1997 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (13-3)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1997 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1997 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Chiefs paced the league with just 232 points allowed. Kansas City kept the scoreboard humming with 375 points. Greg Hill carried the ball for a team-leading 550 yards, while Marcus Allen also buoyed the ground attack.

Elvis Grbac passed for 1,943 yards, and Rich Gannon spent time under center, too. Andre Rison grabbed 72 passes for 1,092 yards. Kimble Anders was targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 34 turnovers. Mark McMillian intercepted 8 opponent throws. Dan Williams topped the defensive unit with 10.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Elvis Grbac	314	179	57.0	1943	6.2	11	3.5	6	1.9	55	19	150	79.1
Rich Gannon	175	98	56.0	1144	6.5	7	4.0	4	2.3	47	13	86	79.8
Louie Aguiar	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	118.8
Marcus Allen	2	2	100.0	15	7.5	2	100.0	0	0.0	14	0	0	137.5
Totals	493	281	57.0	3129	6.3	20	4.1	10	2.0	55	32	236

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Greg Hill	157	550	3.5	38	0
Marcus Allen	124	505	4.1	30	11
Kimble Anders	79	397	5.0	43	0
Donnell Bennett	94	369	3.9	14	1
Elvis Grbac	30	168	5.6	20	1
Rich Gannon	33	109	3.3	13	2
Tamarick Vanover	5	50	10.0	17	0
Tony Richardson	2	11	5.5	6	0
Louie Aguiar	2	11	5.5	6	0
Andre Rison	1	2	2.0	2	0
Billy Tolliver	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Totals	529	2171	4.1	43	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Andre Rison	72	1092	15.2	45	7
Kimble Anders	59	453	7.7	55	2
Ted Popson	35	320	9.1	21	2
Tony Gonzalez	33	368	11.2	30	2
Lake Dawson	21	273	13.0	27	2
Greg Hill	12	126	10.5	39	0
Marcus Allen	11	86	7.8	18	0
Tamarick Vanover	7	92	13.1	42	0
Danan Hughes	7	65	9.3	14	2
Donnell Bennett	7	5	0.7	4	0
Brett Perriman	6	83	13.8	27	0
Derrick Walker	5	60	12.0	22	0
Tony Richardson	3	6	2.0	3	3
Joe Horn	2	65	32.5	47	0
Kevin Lockett	1	35	35.0	35	0
Totals	281	3129	11.1	55	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pete Stoyanovich	36	35	97.2	27	26	96.3	113
Totals	36	35	97.2	27	26	96.3	113

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Louie Aguiar	82	3465	42.3	65
Pete Stoyanovich	1	24	24.0	24
Totals	83	3489	42.0	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tamarick Vanover	35	383	10.9	82	1
Totals	35	383	10.9	82	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tamarick Vanover	51	1308	25.6	94	1
Danan Hughes	1	21	21.0	21	0
Greg Manusky	1	16	16.0	16	0
Kimble Anders	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	54	1345	24.9	94	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark McMillian	8	274	34.2	87	3
Jerome Woods	4	57	14.2	27	0
James Hasty	3	22	7.3	19	0
Donnie Edwards	2	15	7.5	12	0
Dale Carter	2	9	4.5	9	0
Darren Anderson	1	55	55.0	55	1
Reggie Tongue	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	432	20.6	87	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Dan Williams	10.5
Derrick Thomas	9.5
John Browning	4.0
Vaughn Booker	4.0
Wayne Simmons	3.5
Anthony Davis	3.5
Pellom McDaniels	3.5
Donnie Edwards	2.5
Reggie Tongue	2.5
Tom Barndt	2.0
James Hasty	2.0
Terry Wooden	2.0
Darren Anderson	2.0
Troy Dumas	1.0
Jerome Woods	1.0
Joe Phillips	0.5
Totals	54.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Donnie Edwards	90	80	20	0	0	1	0	0	4
Anthony Davis	78.5	69	19		0	1	2	0	1
Reggie Tongue	77.5	67	21	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jerome Woods	76.5	67	19	0	0	2	13	0	2
James Hasty	68	62	12	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mark McMillian	42.5	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Williams	41	35	12		0	2	2	0	2
John Browning	31	29	4		0	1	0	0	0
Derrick Thomas	31	28	6		0	0	0	0	3
Terry Wooden	28	26	4		0	1	0	0	1
Vaughn Booker	27.5	25	5		0	1	0	0	0
Pellom McDaniels	21.5	20	3		0	1	0	0	1
Wayne Simmons	20.5	17	7					0
Tom Barndt	14	11	6					0
Darren Anderson	9.5	9	1	0				0
Joe Phillips	8.5	7	3		0	1	0	0	0
Greg Manusky	5	5	0		0	1	0	0	1
Troy Dumas	3	3	0		0	0	0	0	1
Tracy Simien	2	2	0					0
Kerry Hicks	2	2	0					0
Michael Perry	2.5	1	3					0
Clyde Johnson	2	1	2					0
Ty Parten	1	1	0					0
Kevin Ross	1	1	0					0
Marcus Allen					4	2	0	0	0
Danan Hughes					0	2	7	1	0
Billy Tolliver					1	1	-1	0	0
Tim Grunhard					0	1	0	0	0
Dave Szott					0	1	0	0	0
Kimble Anders					3	1	0	0	0
Tamarick Vanover					6	1	0	0	0
Rich Gannon					5	0	0	0	0
Greg Hill					1	0	0	0	0
Elvis Grbac					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	684	610	148	0	21	22	23	1	19

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	35	0			113
Marcus Allen	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Andre Rison	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Tony Richardson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Danan Hughes	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			18
Mark McMillian	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			18
Tamarick Vanover	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Tony Gonzalez	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Kimble Anders	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rich Gannon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ted Popson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lake Dawson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Donnell Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Darren Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Elvis Grbac	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Phillips	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Derrick Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	20	1	1	0	4	1	0	26	35	0	2	2	373