The Chiefs routed the Steelers in what might have been Ben Roethlisberger's final NFL game. NFLplayoffs
Andy Nesbitt predicts who is going to end up in Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A disastrous play call in which the Kansas City Chiefs got a little too creative gave the Pittsburgh Steelers their only first-half touchdown, and it simultaneously ignited Patrick Mahomes and Co. on a barrage that saw them score five times in just over 11 minutes.
The Chiefs advance to the divisional round, where they will host Buffalo in a rematch of their Week 5 showdown, which the Bills won. The Steelers, meanwhile, see their season, and likely the Ben Roethlisberger era, end with an unceremonious blowout defeat. However, the first quarter of Sunday night’s contest instead had the makings of a defensive struggle. The Steelers punted on four straight possessions while the Chiefs punted on three of their first four, and saw a tipped pass on the third lead to an interception.
Then Mahomes and the Chiefs offense roared to life with an eight-play, 76-yard scoring drive that was capped with a four-yard touchdown catch by Jerick McKinnon from Mahomes with 5:45 left in the half. From there, the Chiefs scored two more touchdowns in the final 1:55 of the second quarter, and then opened the third quarter within a minute of one another, extending their lead to 35-7.