Your interesting Chiefs facts of the week.
 

Courtesy of some analysis of pro-football-reference. Figures are the player, date, opponent, and yardage. In the case of passing TDs, the QB is also listed.

The longest Chiefs rushing TDs in history:

Jamaal Charles 9/23/2012 NOR 91
Jamaal Charles 12/23/2012 IND 86
Ted McKnight 9/30/1979 SEA 84
Joe Delaney 10/18/1981 DEN 82
Derrick Alexander 12/18/1999 PIT 82
Abner Haynes 11/29/1964 NYJ 80
Warren McVea 10/26/1969 CIN 80
Jamaal Charles 12/9/2012 CLE 80
Mike Garrett 10/30/1966 HOU 77
Robert Holmes 9/28/1968 MIA 76
Steve Bono 10/1/1995 ARI 76
Jamaal Charles 12/13/2009 BUF 76

Observations: Jamaal had a good year in 2012, and ... haha. Steve Bono.


The longest Chiefs passing TDs in history:


Marc Boerigter 12/22/2002 SDG 99 Trent Green
Tommy Brooker 11/18/1962 DEN 92 Len Dawson*
Gloster Richardson 11/3/1968 OAK 92 Len Dawson*
Frank Pitts 11/17/1968 BOS 90 Len Dawson*
J.J. Birden 11/18/1990 SDG 90 Steve DeBerg
Otis Taylor 11/13/1966 MIA 89 Len Dawson*
Stephone Paige 12/2/1990 NWE 86 Steve DeBerg
Derrick Alexander 9/12/1999 CHI 86 Elvis Grbac
Larry Brunson 11/10/1974 SDG 84 Len Dawson*
Stephone Paige 12/22/1985 SDG 84 Bill Kenney

Observations: Len Dawson could throw the ultra-deep ball. San Diego doesn't defend the ultra-deep ball well. Stephone Paige also has the #11 pass. He was quite the ultra-deep threat.


The longest Chiefs interception return TDs in history:

Gary Barbaro 12/11/1977 SEA 102
Tim Collier 12/18/1977 OAK 100
Sean Smith 11/3/2013 BUF 100
Dave Grayson 12/17/1961 NYT 99
Kevin Ross 9/6/1992 SDG 99
Brandon Flowers 10/26/2008 NYJ 91
Mark McMillian 12/14/1997 SDG 87
Dave Webster 10/9/1960 OAK 80
Jerome Woods 10/12/2003 GNB 79
Willie Mitchell 10/30/1966 HOU 78
Mark Collins 12/24/1994 RAI 78

Observations: Sadly, the Sean Smith one is the only one I recall specifically.


The longest Chiefs fumble return TDs in history:

Chris Martin 10/13/1991 MIA 100
Gary Spani 10/25/1981 OAK 91
Derrick Thomas* 12/5/1993 SEA 86
James Hasty 9/8/1996 OAK 80
Sammy Knight 10/16/2005 WAS 80
Donnie Edwards 9/12/1999 CHI 79
Maurice Leggett 11/30/2008 OAK 67
Tom Howard 9/6/1981 PIT 65
Jerry Mays 12/22/1963 NYJ 58
Tyron Brackenridge 9/30/2007 SDG 50

Observations: The Tom Howard one may be the most exciting one ever.


The longest Chiefs kickoff return TDs in history:

Knile Davis 12/1/2013 DEN 108
Noland Smith 12/17/1967 DEN 106
Dante Hall 9/14/2003 PIT 100
Dave Grayson 9/7/1963 DEN 99
Tamarick Vanover 9/3/1995 SEA 99
Knile Davis 10/26/2014 STL 99
Boyce Green 12/21/1986 PIT 97
Tamarick Vanover 10/27/1996 DEN 97
Dante Hall 9/28/2003 BAL 97
Dante Hall 12/19/2004 DEN 97
Jamaal Charles 11/22/2009 PIT 97

Observations: Go, Dante. And Jamaal gets on the list even though he doesn't have many returns.


The longest Chiefs punt return TDs in history:

Dexter McCluster 9/13/2010 SDG 94
Dante Hall 10/5/2003 DEN 93
Dante Hall 12/1/2002 ARI 90
J.T. Smith 9/23/1979 OAK 88
Dale Carter 11/22/1992 SEA 86
Tamarick Vanover 10/9/1995 SDG 86
Dante Hall 12/8/2002 STL 86
Jitter Fields 10/18/1987 DEN 85
Tamarick Vanover 1/2/2000 OAK 84
Tamarick Vanover 12/21/1997 NOR 82

Observations: Dante and Vanover pretty much dominate this list.


The longest Chiefs blocked kick TDs in history:

Lloyd Burruss 12/21/1986 PIT 78
Kevin Ross 12/6/1987 CIN 65
Chris Martin 9/30/1990 CLE 31

Observations: Only three of these, apparently. I expected more.


The longest Chiefs TD in history, not elsewhere classified:

Sherrill Headrick 12/17/1961 NYT 56 (Lateral)

Observations: Not sure what this is.

I always like Tamarick Vanover.

All-time Chiefs' leader in comebacks:

Elvis Grbac with nine: three on the road against Oakland overcoming 14 point deficits each time, one on the road against Denver, two at home against Seattle, and ones at home against Carolina, Pittsburgh, and San Diego.

I remember my mom saw an interview with Vanover after a game where he had a runback (it wasn't the SD MNF comeback) and he was praising God.

Several years later, around the time of Dante's heyday, she asked me what happened to the other kick returner, "the Christian."

"He was imprisoned for his role in facilitating a drug trafficking ring."

The Lloyd Burrus one put the Chiefs into the playoffs

See Rain Man, you CAN do football talk too.

Most TD passes in which the ball travelled less than 5 yards in the air:

Alex Smith - all of them

Most rushes ended by stupidly running into the pile for a 1 yard gain:

Donell Bennett

Most potential TD passes dropped for no reason:

Dwayne Bowe
Rookie Tony Gonzalez

That New Oleans game was the Jamaal Charles show

Jamaal Charles..... Because we spend so much time on our own 5 yard line.

I don't recall hearing or reading about Jitter Fields before. At all. You'd think a name like that would be memorable, too.

I'll wager Larry Johnson has the single year record for that.

It warms my heart to see Bono on this list.

Thanks Buddy Ryan D

liking that the longest TD and Return plays were by the 2 backs currently on our roster

1987. He was a replacement player during the strike that year.

Same year that Dino Hackett rode in the back of a pickup with a shotgun, protesting the scabs.

**** Jack del Rio

FYP

I hate douchebag union guys that do that. You should have known that replacements would come in when you voted to strike, dumbass.

I still can see that play in my head. The OT was running down field looking for someone to block. Only air. Hilarious!

I looked for the Boerigter play but can't find it. But I did find this one. ROFL



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Buddy Ryan should have been fired after that play. Not after the season. Not after the game. After that play.

It's really cool to watch that play. The Cardinals had seven guys in the line, three linebackers, and a safety. The safety follows the receiver in motion to the left to take himself out of the play, and the leftmost linebacker bites on the fake and runs toward the left. The leftmost defensive linemen (in reality a linebacker, I think) bites really, really hard on the Marcus Allen decoy and flies down the line. If he had stayed at home, Steve Bono would have been blown up. Valerio blocked a guy on his way out and wouldn't have reached the guy.

Wasn't it a car theft ring too?

Yeah, but I think that was mostly to transport the drugs.

Not trying to derail this thread, but I thought this was very interesting and thought it fit the spirit of the thread.

In 3 playoff games, Alex Smith has exactly 1000 yards (873 passing, 127 rushing), 10tds (9 passing, 1rushing) and no turnovers.

After reading all the stats, one thing is clear-BRING BACK LENNY THE COOL SO HE CAN THROW THE BALL DOWNFIELD!!!

I really surprised that during the Marty Era, the only 'longest rushing TD' comes from Steve Bono...No Okoye, Word, Allen or Hill for that matter.

IIRC, he was a replacement player during the strike. I might be wrong about that...

I was at that game in Baltimore. Only had a few Ravens fans that were a-holes...

You may be right
I may be crazy

Somebody watch this and tell us if you hear anything interesting.

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Heh. I watched that one in my then-girlfriend's hospital room (gallstone surgery) and recall that the Ravens got him on the KO but got flagged for something. Everyone seemed to think he'd burn 'em with the second chance, and he did.

Yes, I think it was offsides on Baltimore - I think that's the only penalty a kicking team can have on a KO save for PF's. Yeah, I spotted the flag and was pointing it out to the group and we all had this feeling like he was going to bust the next one. Insanity ensued and we got a few threats and middle fingers while cheering the TD.

Alex smith most invisible TDs.

I'm noting that Jamaal Charles had 17 percent of his rushing yards on 2012 on 3 carries. That's kind of funny. Those three runs add 0.9 yards per carry to his season total.

And then the sad news....
Tied for least receiving TDs in a season
Tops for longest # of minutes in a season without a lead in the modern NFL

On the plus side, they have the loudest stadium record and largest stadium flyover record. So there's that.

Turd in the punch bowl.

Wasnt that his fumble that got Indy rolling?

Oops

-pay no attention to the man behind the curtain-

That's why PFF didn't even have Jamaal as a top 100 player for the 2012 season

I could have swore somebody said the exact same thing earlier this thread.

I'm almost certain of it...


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It's an interesting complication. Those three runs took him from a 4.4 average to a 5.3 average. But those three runs were the equivalent of three epic drives.

No Jackson had something like that, but more so. I think he had something insane, like 2 or 3 runs were 20 percent of his CAREER yards.

Most RBs with good ypc have 2 or 3 big runs to get them to that high number.

What this illustrates is just how dangerous Jamaal is when he has adequate blocking.

What the poor blocking over the last couple of years illustrates is just how good Jamaal really is.

The fact that he has been able to maintain 5.0 ypc carry is a testament to just how damn good he really is.

Read this on another KC site, and thought it was interesting...

No one cares.

It really, really is... but all you ever hear about outside of KC is Bell, McCoy and Petersons old ass.

Cant wait to see what 30+ years, a ton of carries and a year off do for Peterson this year so everyone will finally shut the hell up about him, at least.

The NFL Top 100 listed both DeMarco Murray and Marshawn Lynch ahead of him. Now, in fairness, if the list is just the best players last year, Murray had a very productive year, and so did Lynch. But Jamaal was still notably ahead of both of them in yards per carry. I would presume that productivity per touch is a better sign of a player's ability than total productivity. Given a choice between the three, I would take Jamaal Charles if I'm on the playground picking teams.

Even if I were another teams fan, being the avid football fan and running back afficionado that I am... theres just no way I could look around the league and get more excited about someone other than JC.

That 5 ypc mark hasn't been done by anyone, ever... and its been done on some all time NFL bad teams... **** it, throw 40k to the strippers next time JC, whatever makes you happy baby.

The NFL Network lists are always rankings of the year ahead. The current ranking is for 2015 but the 2015 season hasn't happened yet. Obviously, the most heavily weighted criteria will be the prior year's production, which is why you see a guy like Murray ranked so highly.

The list is bullshit regardless.

The Vikings are an ascending team. They've got a capable young QB and a defense that's trending up.

If I had to bet money id predict a vintage type of season for Peterson.

Teddy is definitely an intriguing young guy, he seems to be on a fast learning curve... but it will still only be his second year.

I forget what all they were, but Zimmer did wonders for that defense last year, ditching that tired ass, reactive cover 2, they climbed in a bunch of standings... but its still his second year, probably 2/3 of that team still aren't "his guys" yet.

They're an ascending team alright, but don't expect too much.

Especially from Peterson, theres a ton of biological/physical factors at play there, not to mention the fact that he does NOT want to be there, he feels like the fans and team abandoned him at his time of greatest need... how hard is he really going to try for them?

I've never heard anything negative about his work ethic. The guy spent New Year's in the hospital recovering from surgery so he could get back to 100% health by the start of the 2012 season.

He may feel unappreciated but he's been out of the mix for an entire season and dealt with several off-the-field issues in the meantime. I'd bet he wants nothing more than to re-claim his title as best RB in the league.

USA! Must have been in another country during interview?

USA! Must have been in another country during the interview?