Kansas City Chiefs: Top Five Monday Night Football Games

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2. October 9, 1995; defeated San Diego Chargers 29-23

Another Chargers smack-down and another Chiefs walk-off.

This Chiefs team was darn good. Finished 13-3, 8-0 in the division, and presented one of the all-time great Chiefs defenses.

We’re talking Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith, James Hasty, Dan Saleaumua and Dale Carter. This was Marty Schottenheimer, Gunther Cunningham – and don’t forget Herman Edwards and current Packers head coach Mike McCarthy were on that staff.

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It was a back-and-forth game all night. The two teams had settled nothing as a 13-13 tie game headed to the final quarter.

Quarterback Steve Bono led a game-tying touchdown drive and left just 1:12 on the clock. Overtime it was.

After a second stalled drive, the Chargers punted to Chiefs returner Tamarick Vanover, and the rookie made himself a name with an 86-yard walk-off punt return touchdown. Vanover 86’d the Chargers on regular season football’s biggest stage.

If Arrowhead Stadium has ever been louder than during that return, I’d like to know when.

Bono posted a solid line, going 27-for-41 for 329 yards and two touchdowns. Marcus Allen, Lake Dawson, Kimble Anders and Tony Richardson made up part of the smash-mouth Chiefs offense.

Chargers running back Natrone Means, the beast himself, was limited to 33 yards rushing on 24 attempts.

The 1995 Chiefs ultimately lost in the first round of the playoffs to an Indianapolis Colts team led by…you’re not going to want to hear this…quarterback Jim Harbaugh (who finished the game 12-for-27 for 112 yards).

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