1985 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1985 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
Head coachJohn Mackovic
General managerJim Schaaf
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersS Deron Cherry
A ticket for a December 1985 game between the Chiefs and the Denver Broncos.

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]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1985 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1985 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • President – Jack Steadman
  • Vice President and General Manager – Jim Schaaf
  • Director of Player Personnel – Les Miller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning –

Roster[]

1985 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
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.

Game summaries[]

Week 16[]

1 234Total
Chargers 3 3721 34
• Chiefs 7 2830 38
  • Date: December 22
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F, wind 17 mph
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • Television network: NBC

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Standings[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Atlanta Falcons v Kansas City Chiefs
  3. ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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