The Kansas City Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas.
Patrick Mahomes completed 29 of 38 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns for the Chiefs. Kansas City’s 19-point margin of victory was their best of the season.
Russell Wilson, on the other hand, completed only 23 of 37 passes for 205 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.
The Chiefs dominated most of the action. Each of their first two possessions were long drives that resulted in touchdowns.
Meanwhile, the Steelers’ first two drives combined to pick up only one yard across eight plays. Kansas City raced out to a 13-0 lead before Pittsburgh finally got on board in the second quarter.
The teams traded field goals to start the second half before the Chiefs scored two straight touchdowns, one that was set up by a Pat Freiermuth fumble.
The win was a change of pace for Kansas City, which has often played in one-possession games this season. On Christmas, the Chiefs were never really threatened by a Steelers offense that couldn’t move the ball consistently through the air.
In addition to a lack of big plays passing, Wilson was also sacked five times. Pittsburgh did have some success rushing, however, gaining 202 yards on 31 carries.
At 15-1, Kansas City is guaranteed home field throughout the playoffs. The Chiefs will now have the option of resting key players in the final week of the season. Mahomes sprained his ankle in Week 16, while defensive tackle Chris Jones missed Wednesday’s game.
Kansas City’s next game is against the Denver Broncos.
The Steelers are now 10-6 after their three-game slide. Their final game of the season is against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce discuss big win
Final: Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
That’s all for the first Christmas game of the day.
The Chiefs won 29-10, and won rather easily. The Steelers offense struggled all day while Kansas City was able to string together several long drives.
The Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC with the win, while Pittsburgh dropped its third straight game.
We’re in a fourth quarter punt contest now
The Chiefs followed up a Steelers’ three-and-out with one of their own. That’s the third straight punt here in the fourth.
Pittsburgh is back on offense with seemingly not a ton of urgency to score.
The Steelers just punted? What?
The Steelers just punted on 4th-and-2 despite trailing 29-10 in case you’re wondering how serious they are about trying to win this game.
The Chiefs are back on offense with under six minutes to go.
Chiefs punt after five plays
We’ve reached the “How long will it take the clock to run out?” stage of this game.
The Chiefs bled a couple minutes on their most recent drive before punting.
The Steelers are back on offense with a chance to pad their stats.
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Steelers turn it over on downs
Russell Wilson threw incomplete down the left sideline to George Pickens on 4th-and-20, and the Steelers turned the ball over on downs after a nine-play drive. Bad showing by the Pittsburgh offense today.
The Chiefs take over with a 29-10 lead with 9:58 left in the fourth.
Touchdown, Chiefs!
Four plays after the Pat Freiermuth fumble, the Chiefs get in the end zone.
Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a 12-yard score to add to Kansas City’s lead.
The Chiefs are up 29-10 after the extra point, and things are looking dicey for the Steelers.
Fumble! Chiefs recover!
Bad to worse for the Steelers’ offense.
After Russell Wilson was sacked on second down, Pat Freiermuth tried to fight for more yards on a third-down reception, but he was stripped and the Chiefs recovered.
Kansas City took over on the Pittsburgh 34 with a 22-10 lead.
Touchdown, Chiefs!
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Kareem Hunt punched in a touchdown from two yards out to cap an 11-play, 77-yard drive.
Patrick Mahomes was intercepted in the end zone on a two-point attempt, so it’s now a 22-10 Kansas City lead.