Patrick Mahomes stars, Kansas City Chiefs beats Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21, into Divisional round on 2022 NFL playoffs..
A disastrous play call in which the Kansas City Chiefs got a little too creative gave the Pittsburgh Steelers their only first-half touchdown, and it simultaneously ignited Patrick Mahomes and Co. on a barrage that saw them score five times in just over 11 minutes.
And with that, the Chiefs cruised through their playoff opener 42-21and took another step toward their quest for their third Super Bowl appearance in as many years.
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Steelers got a early lead 7-0 due to defensive touchdowns, Mahomes responded by throwing five touchdown passes in 10:31 of game time, taking a 7-0 Steelers lead and turning it into a 35-7 Chiefs advantage.
- Byron Pringle rose to the occasion, catching five passes for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
- Jerick McKinnon a valuable asset in the passing game, catching six passes for 81 yards.
- Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill combined for 10 catches, 165 yards and two scores.
- Offensive lineman Nick Allegretti got involved, catching a touchdown pass on a creative goal-line play call.
- Ben Roethlisberger capped what is expected to be his final season with another ugly and occasionally successful game.
- Diontae Johnson continued to struggle with drops, and Najee Harris fumbled for the first time in his young NFL career.
Kansas City largely dominated Pittsburgh after a slow start, showing the explosive tendencies that have helped the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl in each of the last two seasons.
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Travis Kelce became the first player in NFL history to throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and break 100 receiving yards in a single playoff game.Patrick Mahomes completed 23 of 26 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns on attempts of fewer than 10 air yards.
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