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KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:39 pm
by JoeZagorski
Hey Guys,
I know that on October 20, 1968, the Kansas City Chiefs had a combined 60 rushing attempts against the Oakland Raiders. Do any of you know if the Chiefs ever eclipsed that record in their storied history since that date? Thanks in advance for your help answering this question.
Sincerely,
Joe Zagorski
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 5:05 pm
by Mark Durr
Yes, in a game at Cincinnati on September 3, 1978 the Chiefs had 69 rushing attempts:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... 030cin.htm
This tied the record for the third most rushing attempts by a team in an NFL game:
http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/team/rushing
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:09 pm
by JoeZagorski
Thanks Mark! I had a feeling that Marv Levy's Wing-T formation would have racked up some serious carries in a game.
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:01 pm
by Rupert Patrick
Joe Zagorski wrote:Thanks Mark! I had a feeling that Marv Levy's Wing-T formation would have racked up some serious carries in a game.
The 1978 Chiefs are still third-all time for most yards rushing in a season with 2,986, only trailing the 1973 Bills (3,088 yards) and 1978 Patriots, who rushed for 3,165 yards. And to think with a rushing attack like that they managed to finish 4-12 in a AFC West where they went 1-7 against the division, and beat every AFC Central team except Pittsburgh, whom they lost to by only a field goal.
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:03 am
by BD Sullivan
Joe Zagorski wrote:Thanks Mark! I had a feeling that Marv Levy's Wing-T formation would have racked up some serious carries in a game.
That was in Marv's first game at the helm.
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:14 pm
by sheajets
FWIW in more recent times they had an official 53 combined rushing attempts against Seattle in 2006. Herm Edwards team so no surprise there.
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:53 pm
by Gary Najman
Tony Reed rushed for 1,000 yards, and Ted McKnight, Arnold Morgado, Mark Bailey and the veteran MacArthur Lane were also with the 1978 Chiefs.
Re: KC Most carries in one game
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:10 am
by JWL
Teo wrote:Tony Reed rushed for 1,000 yards, and Ted McKnight, Arnold Morgado, Mark Bailey and the veteran MacArthur Lane were also with the 1978 Chiefs.
I think the 1978 Chiefs hold the record (possibly tied with some other team{s}) for the highest number of different runners to have a 100+ yard rushing game in the same season.