NFL game summary for 11/19/1978:
Dave Brown's recovery of a Kansas City fumble at the Seahawks' 17 with six seconds left to play enabled Seattle to even its record at 6-6. The Chiefs, who suffered their second straight last-minute defeat, closed to within three points with 10:09 left in the game on Mike Livingston's short touchdown pass to Ted McKnight. Fumble recoveries by Keith Simpson and Keith Butler set up Efren Herrera's 40-yard field goal and David Sims' 10-yard touchdown, which gave Seattle a 10-3 halftime advantage.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Chiefs by 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle Seahawks (6-6-0) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Kansas City Chiefs (2-10-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
( 3- 0) SEA Efren Herrera 40 yard field goal
(10- 0) SEA David Sims 10 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal
(13- 3) SEA Efren Herrera 18 yard field goal
(13-10) KC Ted McKnight 1 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)
SEA KC First Downs: 13 20 Rushes-yards: 29-132 41-124 Yards/rush: 4.6 3.0 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-23-142-0 18-33-231-0 Sacked-yards: 2-17 0-0 Net pass yards: 125 231 Net yards/pass: 5.0 7.0 Total net yards: 257 355 Total plays: 54 (53% run) 74 (55% run) Yards/play: 4.8 4.8 Fumbles-lost: 2-0 7-4 Turnovers: 0 4 Penalties-yards: 6-55 7-60 Attendance: 35,252
Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 14 of 23 for 142 yards KC: Mike Livingston, 18 of 33 for 231 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
SEA: David Sims, 13 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 12 for 84 yards; Don Testerman, 2 for 4 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 0 yards KC: Tony Reed, 15 for 50 yards; Arnold Morgado, 14 for 37 yards; Ted McKnight, 4 for 26 yards; Mark Bailey, 3 for 9 yards; Mike Livingston, 3 for 0 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 6 for 89 yards; David Sims, 4 for 15 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 16 yards; John Sawyer, 1 for 14 yards; Sherman Smith, 1 for 5 yards; Don Testerman, 1 for 3 yards KC: Henry Marshall, 4 for 78 yards; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 64 yards; Walter White, 3 for 28 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 9 yards; Ted McKnight, 2 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Tony Samuels, 1 for 25 yards; Larry Dorsey, 1 for 23 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Al Hunter, 1 for 31 yards; Rufus Crawford, 1 for 25 yards; Doug Long, 1 for 3 yards KC: Horace Belton, 2 for 61 yards; Eddie Payton, 2 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 3 for 17 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 2 for 16 yards; Clarence Sanders, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 7 for 235 yards KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 5 for 201 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1
SEA: Jim Zorn, 14 of 23 for 142 yards KC: Mike Livingston, 18 of 33 for 231 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
SEA: David Sims, 13 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 12 for 84 yards; Don Testerman, 2 for 4 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 0 yards KC: Tony Reed, 15 for 50 yards; Arnold Morgado, 14 for 37 yards; Ted McKnight, 4 for 26 yards; Mark Bailey, 3 for 9 yards; Mike Livingston, 3 for 0 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 6 for 89 yards; David Sims, 4 for 15 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 16 yards; John Sawyer, 1 for 14 yards; Sherman Smith, 1 for 5 yards; Don Testerman, 1 for 3 yards KC: Henry Marshall, 4 for 78 yards; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 64 yards; Walter White, 3 for 28 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 9 yards; Ted McKnight, 2 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Tony Samuels, 1 for 25 yards; Larry Dorsey, 1 for 23 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Al Hunter, 1 for 31 yards; Rufus Crawford, 1 for 25 yards; Doug Long, 1 for 3 yards KC: Horace Belton, 2 for 61 yards; Eddie Payton, 2 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Rufus Crawford, 3 for 17 yards KC: Eddie Payton, 2 for 16 yards; Clarence Sanders, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
SEA: Herman Weaver, 7 for 235 yards KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 5 for 201 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1