1985 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Jim Schaaf |
Head coach | John Mackovic |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 5th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 1 |
All-Pros | 2
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The 1985 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League and the 26th overall.
The Chiefs got off to a great start in 1985 with a 47–27 win at New Orleans, while safety Deron Cherry tied an NFL record by registering four interceptions in a 28–7 win against Seattle on September 29 as the club boasted a 3–1 record four games into the season. [1] The club was then confronted with a seven-game losing streak (amidst, nonetheless, the neighboring Kansas City Royals's World Series run) that wasn’t snapped until quarterback Todd Blackledge was installed as the starter against Indianapolis on November 24. The team rebounded to win three of its final five contests of the year with Blackledge under center, further inflaming a quarterback controversy that continued into the 1986 season. [1]
Among these wins was the first time since 1972 that the Chiefs played the Atlanta Falcons, and merely the second in team history. [2] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team's division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season. [3]
One of the few remaining bright spots in a disappointing 6–10 season came in the regular season finale against San Diego when wide receiver Stephone Paige set an NFL record with 309 receiving yards in a 38–34 win, breaking the previous mark of 303 yards set by Cleveland's Jim Benton in 1945. Paige's mark was subsequently surpassed by a 336-yard effort by Flipper Anderson (Los Angeles Rams) in 1989. [1]
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 15 | Ethan Horton | Tight end | North Carolina |
2 | 41 | Jonathan Hayes | Tight end | Iowa |
4 | 99 | Bob Olderman | Guard | Virginia |
5 | 126 | Bruce King | Fullback | Purdue |
6 | 149 | John Bostic | Defensive end | Bethune–Cookman |
7 | 180 | Vince Thomson | Defensive end | Missouri Western |
7 | 183 | Dave Heffernan | Guard | Miami (FL) |
8 | 210 | Ira Hillary | Wide receiver | South Carolina |
9 | 237 | Earl Johnson | Defensive back | Southwest Missouri State |
10 | 267 | Jeff Smith | Running back | Nebraska |
11 | 293 | Chris Jackson | Center | SMU |
Front office
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Offensive coaches
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 35–27 | 1–0 | Riverfront Stadium | 41,115 | Recap |
2 | August 17 | New England Patriots | L 13–31 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 35,162 | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–19 | 2–1 | Houston Astrodome | 36,501 | Recap |
4 | August 31 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 17–13 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 38,618 | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | at New Orleans Saints | W 47–27 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 57,760 | Recap |
2 | September 12 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 36–20 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 72,686 | Recap |
3 | September 22 | at Miami Dolphins | L 0–31 | 2–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 69,791 | Recap |
4 | September 29 | Seattle Seahawks | W 28–7 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 50,485 | Recap |
5 | October 6 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–19 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 55,133 | Recap |
6 | October 13 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–31 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 50,067 | Recap |
7 | October 20 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–16 | 3–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 64,474 | Recap |
8 | October 27 | Denver Broncos | L 10–30 | 3–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 68,246 | Recap |
9 | November 3 | at Houston Oilers | L 20–23 | 3–6 | Houston Astrodome | 41,238 | Recap |
10 | November 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 28–36 | 3–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,126 | Recap |
11 | November 17 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 3–31 | 3–8 | Candlestick Park | 56,447 | Recap |
12 | November 24 | Indianapolis Colts | W 20–7 | 4–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 21,762 | Recap |
13 | December 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 6–24 | 4–9 | Kingdome | 52,655 | Recap |
14 | December 8 | Atlanta Falcons | W 38–10 | 5–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | 18,199 | Recap |
15 | December 14 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–14 | 5–10 | Mile High Stadium | 69,209 | Recap |
16 | December 22 | San Diego Chargers | W 38–34 | 6–10 | Arrowhead Stadium | 18,178 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Chiefs | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 36 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Raiders | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Chargers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
Oilers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 10 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
49ers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
Chiefs | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders (1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 354 | 308 | W6 |
Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 380 | 329 | W2 |
Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 349 | 303 | L2 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 7–7 | 467 | 435 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 317 | 360 | W1 |