Written by Sean Wagner-McGough at CBS Sports.com
The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to be the only good team in football. The Pittsburgh Steelers were supposed to be one of the most disappointing teams in football. But when the two teams met in Kansas City, the narratives evaporated.
Relying on a dominant defensive outing and an efficient Le’Veon Bell, the Steelers rebounded from a disastrous, embarrassing loss to the Jaguars by upsetting the previously undefeated Chiefs at Arrowhead, 19-13, on Sunday. The Steelers moved to 4-2 with the win while the Chiefs dropped to 5-1.
For three quarters, the game was a slog. The Steelers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead when a bad shotgun snap flew over Alex Smith’s head and out of the end zone.
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The wackiness continued on the next play, when the Chiefs recovered their free kick.
WOW!
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That recovery set up a Chiefs field goal, which gave them a 3-2 lead. It would be their final lead of the game.
The Steelers, a week after neglecting the ground game, rode Bell to victory. They pounded the ball with the always patient, always efficient Bell, who scored a touchdown to give the Steelers’ a two-sore lead. After a field goal, the Steelers led 12-3 at halftime. It should’ve been a bigger advantage, though considering the Chiefs had six yards and one first down at halftime. That’s how bad the Chiefs were on offense. Or to put it another way, that’s how dominant the Steelers’ defense was against the top-scoring offense in football.
The low-scoring slog suddenly morphed into a fourth-quarter shootout. Seventeen points were scored in the final frame, with 10 of those points belonging to Kansas City. But it wasn’t enough. After Smith hooked up with De’Anthony Thomas for a 57-yard touchdown, the Chiefs were within two points.
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