Stats and information for the Steelers home opener
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Team Records
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)
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Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin
- Overall regular-season record: 116-60-1 (.658)/12th season
- Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 116-60-1 (.658)/12th season
- Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid
- Overall regular-season record: 184-120-1 (.605)/20th season
- Regular-season record with Kansas City: 54-27 (.667)/sixth season
- Playoff Record/Years: 11-13 (.458)/13 years
Steelers-Chiefs History
- Series History: Series began in 1970
- Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 22-10
- In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 11-4
- At Kansas City: Steelers lead, 11-6
- Neutral Sites: n/a
- Streak: Steelers won previous two meetings
- Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 15, 2017, at Kansas City
Pittsburgh 19, Kansas City 13 - Postseason Series: Even, 1-1
- Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 15, 2017, at Kansas City
Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 – AFC Divisional Playoff - (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)
This week’s game will mark the 33rd regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Kansas City…the Steelers own a 12-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Chiefs (22-10)… Sunday’s game will be the 16th time the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh where the Steelers have won 11 of the previous 15 games in the series…the Steelers and Chiefs have met four times at Heinz Field, where Pittsburgh owns a 4-0 record against Kansas City.
Gameday Information
- Date: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018
- Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
- Site: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Playing Surface: Natural Grass
- TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
- Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline)
- Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network
WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) - Announcers:Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Tunch Ilkin (analyst), Craig Wolfley (sideline)
- National Radio: ESPN Radio
- Announcers: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst)
- Satellite Radio: SIRIUS: 106 (KC), 82 (Pit) | XM: 385 (KC), 227 (Pit)
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Game Capsule
| Steelers | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Week | T 21-21 (OT) at Cleveland | W 38-28 at Los Angeles Chargers |
| Coach vs. Opp. | Mike Tomlin: 5-2 | Andy Reid: 3-5 |
| Pts. For/Against | 21.0/21.0 | 38.0/28.0 |
| Offense | 472 | 362 |
| Passing | Ben Roethlisberger: 23-41-335-1-3-60.5 | Patrick Mahomes: 15-27-256-4 (T1L)-0-127.5 |
| Rushing | James Conner: 31-135 (1L)-4.4-2 (T1L) | Kareem Hunt: 16-49-3.1-0 |
| Receiving | Antonio Brown: 9-93-10.3-1 | Tyreek Hill: 7-169-24.1-2 (T1L) |
| Defense | 327 | 541 |
| Sacks | T.J. Watt: 4 (1L) | Dee Ford: 1 |
| INTs | Cameron Sutton: 1 | Ron Parker: 1 |
| Take/Give | -5 (1/6) | +2 (2/0) |
| Punting (Net) | Jordan Berry: 39.3 (37.1) | Dustin Colquitt: 51.2 (52.2) |
| Kicking | Chris Boswell: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/1 FG) | Harrison Butker: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG) |
Steelers
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 22 of 27 (81.5 pct.) for 300 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 152.5 rating in last home meeting. Is 6-1 (.857) as starter vs. KC. In 7 career games, has 14 pass TDs vs. 4 INTs for 115.8 rating. Ranks 8th in NFL history with 51,400 career pass yards & needs 76 yards to pass HOFer JOHN ELWAY (51,475) for 7th-most in league annals.
RB JAMES CONNER had career-high 192 scrimmage yards (135 rush, 57 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 1. Is 1 of 2 players in team history (LOUIS LIPPS, 9/2/84) with 175+ scrimmage yards & 2 TDs in season-opening game.
WR ANTONIO BROWN had 9 catches for 93 yards & TD in Week 1. Has 10,003 career rec. yards in 116 games & tied TORRY HOLT (116) for 2nd-fewest games to reach 10,000 rec. yards in NFL history. Had 8 catches for 155 yards & TD in last meeting. In past 4 vs. KC, has 415 rec. yards (103.8 per game) with 4 TD catches. WR JU JU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 5 catches for 119 yards last week. Has 110+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4.
LB T.J. WATT set career highs with 11 tackles & 4 sacks in Week 1. Has 6 sacks in 2 career games on KO Weekend. DT CAMERON HEYWARD had sack last week. Has 5.5 sacks in past 4 meetings. In last home game vs. KC, had career-high 3 sacks & 2 PD. CB JOE HADEN has 3 PD in past 2 vs. KC. CB CAMERON SUTTON had 1st-career INT in Week 1. LB JON BOSTIC had 9 tackles, 2 TFL & sack last week.
Chiefs
QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 256 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.5 rating in Week 1. Joined HOFer LEN DAWSON (9/7/63) & ALEX SMITH (9/7/17) as only QBs in team history with 4+ TDs & 0 INTs in season-opening game.
RB KAREEM HUNT had 110 scrimmage yards (89 rec., 21 rush) in only career meeting. Has rush TD in 4 of past 5. Since 2017, leads NFL with 1,376 rush yards. RB SPENCER WARE had 96 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 14 rec.) in his last game vs. Pit. (10/2/16). FB ANTHONY SHERMAN had career-long 36-yard TD catch last week.
WR-PR TYREEK HILL had 169 rec. yards with 2 TD catches, incl. 58-yard TD, & 91-yard PR-TD in Week 1. Is 1 of 3 players in NFL history (HOFer BOB HAYES & TAVON AUSTIN) with 50+ yard TD catch & 90+ yard PR-TD in same game. Had TD catch in only career meeting at Pit. (10/2/16). Has 13 TDs of 50+ yards in 32 career games, tied with HOFer GALE SAYERS & DEVIN HESTER for most by player in 1st 35 career games. TE TRAVIS KELCE had TD catch in last road meeting.
LB JUSTIN HOUSTON aims for 3rd in row at Pit. with sack. Since entering league in 2011, has 69.5 sacks, 5th- most in NFL. LB ANTHONY HITCHENS tied career-high with 15 tackles last week. LB DEE FORD had sack in Week 1. Has 1.5 sacks in past 2 meetings. S RON PARKER has INT in 2 of his past 3. S ERIC BERRY is 1 of 2 NFL safeties (MALCOLM JENKINS) with 5+ INT-TDs (5) since 2010.
Steelers 2018 Draft Class
S Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217)
Rd. 1 28th Overall
Played collegiate football at Virginia Tech where he appeared in 37 games, making 31 starts…he totaled 182 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for losses…Edmunds started all 10 games en route to recording 59 tackles during the 2017 season.
WR James Washington (5-11, 213)
Rd. 2 60th Overall
Set an Oklahoma State University school record with 4,472 career receiving yards, also the second-best receiving yardage total in Big 12 conference history…he became one of two players in school history with three seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards and three years with at least 10 touchdown catches.
QB Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235)
Rd. 3 76th Overall
Led Oklahoma State University to a 32-9 record as the quarterback to produce the winningest record by a signal caller in school history…he finished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass efficiency…his 13,618 career passing yards rank him fourth in Big 12 conference history.
OL Chukwuma Okorafor (6-8, 320)
Rd. 3 92nd Overall
At Western Michigan University, started each of his final 39 games… he was a first-team All-American selection following the 2017 campaign by the Football Writers Association of America.
S Marcus Allen (6-2, 215)
Rd. 5 148th Overall
Became the sixth player in Penn State football history to reach the 300-tackle mark in a career…his 321 stops rank fifth in program history… he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, starting 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo).
RB Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225)
Rd. 5 165th Overall
Established a North Carolina State University school record for receptions in a career, finishing with 202…his 47 total touchdowns place him second in program annals and he finished fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28).
DT Joshua Frazier (6-4, 315)
Rd. 7 246th Overall
Played in 40 career games at the University of Alabama…he recorded 28 tackles (11 solo), with 4.5 tackles for losses, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.
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