Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

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December 14th, 1997

1997 Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Gannon

RB G. Hill

FB K. Anders

WR L. Dawson

WR A. Rison

TE T. Popson

T J. Criswell

G D. Szott

C T. Grunhard

G W. Shields

T G. Parker

Defensive Starters

DE J. Browning

DT J. Phillips

DE D. Williams

LB D. Thomas

LB W. Simmons

LB D. Edwards

LB A. Davis

CB D. Carter

CB J. Hasty

S R. Tongue

S J. Woods

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chiefs	7	7	8	7	29
Chargers	0	7	0	0	7

	Chiefs	Chargers
Q1	7	0
Q2	7	7
Q3	8	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	29	7

Key Performers

Chiefs

PassingR. Gannon

8/25, 116 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Allen

8, 44 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Rison

2, 52 YDS

TacklesD. Edwards

SacksD. Thomas

3.0

InterceptionsM. McMillian

Chargers

PassingC. Whelihan

13/20, 137 YDS, 1 TD

RushingG. Brown

16, 57 YDS

ReceivingT. Martin

7, 66 YDS

TacklesR. Harrison

SacksW. Fuller

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Chiefs

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

239

Total Yards

282

Rushes

131

Rush YDS

Rush TD

32.0%

PASS %

60.5%

108

NET PASS YDS

219

PASS TD

Takeaways

24:58

Time of Possession

35:02

Offensive Starters

C. Whelihan QB

G. Brown RB

A. Craver FB

B. Still WR

T. Martin WR

F. Hartley TE

V. Parker T

J. Cocozzo G

R. McKenzie C

B. Bordelon G

T. Berti T

Defensive Starters

W. Fuller DE

J. Parrella DT

S. Lee DT

M. Coleman DE

P. Sapp LB

L. Bush LB

J. Seau LB

P. Bradford CB

T. Shaw CB

R. Harrison S

M. Dumas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 16 match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers featuring 9 tackles by Donnie Edwards.

Legend

Moment: Chiefs

Moment: Chargers

Chiefs Momentum

Chargers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Marcus Allen left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Whelihan pass complete to Eric Metcalf for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Rich Gannon pass complete to Lake Dawson for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs takes the lead → 14-7

< Q3 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 40 yard field goal good

Chiefs extends lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • KAN SAF KAN SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Todd Philcox sacked by Derrick Thomas for 1 yard - Safety!

Chiefs extends lead → 19-7

< Q3 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 48 yard field goal good

Chiefs extends lead → 22-7

< Q4 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Todd Philcox pass intended for Charlie Jones is intercepted by Mark McMillian at KC13 and returned for 87 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs extends lead → 29-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Rich Gannon	25	8	32.0	116	1	0	27	1	61.4
Team Totals	25	8	32.0	116	1	0	27	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Marcus Allen	8	44	5.5	1	14
Greg Hill	7	13	1.9	0	3
Donnell Bennett	6	32	5.3	0	9
Kimble Anders	5	43	8.6	0	36
Rich Gannon	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	27	131	4.9	1	36

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Gonzalez	5	3	15	5.0	0	7
Andre Rison	10	2	52	26.0	0	27
Lake Dawson	3	2	48	24.0	1	27
Kimble Anders	1	1	1	1.0	0	1
Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tamarick Vanover	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Joe Horn	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ted Popson	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	8	116	14.5	1	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Donnie Edwards	9	8	1	0	0
Derrick Thomas	7	5	2	3	0
Terry Wooden	7	7	0	1	0
James Hasty	7	6	1	0	0
Anthony Davis	5	3	2	1	0
Dale Carter	5	5	0	0	0
Wayne Simmons	5	5	0	0	0
Reggie Tongue	5	3	2	0	0
Mark McMillian	4	4	0	0	1
Jerome Woods	4	3	1	0	0
Dan Williams	3	3	0	2	0
John Browning	3	3	0	0	0
Tom Barndt	2	1	1	0	0
Joe Phillips	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	67	57	10	7	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Tamarick Vanover	2	47	23.5
Danan Hughes	1	21	21
Team Totals	3	68	22.7

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tamarick Vanover	1	-1	-1	0
Team Totals	1	-1	-1.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Pete Stoyanovich	2	2	3	3
Team Totals	2	2	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Louie Aguiar	7	272	38.9
Team Totals	7	272	38.9

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Craig Whelihan	20	13	65.0	137	1	0	16	3	101.5
Todd Philcox	18	10	55.6	116	0	1	29	4	52.1
Team Totals	38	23	60.5	253	1	1	29	7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Gary Brown	16	57	3.6	14
Kenny Bynum	6	-1	-0.2	4
Aaron Craver	3	11	3.7	9
Craig Whelihan	2	4	2.0	4
Eric Metcalf	1	-8	-8.0	-8
Team Totals	28	63	2.3	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	11	7	66	9.4	0	16
Frank Hartley	5	4	54	13.5	0	15
Bryan Still	6	3	41	13.7	0	21
Charlie Jones	5	3	33	11.0	0	15
Eric Metcalf	5	3	48	16.0	1	29
Aaron Craver	2	2	0	0.0	0	6
Gary Brown	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Shannon Mitchell	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	23	253	11.0	1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Rodney Harrison	9	8	1	0
Marco Coleman	5	5	0	0
Lewis Bush	4	4	0	0
Mike Dumas	4	2	2	0
Patrick Sapp	4	3	1	0
Junior Seau	4	2	2	0
Terrance Shaw	4	4	0	0
William Fuller	2	2	0	1
Norman Hand	1	1	0	0
Mike Mohring	1	1	0	0
Gerome Williams	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	39	33	6	1