Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Los Angeles Raiders

Date:  December 22, 1991

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

KC                  7          10        0          10          27

LA                   7          0          0          14          21

 

Visitor playmakers:

RB Barry Word, WR J.J. Birden,

 

Home playmakers:

WR Tim Brown, TE Ethan Horton, DT Scott Davis, DE Greg Townsend

 

Network:  NBC (WDAF Kansas City)

Announcers:  Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  7.5/10 – player-to-recorder copy

 

Notes:  Christmas came early for the Chiefs and their fans.  By playing brilliantly and holding off the Raiders in the end, they left Los Angeles with a 27-21 win.  The victory gave the Chiefs a home playoff game against the Raiders.  A loss would have meant playing in Los Angeles again the following week.  It would be the first playoff game in Kansas City in 20 years.

 

The offense was superb.  Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns.  RB Barry Word rushed for 152 yards, and WR J.J. Birden caught eight passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns.  Even more impressive was that the Chiefs didn’t have to punt in the game.

 

The Chiefs led 17-7 at the half, and after the Raiders scored with just under four minutes left in the game to pull within 27-21, the Chiefs ran out the clock to secure the win.  Kansas City held the ball for almost 40 minutes. 

   –Kansas City Chiefs Encyclopedia, 2^nd Edition

 

Thanks Kevin!

 

Running time:  3:01 (2 discs)