| 1992 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lamar Hunt |
| General manager | Carl Peterson |
| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home stadium | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2ndAFC West |
| Playoffs | LostWild Card Playoffs (atChargers) 0–17 |
| All-Pros | None |
| Pro Bowlers | |
The1992Kansas City Chiefsseason was the franchise's 23rd season in theNational Football League and the 33rd overall. The Chiefs matched their 10–6 record from 1991, but were shut out bythe San Diego Chargers 17–0 in the wild-card round.
FormerSeattle Seahawks quarterbackDave Krieg played well for the Chiefs passing for 3,115 yards. Defense would be the key for the Chiefs third straight playoff berth asDerrick Thomas andNeil Smith recorded 14.5 sacks each.
During the season; the Chiefs wore a "WWD" patch on their jerseys in tribute to vice president of player personnel Whitey Dovell, who died in May 1992.[1]
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| CMike Baab (Browns) | QBSteve DeBerg (Buccaneers) |
| QBDave Krieg (Seahawks) | TEPete Holohan (Browns) |
| TEMike Dyal (Raiders) | SLloyd Burruss |
| SBennie Thompson (Saints) | WRRobb Thomas (Seahawks) |
| DTTim Newton (Buccaneers) | |
| DTJoe Phillips (Chargers) | |
| SMartin Bayless (Chargers) |
| 1992 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Dale Carter * | Cornerback | Tennessee | |
| 2 | 40 | Matt Blundin | Quarterback | Virginia | |
| 4 | 101 | Mike Evans | Defensive tackle | Michigan | |
| 6 | 159 | Tony Smith | Wide receiver | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | 186 | Erick Anderson | Linebacker | Michigan | |
| 8 | 213 | Jim Jennings | Guard | San Diego State | |
| 9 | 244 | Jay Leeuwenburg | Center | Colorado | |
| 10 | 271 | Jerry Ostroski | Guard | Tulsa | |
| 11 | 298 | Doug Rigby | Defensive end | Wyoming | |
| 12 | 325 | Corey Williams | Defensive back | Oklahoma State | |
| Made roster * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
| Phil Bryant | Running back | Virginia Tech |
| Dan DeArmus | Punter | Maryland |
| Santo Stephens | Linebacker | Temple |
| Doug Terry | Safety | Kansas |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Practice squad 47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squadReserve
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 8 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 13–21 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,322 | Recap |
| 2 | August 15 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 0–30 | 0–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 38,132 | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–0 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,481 | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | Indianapolis Colts | L 10–21 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 65,557 | Recap |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | September 6 | atSan Diego Chargers | W 24–10 | 1–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45,024 | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Seattle Seahawks | W 26–7 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,125 | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | atHouston Oilers | L 20–23(OT) | 2–1 | Houston Astrodome | 60,955 | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 27–7 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,486 | Recap |
| 5 | October 4 | atDenver Broncos | L 19–20 | 3–2 | Mile High Stadium | 75,629 | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–17 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,626 | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | atDallas Cowboys | L 10–17 | 4–3 | Texas Stadium | 64,115 | Recap |
| 8 | October 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,175 | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | ||||||
| 10 | November 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 16–14 | 5–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 72,826 | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | Washington Redskins | W 35–16 | 6–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,238 | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | atSeattle Seahawks | W 24–14 | 7–4 | Kingdome | 49,867 | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | atNew York Jets | W 23–7 | 8–4 | Giants Stadium | 57,375 | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | atLos Angeles Raiders | L 7–28 | 8–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,227 | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | New England Patriots | W 27–20 | 9–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 52,208 | Recap |
| 16 | December 19 | atNew York Giants | L 21–35 | 9–6 | Giants Stadium | 53,428 | Recap |
| 17 | December 27 | Denver Broncos | W 42–20 | 10–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,240 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
atJack Murphy Stadium,San Diego, California
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
atArrowhead Stadium,Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Oilers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
atMile High Stadium,Denver, Colorado
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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The win over the Eagles ended the longest ever gap between two NFL teams meeting, it was the first occasion the Chiefs had opposed the Eagles since October 22, 1972, and only their second-ever matchup.[3] This occurred because in previous seasons when the AFC West and NFC East met each other, either the Chiefs or the Eagles (but neverboth) finished in fifth position and did not play the ordinary set of interconference games.[4]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
atKingdome,Seattle, Washington
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
atGiants Stadium,East Rutherford, New Jersey
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Patriots | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Giants | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3)San Diego Chargers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 335 | 241 | W7 |
| (6)Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 348 | 282 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 262 | 329 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 249 | 281 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 140 | 312 | L4 |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| Wild Card | January 2, 1993 | atSan Diego Chargers (3) | L 0–17 | 0–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 58,278 | Recap |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
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