NFL game report: Kansas City Chiefs 10 - Los Angeles Raiders 6 (1991 playoffs)

• Date played: December 28, 1991
• Broadcast network: ABC
• Announcers: Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
• Who I rooted for when this game originally took place: Chiefs (I think)
• Who I now wish had won: Not sure
• What happened: Five interceptions, three fumbles, two missed field goals, and a whole bunch of penalties at the very end. In addition, the game's only touchdown would not have counted under current rules. Barry Word (Chiefs-- 130 yards rushing) and Nick Bell (Raiders-- 107 yards rushing) provided most of the offense.

• Notable players who appeared in this game for Kansas City: Steve DeBerg, John Alt, Dave Szott, Tim Grunhard, Christian Okoye (briefly), Derrick Thomas, Dan Saleaumua, Neil Smith, Deron Cherry (see photos above)
• Notable players who appeared in this game for Los Angeles: Todd Marinovich (see photo below), Marcus Allen, Willie Gault, Steve Wisniewski, Don Mosebar, Max Montoya, Howie Long, Bob Golic, Greg Townsend, Winston Moss, Lionel Washington, Ronnie Lott, Eddie Anderson
• Controversial aspects of this game: The previous week the Raiders had benched starter Jay Schroeder in favor of rookie Todd Marinovich. Despite the Raiders' loss, Marinovich had played well and was given the starter's job in the rematch against the Chiefs. Marinovich was the second-youngest quarterback to ever start an NFL playoff game up to that time.

• Raiders head coach: Art Shell
• Chiefs head coach: Marty Shottenheimer
• Chiefs assistant coaches who would go on to become head coaches: Bill Cowher, Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards
• Connection between this game and Todd Marinovich: Marinovich played in this game.

Below: A post-game interview with Todd Marinovich

• Players with enormous shoulder pads: Chiefs linebacker Tracy Simien (no photo available at this time)
• Players who were 37 years old during this game: Steve DeBerg
• Players who had won five consecutive games against the Raiders prior to this game: Steve DeBerg
• Players with amazing play fakes on play-action passes: Steve DeBerg
• Players who had to be rushed to the hospital with irregular heartbeats: Derrick Thomas (see photo below)

• People associated with this game who resemble John Cleese: Kansas City place kicker Nick Lowery
• Players who weighed 151 pounds during this game: Kansas City wide receiver J.J. Birden
• Players who did not appear in this game but are nonetheless important to world history: Raiders third-string quarterback Vince Evans (see photo below)

• What happened next: The Chiefs lost in the next round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Bills; Todd Marinovich played one more season in the NFL; Steve Deberg can be relatively easily reached on the internet; Derrick Thomas died after a car crash; Dick Vermeil won the Super Bowl as coach of the St. Louis Rams.