The Kansas City Chiefs were 13-3 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Denver Broncos, 14 to 10, in the 1997 AFC divisional game on January 4, 1998.
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Chiefs rue another flag-filled loss, this time as a penalty wipes out the winning TD in Denver
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On fourth-and-goal, Roach drops Mahomes and flips the AFC West race as Broncos beat Chiefs 28-24
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Chiefs coach: Harrison Butker still the preferred kicker as Justin Tucker joins the practice squad
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Justin Tucker joins Chiefs' practice squad after 10-game suspension for violating NFL conduct policy
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 375 | 5,064 | 1,054 | 4.8 | 2,171 | 529 | 4.1 | 3,129 | 493 | 6.3 | 32 | 236 | 315 | 129 | 163 | 23 | 121 | 1,035 |
Team Rank | 5th | 14th | 6th | 18th | 5th | 3rd | 12th | 26th | 23rd | 22nd | 5th | 19th | 6th | 4th | 22nd | 14th | 28th | 27th | |
Opponent | 16 | 232 | 4,880 | 974 | 5.0 | 1,621 | 413 | 3.9 | 3,618 | 507 | 7.1 | 54 | 359 | 278 | 94 | 158 | 26 | 113 | 977 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 11th | 7th | 17th | 7th | 5th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 24th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 10th | 10th | 20th | 7th | 6th | |
Net | +143 | +184 | +80 | -0.2 | +550 | +116 | +0.2 | -489 | -14 | -0.8 | -22 | -123 | +37 | +35 | +5 | -3 | +8 | +58 | |
Net Rank | 2nd | 10th | 6th | 18th | 6th | 5th | 10th | 27th | 18th | 27th | 2nd | 28th | 6th | 5th | 14th | 19th | 20th | 20th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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