1981 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (9-7)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1981 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1981 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Kansas City scored 343 points, while the defense allowed 290. Joe Delaney carried the ball for a team-leading 1,121 yards for the Chiefs.

Bill Kenney passed for 1,983 yards. J.T. Smith topped pass catchers, grabbing 63 passes for 852 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 47 turnovers. Eric Harris picked off 7 opponent throws.

Marv Levy coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bill Kenney	274	147	53.6	1983	7.2	9	3.3	16	5.8	64	20	160	63.6
Steve Fuller	134	77	57.5	934	7.0	3	2.2	4	3.0	53	17	117	74.0
Henry Marshall	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
James Hadnot	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	410	224	54.6	2917	7.1	12	2.9	22	5.4	64	37	277

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Delaney	234	1121	4.8	82	3
James Hadnot	140	603	4.3	30	3
Billy Jackson	111	398	3.6	31	10
Ted McKnight	54	195	3.6	26	5
Steve Fuller	19	118	6.2	27	0
Bill Kenney	24	89	3.7	21	1
Henry Marshall	3	69	23.0	34	0
Curtis Bledsoe	20	65	3.2	13	0
Mike Williams	2	0	0.0	3	0
Carlos Carson	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Al Dixon	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Bob Grupp	1	-19	-19.0	-19	0
Totals	610	2633	4.3	82	22

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
J.T. Smith	63	852	13.5	42	2
Henry Marshall	38	620	16.3	64	4
Al Dixon	29	356	12.3	48	2
James Hadnot	23	215	9.3	20	0
Joe Delaney	22	246	11.2	61	0
Stan Rome	17	203	11.9	23	1
Ted McKnight	8	77	9.6	23	0
Carlos Carson	7	179	25.6	53	1
Billy Jackson	6	31	5.2	10	1
Willie Scott	5	72	14.4	26	1
Curtis Bledsoe	3	27	9.0	17	0
James Murphy	2	36	18.0	22	0
Mike Williams	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	224	2917	13.0	64	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Lowery	38	37	97.4	36	26	72.2	115
Totals	38	37	97.4	36	26	72.2	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Grupp	41	1556	38.0	57
Jeff Gossett	29	1141	39.3	55
Totals	70	2697	38.5	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
J.T. Smith	50	528	10.6	62	0
Totals	50	528	10.6	62	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
James Murphy	20	457	22.8	46
Carlos Carson	10	227	22.7	48
Curtis Bledsoe	6	117	19.5	26
Lloyd Burruss	5	91	18.2	22
Billy Jackson	3	60	20.0	23
Deron Cherry	3	52	17.3	22
Paul Dombroski	1	21	21.0	21
Joe Delaney	1	11	11.0	11
Mike Williams	1	7	7.0	7
Jim Rourke	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1043	20.1	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Harris	7	109	15.6	43	0
Gary Barbaro	5	134	26.8	34	0
Gary Green	5	37	7.4	16	0
Lloyd Burruss	4	75	18.8	46	1
Whitney Paul	2	30	15.0	25	0
Frank Manumaleuga	2	17	8.5	12	0
Deron Cherry	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	26	406	15.6	46	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Parrish			0	3	0	0
Charles Jackson			0	3	33	0
Ken Kremer			0	2	0	0
Gary Spani			0	2	91	1
Tom Howard			0	2	65	1
Eric Harris		0	0	2	20	0
Tom Condon			0	1	0	0
Matt Herkenhoff			0	1	0	0
Lloyd Burruss		0	1	1	4	0
James Hadnot			4	1	0	0
Gary Green		0	0	1	0	0
Carlos Carson			1	1	0	0
Phil Cancik			0	1	0	0
Curtis Bledsoe			4	1	0	0
Steve Fuller			4	1	-6	0
Herb Christopher			0	1	0	0
Art Still			0	1	0	0
J.T. Smith			2	1	19	0
Mike Bell			0	1	0	0
Nick Lowery			0	1	0	0
Stan Rome			0	1	13	0
Whitney Paul		0	0	1	47	1
Gary Barbaro		0	0	1	0	0
Billy Jackson			1	0	0	0
Bill Kenney			4	0	-2	0
Ted McKnight			2	0	0	0
Joe Delaney			9	0	0	0
Henry Marshall			2	0	0	0
Jack Rudnay			1	0	-28	0
Frank Manumaleuga		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	31	256	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Lowery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	37	0			115
Billy Jackson	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Ted McKnight	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Henry Marshall	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
James Hadnot	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Joe Delaney	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
J.T. Smith	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Al Dixon	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lloyd Burruss	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Carlos Carson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Gary Spani	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Whitney Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Stan Rome	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Willie Scott	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Kenney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	22	12	0	0	0	1	3	0	26	37	0	0	0	343