National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 42,
Pittsburgh 37
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2018
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Head Official: Jerome Boger
Attendance: 63956
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Head Official: Jerome Boger
Attendance: 63956
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kansas City | 21 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:05 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 0 - Kansas City 7 Chris Conley 15 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 9:08 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 0 - Kansas City 14 Travis Kelce 19 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:24 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 0 - Kansas City 21 Kareem Hunt 5 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:20 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Kansas City 21 Jesse James 26 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:27 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 13 - Kansas City 21 JuJu Smith-Schuster 2 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:18 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 21 - Kansas City 21 James Washington 14 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (James Conner pass from Ben Roethlisberger) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:42 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 21 - Kansas City 28 Travis Kelce 25 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:12 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 28 - Kansas City 28 James Conner 1 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:15 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 28 - Kansas City 35 Demarcus Robinson 3 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 13:42 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Pittsburgh 28 - Kansas City 42 Tyreek Hill 29 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:02 | ||
| Pittsburgh | S |
Pittsburgh 30 - Kansas City 42 Kareem Hunt tackled in end zone by Artie Burns for a safety |
| 4th Quarter - 1:59 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 37 - Kansas City 42 Ben Roethlisberger 3 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Kansas City | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 24 | 33 |
| Rushing | 4 | 2 |
| Passing | 17 | 25 |
| Penalty | 3 | 6 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 2-5 | 3-11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Punts-Average | 2-50.0 | 5-45.2 |
| Return Yards | 48 | 73 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-48 | 1-6 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 4-67 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 12-76 | 12-90 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 27:49 | 32:11 |
| Total Net Yards | 449 | 475 |
| Total Plays | 54 | 74 |
| Average Gain | 8.3 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 127 | 33 |
| Rushes | 25 | 13 |
| Average/Rush | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 322 | 442 |
| Comp-Att | 23-28 | 39-60 |
| Yards/Pass | 11.1 | 7.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-4 | 1-10 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 6 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 6 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 6-6 | 4-5 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 4-4-100% | 4-4-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 1 |
PLAYER STATS
Kansas City Chiefs
(2-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 23/28 | 326 | 6 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(0-1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 39/60 | 452 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Hunt | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Watkins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| P. Mahomes | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| S. Ware | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Conner | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 9 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 |
| R. Switzer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Kelce | 10 | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 2 | 31 |
| S. Watkins | 7 | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 40 |
| T. Hill | 6 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 1 | 36 |
| C. Conley | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 15 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. James | 5 | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 1 | 46 |
| J. Smith-Schuster | 19 | 13 | 121 | 9.3 | 1 | 21 |
| A. Brown | 17 | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Conner | 5 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 22 |
| V. McDonald | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Nix | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Washington | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| R. Switzer | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Bailey | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. McCullers | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Hitchens | 7 | 5 |
| K. Fuller | 6 | 1 |
| T. Smith | 5 | 0 |
| E. Murray | 5 | 1 |
| R. Ragland | 4 | 1 |
| S. Nelson | 3 | 0 |
| R. Parker | 3 | 0 |
| X. Williams | 3 | 0 |
| D. Ford | 2 | 0 |
| A. Bailey | 2 | 0 |
| J. Houston | 2 | 2 |
| T. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| T. Kpassagnon | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Bostic | 4 | 2 |
| C. Heyward | 3 | 0 |
| V. Williams | 3 | 0 |
| T. Edmunds | 3 | 0 |
| A. Burns | 3 | 1 |
| M. Burnett | 3 | 3 |
| B. Dupree | 2 | 0 |
| C. Sutton | 2 | 0 |
| C. Sensabaugh | 2 | 1 |
| S. Davis | 2 | 1 |
| S. Tuitt | 2 | 3 |
| D. McCullers | 1 | 0 |
| L. Walton | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hargrave | 1 | 0 |
| T. Watt | 1 | 1 |
| M. Hilton | 1 | 2 |
| A. Chickillo | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| S. Nelson | 1.0 |
| A. Hitchens | 1.0 |
| A. Bailey | 1.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. McCullers | 1.0 |
| J. Bostic | 1.0 |
| J. Hargrave | 1.0 |
| A. Burns | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| C. Conley | 1 |
| D. Thomas | 1 |
| P. Mahomes | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 |