1988 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Frank Gansz (4-11-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1988 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
1988 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Kansas City chalked up 254 points, while the defensive squad allowed 320. Steve DeBerg passed for 2,935 yards. Stephone Paige topped pass catchers, grabbing 61 passes for 902 yards. Paul Palmer and Carlos Carson were targeted regularly as well.

Christian Okoye carried the ball for a team-leading 473 yards for the Chiefs, while Herman Heard and Paul Palmer additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Deron Cherry picked off 7 opponent throws. Bill Maas led the defensive unit with 4 sacks.

Frank Gansz coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve DeBerg	414	224	54.1	2935	7.1	16	3.9	16	3.9	80	30	246	73.5
Bill Kenney	114	58	50.9	549	4.8	0	0.0	5	4.4	25	13	107	46.3
Totals	528	282	53.4	3484	6.6	16	3.0	21	4.0	80	43	353

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Christian Okoye	105	473	4.5	48	3
Paul Palmer	134	452	3.4	26	2
Herman Heard	106	438	4.1	20	0
James Saxon	60	236	3.9	14	2
Larry Moriarty	20	62	3.1	9	0
Steve DeBerg	18	30	1.7	13	1
Kelly Goodburn	1	15	15.0	15	0
Bill Kenney	2	4	2.0	2	0
Kitrick Taylor	1	2	2.0	2	0
Carlos Carson	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	448	1713	3.8	48	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stephone Paige	61	902	14.8	49	7
Paul Palmer	53	611	11.5	71	4
Carlos Carson	46	711	15.5	80	3
Emile Harry	26	362	13.9	38	1
Jonathan Hayes	22	233	10.6	25	1
Herman Heard	20	198	9.9	32	0
James Saxon	19	177	9.3	22	0
Alfredo Roberts	10	104	10.4	20	0
Kitrick Taylor	9	105	11.7	36	0
Christian Okoye	8	51	6.4	12	0
Larry Moriarty	6	40	6.7	12	0
Darrell Colbert	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Kenny Gamble	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	282	3484	12.4	80	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Lowery	23	23	100.0	32	27	84.4	104
Totals	23	23	100.0	32	27	84.4	104

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kelly Goodburn	76	3059	40.2	59
Totals	76	3059	40.2	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kitrick Taylor	29	187	6.4	16
David Hollis	3	28	9.3	15
Totals	32	215	6.7	16

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Palmer	23	364	15.8	23
Kenny Gamble	15	291	19.4	31
David Hollis	6	106	17.7	28
Kitrick Taylor	5	80	16.0	19
James Saxon	2	40	20.0	27
Kevin Porter	1	16	16.0	16
Byron Ingram	2	16	8.0	9
Keyvan Jenkins	2	12	6.0	12
Totals	56	925	16.5	31

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Deron Cherry	7	51	7.3	24
Lloyd Burruss	2	57	28.5	32
J.C. Pearson	2	8	4.0	7
Greg Hill	1	24	24.0	24
Albert Lewis	1	19	19.0	19
Mike Stensrud	1	5	5.0	5
Kenny Gamble	1	2	2.0	2
Kevin Ross	1	0	0.0	0
Tim Cofield	1	0	0.0	0
Jack Del Rio	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	18	166	9.2	32

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Bill Maas	4.0
Tim Cofield	3.5
Dino Hackett	3.0
Neil Smith	2.5
Mike Stensrud	2.5
Angelo Snipes	2.0
Leonard Griffin	2.0
Mike Bell	2.0
Jack Del Rio	1.0
Kevin Porter	0.5
Totals	23.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Kevin Ross	99	99	0	0
Jack Del Rio	77	77	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Neil Smith	53	53	0		0	0	0	0	1
Albert Lewis	45	45	0	0	0	1	0		0
Chris Martin	5	5	0
Deron Cherry				0	0	6	10	0	0
Stephone Paige					2	2	0		0
Kevin Porter					1	2	0	0	0
Darrell Colbert					1	1	0	0	0
Andy Hawkins					0	1	0	0	0
Dino Hackett					0	1	0		0
Mike Bell					0	1	0	0	0
Paul Palmer					7	1	0		0
Tim Cofield				0	0	1	0	0	0
Angelo Snipes					0	1	0	0	0
James Saxon					0	1	0		0
Rich Baldinger					0	1	0	0	0
Jerome Sally					0	1	0	0	0
Steve DeBerg					1	0	0		0
David Hollis					1	0	0	0	0
Keyvan Jenkins					1	0	0	0	0
Kenny Gamble				0	1	0	0	0	0
Kitrick Taylor					1	0	0	0	0
Bill Kenney					1	0	0	0	0
Tom Baugh					1	0	-9	0	0
Christian Okoye					1	0	0		0
Herman Heard					2	0	0	0	0
Totals	279	279	0	0	21	22	1	0	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Lowery									27	23	0			104
Stephone Paige		7							0	0	0			42
Paul Palmer	2	4		0					0	0	0			36
Carlos Carson	0	3							0	0	0			18
Christian Okoye	3	0							0	0	0			18
James Saxon	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Emile Harry		1							0	0	0			6
Steve DeBerg	1								0	0	0			6
Jonathan Hayes		1							0	0	0			6
Albert Lewis						0			0	0	0		1	2
Bill Maas									0	0	0		1	2
Dino Hackett									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23	0	0	3	254