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Date: October 6, 1985
Scoring:
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
KC 3 0 0 7 10
LA 0 10 3 6 19
Visitor playmakers:
DE Art Still, WR Anthony Hancock, DE Mike Bell
Home playmakers:
WR Jim Smith, DE Howie Long, LB Rod Martin, LB Brad Van Pelt, S Vann McElroy
Network: NBC (WDAF
Announcers: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Pregame: No
Halftime: Yes
Postgame: No
Commercials: Yes – look for Mark Harmon selling Coors
Grade: B- Some interference at the bottom of the screen throughout
Notes: When the
Chiefs lost their starting offensive tackles, they lost the game. Starting tackles Matt Herkenhoff
and David Lutz were both out of the game before the first quarter was over, and
any chance the Chiefs had to remain competitive against the Raiders left with
them.
“We are just breaking down in different places each week,” Chiefs quarterback Bill Kenney said. “When we lost our tackles, our running game went downhill, and our passing game didn’t click. We had a tough time… There just wasn’t enough time to throw the ball.”
The Raiders’ defensive line toyed with the Chiefs the rest
of the game, shutting off
“A combination of things in the game didn’t work in our
favor,” Chiefs coach John Mackovic said.
“They [the Raiders] pressured the passer very well in the middle part of
the game.”
The defense was up, though, and kept the Chiefs in the game until the end.
“I really thought we were going to win it,” Chiefs defensive end Mike Bell said. “I thought we would come back and win it 17-16 right at the end of the game.”
The loss dropped the Chiefs’ record to 3-2 and was the first of what would turn into a seven-game losing streak. The Chiefs didn’t win again until November 24, almost two months later.
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Running time: 2:35 (2 discs)
