NFL game summary for 09/03/1978:

Kansas City, employing a wing-T offense, rushed for 267 yards and reeled off a club-record 69 rushing plays to give new coach Marv Levy his first NFL victory. Tony Adams, who replaced injured starter Mike Livingston in the second period, directed scoring drives of 55, 76 and 55 yards. Before Livingston left the game, he guided the Chiefs' ground-oriented attack on an 18-play, 83-yard touchdown drive. The Bengals, trailing 24-9, scored two touchdowns in the final five minutes. Mark Bailey led Chiefs rushers with 106 yards.

Line: Bengals by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (1-0-0)	7	10	7	0	24
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1-0)	0	9	0	14	23

( 7- 0) KC  Tony Reed 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7- 6) CIN Don Bass 0 yard fumble return (kick failed)
(14- 6) KC  Ted McKnight 26 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(14- 9) CIN Chris Bahr 42 yard field goal
(17- 9) KC  Jan Stenerud 19 yard field goal
(24- 9) KC  Arnold Morgado 4 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24-16) CIN Archie Griffin 26 yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick)
(24-23) CIN Scott Perry 25 yard return of blocked punt (Chris Bahr kick)

                     KC              CIN
First Downs:         26              12
Rushes-yards:        69-267          17-77
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-20-133-0     10-24-159-2
Sacked-yards:        1-12            4-31
Net pass yards:      121             128
Net yards/pass:      5.8             4.6
Total net yards:     388             205
Total plays:         90 (76% run)    45 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     9-80            4-27

Attendance: 41,810

Passing:
KC: Mike Livingston, 8 of 10 for 67 yards; Tony Adams, 6 of 10 for 66 yards CIN: John Reaves, 10 of 24 for 159 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
KC: Mark Bailey, 26 for 106 yards; Tony Reed, 13 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 9 for 59 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 7 for 36 yards; Arnold Morgado, 4 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Mike Livingston, 3 for 8 yards; Horace Belton, 3 for 5 yards; Tony Adams, 3 for 4 yards; Zenon Andrusyshyn, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Archie Griffin, 9 for 50 yards; Pete Johnson, 6 for 14 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for 11 yards; Deacon Turner, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
KC: Walter White, 6 for 57 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 32 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 26 yards; Mark Bailey, 2 for 14 yards; Arnold Morgado, 1 for 2 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 2 yards CIN: Archie Griffin, 2 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Rick Walker, 1 for 28 yards; Billy Brooks, 1 for 20 yards; Dennis Law, 1 for 18 yards; Jim Corbett, 1 for 17 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 11 yards; Pat McInally, 1 for 11 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for 9 yards; Don Bass, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Larry Marshall, 4 for 104 yards CIN: Don Bass, 3 for 55 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 21 yards; Ray Griffin, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 16 yards CIN: Dennis Law, 4 for 29 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Tim Gray, 1 for 0 yards; Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 5 for 181 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 3 for 130 yards; Chris Bahr, 1 for 13 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1 CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/1