1997 Kansas City Chiefs roster: 13-3

The Kansas City Chiefs went 13-3 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Kansas City Chiefs team stats
Points23.36th of 30
Passing Yards180.824th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.314th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.63rd of 30
Rushing Yards135.75th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.99th of 30
Sacks3.43rd of 30
Tackles42.122nd of 30
Touchdowns2.68th of 30
Total Yards331.313th of 30
Points Allowed14.51st of 30
3rd Down Conversion %41.36th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Chiefs roster: passing

1997 Kansas City Chiefs passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Elvis GrbacQB101793141,94311679.1
Rich GannonQB9981751,1447479.8
Louis AguiarP16113500118.8
Marcus AllenRB16221520137.5

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Chiefs roster: rushing

1997 Kansas City Chiefs rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Greg HillRB161575503.50
Marcus AllenRB161245054.111
Kimble AndersRB15793975.00
Donnell BennettFB14943693.91
Elvis GrbacQB10301685.61
Rich GannonQB9331093.32
Tamarick VanoverWR1655010.00
Louis AguiarP162115.50
Tony RichardsonFB142115.50
Andre RisonWR16122.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Chiefs roster: receiving

1997 Kansas City Chiefs receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Andre RisonWR167201,09215.27
Kimble AndersRB155904537.72
Tony GonzalezTE1633036811.22
Ted PopsonTE133503209.12
Lake DawsonWR1121027313.02
Greg HillRB1612012610.50
Tamarick VanoverWR16709213.10
Marcus AllenRB16110867.80
Joe HornWR8206532.50
Danan HughesWR1670659.32
Derrick WalkerTE16506012.00
Kevin LockettWR9103535.00
Tony RichardsonFB143062.03
Donnell BennettFB147050.70

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Chiefs roster: defense

1997 Kansas City Chiefs defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Donnie EdwardsLB1698762.5283
Reggie TongueDB1687672.5162
Anthony DavisLB1587673.5041
Jerome WoodsFS1685661.0452
James HastyDB1674622.0390
Dale CarterCB1656490.0270
Dan WilliamsDE15463610.5023
Mark McMillanCB1642410.08211
Derrick ThomasLB1234279.5003
John BrowningDE1433294.0000
Vaughn BookerDE1330254.0000
Terry WoodenLB1530262.0021
Pellom McDanielsDE1623193.5041
Tom BarndtDT1617112.0010
Darren AndersonDB111392.0110
Joe PhillipsDT151070.5000
Greg ManuskyLB16640.0011
Clyde JohnsonCB15410.0000
Troy DumasLB8331.0001
Kevin RossDB5210.0000
Kerry HicksDE2220.0000
Tracy SimienLB16220.0000
Kimble AndersRB15100.0000
Donnell BennettFB14100.0000
Kevin LockettWR9100.0000
Ty PartenDT2110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ DENL 3-19
  2. Sep 8, 1997@ LVT 0-0
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs BUFW 22-16
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ CARW 35-14
  5. Sep 28, 1997vs SEAW 20-17
  6. Oct 5, 1997@ MIAL 14-17
  7. Oct 16, 1997vs LACW 31-3
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ LARW 28-20
  9. Nov 3, 1997vs PITT 0-0
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ JAXL 10-24
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs DENW 24-22
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ SEAW 19-14
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs SFW 44-9
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs LVW 30-0
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ LACW 29-7
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs NOW 25-13
  17. Jan 4, 1998vs DENL 10-14playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.