Fast Facts: Pittsburgh Steelers (12-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on January 14, 2017

Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game.

Odds

The opening line has the Steelers as a 1.5 point underdogs. The over/under is 44 points.

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (12-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

Overall regular-season record: 103-57 (.644)/10th season
Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 103-57 (.644)/10th season
Playoff Record/Years: 7-5 (.583)/seven years

Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid

Overall regular-season record: 173-114-1 (.602)/18th season
Regular-season record with Kansas City: 43-21 (.672)/fourth season
Playoff Record/Years: 11-11 (.500)/11 years

Steelers-Chiefs History

Series History: Series began in 1970
Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 21-10
At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 11-4
At Kansas City: Steelers lead, 10-6
Neutral Sites: N/A
Streak: Steelers won previous meeting
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 2, 2016 in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 43, Kansas City 14
Postseason Series: Chiefs lead, 1-0
Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 8, 1994 in Kansas City
Kansas City 27, Pittsburgh 24 (OT) – AFC Wild Card
(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 33rd overall meeting between Pittsburgh and Kansas City, including the postseason… the Steelers hold a 10-game advantage in the overall series against the Chiefs, 21-11, including a 10-7 record in games played in Kansas City… the two teams have met once before in postseason history – the 1993 AFC Wild Card game in Kansas City (L, 27-24 OT).

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017
Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. ET
Site: Arrowhead Stadium (76,416) | Kansas City, Mo.
Playing Surface: Grass
TV Coverage: NBC (locally WPXI-TV, channel 11)
Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play) Cris Collinsworth (analyst) | Michele Tafoya and Heather Cox (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: Westwood One
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Trent Green (analyst) | Hub Arkush (sideline)

By The Numbers

This is the second postseason meeting between the two teams. Their only other playoff meeting occurred on January 8, 1994 when the Chiefs defeated the Steelers 27-24 in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium in a Wild Card matchup.
Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 21-11 (including the playoffs). The Steelers knocked off the Chiefs 43-14 in Week 4 (October 2, 2016) and have won four of the past five meetings between the clubs.
Pittsburgh defeated Miami 30-12 last week, the Steelers’ NFL-record 35th postseason win. Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns, the most rushing yards in a postseason game in club history.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw touchdown passes of 50 and 62 yards to wide receiver Antonio Brown in the Wild Card win. Brown is the only player in NFL history to score two 50+ yard touchdowns in the first quarter of a playoff game.
Pittsburgh had five players selected to the Pro Bowl: running back Bell (second), wide receiver Brown (fifth), guard David DeCastro (second), center Maurkice Pouncey (fifth) and quarterback Roethlisberger (fifth).
The Chiefs, who have won 10 of their past 12 games, clinched the AFC West for the first time since 2010. Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith has a 0.5 interception percentage (one interception, 186 attempts) in his postseason career, the best mark in NFL history (minimum 150 attempts).
Chiefs rookie wide receiver and return specialist Tyreek Hill is the only player in NFL history to record at least three receiving touchdowns (six), three rushing touchdowns (three) and three total kick-return touchdowns (three) in a season.
Kansas City had four players selected to the Pro Bowl: safety Eric Berry (fifth), return specialist Hill (first), tight end Travis Kelce (second) and cornerback Marcus Peters (second).

Team Rankings

Passing	Ben Roethlisberger: 328-509-3819-29-13-95.4	Alex Smith: 328-489-3502-15-8-91.2
Rushing	Le’Veon Bell: 261-1268-4.9-7	Spencer Ware: 214-921-4.3-3
Receiving	Antonio Brown: 106 (2L)-1284-12.1-12 (T2L)	Travis Kelce (TE): 85-1125-13.2-4
Offense	372.6	343.0
Pass Yds/Game	262 (5th)	233 (19th)
Rush Yds/Game	110 (14th)	109 (15th)
Points Scored	399 (10th)	389 (13th)
Points Allowed	327 (10th)	311 (7th)
Take/Give	+5 (9th)	+16 (1st)
Defense	342.6	368.5
Def. Pass Yds/Game	242 (16th)	247 (18th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	100 (13th)	121 (26th)
Sacks	James Harrison: 5	Dee Ford: 10
INTs	Artie Burns (R), Ryan Shazier: 3	Marcus Peters: 6 (T2L)
Punting	Jordan Berry: 45.6	Dustin Colquitt: 45.1
Kicking	Chris Boswell: 99 (36/36 PAT; 21/25 FG)	Cairo Santos: 129 (36/39 PAT; 31/35 FG)
Referee	Carl Cheffers