1978 Kansas City Chiefs Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (4-12)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1978 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1978 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chiefs scored 243 points, but the defense conceded 327. Tony Reed carried the ball for a team-leading 1,053 yards for Kansas City.

Mike Livingston passed for 1,573 yards. Tony Reed topped the receiving corps, grabbing 48 passes for 483 yards, while Walter White, MacArthur Lane and Henry Marshall each provided receiving help also.

Tim Gray seized 6 opponent throws.

Marv Levy coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 243
Regular Season Points Against: 327

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 3, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 23 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 10, 1978 Houston Oilers 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 17 L 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
September 17, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 10 at New York Giants 26 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
September 24, 1978 Denver Broncos 23 at Kansas City Chiefs 17 L 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 OT
October 1, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 13 at Buffalo Bills 28 L 0-2-0 1-2-0 1-4-0
October 8, 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 13 L 0-3-0 1-2-0 1-5-0
October 15, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 6 at Oakland Raiders 28 L 0-3-0 1-3-0 1-6-0
October 22, 1978 Cleveland Browns 3 at Kansas City Chiefs 17 W 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-6-0
October 29, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27 L 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-7-0
November 5, 1978 Oakland Raiders 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 10 L 1-4-0 1-4-0 2-8-0
November 12, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 23 at San Diego Chargers 29 L 1-4-0 1-5-0 2-9-0 OT
November 19, 1978 Seattle Seahawks 13 at Kansas City Chiefs 10 L 1-5-0 1-5-0 2-10-0
November 26, 1978 San Diego Chargers 0 at Kansas City Chiefs 23 W 2-5-0 1-5-0 3-10-0
December 3, 1978 Buffalo Bills 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 14 W 3-5-0 1-5-0 4-10-0
December 10, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 3 at Denver Broncos 24 L 3-5-0 1-6-0 4-11-0
December 17, 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 19 at Seattle Seahawks 23 L 3-5-0 1-7-0 4-12-0


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