1990 Kansas City Chiefs

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2nd Place in AFC Western Division

1990 Record: 11-5 (Regular Season), 0-1 (Playoffs)

Head Coach: Marty Schottenheimer

Points Scored: 369 (6th out of 28 NFL teams)

Points Allowed: 257 (5th out of 28 NFL teams)

Home Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO

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Marty Ball Year 2 - Playoffs Here We Come!

The Kansas City Chiefs struggled for much of the 1980's as they had one playoff appearance in 1986 to show for their efforts.  Marty Schottenheimer, who led Cleveland to 2 AFC Championship appearances, was brought in prior to the 1989 season to turn things around in Kaycee.  After yet another losing season in 1989, coach Schottenheimer started to bring in players who would thrive in his system and things would turn around in 1990.

The Chiefs were spearheaded by a young corps of defenders led by 3rd year defensive end Neil Smith and 2nd year outside linebacker Derrick Thomas.  Both were first-round draft choices that could rush the passer.  Thomas set an NFL record with 7 sacks of Dave Krieg in a home game against Seattle.  Unfortunately, it was in a losing cause.  Thomas would lead the NFL with his 20 sacks and Neil Smith sacked the quarterback 9.5 times.  Fourth-year nose tackle Dan Saleaumua plugged up the middle and provided help in rushing the passer as he accumulated 7 sacks. The Chiefs had two dependable veteran cornerbacks in Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross, who both appeared in the Pro Bowl.

With the defense playing at such a high level, the offense was not forced to come from behind so the Chiefs were able to run the football often and they had the personnel to do it.  Christian Okoye had to carry the load in 1989 and he came through with a 1400+ yard season, but he had help this season.  The Chiefs acquired Barry Word in the offseason.  He was released by New Orleans after being out of football due to injuries in 1988 and 1989.  Word started just 3 games, but still accumulated 1,015 rushing yards to lead the team.  Okoye would gain 805 yards and score 7 TD's.  Kansas City had a great offensive line featuring Pro Bowler John Alt, David Lutz, Mike Webster, rookie Dave Szott, and Rich Baldinger.  Tim Grunhard impressed so much as a rookie that he unseated Webster as the starter at center in midseason.

The highlight of the Chiefs season was garnering a season sweep of their hated rival and eventual division champion Raiders.  The Chiefs also knocked off the defending AFC Champion Denver Broncos at home in Week 13. Wins over San Diego and Chicago in the final weeks of the 1990 campaign vaulted the Chiefs into unfamiliar territory - the playoffs.  The Chiefs left everything out on the field in Miami.  They had a chance to win the game and advance to the Divisional Playoff round but Nick Lowery's FG attempt from 52 yards out fell short with 49 seconds remaining in the contest and it was the Dolphins that advanced to meet with Buffalo. 

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              1990 Results

                                Regular Season

   Date         Opponent                 Result

  9/  9/90    Minnesota               W 24-21

  9/17/90   at Denver                 L 23-24

  9/23/90   at Green Bay           W 17-  3

  9/30/90   Cleveland                W 34-  0

10/  7/90   at Indianapolis         L 19-23

10/14/90   Detroit                     W 43-24

10/21/90   at Seattle                 L    7-19

10/28/90   Bye Week

11/  4/90   L.A. Raiders            W   9-   7

11/11/90   Seattle                     L  16-17             

11/18/90   San Diego                W 27-10

11/25/90   at L.A. Raiders       W 27-24

12/  2/90   at New England      W 37-  7

12/  9/90   Denver                   W 37-20

12/16/90   Houston                   L 10-27

12/23/90   at San Diego           W 24-21

12/29/90   at Chicago              W 21-10

                          Playoffs

Round                     Opponent           Result

AFC Div. Playoff     at Miami             L 16-17

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1990 Kansas City Chiefs Depth Chart / Roster:

Note: Use All Chiefs team as a template.

      # Player                            Ht Wt Age Exp College                              Face Shape Hair    Equipment

Quarterbacks

1. 17 Steve DeBerg               6-3   214 36 13 San Jose St.                         53 11 l. brn crop  style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, eye paint, wt wristbands (grass), wt wrist double (turf)

2. 10 Mike Elkins                   6-3   225 24   1 Wake Forest

3. 11 Steve Pelluer               6-4   212 27   6 Washington                          19   3 brn crop      style 2 helmet, 2 bar, left wt wrist double

Halfbacks

1. 23 Barry Word                    6-2   240 27   2 Virginia                                75   9 blk buzz      style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, neck roll, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves

2. n/a (switch position to WR)

3. n/a (switch position to SS)

4. n/a (switch position to FS)

#  48 Todd McNair                 6-1   191 25   1 Temple                                46   9 blk fade      style 3 helmet, 2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf), wt rb gloves (turf)

#  21 James Saxon                5-11 215 24   2 San Jose St.                       169   3 blk fade      style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Fullbacks

1. 43 Bill Jones                      5-11 228 23   1 N/A                                                                   style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, wt mouthpiece, wt wrist double, tc rb gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

3. 35 Christian Okoye             6-1   260 29   3 N/A                                    151 14 blk balding  style 2 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt tc elbowpads, wt wristbands

Wide Receivers

1. 83 Stephone Paige           6-2   188 29   7 Fresno State                         46   1 blk crop       style 2 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt wrist double, tc gloves

2. 88 J.J. Birden                    5-9   170 24   1 Oregon                               162   4 blk fade       style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves

3. 86 Emile Harry                   5-11 188 27   3 Stanford                             203   9 blk buzz      style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, tc gloves (grass), bk gloves (turf)

4. 84 Naz Worthen                 5-8   180 24   1 N.C. State                                                         style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wrist double, wt sleeves

5. 81 Robb Thomas               5-11 174 24   1 Oregon State                        73   7 blk crop     style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt mouthpiece, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves

#  89 Pete Mandley               5-10 195 29   6 N. Arizona                            59   7 blk crop      3 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

#  80 Fred Jones                    5-9   170 25   R Grambling St.                    135 11 blk fade      style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, wt sleeves

Tight Ends

1. 85 Jonathan Hayes            6-5   248 28   5 Iowa              dk skin           143   9 blk crop      3 bar qb, eye paint, left wt elbowpad, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to WR)

3. n/a (switch position to SS)

#  82 Danta Whitaker             6-4   248 26   R N/A                                                                   style 3 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt elbowpads, wt gloves

#  87 Alfredo Roberts            6-3   246 25   2 Miami             dk skin           210 13 blk crop     style 2 helmet, full cage, qb wristbands

Left Tackles

1. 76 John Alt                        6-8   296 28   6 Iowa                                      27 10 l. brn crop  style 2 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 74 Derrick Graham             6-4   306 23   R Appalach. St.    dk skin       184   5 blk fade      style 2 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Left Guards

1. 79 Dave Szott                    6-4   278 23   R Penn State          lt skin        44 16 l. brn crop   style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt gloves

2. 65 Frank Winters                6-3   285 26   3 W. Illinois                             73 17 brn crop       style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands

Centers

1. 61 Tim Grunhard               6-2   302 22   R Notre Dame                         13 17 brn crop      style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, fingers taped

2. 53 Mike Webster                6-1   260 38 16 Wisconsin                             24 11 blo balding style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Right Guards

1. 72 David Lutz                    6-6   305 30   7 Georgia Tech                       55 20 brn crop      half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to DT)

Right Tackles

1. 77 Rich Baldinger              6-4   291 30   8 Wake Forest                         80 16 brn crop      style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 75 Irv Eatman                    6-7   295 29   4 UCLA             dk skin          177 14 blk fade      full cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Left Defensive Ends

1. 90 Neil Smith                    6-4   275 24   2 Nebraska                            249 14 blk flat top  style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, fingers taped, wt sleeves, rubber pads (turf)

2. 98 Leonard Griffin             6-4   275 28   4 Grambling St.   dk skin       151 19 blk bald      style 2 helmet, half cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves

Right Defensive Ends

1. 99 Mike Bell                      6-4   266 33   9 Colorado St.       lt skin         55 16 brn long     style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves, wt tc elbowpads (turf)

2. 58 Derrick Thomas            6-3   244 23   1 Alabama             dk skin     141   9 blk fade      full cage, wt mouthpiece, neck roll, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt sleeves

Defensive Tackles

1. 97 Dan Saleaumua          6-0   285 26   3 Arizona St.     med skin         34 19 blk crop       style 3 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt gloves, wt sleeves

2. 63 Bill Maas                     6-5   270 29   6 Pittsburgh         lt skin            57 14 brn crop      style 2 helmet, full cage, tc extended, fingers taped, wt half sleeves

#  69 Greg Meisner              6-3   271 31   9 Pittsburgh                                                           style 2 helmet, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 57 Chris Martin                 6-2   231 29   7 Auburn                                175   9 blk flat top  style 2 helmet, full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt ankles taped

2. 55 Louis Cooper               6-2   245 27   5 W. Carolina      dk skin         256 13 blk fade      style 3 helmet, half cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Middle Linebackers

1. 59 Percy Snow                  6-2   258 23   R Michigan St.                       111 14 blk buzz      style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, tc extended, qb wristbands, wt gloves, wt ankles taped

2. 52 Tracy Rogers                6-2   241 23   R Fresno State                          46 11 brn crop     style 2 helmet, full cage, neck roll, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves

3. 50 Rob McGovern             6-2   223 23   1 Holy Cross           lt skin                                      style 2 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 56 Dino Hackett 6-3 230 26 4 Appalach. St. lt skin 27 10 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to FS)

Cornerbacks

1. 45 Stan Petry                     5-11 180 24   1 TCU                                   169   3 blk fade      style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands, wt gloves, right turf tape (turf)

2. 31 Kevin Ross                    5-9   182 28   6 Temple                              116   7 blk buzz      style 2 helmet, half cage, eye paint, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt gloves (turf)

3. 24 Jayice Pearson             5-11 186 27   4 Washington                        158   4 blk crop       style 2 helmet, 3 bar, qb wristbands, fingers taped

4. 29 Albert Lewis                  6-2   190 30   7 Grambling St.                    172   7 blk buzz      style 2 helmet, 3 bar, eye paint, qb wristbands, tc rb gloves

#  46 Charles Washington      6-0   185 24   1 TCU                                                                  full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Free Safeties

1. 20 Deron Cherry                 5-11 203 31   9 Rutgers                              162   5 blk fade      style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wrist double, wt rb gloves, rubber pads (turf)

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

3. n/a (switch position to HB - use as McNair)

#  26 Danny Copeland           6-2   212 24   1 E. Kentucky      dk skin        125   4 blk fade     style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, tc rb gloves, wt sleeves, wt rb gloves (turf)

#  42 Jeff Donaldson .            6-0   188 28   6 Colorado                              83 11 brn crop    style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves

Strong Safeties

1. n/a (switch position to HB)

2. n/a (switch position to CB)

#  27 Kevin Porter                  5-10 214 24   2 Auburn                                 87   5 blk fade      style 3 helmet, half cage, qb wristbands, fingers taped

#  34 Lloyd Burruss                 6-0   211 33   9 Maryland                             51   3 blk crop       half cage, wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, tc gloves

Kicker

1.   8 Nick Lowery                   6-4   205 34 10 Dartmouth                            77   4 blk crop      style 2 helmet, 1 bar, tc sleeves

Punter

1.  4 Bryan Barker                   6-1   187 26   R N/A                                      19   2 l. brn crop  style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, wt sleeves

Player Ratings    spd-str-awr-agi-acl-cth-car-jmp-bkt-tak-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpr-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

DeBerg               46-58-86-51-45-33-44-46-38-19-82-96-20-29-21-15-0-81-79-68

S. Pelluer           68-50-70-72-69-28-46-62-24-21-84-78-23-25-32-27-0-80-87-64

M. Elkins             51-62-56-49-52-25-53-46-46-23-91-79-21-25-31-21-0-79-77-72

B. Word               80-77-73-77-88-64-89-53-91-24-31-24-45-48-28-22-50-79-79-72

T. McNair            89-56-61-94-85-85-75-81-76-22-29-25-26-27-28-24-69-78-82-72

J. Saxon              79-67-62-78-85-72-74-63-73-27-28-21-46-52-24-20-55-77-74-69

C. Okoye              70-84-82-79-84-66-87-49-96-28-33-22-67-62-35-18-10-81-75-85

B. Jones               72-71-54-70-79-73-75-52-83-28-32-23-46-47-29-22-10-78-80-74

S. Paige               90-65-93-93-93-83-79-79-74-18-22-20-32-40-24-21-17-77-81-76

R. Thomas           86-56-60-88-84-88-82-74-63-26-24-20-25-29-22-21-10-79-80-74

E. Harry                87-54-74-88-86-85-77-79-54-20-23-25-28-34-23-21-58-79-80-71

Birden                  95-55-56-96-95-82-77-86-75-19-18-17-18-29-26-19-73-86-83-65

N. Worthen           97-46-52-92-94-77-74-81-67-16-19-22-21-24-22-22-78-79-69-63

Mandley              85-66-76-87-84-84-74-64-71-22-33-25-26-31-27-23-65-76-77-66

F. Jones 1            88-53-53-89-87-75-69-82-63-18-21-20-16-26-22-16-70-78-79-54

J. Hayes 300        70-72-77-70-74-68-65-63-70-29-34-22-66-70-28-24-8-78-79-76

A. Roberts            62-77-69-56-72-66-65-56-68-23-30-25-76-69-27-22-8-80-88-78

D. Whitaker          65-73-53-58-74-64-57-54-65-26-29-24-62-62-22-20-8-78-76-80

Alt                       63-95-91-66-72-25-25-47-25-24-29-23-92-99-29-19-0-76-82-81

D. Graham          62-91-56-60-78-23-22-45-28-25-32-20-75-84-27-22-0-70-73-68

Szott                   62-94-61-59-71-28-27-52-28-25-26-19-83-89-10-18-0-75-83-92

F. Winters            53-91-69-52-64-19-15-38-29-26-28-27-85-88-26-32-0-64-84-92

Grunhard            58-94-58-56-76-19-19-40-27-25-32-18-85-91-29-19-0-71-88-90

M. Webster         52-95-99-49-68-21-23-35-29-31-38-18-90-91-34-18-0-60-82-93

Lutz                    58-91-87-74-58-24-26-46-26-28-30-23-90-91-28-24-0-70-84-81

R. Baldinger       55-89-84-60-56-26-28-50-24-23-28-20-89-86-27-24-0-68-79-76

Eatman              68-87-77-67-74-31-29-56-27-26-27-20-88-84-23-22-0-70-82-77

N. Smith             82-83-72-77-84-37-35-62-25-86-26-21-23-28-32-22-0-87-91-86

L. Griffin             66-82-74-62-70-25-24-54-28-78-27-23-26-30-36-24-0-77-82-77

D. Thomas          89-83-84-91-93-36-38-73-33-94-30-23-23-36-31-22-0-93-84-87

M. Bell               65-74-88-75-64-23-22-58-24-76-23-23-24-29-27-20-0-75-74-69

Saleaumua        62-91-77-51-75-34-32-48-32-92-30-14-34-45-34-20-0-77-94-88

Maas                  72-91-85-70-75-22-20-54-27-83-29-24-25-35-29-18-0-79-77-84

Meisner              61-88-80-61-64-28-25-57-28-84-26-23-25-32-28-21-0-75-72-82

C. Martin            79-76-83-80-75-37-34-52-28-91-29-26-24-42-28-25-0-78-81-69

L. Cooper           73-72-72-75-73-39-40-56-25-85-26-24-26-40-28-26-0-77-79-77

P. Snow             75-80-57-78-68-42-43-60-29-89-29-25-26-44-29-28-0-79-67-72

T. Rogers           74-78-57-72-75-36-39-50-29-88-28-26-27-48-30-20-0-76-79-83

McGovern           71-72-53-67-69-44-43-57-25-85-28-24-24-43-29-24-0-76-75-67

D. Hackett           76-80-89-79-71-38-39-57-27-93-26-24-26-45-28-23-0-83-78-87

A. Lewis              95-61-93-94-97-59-47-88-32-81-26-25-19-25-26-23-10-92-77-79

K. Ross               94-59-90-96-93-60-48-86-28-83-27-26-17-20-25-24-10-87-85-79

J. Pearson          94-49-76-96-93-58-45-82-26-71-18-19-16-21-23-22-10-80-77-69

Petry                  91-48-54-92-93-65-52-80-25-67-21-20-18-22-25-23-10-81-80-66

C. Washington   87-59-53-86-89-57-49-73-29-77-27-24-23-28-27-22-10-79-75-74

J. Donaldson     83-56-80-83-79-61-45-67-28-89-24-23-23-29-23-22-42-79-81-84

D. Cherry           86-55-92-84-81-68-48-78-25-66-23-24-21-25-23-21-10-78-72-71

D. Copeland      88-75-64-91-89-49-42-64-28-92-27-23-22-37-26-21-62-84-73-78

K. Porter            83-74-76-80-85-54-41-63-28-84-25-24-23-35-32-22-10-78-89-79

Burruss              77-65-88-78-74-58-44-68-27-73-24-23-22-30-28-23-10-75-70-72

N. Lowery         42-32-95-40-40-38-42-55-23-21-32-28-14-18-90-93-0-56-85-69

B. Barker           55-39-57-48-62-23-29-40-26-15-45-49-24-26-83-84-0-78-78-35

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1990 Kansas City Chiefs Individual Statistical Leaders:

Passing: Steve DeBerg, 3444 yds., 58.1 comp. pct, 23 TDs, 96.3 rating

Rushing: Barry Word, 1015 yds., 4 TDs, 5.0 yds./carry

Receiving: Stephone Paige, 65 rec., 1021 yds., 5 TDs

Touchdowns: Christian Okoye, 7 (7 rush., 0 rec.)

QB Sacks: Derrick Thomas, 20

Tackles: Dino Hackett, 95

Interceptions: Kevin Ross, 5 int., 97 yds., 0 TDs

Scoring: Nick Lowery, 139 pts. (34 FG’s, 37 PAT’s)

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1990 AFC WEST STANDINGS

1st Place – L.A. Raiders (12-4)

2nd Place – Kansas City (11-5)

3rd Place – Seattle (9-7)

4th Place – San Diego (6-10)

5th Place – Denver (5-11)

 

Outside Linebacker Derrick Thomas throws the Lions' Barry Sanders to the Arrowhead turf.  He led the NFL with 20 QB sacks in 1990.

Cornerback Albert Lewis was voted to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl for his coverage skills.  Below, he deflects a pass against the Raiders.

Running back Barry Word led the Chiefs in rushing with 1,012 yards and scored 4 TD's.  As shown below, he powers past Felix Wright of Cleveland in KC's blowout win.

Neil Smith (below) registers one of his 9.5 sacks as he takes down the Raiders' Jay Schroeder.

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