15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at 7. 1962 DETROIT LIONS
7. 1962 DETROIT LIONS
Record: 11-3
Pythag: 11-3
2nd NFL West
Off: 5th
Def: 2nd
Did not make playoffs
d. '06 Ravens 17-6 (PotG- Pat Studstill)
HC: George Wilson, DC Don Shula
Tiger Stadium: 45 degrees
Russ Thomas/Bob Reynolds
Offense
QB Milt Plum (27 Penn St) 15td/20 int 55.1% 7.3 y/a 169.9 y/g 68.2 1 td rush
RB Dan Lewis (26 Wisc) 488 yds 4.1 y/a 16 ctch 158 yds 7 td
FB Nick Pietrosante (25 N Dame) 455 yds 3.3 y/a 26 ctch 251 yds 4 td
WR Pat Studstill (24 Houston) 36 ctch 479 yds 13.3 y/c 4td
WR Gail Cogdill (25 Wash St) 53 ctch 991 yds 18.7 y/c 7 td
TE Jim Gibbons (26 Iowa) 33 ctch 318 yds 9.6 y/c 2 td
LT John Gonzaga (29 None)
LG Harley Sewell (31 Texas)
C Bob Whitlow (26 Ariz)
RG John Gordy (27 Tenn)
RT Dan LaRose (23 Missouri)
Defense
LDE Darris McCord (29 Tenn) 6.5 scks
LDT Alex Karras (27 Iowa) 1 int 11 scks
RDT Roger Brown (25 All Pro ME Shore) 14 scks
RDE Sam Williams (31 Mich St) int 4.5 scks
LLB Carl Brettschneider (31 Iowa St) 2 int 4.5 scks
MLB Joe Schmidt (30 All Pro Pitt) int 3.5 scks
RLB Wayne Walker (26 Idaho) int 3scks
LCB Night Train Lane (34 All Pro West Neb CC) 4 int
RCB Dick LeBeau (25 Ohio St) 4 int
LS Gary Lowe (28 Mich St) 2 int
RS Yale Lary (32 All Pro Tex A&M) 8 int
K Wayne Walker (26 Idaho)
P Yale Lary (32 Tex A&M) All Pro
KR/PR Pat Studstill (24 Houston)
Don Shula is the DC and he's got the 2nd ranked unit in the league with 4 All Pros, 25 year old Roger Brown, 30 year old Joe Schmidt, 34 year old Night Train lane and 32 year old Yale Lary. The offense isn't special, Milt Plum is 27, 16 total scores and 20 picks. The Lions never trailed by more than 7. Detroit got 2 punt returns for scores from Pat Studstill in taking out the '06 Ravens in rnd 1.
15. 1995 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 12th
Def: 1st
1st AFC West
Lost Div Rnd Colts 10-7
d. '68 Raiders 19-3 (PotG-Neil Smith)
HC Marty Schottenheimer OC Paul Hackett DC Gunther Cunningham
Offense
QB Steve Bono (33 UCLA) 21 td/10 int 56.3% 6 y/a 195.1 y/g 79.5
RB Marcus Allen (35 USC) 890 yds 4.3 y/c 21 ctch 210 yds 5 td
FB Kimble Anders (29 Houston) 398 yds 6.9 y/c 55 ctch 349 yds 3 td
WR Willie Davis (28 C Ark) 33 ctcs 527 yds 16 y/c 5 td
WR Webster Slaughter (31 SDiego St) 34 ctch 514 yds 15.1 y/c 4 td
TE Keith Cash (26 Tex) 42 ctch 419 yds 10 td
LT John Alt (33 Iowa)
LG Dave Szott (28) Penn St
C Tim Grunhard (27 N Dame)
RG Will Shields (24 Nebraska)
RT Ricky Siglar (29 S Jose St)
Defense
LDE Neil Smith (29 Nebraska) 12 sacks
LDT Joe Phillips (32 SMU) int 4.5 sacks
RDT Dan Saleaumua (31 Ariz St) int 7 sacks
RDE Vaughn Booker (27 Cincinnati) 1.5 scks
LLB George Jamison (33 Cincinnati)
MLB Tracy Simien (28 TCU) sck
RLB Derrick Thomas (28 Alabama) 8 scks
LCB Dale Carter (26 Tenn) 2 int
RCB James Hasty (30 Wash St) 3 int td
SS Brian Washington (30 Nebraska) 3 int td
FS Mark Collins (31 C St Fullerston) int
K Lin Elliott (27 TTech)
P Louie Aguiar (29 Utah St)
KR/PR Tamarik Vanover (21 F St) 3 td
Ton of Raiders here; Marcus Allen in the backfield - on the coaching staff, Shell (also an Oakland backup) Cunningham. Also on that Chiefs staff are Herm Edwards and Mike McCarthy. KC is in the tournament because of the best defense in 1995. 29 year old Neil Smith, 28 year old Derrick Thomas combined for 20 sacks. Steve Bono is 33, 26 total scores, 10 picks. Elliott's 3 missed FGs in the playoffs got them bounced in the divisional round. In rnd 1, they upset the 2nd ranked '68 Raiders 19-3.
Detroit's a 6 point favorite at home against the 15th seeded Chiefs - winner will go to Indianapolis to face the Colts. Lets go to Tiger Stadium.
1st Qtr
Chiefs start at the 31.
1/10- Marcus Allen with the game's first carry, he goes for 13.
The drive stalls - Lions at the 18.
3 and out. Chiefs at the 39.
3 and out with Steve Bono sacked twice, by Alex Karras and Roger Brown.
Lions at the 27.
1/10 - Dan Lewis is stopped at the line.
2/9 - Milt Plum goes deep - 30 yard strike to Terry Barr - the Lions are at the KC43.
The drive ends here - and after the punt, KC at the 20.
1/10 - 1 for Allen
2/9 - Greg Hill for 1
3/8 - Bono to Kimble Anders and he goes for 12 and the first.
Thats the end of the drive - after the punt, Lions at the 29.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Plum to Gail Cogdill, it's a 13 yard pickup and a first down as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Lions 0 Chiefs 0
Scoreless in Detroit. Lions at their own 43.
1/10 - Lewis 4 yards.
2/6 - Plum hits Barr in stride, 22 yards to the 31.
The drive ends in a Neil Smith sack - Wayne Walker missses the FG and the Chiefs take over at their own 38.
1/10 - Bono to Derrick Walker - short 3 yds.
2/7 - Bono to Allen, the veteran grooves for 11 yards to the Lions 48.
1/10 - 6 for Allen
2/4 - Hill -- Greg Hill is throu -- Greg Hill's Got A Step -- Greg Hill is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - 42 yards from Greg Hill, Greg Hill with a 42 yd TD run and it is 6-0 Chiefs when the kick is blocked.
Lions get the big Studstill return - out to their own 47.
1/10 - Plum to Lewis, 10 yards and a first down.
But the drive stalls - and after the punt, Chiefs at the 10. 6 minutes left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Allen is stopped at the line.
3/10 - Bono to Willie Davis -- Davis has a first down at the 26.
That ends the drive - with 4 minutes left, the Lions will start at their own 41.
3 and out - Chiefs at their own 11 with a minute left,
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Bono finds Keith Cash - Cash is out of bounds with 41 seconds left in the half at the KC 27.
1/10 - Bono to Walker -- Walkers got a first down -- But He's Stripped by Yale Lary -- Lary Rips the Ball from Walker -- the Lions recover with 29 seconds left at the Chiefs 38! Huge, huge, huge turnover!
1/10 - Plum to Barr - 17 yards, Detroit calls timeout with 20 seconds left in the half, Detroit at the 21!
The next 3 plays run the rest of the clock down -- short Walker FG attempt --- Misses --- and that's the end of the half.
3rd Qtr: Chiefs 6 Lions 0
Detroit misses two FGs, the Chiefs miss an XP - we got a tiiiiight one
Lions to start at the 25 James Hasty intercepts Plum on third down.
Chiefs now at the Detroit 36 - Night Train Lane intercepts Bono on third down.
Lions at their own 38 - 3 and out.
Chiefs at their own 26 - on first down Bono hits Anders for a 19 yard gain, three plays later the great Lane does it again, picking Bono - three picks in 5 minutes, the Lions are at the KC 44.
3 and out including Neil Smith's second sack. The Chiefs take over at the 25.
1/10 - 2 for Allen
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Bono to Davis, Davis picks up the first down at the 37.
1/10 - Marcus Allen finds a hole -- the veteran legs showing one last burst, a 30 yard rumble to the Detroit 33 yard line.
The next 3 plays net 5 yards -- Elliott's 45 yard FG makes it 9-0.
Liones at the 20. 3 and out - nothing at all offensively for the Lions today.
Chiefs at the 21.
1/10 - Bono 10 yards to Cash.
The next two runs get nothing and the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: Chiefs 9 Lions 0
Sure looks insurmountable - just very little offense from either side, but Detroit has to be feeling a little desparate, down 9 and KC has the ball.
3/10 - Bono finds Anders, he makes his way to the 46 and a first down.
1/10 - There Goes Greg Hill Again -- Big Burst for Hill -- 38 yards, exploding to the Detroit 16 yard line and the 15th seeded Chiefs are about to book plane tickets to Indianapolis.
1/10 - Bono to Willie Davis, tip toeing on the sideline, knocked out at the 3 yard line.
1/goal - Allen --- he is Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN CHIEFS - Marchs Allen is in the end zone, there's less than 13 minutes to go - the Lions are down 16-0.
Lions at the 28
1/10 - Plum to Barr, 21 yards to the 49.
1/10 - Tom Watkins busts a 30 yard run to the KC 19, in just 2 plays the Lions are 50 yards downfield.
That's it - Detroit does not move the ball further, they do get a FG and with 8:31 left, it is 16-3.
KC at the 24, they look to take the air out of the ball - they do get a Lake Dawson 22 yard third down reception. But the Lions force the punt - with 4:13 left it is 16-3, Lions ball at their own 28,
They move down the field, taking most of the rest of the game, but the drive dies at the KC 11; the Chiefs take over and are able to run out the clock.
Final: Chiefs 16 Lions 3
Offense tough to come by here, just nothing at all for the Lions - the 15th seeded Chiefs head to the second region 5 semi.
Bono: 12 for 24 169 yds 2 INT
Plum: 15 for 30 172 yds INT
Hill: 10 carries, 113 yds, TD
Watkins: 4 carries, 42 yds
Davis: 3 catches, 40 yds
Barr: 5 catches, 105 yds
Smith: 2 sacks
Lane: 2 INT
Player of the Game: Neil Smith
