Patrick Mahomes threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns for the Chiefs, while the Steelers turned the ball three times in attack; In more troubling news for Kansas City, they lost running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to a collarbone injury
Last updated: 27/12/21 2:22
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Highlights of the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers of week 16 of the 2021 NFL season.
Highlights of the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers of week 16 of the 2021 NFL season.
The Kansas City Chiefs took an eighth straight win and secured a playoff spot as AFC West division champions after a 36-10 beating by a sad Pittsburgh Steelers team at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
Game history
Patrick Mahomes pitched for 258 yards and three touchdowns, while the Chiefs defense – who lost just 13.3 points per game on average during their winning streak – secured three takeaways and didn’t give up a touchdown until in the last three minutes of play.
Kansas City dropped 23 points from his early offensive possessions of the game, that streak that only ended when Elliott Fry missed with a 39-yard try just before half-time. The Steelers, by contrast, were kept to zero points in the first half, with Roethlisberger knocked out by Charvarius Ward in their second set and Chris Boswell also absent with a 36-yard kick.
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Things didn’t get much better after half-time, with Diontae Johnson fumbling to prepare Byron Pringle for a second reception touchdown – an impressive duck and weave that saw him evade several Steelers defenders on a 16-yard hold and run towards the endzone.
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Byron Pringle goes round and round past the Pittsburgh Steelers defense to escape into the endzone for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Boswell finally put Pittsburgh on the board with a 34-yard field goal with three and a half minutes left in the third quarter, only Fry fired two more of his own kicks, one coming after a Big Ben fumble, to see Kansas City. forward 36-3.
Roethlibserger found Johnson for a late garbage touchdown, but the damage had already been done. The Steelers drop to 7-7-1 and leave the AFC playoffs, while the Chiefs remain the number 1 of the conference currently at 11-4.
In some more troubling news for the Chiefs ahead of the playoffs, they lost running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who ran in their first TD of the game, to a collarbone injury.
Leading statistics
Steelers
- Passes: Ben Roethlisberger, 23/35, 159 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Run: Najee Harris, 19 courses, 93 yards
- Reception: Diontae Johnson, six tricks, 51 yards, 1 TD
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Najee Harris showed exceptional agility with this jump on a Kansas City Chiefs defender for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
leaders
- Passing: Patrick Mahomes, 23/30, 258 yards, 3 TD
- Race: Darrel Williams, 11 courses, 55 yards
- Derrick Gore, 12 courses, 43 yards
- Reception: Byron Pringle, six tricks, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Score summary
Score summary
| FIRST FOURTH | |
|---|---|
| Steelers 0-7 garments | 1 yard run Clyde Edwards-Helaire (extra point) |
| Steelers 0-14 garments | Patrick Mahomes passes five-yard TD to Byron Pringle (extra point) |
| SECOND FOURTH | |
| Steelers 0-17 garments | Elliott Fry, 44 yard basket |
| Steelers 0-23 garments | Patrick Mahomes from eight yards passes to Mecole Hardman (extra point missed) |
| THIRD QUARTER | |
| Steelers 0-30 garments | Patrick Mahomes goes from 16 yard TD to Byron Pringle (extra point) |
| Steelers 3-30 Heads | Chris Boswell 34-yard basket |
| FOURTH FOURTH | |
| Steelers 3-33 garments | Elliott Fry, 34 yard basket |
| Steelers 3-36 garments | Elliott Fry 30-yard basket |
| Steelers 10-36 Heads | Ben Roethlisberger goes from 15 yard TD to Diontae Johnson (extra point) |
What’s next?
The Chiefs (11-4), despite conquering AFC West, will still be looking to win their last two games as they seek to secure the conference’s # 1 seed and, as such, the home advantage through the playoffs. They are still away for the last two weeks of the season, first facing the Bengals (9-6) in Cincinnati before meeting the Broncos (7-8) in Denver.
The Steelers (7-7-1), meanwhile, are still fighting to win their division, or at least claim a spot in the Wild Cart, and have two key AFC North fights to finish as they host Cleveland for the first time. Browns (7-8) at next week’s Monday Night Football, before traveling to the Baltimore Ravens (8-7) on the last Sunday of the NFL season.
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