1980 Kansas City Chiefs Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (8-8)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1980 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1980 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Kansas City ran up 319 points, while the defense yielded 336. Ted McKnight carried the ball for a team-leading 693 yards for the Chiefs.

Steve Fuller tossed for 2,250 yards. Henry Marshall grabbed 47 passes for 799 yards, while J.T. Smith, Ted McKnight and Tony Reed each were targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Gary Barbaro picked off 10 opponent throws.

Marv Levy coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 319
Regular Season Points Against: 336

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 7, 1980 Oakland Raiders 27 at Kansas City Chiefs 14 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 14, 1980 Seattle Seahawks 17 at Kansas City Chiefs 16 L 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0
September 21, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 13 at Cleveland Browns 20 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
September 28, 1980 San Diego Chargers 24 at Kansas City Chiefs 7 L 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-4-0
October 5, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 31 at Oakland Raiders 17 W 0-3-0 1-1-0 1-4-0
October 12, 1980 Houston Oilers 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 21 W 1-3-0 1-1-0 2-4-0
October 19, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 23 at Denver Broncos 17 W 1-3-0 2-1-0 3-4-0
October 26, 1980 Detroit Lions 17 at Kansas City Chiefs 20 W 2-3-0 2-1-0 4-4-0
November 2, 1980 Baltimore Colts 31 at Kansas City Chiefs 24 L 2-4-0 2-1-0 4-5-0
November 9, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 31 at Seattle Seahawks 30 W 2-4-0 3-1-0 5-5-0
November 16, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 7 at San Diego Chargers 20 L 2-4-0 3-2-0 5-6-0
November 23, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 21 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 W 2-4-0 4-2-0 6-6-0
November 30, 1980 Cincinnati Bengals 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 6 L 2-5-0 4-2-0 6-7-0
December 7, 1980 Denver Broncos 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 31 W 3-5-0 4-2-0 7-7-0
December 14, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 L 3-5-0 4-3-0 7-8-0
December 21, 1980 Kansas City Chiefs 38 at Baltimore Colts 28 W 3-5-0 5-3-0 8-8-0


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