Stats that stood out: Steelers lose in a shootout with the Chiefs

The Steelers lost a heartbreaker on Sunday to the Chiefs. Despite the offense’s best efforts, the defense couldn’t stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense all day.

Some are good, some are bad, but here are the stats that stood out…

750

With his 8th catch of the day, Antonio Brown has reached 750 receptions in his 117th regular season game – setting an NFL record for the fewest games to reach 750.

202

Ben Roethlisberger played in his 202nd regular season game, surpassing Donnie Shell for the 3rd most in Steelers history. Ben only needs 19 more starts to hold the all-time record.

138

Jesse James‘ 138 receiving yards is a career high – it’s also more than Heath Miller ever got in a single game during his career.

55

Ben Roethlisberger threw for over 300 passing yards for the 55th time in his career, extending his single-season franchise record.

35

Ben Roethlisberger threw 35 passes in the first half, the most he’s ever thrown in the first half of a game.

15

Dating back to 2001, the Steelers are 15-2 in their home opener at Heinz Field. After today, they are 15-3.

12

JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s 12 receptions were a single-game career high for the wide receiver.

7

Ben Roethlisberger surpassed John Elway for the 7th most passing yards in NFL history – Ben now sits at 51,852.

6

Patrick Mahomes is the 2nd QB all-time to throw 6 touchdowns against the Steelers, the other being Jim Kelly in 1991.

2

Last season, Chris Boswell was 9/10 kicking field goals between the 40-49 yard line – this season he’s already missed 2.

1

James Washington got his first career catch today, which also happened to be a touchdown. The list of Steelers who also scored a touchdown on their first career touch includes Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Martavis Bryant.


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