2008 Kansas City Chiefs season
| 2008 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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| Head coach | Herman Edwards |
| Owner | The Hunt family |
| Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–14 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | TE Tony Gonzalez G Brian Waters |
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| Q2 |
11:45
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NE | Randy Moss 10 yd TD pass from Matt Cassel (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | NE 7–0 |
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00:17
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KC | Nick Novak 40 yd field goal | NE 7–3 | |
| Q3 |
03:01
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NE | Sammy Morris 5 yd TD run (Gostkowski kick) | NE 14–3 |
| Q4 |
13:06
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KC | Dwayne Bowe 13 yd TD pass from Damon Huard (Novak kick) | NE 14–10 |
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02:26
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NE | Gostkowski 37 yd field goal | NE 17–10 | |
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| Q1 |
05:13
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OAK | Sebastian Janikowski 56 yd field goal | OAK 3–0 |
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01:19
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OAK | Janikowski 25 yd field goal | OAK 6–0 | |
| Q3 |
08:22
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OAK | Darren McFadden 19 yd TD run (Janikowski kick) | OAK 13–0 |
| Q4 |
06:53
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OAK | Janikowski 40 yd field goal | OAK 16–0 |
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04:04
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KC | Tony Gonzalez 2 yd TD pass from Tyler Thigpen (Thigpen pass to Mike Cox for 2-point conversion) | OAK 16–8 | |
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00:51
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OAK | Michael Bush 32 yd TD run (Janikowski kick) | OAK 23–8 | |
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| Q1 |
03:20
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ATL | Michael Turner 4 yd TD run (Jason Elam kick) | ATL 7–0 |
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00:07
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ATL | Roddy White 70 yd TD pass from Matt Ryan (Elam kick) | ATL 14–0 | |
| Q2 |
09:15
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ATL | Elam 27 yd field goal | ATL 17–0 |
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02:11
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ATL | Turner 1 yd TD run (Elam kick) | ATL 24–0 | |
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00:03
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KC | Dwayne Bowe 15 yd TD pass from Thigpen (Nick Novak kick) | ATL 24–7 | |
| Q3 |
09:49
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KC | Larry Johnson 1 yd TD run (Novak kick) | ATL 24–14 |
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05:13
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ATL | Turner 2 yd run (Elam kick) | ATL 31–14 | |
| Q4 |
01:01
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ATL | Chris Houston 10 yd INT return (Elam kick) | ATL 38–14 |
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| Q1 |
09:05
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KC | Nick Novak 23 yd field goal | KC 3–0 |
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04:38
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KC | Novak 21 yd field goal | KC 6–0 | |
| Q2 |
08:53
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DEN | Brandon Marshall 16 yd TD pass from Jay Cutler (Matt Prater kick) | DEN 6–7 |
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02:43
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KC | Larry Johnson 1 yd TD run (Novak kick) | KC 13–7 | |
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00:11
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DEN | Prater 53 yd field goal | KC 13–10 | |
| Q3 |
12:13
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DEN | Prater 51 yd field goal | Tied 13–13 |
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08:43
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KC | Novak 43 yd field goal | KC 16–13 | |
| Q4 |
12:40
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KC | Tony Gonzalez 10 yd TD pass from Damon Huard (Novak kick) | KC 23–13 |
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07:58
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DEN | Prater 22 yd field goal | KC 23–16 | |
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03:49
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KC | Novak 33 yd field goal | KC 26–16 | |
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02:06
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DEN | Prater 33 yd field goal | KC 23–19 | |
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01:37
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KC | Larry Johnson 16 yd TD run (Novak kick) | KC 33–19 | |
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The 2008 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 49th season, and third with head coach Herman Edwards at the helm. The Chiefs failed to improve on their 4–12 record from 2007 with the youngest team in the NFL as part of their "youth movement". The season turned out to be the worst in the franchise's history, by tallying 13 losses for the first time ever. The Chiefs' record tied with the St. Louis Rams where they stood 2-14.
The Chiefs' 2008 season began with a 1–10 record, with the franchise losing 20 of 21 games over a two-year period. The team lost seven games by 7 points or less, two games by 24-point margins, suffered a 34–0 shutout to the Carolina Panthers, and allowed a franchise-high 54 points against the Buffalo Bills. Following a 22–21 loss to the Chargers, a game in which Kansas City allowed two touchdowns and lost an 11-point lead in the game's final minutes, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt announced the resignation of General Manager/Vice President/CEO Carl Peterson effective at the end of the season. The Chiefs suffered instability on offense with rotation at the quarterback position and offensive gameplans, and also on defense after trading DE Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings. After trading Allen, the who lead the NFL in sacks in 2007, the Chiefs got 10 sacks on the season, setting a new NFL record for fewest sacks in a 16-game season.
The Chiefs reorganized their offense to focus around quarterback Brodie Croyle, but his season-ending injury in Week 7 led to a new spread offense gameplan focused around Tyler Thigpen. His passer rating climbed from 44.3 to 76.9 in the five games following his initial start at Atlanta. The Chiefs scored more than 10 points just twice in their first six games, but scored more offensive points than that in every game since, and twice topped 25 points. The Chiefs won their first game with the new offense against the Raiders in Week 13.
Beginning with the 2008 season, the team's Lamar Hunt/American Football League tribute patch which was introduced in the 2007 season became a permanent part of the Chiefs' uniform.
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