Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs secured their fourth AFC top seed in seven years with a commanding 29-10 win against the struggling Pittsburgh Steelers.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions jumped to an early 13-point lead and were never seriously challenged by the Steelers (10-6), who have lost three straight as their chances of winning the AFC North took another hit.
Mahomes connected on first-half scoring passes to Xavier Worthy and Justin Watson, and the Kansas City defense did most of the rest even with perennial All-Pro defensive end Chris Jones sitting out because of a calf injury. The Chiefs sacked Russell Wilson five times, forced two turnovers, and hardly looked tired while playing for the third time in 11 days. Travis Kelce caught eight passes for 84 yards while becoming the third tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions, joining Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten. Kelce capped Kansas City's fifth straight win with a 12-yard touchdown grab early in the fourth quarter. The 35-year-old celebrated by dunking the ball over the goal post, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and groans from a sellout crowd at Acrisure Stadium that has grown accustomed to seeing Mahomes dominate the hometown team. Mahomes is now 4-0 against the Steelers in his career, with 17 touchdowns against one interception. Russell Wilson threw for 205 yards for Pittsburgh. George Pickens finished with three receptions for 50 yards after missing three games with a hamstring injury. It wasn't nearly enough for the Steelers, who went 0-3 during a brutal three-game stretch against Super Bowl contenders Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Kansas City. Perhaps more troubling than the losses is the way they played out
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