Visitor: Miami Dolphins

Home: Kansas City Chiefs

Date: October 13, 1991

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 Final

MIA 0 0 0 7 7

KC 14 14 14 0 42

Visitor playmakers:

QB Scott Secules

Home playmakers:

RB Christian Okoye, Tracy Simien, LB Chris Martin, WR Tim Barnett, RB Todd McNair, S Deron Cherry, CB Billy Bell

Network: NBC (KSDK St. Louis)

Announcers: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy

Pregame: No – JIP at 12:10 of first quarter

Halftime: Yes – Newschannel 5 Halftime Break, NFL ‘91

Postgame: No

Commercials: Yes

Grade: Very Good

Notes: Kansas City gets on the board when Christian Okoye finds a seam for 38 yards into the end zone, capping a 68-yard opening drive. QB Dan Marino takes over and finds his Marks (Clayton and Duper) when the Chiefs stuff the Miami ground game. On Miami’s next possession the travel 78 yards and rush with Sammy Smith from the 1, but Tracy Simien forces a fumble and Chris Martin picks it up and runs it 100 yards for the touchdown, the second-longest fumble return for a touchdown in NFL history.

The second quarter opens with Kansas City driving 75 yards on the back of Okoye. QB Steve DeBerg finds Barnett in the end zone, and KC takes a 21-0 lead. Another Miami punt gives the Chiefs the ball back, and the offensive playbook is wide open. Run by committee, short pass, deep pass, it all works. Okoye finds the end zone again after running over a few Dolphins, and Kansas City goes up 28-0. That drive brings the total to 103 yards on 15 carries by the Nigerian Nightmare. The drive went 13 plays with no third downs. Miami gets the ball back with four minutes left in the half, but they can’t make anything happen and punt the ball again. The Dolphins get the ball back one last time and drive deep into Chiefs territory, but Deron Cherry makes a great play to stop Tony Martin just outside the end zone.

Kansas City takes the third quarter kickoff and drives 75 yards for the touchdown, finishing the drive with a 14-yard pass to Todd McNair. The look of disgust on Miami head coach Don Shula’s face says it all. Miami again fails to get anything going on the ensuing drive and punts back to the dominant Chiefs. Kansas City capitalizes in huge fashion with a 61-yard drive that includes a 41-yard pass to Tim Barnett for the touchdown. QB Scott Secules comes in to finish the game for Marino.

The Dolphins are on the march at the start of the fourth quarter and do a great job moving the ball. Secules runs it in from the 4, scoring the first touchdown against KC in 11 quarters. Mark Vlasic comes in to take the snaps for KC, but the Chiefs can’t move the ball and punt it back to Miami. Secules promptly throws an interception to Billy Bell. KC burns some more time off the clock, then turns the ball back over to the Dolphins on downs. Kansas City ends up outscoring their opponents 75-13 in two weeks.

Thanks Tim!

Running time: 2:43 (2 discs)