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Ernie Thompson

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · RB

Ernie Thompson recorded 20 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

1.9

rush yds/gm

3.4

rec yds/gm

3

playoff games

20

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ernie Thompson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 8, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1991

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Conference Championship
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 23, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1994

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1993
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 2, 1994

Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

20 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Divisional Round
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 16, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1994

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Wild Card
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 8, 1994

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ernie Thompson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 20 rushing yards

Regular Season
1993
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 2, 1994

Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

20 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 35 receiving yards

Regular Season
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 8, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1991

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ernie Thompson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1990–1998

01
LARTHOMPSON—Ernie Thompson
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
KCTHOMPSON—Ernie Thompson
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons20 career games37 career rushing yards6 career receptions68 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 23, 1994

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history