1997 Midseason DUMP
The acquisition of Rocket Ismail has been an unquestioned success.
RED ROCKET has IGNITED the Chiefs offense like never before. The Chiefs rank:
7th in offense (411)
16th in passing (247)
2nd in rushing (163)
1st in points per game (33.9)
And it's all thanks to
RED ROCKET, who leads the league in TD catches.
RED ROCKET has helped the aged Joe Montana enjoy his best season as a Chief yet, as he leads the league with 18 TD passes, 9.0 YPA, a 109.6 QB rating, and is well on his way to his first 4,000-yard season in Kansas City.
Meanwhile, Terrell Davis is enjoying another fine season, with 765 yards rushing and 11 TDs. Rookie TE Freddie Jones has filled in admirably for the injured Keith Cash, with 25 catches and 2 TD, and Eric Moulds has paced
RED ROCKET with 37 catches of his own, for 446 yards and 2 TD.
Even with Ismail missing two weeks with a broken thumb, the Chiefs offense has been sizzling. Here Montana finds Moulds beating Cris Dishman deep in a 24-10 SNF Week 4 win.
After the bye week,
RED ROCKET returned to rape the slowest corner in the NFL, Atlanta's Audray McMillian, who was FOUR YEARS INTO RETIREMENT IRL 1997.
Freddie Jones also notched his first career TD against the Falcons.
The star of the day though was Joe Montana, who set a new personal Chiefs record with 384 yards and 5 TD passes, earning Player of the Week honors.
The following week, the Chiefs CRUSHED the bills 31-6, thanks in part to Terrell Davis opening the game by making Phil Hansen lose his jock:
RED ROCKET RED ROCKET!!!
REEEEEEEEED ROCKET'S IN FLIGHT! AAAAAAAAFTERNOON DELIGHT!
In Week 8 the Patriots, who are a disappointing 2-6 despite having the most loaded roster in the NFL, played the Chiefs close for three quarters, but Deion Sanders ensured they never took the lead:
Troy Brown then gave the Chiefs the lead for good.
The Chiefs fell behind 22-14 against the Broncos in Week 9, but
RED ROCKET! RED ROCKET! RED ROCKET!
It all adds up to an 8-0 Chiefs team, clearly the league's finest, steamrolling towards the playoffs. The Jets are going to get some payback in Week 17, and then we're bringing home the Lombardi they stole from us last year, gents. See you on the Plaza.
Bonus content: suck it, Raiders.
