1978 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (4-12)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1978 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1978 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chiefs scored 243 points, but the defense conceded 327. Tony Reed carried the ball for a team-leading 1,053 yards for Kansas City.

Mike Livingston passed for 1,573 yards. Tony Reed topped the receiving corps, grabbing 48 passes for 483 yards, while MacArthur Lane, Walter White and Henry Marshall each contributed to the receiving game also.

Tim Gray seized 6 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
Mike Livingston	290	159	54.8	1573	5.4	5	1.7	13	4.5	44	18	171	57.4
Tony Adams	79	44	55.7	415	5.3	2	2.5	3	3.8	26	3	27	63.0
Walter White	1	1	100.0	44	44.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	44	0	0	118.8
Totals	370	204	55.1	2032	5.5	7	1.9	16	4.3	44	21	198

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Reed	206	1053	5.1	62	5
Ted McKnight	104	627	6.0	41	6
Arnold Morgado	160	593	3.7	18	7
Mark Bailey	83	298	3.6	17	0
MacArthur Lane	52	277	5.3	30	0
Horace Belton	24	79	3.3	8	0
Mike Livingston	23	49	2.1	18	1
Tony Adams	9	15	1.7	6	0
Zenon Andrusyshyn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Henry Marshall	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	663	2986	4.5	62	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Reed	48	483	10.1	44	1
Walter White	42	340	8.1	24	1
MacArthur Lane	36	279	7.8	44	0
Henry Marshall	26	433	16.7	40	2
Ted McKnight	14	83	5.9	19	1
Horace Belton	11	88	8.0	22	0
Larry Dorsey	9	169	18.8	33	2
Arnold Morgado	7	47	6.7	15	0
Tony Samuels	6	97	16.2	38	0
Mark Bailey	5	13	2.6	15	0
Totals	204	2032	10.0	44	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	26	25	96.2	30	20	66.7	85
Totals	26	25	96.2	30	20	66.7	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Zenon Andrusyshyn	79	3247	41.1	61
Totals	79	3247	41.1	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Payton	32	364	11.4	39
Ted Burgmeier	4	59	14.8	55
Larry Marshall	6	51	8.5	20
Gary Green	1	6	6.0	6
Clarence Sanders	1	5	5.0	5
Larry Dorsey	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	45	488	10.8	55

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Payton	30	775	25.8	66
Horace Belton	9	227	25.2	41
Larry Marshall	7	173	24.7	40
Arnold Morgado	5	100	20.0	25
Ed Beckman	3	74	24.7	34
Ted McKnight	3	65	21.7	24
Gary Green	1	27	27.0	27
Clarence Sanders	2	15	7.5	13
Whitney Paul	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	61	1456	23.9	66

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tim Gray	6	118	19.7	61
Gary Barbaro	3	92	30.7	35
Tim Collier	3	38	12.7	23
Whitney Paul	3	21	7.0	10
Dave Rozumek	2	5	2.5	3
Emmitt Thomas	2	0	0.0	0
Tom Howard	1	0	0.0	0
Gary Green	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	21	274	13.0	61

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mike Livingston			8	4	-25
Eddie Payton			6	3	0	0
Ted Burgmeier			1	3	24	0
Gary Green		0	0	2	0	0
Jack Rudnay			0	1	2	0
Gary Barbaro		0	0	1	0	0
Tom Howard		0	0	1	0	0
Gary Spani			0	1	6	0
Tony Reed			6	1	0
Art Still			0	1	0	0
Dave Rozumek		0	0	1	0	0
Whitney Paul		0	1	1	0	0
Zenon Andrusyshyn			1	1	-1	0
Don Parrish			0	1	0	0
Sylvester Hicks			0	1	0	0
Clarence Sanders			0	1	0	0
Horace Belton			1	1	0	0
Ted McKnight			2	1	0
Jeff Lloyd			0	1	0	0
Charlie Ane			1	0	-32	0
Larry Marshall			2	0	0	0
Arnold Morgado			2	0	0
MacArthur Lane			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	32	27	-26	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud									20	25	0			85
Ted McKnight	6	1		0					0	0	0			42
Arnold Morgado	7	0		0					0	0	0			42
Tony Reed	5	1							0	0	0			36
Henry Marshall	0	2							0	0	0			12
Larry Dorsey		2	0						0	0	0			12
Mike Livingston	1								0	0	0			6
Walter White		1							0	0	0			6
Ed Beckman				0					0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	25	0	0	1	243