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1985 Kansas City Chiefs season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Kansas City Chiefs

| year = 1985

| record = 6–10

| division_place = 5th AFC West

| coach = John Mackovic

| general_manager = Jim Schaaf

| owner = Lamar Hunt

| stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro bowlers = {{Collapsible list

| title = 1

| 1 = S Deron Cherry

}}

| AP All-pros = {{Collapsible list

| title = 2

| 1 = S Deron Cherry (2nd team)

| 2 = K Nick Lowery (1st team)

}}

| shortnavlink = Chiefs seasons

}}

File:Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos 1985-12-14 (ticket).jpg

The {{nfly|1985}} Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League and the 26th overall.

The Chiefs got off to a great start in 1985 with a 47–27 win at New Orleans, while safety Deron Cherry tied an NFL record by registering four interceptions in a 28–7 win against Seattle on September 29 as the club boasted a 3–1 record four games into the season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s |title=Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's |access-date=July 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806041235/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s/ |archive-date=August 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The club was then confronted with a seven-game losing streak (amidst, nonetheless, the neighboring Kansas City Royals's World Series run) that wasn’t snapped until quarterback Todd Blackledge was installed as the starter against Indianapolis on November 24. The team rebounded to win three of its final five contests of the year with Blackledge under center, further inflaming a quarterback controversy that continued into the 1986 season.

Among these wins was the first time since 1972 that the Chiefs played the Atlanta Falcons, and merely the second in team history.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=game&year_min=1961&year_max=2012&game_type=R&playoff_round=&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&game_day_of_week=&game_time=&time_zone=&game_location=&surface=&roof=&game_result=&overtime=&league_id=&team_id=atl&opp_id=kan&conference_game=&division_game=&tm_is_playoff=&opp_is_playoff=&tm_is_winning=&opp_is_winning=&tm_scored_first=&tm_led=&tm_trailed=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=game_date&order_by_asc=Y Atlanta Falcons v Kansas City Chiefs] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team's division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats]

One of the few remaining bright spots in a disappointing 6–10 season came in the regular season finale against San Diego when wide receiver Stephone Paige set an NFL record with 309 receiving yards in a 38–34 win, breaking the previous mark of 303 yards set by Cleveland's Jim Benton in 1945. Paige's mark was subsequently surpassed by a 336-yard effort by Flipper Anderson (Los Angeles Rams) in 1989.

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Offseason

=NFL draft=

{{main article|1985 NFL draft}}

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|1985|border=2}}"| 1985 Kansas City Chiefs draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 || 15

| Ethan Horton || Tight end || North Carolina

2 || 41

| Jonathan Hayes || Tight end || Iowa

4 || 99

| Bob Olderman || Guard || Virginia

5 || 126

| Bruce King || Fullback || Purdue

6 || 149

| John Bostic || Defensive end || Bethune–Cookman

7 || 180

| Vince Thomson || Defensive end || Missouri Western

7 || 183

| Dave Heffernan || Guard || Miami (FL)

8 || 210

| Ira Hillary || Wide receiver || South Carolina

9 || 237

| Earl Johnson || Defensive back || Southwest Missouri State

10 || 267

| Jeff Smith || Running back || Nebraska

11 || 293

| Chris Jackson || Center || SMU

Personnel

= Staff / Coaches =

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1985

| team = Kansas City Chiefs

| front_office =

| head_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

| strength =

}}

= Roster =

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1985

| team = Kansas City Chiefs

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|14|Todd Blackledge}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Bill Kenney}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|44|Herman Heard}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Ethan Horton|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|46|Bruce King|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Mike Pruitt}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|88|Carlos Carson}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Anthony Hancock|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Henry Marshall|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Stephone Paige}}

{{NFLplayer|80|George Shorthose|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|87|Walt Arnold}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Jonathan Hayes|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Willie Scott|d=American football}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|68|Scott Auer|G}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Rich Baldinger|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Rob Fada|G}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Matt Herkenhoff|T}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Adam Lingner|C}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Dave Lutz|T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Bob Olderman|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Bob Rush|d=American football|C}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Billy Shields|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|93|Eric Holle|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Pete Koch|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Dave Lindstrom|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Bill Maas|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Hal Stephens|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|57|Jerry Blanton|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Louis Cooper|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Calvin Daniels|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Ken Jolly|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Jeff Paine|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Scott Radecic|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Gary Spani|ILB}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|34|Lloyd Burruss|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Deron Cherry|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Sherman Cocroft|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Greg Hill|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Garcia Lane|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Albert Lewis|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Mark Robinson|d=safety|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Kevin Ross|d=American football|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer| 6|Jim Arnold|d=American football|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Nick Lowery|K}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|76|John Alt|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Theotis Brown|RB|NF-Ill.}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Brad Budde|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Bob Hamm|d=American football|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Billy Jackson|d=American football|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Ken McAlister|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Jeff Smith|d=running back|rookie=y|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Art Still|DE|IR}}

| practice_squad =

}}

Preseason

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 10, 1985}}

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| W 35–27

| 1–0

| Riverfront Stadium

| 41,115

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985nflkc.html Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 17, 1985}}

| New England Patriots

| L 13–31

| 1–1

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 35,162

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985nflkc.html Recap]

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! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1985}}

| at Houston Oilers

| W 24–19

| 2–1

| Houston Astrodome

| 36,501

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985nflkc.html Recap]

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! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 31, 1985}}

| St. Louis Cardinals

| W 17–13

| 3–1

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 38,618

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985nflkc.html Recap]

Regular season

=Schedule=

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| September 8

| at New Orleans Saints

| W 47–27

| 1–0

| Louisiana Superdome

| 57,760

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509080nor.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|September 12, 1985}}

| Los Angeles Raiders

| W 36–20

| 2–0

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 72,686

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509120kan.htm Recap]

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! 3

| September 22

| at Miami Dolphins

| L 0–31

| 2–1

| Miami Orange Bowl

| 69,791

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509220mia.htm Recap]

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! 4

| September 29

| Seattle Seahawks

| W 28–7

| 3–1

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 50,485

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509290kan.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 6

| at Los Angeles Raiders

| L 10–19

| 3–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 55,133

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060rai.htm Recap]

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! 6

| October 13

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 20–31

| 3–3

| Jack Murphy Stadium

| 50,067

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510130sdg.htm Recap]

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! 7

| October 20

| Los Angeles Rams

| L 0–16

| 3–4

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 64,474

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510200kan.htm Recap]

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! 8

| October 27

| Denver Broncos

| L 10–30

| 3–5

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 68,246

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510270kan.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 3

| at Houston Oilers

| L 20–23

| 3–6

| Houston Astrodome

| 41,238

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511030oti.htm Recap]

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! 10

| November 10

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 28–36

| 3–7

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 46,126

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511100kan.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

| November 17

| at San Francisco 49ers

| L 3–31

| 3–8

| Candlestick Park

| 56,447

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511170sfo.htm Recap]

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! 12

| November 24

| Indianapolis Colts

| W 20–7

| 4–8

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 21,762

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511240kan.htm Recap]

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! 13

| December 1

| at Seattle Seahawks

| L 6–24

| 4–9

| Kingdome

| 52,655

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512010sea.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 8

| Atlanta Falcons

| W 38–10

| 5–9

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 18,199

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512080kan.htm Recap]

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! 15

| {{dow tooltip|December 14, 1985}}

| at Denver Broncos

| L 13–14

| 5–10

| Mile High Stadium

| 69,209

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512140den.htm Recap]

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! 16

| December 22

| San Diego Chargers

| W 38–34

| 6–10

| Arrowhead Stadium

| 18,178

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512220kan.htm Recap]

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

=Game summaries=

==Week 1: at New Orleans Saints==

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|title=Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

|date=September 8

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=10|R2=16|R3=7|R4=14

|home=Saints

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=24

|stadium=Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

|attendance=57,760

|weather=None (indoor stadium)

|referee=Bob Frederic

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Hammond and Bob Kuechenberg

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509080nor.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/01/14668/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • KC – Walt Arnold 31-yard run Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:06.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:29.
  • NO – Morten Andersen 50-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:49.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 12:28. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:35.
  • KC – Carlos Carson 37-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:44. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:35.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 6:56. Chiefs 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:25.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:05. Chiefs 26–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:42.

Third quarter

  • KC – Herman Heard 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:48. Chiefs 33–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:08.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Hoby Brenner 5-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 14:51. Chiefs 33–10. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:57.
  • NO – Wayne Wilson 6-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 13:36. Chiefs 33–17. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:24.
  • NO – Morten Andersen 36-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 33–20. Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, 2:03.
  • KC – Carlos Carson 19-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:13. Chiefs 40–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:35.
  • KC – Ethan Horton 19-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:43. Chiefs 47–20. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:07.
  • NO – Jeff Groth 56-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 0:50. Chiefs 47–27. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:02.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Bill Kenney – 22/34, 397 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • NO – Richard Todd – 12/26, 162 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Herman Heard – 17 rushes, 54 yards, TD
  • NO – Hokie Gajan – 9 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 8 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD
  • NO – Jeff Groth – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

}}

==Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 2: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|September 12, 1985}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Raiders

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=0|R4=6

|home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=9|H3=17|H4=7

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=72,686

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|72|F|C}}

|referee=Fred Silva

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O. J. Simpson

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509120kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/02/14674/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • RAI – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:50.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 3:44. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:05.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 10:09. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 6:52. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:41.
  • RAI – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 1:55. Raiders 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:44.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 58-yard field goal, 0:43. Raiders 14–12. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 10:21. Chiefs 15–14. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:09.
  • KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:55. Chiefs 22–14. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43.
  • KC – Stephone Paige 5-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Chiefs 29–14. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Albert Lewis fumble recovery in endzone (Nick Lowery kick), 9:48. Chiefs 36–14.
  • RAI – Jessie Hester 2-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed, wide left), 6:52. Chiefs 36–20. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:45.

|stats=

Top passers

  • RAI – Jim Plunkett – 34/48, 303 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • KC – Bill Kenney – 18/38, 259 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • RAI – Todd Christensen – 11 receptions, 116 yards, TD
  • KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD

}}

==Week 3: at Miami Dolphins==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

|date=September 22

|time=4:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Dolphins

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=14|H4=17

|stadium=Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

|attendance=69,791

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|89|F|C}}

|referee=Tom Dooley

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509220mia.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/03/14690/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Bruce Hardy 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 11:54. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 3:06.
  • MIA – Woody Bennett 27-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 3:16. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:41.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Ron Davenport 1-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 13:40. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:19.
  • MIA – Ron Davenport 3-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:07. Dolphins 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:49.
  • MIA – Fuad Reveiz 37-yard field goal, 6:04. Dolphins 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Bill Kenney – 19/38, 205 yards, 2 INT
  • MIA – Dan Marino – 23/35, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Herman Heard – 12 rushes, 53 yards
  • MIA – Ron Davenport – 12 rushes, 55 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 67 yards
  • MIA – Woody Bennett – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

}}

==Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=September 29

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Seahawks

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=14|H2=7|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=50,485

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|47|F|C}}

|referee=Ben Dreith

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Charlie Jones, Sam Rutigliano and Paul Zimmerman

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509290kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/04/14705/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

  • KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:14. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:49.
  • SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:20. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

  • SEA – Dave Krieg – 19/38, 220 yards, TD, 4 INT
  • KC – Bill Kenney – 8/19, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent – 6 receptions, 92 yards
  • KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

|date=October 6

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Raiders

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=3|H4=6

|stadium=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

|attendance=55,133

|weather=High Clouds, {{convert|82|F|C}}

|referee=Gene Barth

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510060rai.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/05/14722/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 9:26. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:16.

Second quarter

  • RAI – Jim Smith 6-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 10:26. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:37.
  • RAI – Chris Bahr 37-yard field goal, 0:13. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 1:24.

Third quarter

  • RAI – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 8:44. Raiders 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:46.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Anthony Hancock 41-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:15. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:33.
  • RAI – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 6:04. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:11.
  • RAI – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 19–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:06.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Bill Kenney – 14/28, 231 yards, TD, INT
  • RAI – Marc Wilson – 18/29, 241 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

==Week 6 : at San Diego Chargers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

|date=October 13

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=14|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Chargers

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=0|H4=14

|stadium=Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=50,067

|weather=Clear and Sunny, {{convert|74|F|C}}

|referee=Pat Haggerty

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Phil Stone and Dave Rowe

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510130sdg.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/06/14733/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 10:19.

Second quarter

  • KC – Ethan Horton 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:44. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:03.
  • SD – Charlie Joiner 39-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 6:46. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:58.
  • KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:50. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:56.
  • SD – Gary Anderson 6-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 1:01. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:49.
  • SD – Bob Thomas 30-yard field goal, 0:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:40.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 1:14. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:30.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Eric Sievers 10-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 11:01. Chargers 24–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.
  • SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 6:17. Chargers 31–20. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:44.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Bill Kenney – 24/36, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • SD – Mark Herrmann – 26/36, 320 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Stephone Paige – 1 rush, 15 yards
  • SD – Tim Spencer – 8 rushes, 26 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
  • SD – Charlie Joiner – 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD

}}

==Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 7: Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=October 20

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Rams

|R1=0|R2=13|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=64,474

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|57|F|C}}

|referee=Dick Jorgensen

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Jim Hill and John Dockery

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510200kan.htm Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • LA – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 10:53. Rams 7–0.
  • LA – Mike Lansford 33-yard field goal, 2:25. Rams 10–0.
  • LA – Mike Lansford 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Rams 13–0.

Third quarter

  • LA – Mike Lansford 30-yard field goal, 9:16. Rams 16–0.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

  • LA – Eric Dickerson – 26 rushes, 68 yards, TD
  • KC – Herman Heard – 10 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

  • LA – Eric Dickerson – 6 receptions, 41 yards
  • KC – Carlos Carson – 2 receptions, 35 yards

}}

==Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 8: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=October 27

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Broncos

|R1=10|R2=17|R3=0|R4=3

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=68,246

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|70|F|C}}

|referee=Jerry Markbreit

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Marv Albert and Bob Griese

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198510270kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/08/14769/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:26. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:22.
  • DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 4:32. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:51.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Gene Lang 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 14:53. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:08.
  • DEN – Gerald Willhite 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 9:35. Broncos 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:04.
  • KC – Ethan Horton 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:18. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.
  • DEN – Rich Karlis 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 27–7. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 4:09.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 7:58. Broncos 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Rich Karlis 19-yard field goal, 11:26. Broncos 30–10. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:14.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

  • DEN – Gene Lang – 12 rushes, 71 yards, TD
  • KC – Herman Heard – 12 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

  • DEN – Gene Lang – 5 receptions, 33 yards
  • KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 60 yards

}}

==Week 9: at Houston Oilers==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary

|date=November 3

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=14

|home=Oilers

|H1=0|H2=6|H3=14|H4=3

|stadium=Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

|attendance=41,238

|weather=None (indoor stadium)

|referee=Jim Tunney

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Gary Gerould and Sam Rutigliano

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511030oti.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/09/14779/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Drew Hill 23-yard pass from Warren Moon (kick failed, wide left), 3:07. Oilers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:56.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 0:29. Oilers 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:38.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Chris Dressel 3-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:59. Oilers 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:01.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 6:10. Oilers 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:49.
  • HOU – Butch Woolfolk 3-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 1:45. Oilers 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Herman Heard 6-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:40. Oilers 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.
  • KC – Stephone Paige 18-yard field goal Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:34. Tied 20–20. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:24.
  • HOU – Tony Zendejas 38-yard field goal, 0:14. Oilers 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 2:06.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Bill Kenney – 18/33, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • HOU – Warren Moon – 24/35, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 6 receptions, 87 yards
  • HOU – Drew Hill – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD

}}

==Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 10

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Steelers

|R1=10|R2=17|R3=3|R4=6

|home=Chiefs

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=14

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=46,126

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|39|F|C}}

|referee=Ben Dreith

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Marv Albert and Bob Griese

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511100kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/10/14787/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • PIT – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 11:35. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:45.
  • KC – Jeff Smith 45-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:58.
  • PIT – Louis Lipps 71-yard punt return (Gary Anderson kick), 5:54. Steelers 20–14.
  • PIT – Walter Abercrombie 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:55. Steelers 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:00.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Gary Anderson 27-yard field goal, 6:20. Steelers 30–14. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:12.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jeff Smith 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:32. Steelers 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:51.
  • PIT – Gary Anderson 36-yard field goal, 9:07. Steelers 33–21. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:15.
  • PIT – Gary Anderson 28-yard field goal, 2:08. Steelers 36–21. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:45.
  • KC – Anthony Hancock 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:15. Steelers 36–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:44.

|stats=

Top passers

  • PIT – David Woodley – 13/25, 258 yards, TD, INT
  • KC – Bill Kenney – 22/39, 259 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • PIT – Walter Abercrombie – 20 rushes, 67 yards, TD
  • KC – Herman Heard – 4 rushes, 17 yards

Top receivers

  • PIT – John Stallworth – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
  • KC – Jeff Smith – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

|date=November 17

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=49ers

|H1=3|H2=14|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

|attendance=56,447

|weather=Clear skies, {{convert|56|F|C}}

|referee=Jerry Seeman

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Gary Gerould and Dave Rowe

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511170sfo.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/11/14808/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • SF – Ray Wersching 41-yard field goal, 8:12. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:20.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 5:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:56.

Second quarter

  • SF – Roger Craig 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 13:43. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:33.
  • SF – Joe Montana 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 9:29. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:07.

Third quarter

  • SF – Dwight Clark 22-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 9:45. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:15.

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Russ Francis 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 10:31. 49ers 31–3. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:44.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 10/20, 77 yards
  • SF – Joe Montana – 23/34, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 40 yards
  • SF – Dwight Clark – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD

}}

==Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 12: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 24

|time=3:00 p.m. CST

|road=Colts

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Chiefs

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=21,762

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|25|F|C}}

|referee=Chuck Heberling

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Fred Roggin and Dave Rowe

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198511240kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/12/14814/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:15. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:20.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 0:34.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:40.

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Top passers

  • IND – Mike Pagel – 8/13, 104 yards, INT
  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 16/31, 246 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • IND – George Wonsley – 10 rushes, 73 yards, TD
  • KC – Jeff Smith – 17 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

}}

==Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

|date=December 1

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Seahawks

|H1=3|H2=14|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

|attendance=52,655

|weather=None (indoor stadium)

|referee=Pat Haggerty

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Hammond and Reggie Rucker

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512010sea.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/13/14832/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 7:45. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:06.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 1:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:26.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Dan Ross 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:56. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:03.
  • SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:52. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:45.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 6:49. Seahawks 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 8:00.
  • SEA – Steve Largent 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:15. Seahawks 24–6. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:27.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 16/30, 180 yards, 3 INT
  • SEA – Dave Krieg – 21/34, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 2 rushes, 17 yards
  • SEA – Curt Warner – 19 rushes, 66 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 61 yards
  • SEA – Steve Largent – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD

}}

==Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=December 8

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Falcons

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=14|H2=10|H3=14|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=18,199

|weather=Partly Sunny, {{convert|39|F|C}}

|referee=Gordon McCarter

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Jack Buck and Hank Stram

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512080kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/14/14849/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • KC – Ethan Horton 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 7:05.
  • KC – Herman Heard 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:17. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:33.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick), 12:20. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:47.
  • KC – Stephone Paige 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 10:52. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:21.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 49-yard field goal, 3:00. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:04.
  • ATL – Mick Luckhurst 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:30.

Third quarter

  • KC – Herman Heard 15-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 13:05. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:14.
  • KC – Stephone Paige 14-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 5:01. Chiefs 38–10. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 3:14.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

  • ATL – David Archer – 16/28, 146 yards, 3 INT
  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 11/19, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ATL – Gerald Riggs – 26 rushes, 197 yards, TD
  • KC – Mike Pruitt – 16 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

  • ATL – Billy Johnson – 7 receptions, 60 yards
  • KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 15: at Denver Broncos==

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|December 14, 1985}}

|time=2:00 p.m. MST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Broncos

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

|attendance=69,209

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|51|F|C}}

|referee=Red Cashion

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512140den.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/15/14856/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 7:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 11:44. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:07.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Stephone Paige 7-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 6:59. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:11.
  • DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:22. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:31.

|stats=

Top passers

  • KC – Todd Blackledge – 14/26, 158 yards, TD, INT
  • DEN – John Elway – 22/37, 301 yards, TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson – 6 receptions, 92 yards
  • DEN – Vance Johnson – 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD

}}

==Week 16 : vs. San Diego Chargers==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=1985|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=December 22

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Chargers

|R1=3|R2=3|R3=7|R4=21

|home=Chiefs

|H1=7|H2=28|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=18,178

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|45|F|C}}

|referee=Tom Dooley

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198512220kan.htm Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/1985/reg/16/14873/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Herman Heard 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:56. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:17.
  • KC – Mike Pruitt 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:41. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:05.
  • KC – Stephone Paige 84-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:25. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:52.
  • KC – Jonathan Hayes 6-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:26. Chiefs 35–3. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:11.
  • SD – Bob Thomas 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 35–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:21.

Third quarter

  • SD – Wes Chandler 5-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 8:19. Chiefs 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:28.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:09. Chiefs 38–13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Tim Spencer 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 9:42. Chiefs 38–20. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:36.
  • SD – Lionel James 8-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 5:44. Chiefs 38–27. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:47.
  • SD – Trumaine Johnson 20-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 2:48. Chiefs 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:38.

|stats=

Top passers

  • SD – Mark Herrmann – 37/58, 362 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
  • KC – Bill Kenney – 9/16, 200 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • SD – Gary Anderson – 12 rushes, 72 yards
  • KC – Herman Heard – 10 rushes, 47 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SD – Gary Anderson – 9 receptions, 91 yards
  • KC – Stephone Paige – 8 receptions, 309 yards, 2 TD

}}

= Standings =

{{1985 AFC West standings}}

References

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