Chiefs v Steelers: Chiefs led, Roethlisberger down, Steelers win

Chiefs v Steelers: The Chiefs didn’t get the memo that they were supposed to fold. The Kansas City Chiefs led for the first time this year. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their quarterback. Yet the results mimicked what we’ve been seeing all year. The Steelers have now won four straight games, while the Kansas Chiefs have now lost six straight. But for the first 16 minutes it looked like we may be in for a shocker of a Monday Night Football game. The Chiefs came out playing like the team that many expected to see this year. Tony Moeaki caught a 38-yard pass, setting up Jamaal Charles’ 12-yard touchdown run. The Chiefs held the Steeler’s scoreless in the first quarter, including forcing a fumble. After the Chiefs took a 10-0 lead at the start of the 2nd quarter, the Steelers would wake up. They would score on back-to-back drives, first they would set up a Shaun Suisham 35-yard field goal. Then, the Steelers would have their most successful drive, going 50-yards down field, which would culminate in a 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Wallace. It looked like the sleeping giant was awake, until Ben Roethlisberger went down after being sacked by Justin Houston and Tamba Hali. While the Steelers escaped with a win, after the game there was more concern over Roethlisberger’s injury than relief. Next week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens is the biggest game remaining on the schedule for the Steelers, as it is their home game in the series. If either of these teams sweep the series, they are all but guaranteed but winning the AFC North. Of course, if the Steelers lose their home game against the Ravens next week, they will be two games behind the division leader, with a game at Baltimore still looming. Byron Leftwich did a serviceable job when he came in for Ben Roethlisberger, throwing 7/14 for 52 yards, including leading a drive that would result in a field goal, giving the Steelers a 13-10 lead. Leftwich wasn’t able to lead the team to a first down in order to run out the clock though, which allowed the Chiefs to drive down the field, with Ryan Succop kicking a 46-yard field goal as time expired, sending the game into overtime. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense would come up big, with Lawrence Timmons intercepting a pass on the second play of overtime, which would result in a quick field goal and win by the Steelers.  The win, along with Miami and San Diego losing, puts the Steelers in firm control of their destiny, being two games ahead of both those teams.  Mostly, the question is, do the Steelers get Roethlisberger back in time for the Ravens game?  If they do, they can compete for the division title, and maybe even a bye in the weak AFC. The Chiefs continue to keep pace with the Jacksonville Jaguars.  The only question remaining for this team is how many players and coaches will survive this season (we assume the number will be smaller than how many people will be let go or escape.)  This once proud franchise is still fighting, they’re just not that good this year.   The post Chiefs v Steelers: Chiefs led, Roethlisberger down, Steelers win appeared first on Bay Area Sports Nut.