 243 6.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Johnny Evans 5 249 49.8
Team 5 249 49.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Wright 4 88 22.0 0
Team 4 88 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Wright 3 21 7.0 0
Team 3 21 7.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Fuller 14 25 148 5.9 1 0 86.8
Mike Livingston 2 10 26 2.6 0 1 0.0
Team 16 35 147 5.0 1 1 3 58.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ted McKnight 14 44 3.1 1
Tony Reed 12 37 3.1 1
Horace Belton 3 17 5.7 0
Arnold Morgado 1 2 2.0 0
Steve Fuller 2 1 0.5 0
Team 32 101 3.2 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J.T. Smith 5 65 13.0 1
Steve Gaunty 3 48 16.0 0
Henry Marshall 2 29 14.5 0
Tony Reed 3 17 5.7 0
Ted McKnight 3 15 5.0 0
Team 16 174 5.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jan Stenerud 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Grupp 7 329 47.0
Team 7 329 47.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Gaunty 3 87 29.0 0
Earl Gant 2 38 19.0 0
Team 5 125 25.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J.T. Smith 3 20 6.7 0
Team 3 20 6.7 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,183

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

935

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

REC

984

Kelce

Travis Kelce

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.8

15th

OPP PPG

17.3

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

104.9

19th

PASS YDS/G

257.8

7th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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KC Chiefs

4-0-0

25

Final

22

SF 49ers

2-1-0

Sun 11 Feb 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM