The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10 on Dec 26, 2021 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Final · Arrowhead Stadium
Top performers
- Ben Roethlisberger threw for 159 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Steelers.
- Najee Harris ran for 93 yards on 19 carries.
- Patrick Mahomes threw for 258 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Chiefs.
- Darrel Williams ran for 55 yards on 11 carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23 | 35 | 159 | 1 | 1 |
| Mason Rudolph | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 43 | 194 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 19 | 93 | 0 | 21 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 20 | 110 | 0 | 21 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diontae Johnson | 6 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 18 |
| Chase Claypool | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 24 |
| Najee Harris | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Cody White | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 18 | 25 | 125 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spillane | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Schobert | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Haden | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahkello Witherspoon | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 51 | 23 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Kansas City Chiefs box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Williams | 11 | 55 | 0 | 12 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 9 | 27 | 1 | 7 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Henne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 84 | 1 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Williams | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 18 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Gray | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Gordon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 18 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hughes | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tershawn Wharton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarran Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Clark | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Danna | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 23 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Before and after
- Steelers · 2021 season · Previous Dec 19, 2021: TEN 13, PIT 19 · Next Jan 3, 2022: CLE 14, PIT 26
- Chiefs · 2021 season · Previous Dec 16, 2021: KC 34, LAC 28 · Next Jan 2, 2022: KC 31, CIN 34