Divisional Round: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers (Houston Astrodome), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 16, 1994 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Houston Oilers at Houston Astrodome, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Houston Astrodome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Kansas City Chiefs versus Houston Oilers in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Oilers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
Kansas City Chiefs None, Houston Oilers None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0072828 |
| Houston Oilers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1010102020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Al Del Greco 49 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Oilers | Gary Brown 2 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Keith Cash 7 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick) | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Al Del Greco 43 yard field goal | 7-13 |
| Chiefs | J.J. Birden 11 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick) | 14-13 |
| Chiefs | Willie Davis 18 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick) | 21-13 |
| Oilers | Ernest Givins 7 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick) | 21-20 |
| Chiefs | Marcus Allen 21 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) | 28-20 |
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Houston Oilers 28-20 at Houston Astrodome in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Chiefs: Marcus Allen 21 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick). Top line of the day: Warren Moon: 306 pass yards on 32-of-43, 1 TD, 1 INT. Kansas City Chiefs move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Kansas City Chiefs walked out of Houston Astrodome as the team that survived a Divisional Round Houston Oilers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 28-20. The final scoring play came from Chiefs: Marcus Allen 21 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Kansas City Chiefs move on to a conference championship.
Kansas City Chiefs 28, Houston Oilers 20. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 64011. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Warren Moon: 306 pass yards on 32-of-43, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Marcus Allen: 74 rush yards on 14 carries
- Willie Davis: 5 catches for 96 yards
Divisional Round, played at Houston Astrodome. Final: Kansas City Chiefs 28, Houston Oilers 20, with Kansas City Chiefs taking the result by 8. **First quarter**
- Oilers: Al Del Greco 49 yard field goal
- Oilers: Gary Brown 2 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick)
Third quarter
- Chiefs: Keith Cash 7 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick)
Fourth quarter
- Oilers: Al Del Greco 43 yard field goal
- Chiefs: J.J. Birden 11 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick)
- Chiefs: Willie Davis 18 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick)
- Oilers: Ernest Givins 7 yard pass from Warren Moon ( Al Del Greco kick)
- Chiefs: Marcus Allen 21 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick)
Top performers
- Warren Moon: 306 pass yards on 32-of-43, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Marcus Allen: 74 rush yards on 14 carries
- Willie Davis: 5 catches for 96 yards
| Chiefs | Oilers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total Yards | 354 | 277 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 22/38 | 32/43 |
| Pass yards | 299 | 306 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 9 |
| Sack yards lost | 16 | 68 |
| Net pass yards | 283 | 238 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 18 | 14 |
| Rush yards | 71 | 39 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 7 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 51 | 63 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | |||||
| Joe Montana | 22/38 | 299 | 3 | 2 | |
| HOU | |||||
| Warren Moon | 32/43 | 306 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 14 | 74 | 1 | 21 |
| Kimble Anders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Dave Krieg | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| HOU | ||||
| Warren Moon | 3 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Gary Brown | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Willie Davis | 5 | 96 | 1 | 36 |
| Keith Cash | 4 | 80 | 1 | 41 |
| J.J. Birden | 6 | 60 | 1 | 14 |
| Tim Barnett | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| Marcus Allen | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Jones | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Todd McNair | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| HOU | ||||
| Haywood Jeffires | 9 | 88 | 0 | 23 |
| Gary Wellman | 6 | 80 | 0 | 30 |
| Ernest Givins | 7 | 63 | 1 | 15 |
| Curtis Duncan | 6 | 49 | 0 | 14 |
| Gary Brown | 4 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
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