1970 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (7-5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1970 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1970 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chiefs scored 272 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 244. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 749 yards for Kansas City.

Len Dawson threw for 1,876 yards. Otis Taylor topped all receivers, grabbing 34 passes for 618 yards. Ed Podolak and Wendell Hayes contributed to the receiving game as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Johnny Robinson intercepted 10 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Len Dawson	262	141	53.8	1876	7.2	13	5.0	14	5.3	61	34	277	71.0
Mike Livingston	22	11	50.0	122	5.5	0	0.0	1	4.5	31	4	42	47.9
Ed Podolak	2	2	100.0	40	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	0	0	118.8
Warren McVea	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
John Huarte	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	289	154	53.3	2038	7.1	13	4.5	16	5.5	61	38	319

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Podolak	168	749	4.5	65	3
Wendell Hayes	109	381	3.5	22	5
Warren McVea	61	260	4.3	34	0
Robert Holmes	63	206	3.3	22	3
Frank Pitts	5	84	16.8	42	0
Mike Garrett	21	62	3.0	18	0
Len Dawson	11	46	4.2	21	0
Mike Livingston	3	26	8.7	16	0
Lew Porter	2	21	10.5	14	0
Otis Taylor	3	13	4.3	7	0
Billy Cannon	1	6	6.0	6	0
Gloster Van Richardson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	448	1858	4.1	65	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Otis Taylor	34	618	18.2	59	3
Ed Podolak	26	307	11.8	59	1
Wendell Hayes	26	219	8.4	28	0
Robert Holmes	23	173	7.5	31	1
Frank Pitts	11	172	15.6	54	2
Fred Arbanas	8	108	13.5	26	1
Billy Cannon	7	125	17.9	45	2
Gloster Van Richardson	5	171	34.2	61	2
Warren McVea	5	26	5.2	15	0
Morris Stroud	4	86	21.5	50	1
Mike Garrett	4	4	1.0	5	0
Lew Porter	1	29	29.0	29	0
Totals	154	2038	13.2	61	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	26	26	100.0	42	30	71.4	116
Totals	26	26	100.0	42	30	71.4	116

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	76	3415	44.9	68
Totals	76	3415	44.9	68

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Podolak	23	311	13.5	60
Willie Mitchell	4	33	8.2	17
Mike Garrett	3	30	10.0	18
Lew Porter	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Totals	31	371	12.0	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Robert Holmes	19	535	28.2	48
Ed Podolak	17	348	20.5	38
Warren McVea	3	57	19.0	24
Bob Stein	3	23	7.7	15
Lew Porter	1	22	22.0	22
Sid Smith	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	44	997	22.7	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Robinson	10	155	15.5	57	0
Emmitt Thomas	5	87	17.4	39	0
Jim Kearney	4	28	7.0	15	0
Jim Marsalis	4	26	6.5	26	0
Bobby Bell	3	57	19.0	45	1
Jim Lynch	3	40	13.3	27	0
Willie Lanier	2	2	1.0	2	0
Totals	31	395	12.7	57	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Willie Lanier		0	0	2	0	0
Mo Moorman			0	2	0	0
Dave Hill			0	1	0	0
Ceasar Belser			0	1	0	0
Wendell Hayes			3	1	0	0
Bob Liggett			0	1	0	0
Jim Lynch		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Marsalis		0	0	1	0	0
Jack Rudnay			0	1	0	0
Aaron Brown			0	1	0	0
Clyde Werner			0	1	0	0
Ed Podolak			6	1	0	0
Johnny Robinson		0	0	1	46	1
Bobby Bell		0	0	1	0	0
Curley Culp			0	1	0	0
Willie Mitchell			1	1	0	0
Jerrel Wilson			1	1	-9	0
Ed Budde			0	1	0	0
Emmitt Thomas		0	0	1	0	0
Robert Holmes			4	0	0	0
Jim Kearney		0	1	0	0	0
Warren McVea			2	0	0	0
Otis Taylor			1	0	0	0
Mike Garrett			1	0	0	0
Len Dawson			5	0	0	0
Bob Stein			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	21	37	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	26	0			116
Wendell Hayes	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Robert Holmes	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ed Podolak	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Otis Taylor	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Gloster Van Richardson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Billy Cannon	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Frank Pitts	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Johnny Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Fred Arbanas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Morris Stroud	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Bell	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	30	26	0	0	0	272