The Kansas City Chiefs were defeated by the San Diego Chargers, 42 to 31, on September 20, 1981.

Final

Chargers

3-0-0

42

Chiefs

2-1-0

31

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

Kellen Winslow 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

James Brooks 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

2nd quarter

Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

Eric Sievers 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

Al Dixon 7-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)

3rd quarter

Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

Chuck Muncie 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

Billy Jackson 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

4th quarter

Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal

Gary Johnson 5-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)

Chargers

Chiefs

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

398

426

Yards per play

5.9

5.3

Passing

284

278

Comp - Att

22 - 43

22 - 41

Yards per pass

6.6

6.3

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 25

Rushing

114

148

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

4.8

4.0

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Chargers

Chiefs

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Dan Fouts D. Fouts	22	43	284	6.6	3	3	0	66.4
Team	22	43	284	6.6	3	3	0	66.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	17	93	5.5	2
Dan Fouts D. Fouts	3	8	2.7	0
James Brooks J. Brooks	2	7	3.5	0
John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	1	4	4.0	0
George Roberts G. Roberts	1	2	2.0	0
Team	24	114	4.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6	96	16.0	1
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	9	85	9.4	0
Eric Sievers E. Sievers	2	43	21.5	1
James Brooks J. Brooks	2	30	15.0	1
Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	2	23	11.5	0
Ron Smith R. Smith	1	7	7.0	0
Team	22	284	6.6	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rolf Benirschke R. Benirschke	0	2		6	6
Team	0	2		6	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
George Roberts G. Roberts	5	201	40.2
Team	5	201	40.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
James Brooks J. Brooks	5	119	23.8	0
Team	5	119	23.8	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
James Brooks J. Brooks	1	23	23.0
Pete Shaw P. Shaw	1	1	1.0
Team	2	24	12.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Bill Kenney B. Kenney	22	41	303	7.4	1	5	3	46.1
Team	22	41	278	7.4	1	5	3	46.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Joe Delaney J. Delaney	9	66	7.3	0
Ted McKnight T. McKnight	14	40	2.9	2
Jim Hadnot J. Hadnot	11	33	3.0	0
Billy Jackson B. Jackson	2	6	3.0	1
Mike Williams M. Williams	1	3	3.0	0
Team	37	148	4.0	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
J.T. Smith	9	140	15.6	0
Henry Marshall H. Marshall	5	53	10.6	0
Al Dixon A. Dixon	3	44	14.7	1
Joe Delaney J. Delaney	2	37	18.5	0
Jim Hadnot J. Hadnot	2	16	8.0	0
Carlos Carson C. Carson	1	13	13.0	0
Team	22	303	7.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Lowery N. Lowery	1	2		4	7
Team	1	2		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Grupp B. Grupp	3	118	39.3
Team	3	118	39.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Carlos Carson C. Carson	5	110	22.0
Joe Delaney J. Delaney	1	11	11.0
Team	6	121	20.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
J.T. Smith	4	20	5.0	0
Team	4	20	5.0	0

More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,942

Mahomes

RUSH

414

Hunt

REC

435

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

25.4

10th

OPP PPG

18.4

4th

RUSH YDS/G

122.4

14th

PASS YDS/G

242.8

12th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	.625
Broncos	5	4	.556
Raiders	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	KC	@	BUF	4:25 PM
Sun 11/24	KC	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Fri 11/29	LV	@	KC	3:00 PM
Sun 12/8	LAC	@	KC	8:20 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

8-0-0

Final

Buccaneers

4-5-0

Mon 4 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/7	CIN	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs were defeated by the San Diego Chargers, 42 to 31, on September 20, 1981.

Final

Chargers

42

Chiefs

31

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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NFL 2024 Leaders

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762

783

717

663

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11

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11.0

9.0

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NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

192.5

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144.7

114.8

109.5

97

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68

106

104

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