2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
NFL team season
The 2001 season was the Kansas City Chiefs ' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. It was their first year under head coach Dick Vermeil and 13th under general manager Carl Peterson . They finished the regular season with a 6–10 record.
Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including running back Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green . Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV .
Offseason
Draft
Undrafted free agents
2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Ryan Helming
Quarterback
Northern Iowa
Personnel
Staff
2001 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Game information
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 4:27. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:41.
KC – Derrick Mayes 29-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:43. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:52.
Second quarter
KC – Dante Hall 92-yard punt return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:04. Chiefs 17–0.
KC – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:35.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 2: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Bears
0
3
3 3 9
Chiefs
0
7
3 0 10
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
CHI – Paul Edinger 45-yard field goal, 10:33. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:50.
KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:24.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Paul Edinger 35-yard field goal, 14:16. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:18.
Top passers
CHI – Shane Matthews – 10/18, 94 yards
KC – Trent Green – 7/12, 104 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 12:45. Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 6:19.
KC – Snoop Minnis 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 6:24. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:03.
KC – Mikhael Ricks 5-yard pass from Todd Collins (Todd Peterson kick), 0:13. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:44.
Third quarter
JAX – Damon Jones 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 9:28. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:32.
KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 0:43. Chiefs 23–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:25.
JAX – R. Jay Soward 33-yard pass from Jonathan Quinn (Mike Hollis kick), 0:00. Chiefs 23–21. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:43.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 14/22, 166 yards, TD, INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 10/15, 154 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Snoop Minnis – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
0
14
3 0 17
Rams
0
0
7 14 21
at Trans World Dome , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 65,463Referee : Mark GentryRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:30.
KC – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:54. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:04.
Third quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 9:36. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:13.
STL – Tommy Polley 83-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:58. Chiefs 17–7.
Fourth quarter
STL – Trung Canidate 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:31. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:21.
STL – Tyoka Jackson 35-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:12. Rams 21–17.
Top passers
Top rushers
KC – Tony Richardson – 5 rushes, 23 yards, TD
STL – Ricky Proehl – 1 rush, 8 yards
Top receivers
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Game information
First quarter
KC – Eric Warfield 51-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:33. Chiefs 7–0.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 9:29. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:13.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 1:26. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:19.
Second quarter
KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:14. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:12.
Third quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 5:50. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:32.
OAK – Tim Brown 33-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Rich Gannon run), 1:53. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 9:35. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:05.
OAK – Jon Ritchie 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:19. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:37.
KC – Marvin Minnis 30-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 1:21. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:58.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:06.
Top passers
OAK – Rich Gannon – 31/46, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Trent Green – 16/37, 222 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 81 yards
Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Giants
3
10
0 0 13
Chiefs
0
0
3 0 3
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
NYG – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 12:20. Giants 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:35.
Second quarter
NYG – Ron Dayne 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 14:55. Giants 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51.
NYG – Morten Andersen 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:04.
Third quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 6:15. Giants 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
NYG – Ron Dayne – 16 rushes, 46 yards, TD
KC – Tony Richardson – 9 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
0
28
7 10 45
Redskins
3
7
3 0 13
at FedEx Field , Landover, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
WAS – Brett Conway 30-yard field goal, 5:18. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:00.
Second quarter
KC – Tony Richardson 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:43. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:50.
KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:47.
WAS – Rod Gardner 26-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:24.
KC – Priest Holmes 7-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:20. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:19.
KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:10. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
WAS – Brett Conway 28-yard field goal, 10:10. Chiefs 28–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:50.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:22. Chiefs 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:48.
Fourth quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 14:51. Chiefs 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48.
KC – Chris Thomas 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:21. Chiefs 45–13. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:59.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 21/26, 307 yards, 3 TD
WAS – Tony Banks – 11/27, 116 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 80 yards
Top receivers
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
WAS – Rod Gardner – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Game information
First quarter
DEN – Mike Anderson 62-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10.
Second quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 10:54. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:50.
DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:05. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:49.
KC – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 1:18. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:47.
Third quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 3:04. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 8:17.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rod Smith 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 8:11. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 25/40, 283 yards, 4 INT
DEN – Brian Griese – 11/20, 121 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 129 yards
DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Steelers
0
6
14 0 20
Chiefs
0
2
0 15 17
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PIT – Kris Brown 42-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:13.
PIT – Kris Brown 55-yard field goal, 2:10. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:27.
KC – Punt blocked by Mikhael Ricks out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 0:40. Steelers 6–2.
Third quarter
PIT – Chad Scott 61-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick), 12:45. Steelers 13–2.
PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 0:52. Steelers 20–2. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PIT – Kordell Stewart – 15/25, 141 yards, TD
KC – Trent Green – 16/33, 127 yards, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 112 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 20 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Plaxico Burress – 3 receptions, 39 yards
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 46 yards
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Game information
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:45.
Second quarter
ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 13:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:31.
KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:49.
KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
ARI – Michael Pittman Sr. 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:17. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:43.
Fourth quarter
ARI – David Boston 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 14:16. Cardinals 17–9. Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 8:51.
ARI – Thomas Jones 13-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:43. Cardinals 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:08.
KC – Derrick Alexander 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:57. Cardinals 24–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 21/44, 352 yards, TD, 2 INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/25, 228 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Colts
0
7
10 18 35
Chiefs
0
3
11 14 28
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 50-yard field goal, 9:02. Colts 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:58.
KC – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 5:05. Colts 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
IND – Dominic Rhodes 88-yard kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:50. Colts 17–6.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Trent Green run), 3:01. Colts 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:49.
Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 13:00. Colts 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:01.
IND – Marvin Harrison 47-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Mannning–Edgerrin James pass), 8:21. Colts 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
KC – Larry Parker 11-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:45. Colts 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:36.
IND – Dominic Rhodes 77-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:02. Colts 35–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:59.
KC – Larry Parker 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:04. Colts 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 0:58.
Top passers
IND – Peyton Manning – 19/30, 201 yards, 2 TD
KC – Trent Green – 22/43, 324 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
IND – Edgerrin James – 27 rushes, 102 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
IND – Marvin Harrison – 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD
KC – Larry Parker – 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD
Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
9
10
0 6 25
Chargers
0
0
10 10 20
at Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego, California
Date : November 4Game time : 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 58,789Referee : Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley ReeceRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 5:08. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:34.
KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:43. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
KC – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
SD – Wade Richey 48-yard field goal, 9:17. Chiefs 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:10.
KC – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 0:25. Chiefs 19–10. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:52.
Fourth quarter
SD – Wade Richey 35-yard field goal, 12:35. Chiefs 19–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:26.
SD – Freddie Jones 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wade Richey kick), 6:10. Chargers 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:32.
KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:26. Chiefs 25–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:44.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 13/25, 146 yards, INT
SD – Drew Brees – 15/27, 221 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 30 rushes, 181 yards, TD
SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD
Top receivers
Week 9: at New York Jets
Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
0
0
0 7 7
Jets
0
14
13 0 27
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 11Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 78,234Referee : Tom WhiteTV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley ReeceRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:32.
NYJ – Curtis Martin 25-yard run (John Hall kick), 0:24. Jets 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
NYJ – John Hall 51-yard field goal, 12:09. Jets 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:51.
NYJ – Curtis Martin 5-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:40. Jets 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:27.
NYJ – John Hall 31-yard field goal, 2:06. Jets 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 16/31, 143 yards, TD, 3 INT
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 15/27, 221 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 71 yards
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 20 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Seahawks
0
7
0 0 7
Chiefs
3
7
0 9 19
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 11:42. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:18.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 26-yard field goal, 11:47. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:32.
KC – Mike Cloud 15-yard run (run failed), 5:45. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:59.
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 16/26, 162 yards, TD
KC – Trent Green – 16/26, 256 yards
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 13 rushes, 43 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 26 rushes, 120 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 6 receptions, 71 yards
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Eagles
3
10
7 3 23
Chiefs
0
3
7 0 10
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, 35 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 77,087Referee : Bill Carollo TV announcers (ESPN) : Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy KolberRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
PHI – David Akers 24-yard field goal, 8:59. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:01.
Second quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 46-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 11:34. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.
PHI – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 5:17. Eagles 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:19.
KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 0:16. Eagles 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:01.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI – David Akers 38-yard field goal, 12:20. Eagles 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:42.
Top passers
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/26, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Trent Green – 21/35, 213 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHI – Duce Staley – 25 rushes, 80 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 76 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Duce Staley – 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
KC – Priest Holmes – 8 receptions, 100 yards
Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
10
7
3 6 26
Raiders
7
14
7 0 28
at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : December 9Game time : 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PSTGame weather : Patchy, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 60,784Referee : Ron BlumTV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley ReeceRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Priest Holmes 67-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 14:49. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05.
OAK – Rich Gannon 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:34. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:15.
OAK – Jerry Rice 8-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:36. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
OAK – Tim Brown 88-yard punt return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:34. Raiders 28–17.
KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 9:47. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:47.
Fourth quarter
KC – Tony Gonzalez 24-yard pass from Trent Green (pass failed), 1:38. Raiders 28–26. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 15/32, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 195 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 28 rushes, 168 yards, TD
OAK – Charlie Garner – 10 rushes, 36 yards
Top receivers
KC – Priest Holmes – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD
OAK – Jerry Rice – 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Broncos
0
10
7 6 0 23
Chiefs
10
3
7 3 3 26
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 16Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, 49 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 77,778Referee : Bernie Kukar TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley ReeceRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 6:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:36.
KC – Priest Holmes 12-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:59.
Second quarter
DEN – Rod Smith 11-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 9:29. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:09.
KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 4:29. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:00.
DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 0:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:09.
Third quarter
KC – Derrick Alexander 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:43.
DEN – Gus Frerotte 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:08. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:29.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 14:20. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:25.
KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:12. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:32.
DEN – Jason Elam 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Tied 23–23. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:59.
Overtime
KC – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 5:56. Chiefs 26–23. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:24.
Top passers
DEN – Gus Frerotte – 16/22, 181 yards, TD
KC – Trent Green – 17/21, 292 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Terrell Davis – 21 rushes, 70 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 29 rushes, 121 yards, TD
Top receivers
DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 100 yards, TD
KC – Marvin Minnis – 5 receptions, 89 yards
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chargers
7
0
7 3 17
Chiefs
7
0
3 10 20
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 23Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, 28 °F (−2 °C)Game attendance : 76,131Referee : Bob McElwee TV announcers (CBS) : Don Criqui and Steve TaskerRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 10:15. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:56.
SD – Curtis Conway 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:02. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:22.
Fourth quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 13:25. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:37.
SD – Steve Christie 27-yard field goal, 5:01. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:41.
KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:48. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:13.
Top passers
SD – Doug Flutie – 15/27, 175 yards, 2 TD
KC – Trent Green – 19/28, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Chiefs
7
10
10 3 30
Jaguars
7
10
0 9 26
at Alltel Stadium , Jacksonville, Florida
Date : December 30Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 59,396Referee : Bill Leavy TV announcers (CBS) : Don Criqui and Steve TaskerRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
JAX – Mark Brunell 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 10:36. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:10.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 5:38. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:58.
JAX – Mike Hollis 28-yard field goal, 2:56. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:42.
KC – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:34.
Third quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 6:31. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:26.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:30. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:58.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Keenan McCardell 20-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 13:25. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:17.
KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 5:11. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:59.
KC – Dan Stryzinski OB in end zone for a Safety, 0:46. Chiefs 30–26.
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 26/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 22/37, 283 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 27 rushes, 91 yards, TD
JAX – Stacey Mack – 16 rushes, 125 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Eddie Kennison – 6 receptions, 121 yards
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD
Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Darrell Jackson 12-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 4:41. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:00.
SEA – Darrell Jackson 18-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 0:21. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
KC – Mikhael Ricks 1-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 12:11. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:44.
KC – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 5:47. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:37.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:39. Seahawks 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 15/33, 184 yards, TD, INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer – 22/38, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Eddie Kennison – 3 receptions, 74 yards
SEA – Darrell Jackson – 6 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD
Standings
Notes
^ a b The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Husky Stadium in Seattle . However, due to the September 11 attacks , the game was rescheduled to Week 17.
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