1966 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Won Championship
Coach: Hank Stram (11-2-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1966 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1966 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

On offense, the Chiefs earned 448 points, tops in the circuit. Meanwhile, the solid defense yielded 276 points. Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-leading 801 yards.

Len Dawson threw for 2,527 yards. Chris Burford grabbed 58 passes, while Otis Taylor added 1,297 receiving yards.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 41 turnovers. Johnny Robinson and Bobby Hunt each picked off 10 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team. The 1966 Kansas City Chiefs won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Len Dawson	284	159	56.0	2527	8.9	26	9.2	10	3.5	89	101.7
Pete Beathard	90	39	43.3	578	6.4	4	4.4	4	4.4	77	61.3
Bert Coan	1	1	100.0	18	18.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	18	158.3
Mike Garrett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Otis Taylor	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	377	199	52.8	3123	8.3	31	8.2	15	4.0	89

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Garrett	147	801	5.4	77	6
Curtis McClinton	140	540	3.9	49	4
Bert Coan	96	521	5.4	57	7
Len Dawson	24	167	7.0	18	0
Pete Beathard	20	152	7.6	52	1
Gene Thomas	7	53	7.6	28	1
Otis Taylor	2	33	16.5	19	0
Jerrel Wilson	3	7	2.3	5	0
Totals	439	2274	5.2	77	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Otis Taylor	58	1297	22.4	89	8
Chris Burford	58	758	13.1	38	8
Fred Arbanas	22	305	13.9	36	4
Curtis McClinton	19	285	15.0	68	5
Bert Coan	18	131	7.3	20	2
Mike Garrett	15	175	11.7	36	1
Reggie Carolan	7	154	22.0	45	3
Frank Pitts	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jerrel Wilson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	199	3123	15.7	89	31

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Mercer	35	33	94.3	26	20	76.9	93
Tommy Brooker	13	13	100.0	2	2	100.0	19
Fletcher Smith	4	2	50.0				2
Totals	52	48	92.3	28	22	78.6	114

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerrel Wilson	62	2715	43.8	69
Totals	62	2715	43.8	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Garrett	17	139	8.2	79	1
Emmitt Thomas	9	56	6.2	19	0
Aaron Brown	1	43	43.0	43	0
Fred Williamson	1	10	10.0	10	0
Willie Mitchell	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bobby Ply	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	255	8.5	79	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Emmitt Thomas	29	673	23.2	63
Mike Garrett	14	323	23.1	62
Gene Thomas	3	62	20.7	27
Solomon Brannan	1	24	24.0	24
Bert Coan	1	22	22.0	22
Aaron Brown	1	6	6.0	6
Otis Taylor	2	0	0.0	0
Smokey Stover	3	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1110	20.6	63

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Robinson	10	136	13.6	29	1
Bobby Hunt	10	113	11.3	33	0
Fred Williamson	4	20	5.0	19	0
Willie Mitchell	3	97	32.3	60	1
Sherrill Headrick	2	22	11.0	15	0
Bobby Bell	2	14	7.0	13	0
Smokey Stover	1	6	6.0	6	0
Bobby Ply	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	408	12.4	60	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Len Dawson			5	0	0	0	0
Mike Garrett			5	0	0		0
Chris Burford			1	0	0		0
Al Reynolds			1	0	0	0	0
Gene Thomas			1	0	0		0
Bert Coan			3	0	0		0
Pete Beathard			3	0	0		0
Bobby Bell		0				1
Curtis McClinton			2	0	0		0
Totals	0	0	21	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Mercer									20	33	0			93
Curtis McClinton	4	5							0	0	0			54
Bert Coan	7	2		0					0	0	0			54
Chris Burford		8							0	0	0			48
Mike Garrett	6	1	1	0					0	0	0			48
Otis Taylor	0	8		0					0	0	0			48
Fred Arbanas		4							0	0	0	1		26
Tommy Brooker									2	13	0			19
Reggie Carolan		3							0	0	0			18
Gene Thomas	1			0					0	0	0			6
Johnny Robinson						1			0	0	0			6
Frank Pitts		0						1	0	0	0			6
Pete Beathard	1								0	0	0			6
Bobby Bell						0	1		0	0	0			6
Willie Mitchell			0			1			0	0	0			6
Fletcher Smith									0	2	0			2
Jerrel Wilson	0	0							0	0	0	1		2
Totals	19	31	1	0	0	2	1	1	22	48	0	2	0	448