Super Bowl XLIV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Washington Redskins
January 21, 1973 72° Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 70,303 (94%)
Kansas City Chiefs 0 24 9 0 - 33
Washington Redskins 3 13 7 0 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Washington Redskins: 4-2-KC. 27 (10:47) 9-Abel Starks 45 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 3 KC. 0
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-3-WAS 3 (15:00) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 48-Frank Bell for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. WAS 3 KC. 7
(Qtr 2) Washington Redskins: 2-6-WAS 29 (14:19) 1-Henry Smith pass complete to 28-Stephen McClain for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Abel Starks. WAS 10 KC. 7
(Qtr 2) Washington Redskins: 4-6-KC. 6 (9:36) 9-Abel Starks 24 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 13 KC. 7
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 4-22-WAS 27 (6:29) 3-Steven Bennett 44 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 13 KC. 10
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-17-WAS 17 (3:44) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 84-James Urias to WAS 0 for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. WAS 13 KC. 17
(Qtr 2) Kansas City Chiefs: 2-5-WAS 46 (0:41) 9-Jimmie Chow pass complete to 48-Frank Bell for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Steven Bennett. WAS 13 KC. 24
(Qtr 2) Washington Redskins: 3-10-KC. 38 (0:07) 9-Abel Starks 56 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 16 KC. 24
(Qtr 3) Kansas City Chiefs: 4-5-WAS 36 (10:36) 3-Steven Bennett 54 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 16 KC. 27
(Qtr 3) Washington Redskins: 2-3-WAS 32 (9:55) 1-Henry Smith pass complete to 28-Stephen McClain for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Abel Starks. WAS 23 KC. 27
(Qtr 3) Kansas City Chiefs: 1-10-WAS 23 (2:27) 1-Henry Smith pass tipped by 97-Keith Smith, INTERCEPTED by 93-Derek Grose at WAS 14. 93-Derek Grose to WAS 0 for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Washington Redskins Kansas City Chiefs
First Downs 12 19
- Rushing 5 4
- Passing 7 14
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 393 532
- Offensive Plays 73 81
- Yards Per Play 5.38 6.57
Net Rushing Yards 79 111
- Rushing Attempts 14 26
- Yards Per Rush 5.64 4.27
Net Passing Yards 314 421
- Att/Comp/Int 53 / 15 / 3 51 / 29 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 360 449
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 46 4 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.32 7.65
- Yards Per Completion 24.00 15.48
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 18 2 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.0 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 50 12 / 95
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 40
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 14
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:07 36:54
Drive Charts
Washington Redskins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:59 2:16 OWN 29 6 44 Field Goal
1 7:38 0:50 OWN 16 3 1 Punt
1 5:12 2:10 OWN 3 5 15 Interception
2 14:57 0:47 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 11:55 2:22 OWN 27 8 68 Field Goal
2 6:25 0:29 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
2 3:40 2:01 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
2 0:33 0:30 OWN 25 5 37 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:52 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
3 12:25 0:23 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 10:32 0:46 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 9:24 0:36 OWN 23 2 0 Interception
3 6:46 3:22 OWN 10 6 13 Punt
3 2:26 0:07 OWN 23 1 0 Interception
4 14:11 1:32 OWN 13 4 10 Punt
4 8:34 2:12 OWN 20 4 8 Punt
4 4:08 1:10 OWN 21 4 8 Punt
4 1:52 0:42 OWN 33 3 -9 Punt
Kansas City Chiefs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:01 OWN 17 3 6 Punt
1 10:43 3:05 OWN 25 6 27 Punt
1 6:48 1:36 OWN 37 3 8 Punt
1 3:02 3:05 OPP 49 6 49 Touchdown
2 14:09 2:14 OWN 25 4 2 Punt
2 9:33 3:08 OWN 17 7 56 Field Goal
2 5:56 2:17 OWN 41 4 59 Touchdown
2 1:39 1:07 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
2 0:03 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 14:08 1:42 OWN 35 4 13 Punt
3 12:03 1:31 OWN 34 5 30 Field Goal
3 9:46 0:22 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 8:48 2:03 OPP 40 3 -6 Punt
3 3:23 0:57 OWN 33 3 -7 Punt
3 2:19 0:55 OPP 25 3 -8 Punt
3 1:24 2:13 OWN 19 5 36 Punt
4 12:39 4:05 OWN 32 8 60 Missed FG
4 6:22 2:14 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
4 2:58 1:06 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 1:10 1:10 OWN 36 5 37 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 Doug Turner 8 56 7.00 14 3 0
#10 Joe Rider 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#28 Stephen McClain 2 8 4.00 7 0 0
#13 Mark Glick 2 7 3.50 7 0 0
#63 Carlos Braswell 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Frederick Webb 5 53 10.60 17 4 0
#48 Frank Bell 4 40 10.00 26 2 0
#88 Juan Torres 10 13 1.30 11 1 0
#20 Robert Childress 5 5 1.00 5 0 0
#18 Jimmie Chow 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Henry Smith 53 15 360 6 / 46 2 71 3 44.38
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Jimmie Chow 50 29 449 4 / 28 3 46 0 107.83
#6 Keith Stutes 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Stephen McClain 7 289 41.29 71 2
#13 Mark Glick 2 25 12.50 19 0
#60 Elmer Ryan 1 21 21.00 21 0
#80 Allen Vincent 2 13 6.50 9 0
#80 Rafael Dilley 1 8 8.00 8 0
#83 Billy Gray 1 3 3.00 3 0
#83 Doug Turner 1 1 1.00 1 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#20 Andrew Wilson 6 156 26.00 36 0
#87 Charles Varney 7 82 11.71 36 0
#84 James Urias 4 70 17.50 30 1
#48 Frank Bell 3 56 18.67 46 2
#88 Juan Torres 5 38 7.60 11 0
#17 Cory Anderson 1 22 22.00 22 0
#15 Fletcher Boston 1 12 12.00 12 0
#47 Frederick Webb 1 8 8.00 8 0
#89 George Hathaway 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Washington Redskins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#61 Thomas Biddle 71 21 1 1
#67 Charles Watson 72 19 1 2
#60 Elmer Ryan 17 11 1 1
#80 Allen Vincent 22 13 1 1
#83 Doug Turner 3 2 1 1
#79 Wilfredo Barrie 71 21 0 0
#71 David Houle 63 16 0 0
#53 Burt Sykes 71 23 0 1
#83 Billy Gray 1 11 0 0
#28 Stephen McClain 0 8 0 0
#73 Shelby Jordan 17 0 0 0
#34 Robert Morrow 6 4 0 0
#60 Anthony Morales 9 0 0 0
#10 Joe Rider 1 3 0 0
#13 Mark Glick 0 9 0 0
#54 Herschel Williams 3 4 0 0
#57 George Servantes 9 2 0 0
#21 Paul Johnson 1 1 0 0
#15 Henry Smith 0 2 0 1
#39 Richard Carstarphen 0 2 0 1
#37 Rodney Hillenbrand 1 1 0 0
#98 Ernest Wagner 0 3 0 0
#95 John Levy 0 2 0 0
#29 Terry Cady 0 2 0 0
#81 Geoffrey Gritton 0 1 0 0
#55 Robert Nickel 0 1 0 0
#63 Carlos Braswell 1 0 0 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Michael Michael 71 33 1 2
#89 George Hathaway 20 29 0 4
#80 Charles Colwell 7 3 0 0
#43 Thomas Martinez 0 3 0 0
#40 Mike Haynes 0 3 0 2
#21 Derrick Burke 11 6 0 3
#94 Kevin Taylor 0 4 0 0
#51 Robert Anderson 0 3 0 1
#71 Donald Glanz 72 31 0 1
#59 Paul Dickerson 66 41 0 1
#48 Frank Bell 0 14 0 0
#77 Richard Ellis 72 31 0 0
#78 Trevor Nardone 73 33 0 4
#87 Charles Varney 16 25 0 1
#20 Andrew Wilson 0 13 0 0
#17 Cory Anderson 2 8 0 0
#88 Juan Torres 9 6 0 0
#64 Gary Smith 16 0 0 0
#20 Robert Childress 3 2 0 1
#47 Frederick Webb 8 4 0 0
#90 Keith Smith 0 3 0 0
#78 Eric Griffin 0 3 0 0
#28 Doug Bedoya 0 1 0 0
#42 Joseph Sun 0 1 0 0
#64 Lewis Denniston 0 3 0 0
#58 Darren Unger 11 2 0 0
#15 Fletcher Boston 0 2 0 1
#84 James Urias 0 5 0 0
#23 Justin Simmons 0 2 0 0
#58 Nathan Campbell 0 3 0 2
#59 Kevin Willis 0 2 0 0
#32 Brian Gowan 0 2 0 0
#65 Derek Grose 0 1 0 0
#51 Daniel Young 0 1 0 0
#27 John McMahon 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#65 Derek Grose 1 14 14.00 1
#40 Mike Haynes 2 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Stephen McClain 3 3 0 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Washington Redskins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Mark Parry 11 543 49.36 44.82 59 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Reginald Ratliff 11 493 44.82 43.27 53 3
Kicking
Washington Redskins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Abel Starks 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 2 / 2
Kansas City Chiefs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Steven Bennett 2 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 54 3 / 4
Punt Return
Washington Redskins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Juan Torres 6 27 4.5 9 0
Kick Return
Washington Redskins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#88 Juan Torres 2 40 20.0 0
Defensive Stats
Washington Redskins
Name Tackles Sacks
#29 Terry Cady 9 0
#39 Richard Carstarphen 8 0
#95 John Levy 7 0
#57 George Servantes 6 1
#22 William Goldman 5 0
#21 Paul Johnson 4 0
#98 Ernest Wagner 4 1
#34 Robert Morrow 4 0
#94 George Rickey 3 1
#70 Timothy Savory 2 0
#28 Stephen McClain 2 0
#57 Elmer Mazzella 2 0
#37 Rodney Hillenbrand 2 0
#46 David Maxwell 2 0
#43 David Stutz 1 0
#94 Stephen Goodall 1 0
#58 Mark Gooden 1 0
#55 Robert Nickel 1 1
#97 Michael McLendon 1 0
Kansas City Chiefs
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Kevin Taylor 6 1
#43 Thomas Martinez 6 0
#40 Mike Haynes 5 0
#64 Lewis Denniston 4 3
#59 Kevin Willis 3 0
#42 Joseph Sun 3 0
#32 Brian Gowan 2 0
#87 Charles Varney 1 0
#90 Keith Smith 1 0
#39 Lawrence Dooley 1 0
#78 Eric Griffin 1 1
#22 James Tunnell 1 0
#58 Nathan Campbell 1 1