1990 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (11-5)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1990 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1990 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Kansas City piled up points with 369 points, while the solid defense conceded 257. Steve DeBerg triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,444 yards. Stephone Paige grabbed 65 passes for 1,021 yards.

Barry Word carried the ball for a team-leading 1,015 yards for the Chiefs, and Christian Okoye additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

The opportunistic defense created 45 turnovers, best in the league. Kevin Ross picked off 5 opponent throws. Derrick Thomas topped the defensive unit with 20 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 60 sacks.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve DeBerg	444	258	58.1	3444	7.8	23	5.2	4	0.9	90	22	191	96.3
Steve Pelluer	5	2	40.0	14	2.8	0	0.0	1	20.0	11	0	0	8.3
Totals	449	260	57.9	3458	7.7	23	5.1	5	1.1	90	22	191

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Word	204	1015	5.0	53	4
Christian Okoye	245	805	3.3	32	7
Todd McNair	14	61	4.4	13	0
Bill Jones	10	47	4.7	14	0
James Saxon	3	15	5.0	8	0
Steve Pelluer	5	6	1.2	5	0
Kelly Goodburn	1	5	5.0	5	0
Fred Jones	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Steve DeBerg	21	-5	-0.2	6	0
Totals	504	1948	3.9	53	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stephone Paige	65	1021	15.7	86	5
Robb Thomas	41	545	13.3	47	4
Emile Harry	41	519	12.7	60	2
Todd McNair	40	507	12.7	65	2
Bill Jones	19	137	7.2	19	5
J.J. Birden	15	352	23.5	90	3
Alfredo Roberts	11	119	10.8	27	0
Jonathan Hayes	9	83	9.2	21	1
Pete Mandley	7	97	13.9	24	0
Barry Word	4	28	7.0	10	0
Christian Okoye	4	23	5.8	8	0
Danta Whitaker	2	17	8.5	16	1
James Saxon	1	5	5.0	5	0
Fred Jones	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	260	3458	13.3	90	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Lowery	38	37	97.4	37	34	91.9	139
Totals	38	37	97.4	37	34	91.9	139

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bryan Barker	64	2479	38.7	56
Kelly Goodburn	17	653	38.4	58
Totals	81	3132	38.7	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Naz Worthen	25	180	7.2	37
J.J. Birden	10	72	7.2	22
Emile Harry	1	2	2.0	2
Danta Whitaker	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	37	254	6.9	37

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Todd McNair	14	227	16.2	23
Naz Worthen	11	226	20.5	32
Fred Jones	9	175	19.4	46
James Saxon	5	81	16.2	23
Pete Mandley	4	51	12.8	23
J.J. Birden	1	14	14.0	14
Barry Word	1	10	10.0	10
Alfredo Roberts	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	46	784	17.0	46

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kevin Ross	5	97	19.4	40	0
Deron Cherry	3	40	13.3	21	0
Stan Petry	3	33	11.0	33	1
Jeff Donaldson	3	28	9.3	14	0
Albert Lewis	2	15	7.5	15	0
Lloyd Burruss	1	14	14.0	14	0
Kevin Porter	1	13	13.0	13	0
J.C. Pearson	1	10	10.0	10	0
Percy Snow	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	250	12.5	40	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Derrick Thomas	20.0
Neil Smith	9.5
Dan Saleaumua	7.0
Chris Martin	5.5
Bill Maas	5.5
Leonard Griffin	3.5
Dino Hackett	3.0
Louis Cooper	2.0
Percy Snow	2.0
Mike Bell	1.0
Greg Meisner	1.0
Totals	60.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dan Saleaumua	88	88	0		0	6	0	1	0
Chris Martin	74	74	0		0	4	3		0
Neil Smith	68	68	0		0	1	0	0	4
Kevin Ross	64	64	0	0	0	3	0		0
Derrick Thomas	63	63	0		0	2	14	0	6
Albert Lewis	58	58	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Tracy Rogers	1	1	0
Steve DeBerg					9	3	-31	0	0
Dino Hackett					0	2	0	0	0
Frank Winters					0	2	0	0	0
Naz Worthen					1	1	0	0	0
Bill Maas					0	1	0		0
Lloyd Burruss				0	0	1	2	0	0
Todd McNair					1	1	0		0
Fred Jones					1	1	0	0	0
Mike Bell					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Webster					0	1	0	0	0
Rich Baldinger					0	1	0	0	0
Barry Word					4	1	0		0
Stephone Paige					3	1	0		0
Dave Szott					0	1	0	0	0
J.C. Pearson				0	0	1	0	0	0
Christian Okoye					6	1	0		0
Pete Mandley					1	0	0	0	0
J.J. Birden					1	0	0		0
James Saxon					1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Porter				0	1	0	0	0	0
Danta Whitaker					1	0	0		0
Totals	416	416	0	0	30	39	-11	1	10

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Lowery									34	37	0			139
Christian Okoye	7	0							0	0	0			42
Stephone Paige		5							0	0	0			30
Bill Jones	0	5							0	0	0			30
Robb Thomas		4							0	0	0			24
Barry Word	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
J.J. Birden		3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Emile Harry		2	0						0	0	0			12
Todd McNair	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Jonathan Hayes		1							0	0	0			6
Dan Saleaumua							1		0	0	0			6
Stan Petry						1			0	0	0			6
Danta Whitaker		1	0						0	0	0			6
Kevin Ross						0		1	0	0	0			6
Chris Martin								1	0	0	0			6
Bill Maas									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	11	23	0	0	0	1	1	2	34	37	0	0	1	369