1974 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1974 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1974 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chiefs scored 233 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 293. Woody Green carried the ball for a team-leading 509 yards for Kansas City, and Ed Podolak also aided the ground game.

Len Dawson passed for 1,573 yards. Ed Podolak topped pass catchers, grabbing 43 passes, while Barry Pearson added 387 receiving yards, while Otis Taylor and Larry Brunson provided receiving help as well.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Emmitt Thomas intercepted 12 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	235	138	58.7	1573	6.7	7	3.0	13	5.5	84	25	199	65.8
Mike Livingston	141	66	46.8	732	5.2	4	2.8	10	7.1	48	10	101	42.6
Dean Carlson	15	7	46.7	116	7.7	0	0.0	1	6.7	34	2	13	45.4
Jerrel Wilson	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
David Jaynes	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	395	211	53.4	2421	6.1	11	2.8	25	6.3	84	37	313

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Woody Green	135	509	3.8	43	3
Ed Podolak	101	386	3.8	14	2
Jeff Kinney	63	249	4.0	21	0
Wendell Hayes	57	206	3.6	19	2
Cleo Miller	40	186	4.6	47	0
Willie Ellison	37	114	3.1	11	2
Mike Livingston	9	28	3.1	9	0
Len Dawson	11	28	2.5	10	0
Elmo Wright	3	26	8.7	17	1
Dean Carlson	2	17	8.5	11	0
Otis Taylor	1	6	6.0	6	0
Barry Pearson	1	1	1.0	1	0
David Jaynes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Thomas	3	-3	-1.0	2	0
Larry Brunson	5	-33	-6.6	0	0
Totals	469	1720	3.7	47	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Podolak	43	306	7.1	26	1
Barry Pearson	27	387	14.3	48	1
Woody Green	26	247	9.5	69	1
Otis Taylor	24	375	15.6	64	2
Larry Brunson	22	374	17.0	84	2
Jeff Kinney	18	105	5.8	16	1
Cleo Miller	14	149	10.6	34	0
Elmo Wright	13	209	16.1	51	1
Morris Stroud	12	141	11.8	25	2
Willie Ellison	5	64	12.8	26	0
Wendell Hayes	4	23	5.8	9	0
Andy Hamilton	2	25	12.5	19	0
John Strada	1	16	16.0	16	0
Totals	211	2421	11.5	84	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	26	24	92.3	24	17	70.8	75
Totals	26	24	92.3	24	17	70.8	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	83	3462	41.7	64
Totals	83	3462	41.7	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Podolak	15	134	8.9	54
Larry Brunson	19	111	5.8	29
Kerry Reardon	4	30	7.5	19
Woody Green	5	21	4.2	8
Donnie Joe Morris	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	44	296	6.7	54

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Thomas	25	571	22.8	33
Cleo Miller	14	310	22.1	29
Larry Brunson	12	280	23.3	57
Donnie Joe Morris	1	17	17.0	17
Woody Green	1	16	16.0	16
Tom Keating	1	10	10.0	10
Tommy Humphrey	1	7	7.0	7
Doug Jones	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	56	1211	21.6	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Emmitt Thomas	12	214	17.8	73	2
Mike Sensibaugh	4	85	21.2	33	0
Kerry Reardon	4	0	0.0	0	0
Willie Lanier	2	28	14.0	14	0
Wilbur Young	1	52	52.0	52	1
Nate Allen	1	52	52.0	52	0
Marvin Upshaw	1	52	52.0	52	1
Bobby Bell	1	28	28.0	28	1
Doug Jones	1	13	13.0	13	0
Clyde Werner	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	28	531	19.0	73	5

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Cleo Miller			4	4	0	0
Tom Keating			0	3	0	0
Mike Livingston			1	3	0	0
Jim Lynch			0	3	0	0
Buck Buchanan			0	2	0	0
Willie Lanier		0	0	2	3
Larry Brunson			3	2	2
Marvin Upshaw		0	0	2	0
Len Dawson			6	2	-2	0
Otis Taylor			0	2	0
Kerry Reardon		0	1	1	0	0
David Jaynes			1	1	-1	0
Mike Sensibaugh		0	0	1	0	0
Charlie Getty			0	1	0	0
Barry Pearson			0	1	0
Bill Thomas			1	0	0	0
John Strada			1	0	0	0
Woody Green			5	0	-20
Willie Ellison			2	0	-3
Ed Podolak			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	30	-21	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud									17	24	0			75
Woody Green	3	1	0	0					0	0	0			24
Ed Podolak	2	1	0						0	0	0			18
Emmitt Thomas						2			0	0	0			12
Larry Brunson	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Wendell Hayes	2	0							0	0	0			12
Elmo Wright	1	1							0	0	0			12
Morris Stroud		2							0	0	0			12
Otis Taylor	0	2							0	0	0			12
Willie Ellison	2	0							0	0	0			12
Marvin Upshaw						1			0	0	0			6
Bobby Bell						1			0	0	0			6
Wilbur Young						1			0	0	0			6
Jeff Kinney	0	1							0	0	0			6
Barry Pearson	0	1							0	0	0			6
Willie Lanier						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	10	11	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	24	0	0	1	233