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Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers Have Already Met Once This Season In Kansas City Missouri! Tonight They Are Meeting In Kansas City Missouri Again This Time, For Wild Card Playoff Game!

Kansas City Chiefs , Pittsburgh Steelers have already met once this season in Kansas City Missouri on December 26, 2021!

In that game The Kansas City Chiefs dominated from start to finish on Sunday afternoon to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 36-10, behind a complete performance on both sides of the ball.Quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 23-of-30 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns in the game and got started right away, as he led a 14-play, 73-yard scoring drive on Kansas City's opening possession that ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

The offense then had the ball back just one snap later when cornerback Charvarius Ward picked off Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, providing the Chiefs with a short field that they didn't waste. Mahomes found wide receiver Byron Pringle in the end zone for a 6-yard score following the takeaway, building a double-digit advantage that Kansas City never relinquished.

It was one of two scores on the day for Pringle, who also hauled in a 16-yard touchdown grab from Patrick Mahomes midway through the third quarter. The veteran pass-catcher finished the game with a team-leading six grabs for 75 yards, marking the second-most receiving yards of his career and his first multi-touchdown performance.Mahomes also found wide receiver Mecole Hardman for a touchdown early in the game, connecting with the speedy playmaker for an 8-yard score. The efforts of each of those players helped Kansas City race out to a 30-point lead before Pittsburgh even tallied a point, effectively putting the game away soon after halftime. Mahomes, who was without All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce on Sunday due to COVID-19 protocols, hit nine different receivers – and six players for double-digit gains – in the victory.

In that game the Pittsburgh Steelers fell into another big hole in a first half on the road and this time there was no climbing out of it in Kansas City. The Kansas City Chiefs scored the first four times they got the ball in the first half and on three consecutive possessions in the second half on the way to a 36-10 victory over the Steelers this afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium.

“according to an article on steelers.com by Mike Prisuta”

Tonight they’re meeting in Kansas City Missouri again! This time, for the Wild Card Playoff Game!

Kansas City Chiefs are a member of the AFC West!

Pittsburgh Steelers are a member of the AFC North!

Kansas City Chiefs comes into the game with a record of 12-5 because they won their final regular season game by a score of 28-24 over the Denver Broncos.

The key moment of the game was undoubtedly an 86-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Chiefs' linebacker Nick Bolton, who grabbed the loose ball and rumbled all the way for the go-ahead score with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation. The play took place at a critical juncture in the contest, as Denver was already leading by a point and appeared poised to add to its advantage by driving to Kansas City's 9-yard line. Chiefs' defensive end Melvin Ingram had other ideas, however, as he punched the ball free from Broncos' tailback Melvin Gordon, and Nick Bolton was there to scoop it up.

Kansas City Head Coach Andy Reid had this to say about the fumble recovery.

That was a game-changer,"I was hoping that he wouldn't stumble. Those guys don't get a chance to run that far very often, but he looked like a stallion. I was happy for him."

Denver managed to add a field goal on its ensuing series that cut the deficit to just four points, but it was the last time that the Broncos would possess the ball. Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City on a nine-play drive that ate up more than four minutes following Denver's field goal, and facing a third down late in the series, Mahomes found tight end Travis Kelce for a 12-yard gain that moved the chains and sealed the game.

“according to an article by Matt McMullen on chiefs.com”

The Pittsburgh Steelers come into the game with a record of 9-7-1 because they topped the Baltimore Ravens 16-13 in overtime in Baltimore Maryland last Sunday in their regular season finale.

In the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens the Pittsburgh Steelers  needed another second-half comeback on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, the place where it had all started for Ben Roethlisberger 18 years ago.

As if on cue, Roethlisberger delivered.

Twice.

After leading the Steelers from behind to a fourth-quarter lead, Roethlisberger directed a 15-play, 65-yard drive in 4:28 that ended on a 36-yard field goal by kicker Chris Boswell with 1:56 left in overtime that delivered a 16-13 victory at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The Steelers improved to 9-7-1.

With their victory over the Ravens and the Jaguars' win over the Colts, the Steelers moved to within Sunday night's Chargers-Raiders game not ending in a tie of qualifying for the playoffs.

One that didn't happen, they were officially in the postseason for the second consecutive season and for the 10th time in Mike Tomlin's 15 seasons as head coach.

Roethlisberger reached the playoffs for the 12th time in his 18 campaigns.

“according to an article on steelers.com”

Kickoff is set 7:15pm from GEHA at Arrowhead Stadium if you’re in Central Time Zone. 8:15pm if you’re in the Eastern Time Zone.

The game is going to be televised on NBC!