Conference Finals, 2017

played in Pittsburgh, PA

22 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	7	3	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	3	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 PIT - Todd Gurley 3 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 01:43 PIT - Todd Gurley 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 13:12 PIT - Todd Gurley 5 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 09:58 KCY - Chris Conley 30 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:26 PIT - Markus Wheaton 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
3Q: 10:33 KCY - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal
3Q: 04:03 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 18 field goal
4Q: 12:55 PIT - Todd Gurley 3 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 10:46 KCY - Andre Michaelson 64 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 PIT - Todd Gurley 3 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 01:43 PIT - Todd Gurley 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 13:12 PIT - Todd Gurley 5 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 09:58 KCY - Chris Conley 30 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:26 PIT - Markus Wheaton 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
3Q: 10:33 KCY - Stephen Gostkowski 39 field goal
3Q: 04:03 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 18 field goal
4Q: 12:55 PIT - Todd Gurley 3 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 10:46 KCY - Andre Michaelson 64 pass from Alex Smith (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics KCY PIT
Record 14-5 16-2
First Downs 18 28
- by Rushing 5 15
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 350 501
- Offensive Plays 63 79
- Yards per Play 5.56 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 87 185
- Rushing Attempts 17 45
- Yards per Rush 5.12 4.11
Net Passing Yards 263 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 3 33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/43 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 9.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 4.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 24:35 35:25

Team Statistics	KCY	PIT
Record	14-5	16-2
First Downs	18	28
- by Rushing	5	15
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	350	501
- Offensive Plays	63	79
- Yards per Play	5.56	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	87	185
- Rushing Attempts	17	45
- Yards per Rush	5.12	4.11
Net Passing Yards	263	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 3	33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	306	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/43	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	9.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	4.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	24:35	35:25

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	1:53	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	1:34	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:04	3:16	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:20	2:06	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	19	Half
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 33	8	45	Field Goal
3	3:56	2:41	OWN 19	8	22	Interception
4	12:47	2:16	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
4	8:39	4:19	OWN 15	16	74	Downs
4	3:12	0:34	OPP 43	2	17	Interception
4	2:13	0:11	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
4	1:29	1:01	OWN 20	5	-1	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	7:38	6:04	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
1	0:11	2:07	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	9:48	3:28	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	4:14	3:44	OWN 8	7	37	Punt
3	10:26	6:30	OWN 6	10	93	Field Goal
3	1:15	3:28	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
4	10:31	1:52	OPP 45	4	31	Fumble
4	4:20	1:08	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
4	2:38	0:25	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	2:02	0:33	OPP 45	3	6	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 19	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Lacy	7	49	7.00	19	2
Knile Davis	6	14	2.33	8	0
Alex Smith	2	14	7.00	9	0
Anthony Sherman	1	7	7.00	7	0
Geoff Blades	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	42	174	4.14	29	5	4
Ben Roethlisberger	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
Benny Cunningham	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	40	21	306	6/43	2	64	3	63.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	33	25	321	1/5	1	36	0	115.8

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	6	11	141	23.50	95	64	1
TE Marcedes Lewis	5	5	59	11.80	24	20	0
RB Eddie Lacy	3	4	10	3.33	0	6	0
WR Saalim Hakim	2	6	27	13.50	24	19	0
WR Albert Wilson	2	4	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Chris Conley	1	4	30	30.00	21	30	1
TE James O'Shaughnessy	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Glen DiMillo	1	3	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB Knile Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Brown	7	10	97	13.86	37	31	0
WR Markus Wheaton	6	7	93	15.50	31	36	1
TE Eric Ebron	4	7	42	10.50	25	32	0
RB Todd Gurley	3	3	29	9.67	0	11	0
FB Zach Line	2	3	7	3.50	2	6	0
TE Kennard Backman	2	2	37	18.50	13	29	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Rashad Johnson	1	0	0.00
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.00
CB Eric Spiller	1	22	22.00

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Lacy	1	0	0
Chris Conley	1	0	0
Jon Strong	0	1	1
Dee Ford	0	1	0
Glen DiMillo	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Todd Gurley	1	0
Shamarko Thomas	0	1
D'Joun Smith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	3	155	51.7	46.0	52	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	4	176	44.0	33.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conley	1	4	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conley	3	70	23.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tamba Hali	8	2	0.0	42	31
OLB Justin Houston	8	2	0.0	45	34
S Larry Sersland	8	0	0.0	39	34
S Eric Berry	7	1	0.0	36	33
ILB Dee Ford	6	0	1.0	23	13
OLB Jon Strong	5	2	0.0	41	28
CB Fernando Prescott	5	0	0.0	38	33
CB Marcus Peters	4	2	0.0	35	32
DT Corbin Tarplin	3	2	0.0	27	11
DE Jaye Howard	3	1	0.0	28	28
S Marcus Cooper	3	1	0.0	13	5
CB Hardy Lyle	3	0	0.0	23	24
DE Jeff Abraham	2	1	0.0	25	18
WR Albert Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Chris Conley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Glen DiMillo	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kyle Wilber	0	1	0.0	10	3
DE Steven Eiguren	0	1	0.0	12	5

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shamarko Thomas	7	0	1.0	16	37
OLB Bud Dupree	6	0	1.0	16	45
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	2	0.0	17	44
DE Cameron Heyward	4	0	2.0	11	27
DT B.J. Raji	4	0	1.0	11	24
CB Paul Barringer	4	1	0.0	10	41
CB Eric Spiller	3	1	0.0	16	38
CB D'Joun Smith	2	1	0.0	10	37
S Rashad Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	45
DE Frank Clark	2	0	0.0	9	17
DE Stephon Tuitt	1	0	1.0	8	29
G Shawn Lauvao	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ryan Shazier	1	0	0.0	16	37
CB Brandon Farrell	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Clay Matthews	0	1	0.0	7	9
ILB Sean Spence	0	1	0.0	1	9
DT Adrian Mieske	0	1	0.0	6	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dee Ford	1.0	0	0	0	13
OLB Justin Houston	0.0	1	1	1	34

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Heyward	2.0	1	0	0	27
DE Stephon Tuitt	1.0	0	2	2	29
OLB Bud Dupree	1.0	0	2	0	45
DT B.J. Raji	1.0	0	0	0	24
S Shamarko Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Adrian Mieske	0.0	0	3	0	22
DT Samuel Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	19
CB Eric Spiller	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Justin Houston	6	1	34
CB Marcus Peters	4	1	32
CB Hardy Lyle	3	1	24
OLB Tamba Hali	3	0	31
S Eric Berry	3	0	33
DE Jaye Howard	2	0	28
S Larry Sersland	2	0	34
CB Fernando Prescott	1	2	33
ILB Dee Ford	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	1	0	44
CB Eric Spiller	3	1	1	38
OLB Bud Dupree	3	0	0	45
S Shamarko Thomas	2	0	0	37
CB Paul Barringer	2	0	0	41
ILB Ryan Shazier	1	2	0	37
S Rashad Johnson	1	0	1	45
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	1	9
ILB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	0	5
DE Frank Clark	1	0	0	17
CB D'Joun Smith	1	0	0	37
CB Brandon Farrell	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J'Marcus Webb	2	3	0	17	0	35
Ben Grubbs	1	3	1	17	2	36
Wendell Thurgood	1	2	0	17	1	37
Mitch Morse	1	1	0	17	0	41
Craig Folston	0	4	0	16	3	43
Anthony Sherman	0	1	0	12	0	16
James O'Shaughnessy	0	1	0	4	0	15

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Lauvao	5	13	45	0	34
Asher Alcorn	3	7	39	0	32
Maurkice Pouncey	3	6	44	0	34
Chris Olevao	3	5	42	0	33
Marcus Gilbert	2	5	44	1	34
Eric Ebron	2	5	37	0	27
Zach Line	1	2	26	0	22
Allen Monroe	0	1	7	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Strong	1	16
Marcus Peters	1	15
J'Marcus Webb	1	4

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Delanie Walker	1	16
D'Joun Smith	1	16
Eric Ebron	1	15
Glover Quin	1	11

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Justin Houston	---	---	45	34	8	87
Tamba Hali	---	---	42	31	12	85
Jon Strong	---	---	41	28	16	85
Marcus Peters	---	---	35	32	15	82
Larry Sersland	---	---	39	34	4	77
Fernando Prescott	---	---	38	33	5	76
Eric Berry	---	---	36	33	3	72
Alex Smith	17	46	---	---	---	63
Craig Folston	16	43	---	---	---	59
Mitch Morse	17	41	---	---	---	58
Hardy Lyle	---	---	23	24	11	58
Jaye Howard	---	---	28	28	1	57
J'Marcus Webb	17	35	---	---	4	56
Wendell Thurgood	17	37	---	---	---	54
Ben Grubbs	17	36	---	---	---	53
Albert Wilson	8	30	---	---	15	53
Chris Conley	12	30	---	---	9	51
Damian Bush	---	---	23	23	5	51
Jeff Abraham	---	---	25	18	5	48
Marcedes Lewis	14	27	---	---	6	47
Anthony Sherman	12	16	---	---	19	47
Knile Davis	7	21	---	---	15	43
Cliff Avril	---	---	25	17	---	42
Andre Michaelson	12	29	---	---	1	42
Saalim Hakim	4	23	---	---	12	39
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	27	11	---	38
Dee Ford	---	---	23	13	---	36
James O'Shaughnessy	4	15	---	---	13	32
Eddie Lacy	7	15	---	---	---	22
Glen DiMillo	2	14	---	---	6	22
Nolan Carroll	---	---	10	2	8	20
Marcus Cooper	---	---	13	5	---	18
T.J. Johnson	0	13	---	---	4	17
Steven Eiguren	---	---	12	5	---	17
Arie Kouandjio	0	11	---	---	4	15
Kyle Wilber	---	---	10	3	---	13
Rodolfo Woods	1	12	---	---	---	13
Geoff Blades	3	10	---	---	---	13
Paul Fanaika	0	2	---	---	4	6
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damian Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Micah Fiske	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tyler Bray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Fender	---	---	0	0	---	0
Derek Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Gurley	44	30	---	---	19	93
Marcus Gilbert	44	34	---	---	5	83
Shawn Lauvao	45	34	---	---	3	82
Maurkice Pouncey	44	34	---	---	3	81
Ben Roethlisberger	45	34	---	---	---	79
Eric Ebron	37	27	---	---	15	79
Antonio Brown	31	33	---	---	14	78
Chris Olevao	42	33	---	---	2	77
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	17	44	15	76
Asher Alcorn	39	32	---	---	2	73
Rashad Johnson	---	---	17	45	1	63
D'Joun Smith	---	---	10	37	16	63
Markus Wheaton	30	32	---	---	---	62
Bud Dupree	---	---	16	45	1	62
Eric Spiller	---	---	16	38	1	55
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	16	37	1	54
Ryan Shazier	---	---	16	37	1	54
Paul Barringer	---	---	10	41	2	53
Zach Line	26	22	---	---	4	52
Delanie Walker	19	8	---	---	16	43
B.J. Raji	---	---	11	24	4	39
Cameron Heyward	---	---	11	27	1	39
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	8	29	2	39
Kennard Backman	22	7	---	---	10	39
Frank Clark	---	---	9	17	4	30
Jeremy Maclin	11	6	---	---	12	29
Adrian Mieske	---	---	6	22	---	28
Samuel Robbins	---	---	6	19	---	25
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	6	5	11	22
Glover Quin	---	---	2	9	11	22
Clay Matthews	---	---	7	9	4	20
Brandon Farrell	---	---	1	8	6	15
Allen Monroe	7	1	---	---	5	13
Sean Spence	---	---	1	9	2	12
Desmond McKenzie	---	---	1	4	4	9
Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Cunningham	1	4	---	---	2	7
Marquise Goodwin	3	1	---	---	3	7
Clarence Hitchcock	4	2	---	---	---	6
Bryant Flowers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jordan Matthews	1	0	---	---	---	1
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	1	1
Charles Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Thad Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathaniel Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	2	23	11.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	53	4.4
Middle	23	105	4.6
Right	9	29	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	40	21	4	1	1	4	9	2	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	33	25	6	0	1	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	140	23.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	85	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	133	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	152	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	11	6	0	141	2	29
WR Saalim Hakim	6	2	0	27	0	23
TE Marcedes Lewis	5	5	0	59	1	27
RB Eddie Lacy	4	3	0	10	0	15
WR Albert Wilson	4	2	0	14	0	30
WR Chris Conley	4	1	0	30	1	30
WR Glen DiMillo	3	1	0	17	0	14
TE James O'Shaughnessy	2	1	0	8	0	15
RB Knile Davis	1	0	1	0	0	21

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	10	7	1	97	2	33
WR Markus Wheaton	7	6	0	93	2	32
TE Eric Ebron	7	4	0	42	1	27
FB Zach Line	3	2	0	7	0	22
RB Todd Gurley	3	3	0	29	0	30
TE Kennard Backman	2	2	0	37	1	7
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	0	16	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lacy	1	3	3.00	7.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	19	46	2.42	4.14
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-2	-2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	1	8	2.00	7.65

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	5	37	6.17	9.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Saalim Hakim	1	1	8	8.00	4.50
WR Albert Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Andre Michaelson	1	0	0	0.00	12.82

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Markus Wheaton	2	2	14	7.00	13.29
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	7	7.00	9.70
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	8	8.00	18.50
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	8	8.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lacy	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	16	10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	9	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Michaelson	3	3	3
TE Marcedes Lewis	2	2	2
WR Saalim Hakim	2	2	1
WR Albert Wilson	2	2	0
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0
WR Glen DiMillo	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)