Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Kansas City, MO

18 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	14	7	-	28
Kansas City Chiefs	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:40 KCY - Maurice Langen 5 run (Johnnie Daniels extra point)
2Q: 02:37 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:07 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 54 field goal
3Q: 09:23 PIT - Herb Matich 17 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 04:48 PIT - Danny Cranford 14 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 09:52 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 29 field goal
4Q: 04:10 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 50 field goal
4Q: 01:52 PIT - Kirk Cole 11 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:40 KCY - Maurice Langen 5 run (Johnnie Daniels extra point)
2Q: 02:37 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:07 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 54 field goal
3Q: 09:23 PIT - Herb Matich 17 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 04:48 PIT - Danny Cranford 14 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 09:52 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 29 field goal
4Q: 04:10 KCY - Johnnie Daniels 50 field goal
4Q: 01:52 PIT - Kirk Cole 11 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics PIT KCY
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 397 415
- Offensive Plays 56 79
- Yards per Play 7.09 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 55 93
- Rushing Attempts 17 27
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.44
Net Passing Yards 342 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 51 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.77 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:55 35:05

Team Statistics	PIT	KCY
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	397	415
- Offensive Plays	56	79
- Yards per Play	7.09	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	55	93
- Rushing Attempts	17	27
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.44
Net Passing Yards	342	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	51 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.77	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:55	35:05

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 30	4	37	Missed FG
1	10:20	1:49	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
1	6:56	1:05	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
2	14:55	3:07	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	4:31	2:01	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	14:07	4:59	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	7:05	2:27	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	0:46	1:45	OWN 2	5	20	Punt
4	9:46	2:42	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
4	4:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:16	0:33	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:03	50	3	9	Punt
1	8:31	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	5:51	5:56	OWN 5	12	56	Punt
2	11:48	7:17	OWN 1	14	99	Touchdown
2	2:30	2:30	OWN 19	7	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	9:08	2:03	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	4:38	3:52	OWN 20	8	52	Interception
4	14:01	4:15	OWN 43	7	45	Field Goal
4	7:04	3:01	OWN 17	6	50	Field Goal
4	3:00	0:44	OWN 33	4	-2	Downs
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 31	9	55	Game

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	10	23	2.30	17	1	2
Toby Gerhardt	6	29	4.83	10	1	0
Rico Howe	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie McAdams	16	50	3.13	10	1	0
Damon Money	6	17	2.83	7	0	0
Wade Burroughs	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
Maurice Langen	2	12	6.00	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	39	24	342	0/0	2	54	0	106.9

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Burroughs	51	29	328	1/6	0	35	1	68.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt Wheeler	6	8	62	10.33	17	25	0
WR George Gray	5	6	70	14.00	30	22	0
RB Herb Matich	4	5	66	16.50	43	34	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	10	27	9.00	0	13	1
WR Danny Cranford	3	4	84	28.00	61	54	1
TE Graham Sellers	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Gus Eleazer	1	1	22	22.00	21	22	0
TE Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrus Dietrich	6	9	121	20.17	23	35
RB Charlie McAdams	5	5	17	3.40	3	9
TE Bert Seegert	5	6	56	11.20	7	15
WR Maurice Langen	4	11	58	14.50	1	18
WR Dexter Jackson	3	7	17	5.67	2	10
WR Kim Doyle	3	7	23	7.67	2	10
WR Mario Sim	2	2	36	18.00	0	21
FB Rob Thornton	1	1	0	0.00	2	0
TE Kenneth Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josh Moseley	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	251	41.8	38.5	49	3

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Jefferson	5	206	41.2	29.2	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Daniels	3/3	2/2	2/2	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	20	20.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	28	28.0	0
Peter Gaylor	1	25	25.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Simmons	3	56	18.7	0
Damon Money	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	7	3	0.0	24	44
CB Kyle Meadows	7	1	0.0	6	19
OLB Juan Gaines	6	3	0.0	24	34
CB Wayne Maxwell	6	3	0.0	25	49
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	5	1	0.0	22	38
S Josh Moseley	4	3	0.0	24	46
S William Moore	4	1	0.0	18	40
CB Joseph Weldon	4	0	0.0	10	33
CB Peter Gaylor	3	0	0.0	17	37
DT Grady Patton	2	2	1.0	19	37
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	1	0.0	21	28
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Aaron Maybin	1	2	0.0	11	26
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0.0	3	8

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vontae Davis	5	0	0.0	8	23
DE Rick Holliday	4	1	0.0	16	36
S Darrell Stuckey	4	1	0.0	15	35
CB Ben Streets	3	0	0.0	13	21
S Roger Trammell	3	0	0.0	13	26
S Artie Carr	2	2	0.0	17	39
OLB Rick Burks	2	1	0.0	10	24
ILB Fred Noll	2	0	0.0	5	14
DT Blaine Andersen	2	0	0.0	14	30
OLB Timothy Rood	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Kevin Hudson	2	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Nathan Triplett	1	3	0.0	5	11
CB Hunter Harrow	1	1	0.0	3	10
WR Dexter Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stanford Keglar	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Phillip Starks	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Travis Alcott	1	0	0.0	12	25
DE Derek Shelton	1	0	0.0	11	28
DT Linval Joseph	0	1	0.0	7	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Grady Patton	1.0	1	2	37
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	1	1	32
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	0	28
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	0	2	24
OLB Juan Gaines	0.0	0	1	34

Kansas City	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Hudson	1	3	2	25
DT Blaine Andersen	0	3	2	30
DE Rick Holliday	0	3	2	36
DT Linval Joseph	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	5	1	0	49
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	0	0	38
CB Kyle Meadows	3	2	0	19
S Josh Moseley	3	1	1	46
ILB Edward Patterson	3	0	0	44
S William Moore	3	0	0	40
OLB Juan Gaines	2	1	0	34
CB Joseph Weldon	2	0	0	33
CB Peter Gaylor	2	0	0	37
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0	12
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0	8
OLB Rondell Kurtz	0	1	0	19

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vontae Davis	4	1	23
ILB Fred Noll	3	0	14
S Roger Trammell	3	0	26
S Darrell Stuckey	3	0	35
CB Ben Streets	2	0	21
DE Rick Holliday	2	0	36
S Artie Carr	1	0	39
OLB Stanford Keglar	1	0	8
S Phillip Starks	1	0	3
OLB Timothy Rood	1	0	11
ILB Travis Alcott	1	0	25
DE Kevin Hudson	1	0	25
CB Hunter Harrow	1	0	10
DE Brian Orakpo	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Frankie Modrell	2	6	16	30
Rodger Saffold	1	3	16	36
Graham Sellers	1	1	8	16
Gabe Russell	0	3	15	29
Marty Howard	0	2	16	37
Antonio Fecht	0	1	5	8

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	6	9	4	26	0	50
Mack Brooks	1	4	0	24	0	49
Bert Seegert	1	1	0	16	0	21
Winfred Zaccardelli	0	5	0	27	0	52
Allen Schroder	0	2	0	24	1	47
Ken Schroeder	0	2	0	19	0	39
Rod Turner	0	1	0	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Cole	2	15
Graham Sellers	2	9

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Trammell	1	17
Maurice Langen	1	10
Dexter Jackson	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	25	49	3	77
Josh Moseley	---	---	24	46	3	73
Edward Patterson	---	---	24	44	3	71
George Selvie	---	---	23	42	3	68
Juan Gaines	---	---	24	34	6	64
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	22	38	2	62
Peter Gaylor	---	---	17	37	8	62
William Moore	---	---	18	40	3	61
George Gray	16	37	---	---	6	59
Grady Patton	---	---	19	37	2	58
Rico Howe	17	39	---	---	---	56
Marty Howard	16	37	---	---	---	53
Chris Akaka	---	---	18	32	3	53
Joseph Weldon	---	---	10	33	10	53
Rodger Saffold	16	36	---	---	---	52
Kirk Cole	9	27	---	---	15	51
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	21	28	2	51
Gabe Russell	15	29	---	---	7	51
Britt Wheeler	10	30	---	---	8	48
Herb Matich	11	36	---	---	---	47
Frankie Modrell	16	30	---	---	---	46
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	7	19	20	46
Kyle Meadows	---	---	6	19	21	46
Edwin Veldheer	11	34	---	---	---	45
Aaron Maybin	---	---	11	26	5	42
B.J. Buckner	---	---	15	24	1	40
Danny Cranford	12	23	---	---	---	35
Bucky Irwin	6	11	---	---	17	34
Graham Sellers	8	16	---	---	9	33
Antonio Fecht	5	8	---	---	15	28
Bruce Davis	---	---	10	12	5	27
Gus Eleazer	2	3	---	---	21	26
Toby Gerhardt	6	4	---	---	12	22
Alonzo Hatcher	6	7	---	---	7	20
Donovan Ahern	2	10	---	---	7	19
Archie Roberts	2	10	---	---	7	19
Ron Lazer	---	---	3	8	5	16
Don Middleton	1	2	---	---	7	10
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	4	4	8
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Deon Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Greg Lynn	---	---	0	0	1	1
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mack Brooks	24	49	---	---	8	81
Wade Burroughs	27	52	---	---	---	79
Winfred Zaccardelli	27	52	---	---	---	79
Duane Brown	26	50	---	---	---	76
Allen Schroder	24	47	---	---	2	73
Maurice Langen	21	39	---	---	10	70
Ken Schroeder	19	39	---	---	6	64
Charlie McAdams	19	43	---	---	---	62
Artie Carr	---	---	17	39	2	58
Rick Holliday	---	---	16	36	6	58
Roger Trammell	---	---	13	26	17	56
Tyrus Dietrich	21	34	---	---	---	55
Kim Doyle	12	41	---	---	---	53
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	15	35	---	50
Wade Simmons	---	---	11	29	9	49
Rob Thornton	15	20	---	---	13	48
Kenneth Wright	13	18	---	---	15	46
Rick Burks	---	---	10	24	12	46
Blaine Andersen	---	---	14	30	1	45
Bert Seegert	16	21	---	---	7	44
Dexter Jackson	7	26	---	---	9	42
Kevin Hudson	---	---	16	25	---	41
Damon Money	8	9	---	---	23	40
Derek Shelton	---	---	11	28	---	39
Travis Alcott	---	---	12	25	1	38
Ben Streets	---	---	13	21	1	35
Vontae Davis	---	---	8	23	1	32
Rod Turner	10	14	---	---	8	32
Fred Noll	---	---	5	14	5	24
Linval Joseph	---	---	7	17	---	24
Brian Orakpo	---	---	1	14	8	23
Stanford Keglar	---	---	4	8	10	22
Timothy Rood	---	---	6	11	5	22
Nathan Triplett	---	---	5	11	6	22
Mario Sim	1	5	---	---	15	21
Hunter Harrow	---	---	3	10	6	19
Jeff Thomason	4	6	---	---	8	18
Kyle Williams	0	0	---	---	17	17
Winfred Matthews	2	4	---	---	10	16
Kent Chappell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnnie Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
William Jefferson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ty Barnes	1	3	---	---	---	4
Phillip Starks	---	---	0	3	---	3
Lonnie Winslett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Desmond Koenig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	39	24	6	1	1	2	10	6	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Burroughs	51	29	3	0	4	6	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	68	13.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	185	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	129	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	89	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	108	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Cole	10	3	0	27	0	27
WR Britt Wheeler	8	6	0	62	1	30
WR George Gray	6	5	0	70	2	37
RB Herb Matich	5	4	1	66	1	36
TE Graham Sellers	4	2	0	11	0	16
WR Danny Cranford	4	3	0	84	1	23
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Gus Eleazer	1	1	0	22	1	3

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Langen	11	4	1	58	0	39
WR Tyrus Dietrich	9	6	1	121	2	34
WR Dexter Jackson	7	3	0	17	0	26
WR Kim Doyle	7	3	2	23	0	41
TE Bert Seegert	6	5	0	56	0	21
RB Charlie McAdams	5	5	0	17	0	43
WR Mario Sim	2	2	0	36	1	5
TE Kenneth Wright	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Rob Thornton	1	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	2	21	10.50	2.30
Toby Gerhardt	1	2	2.00	4.83

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie McAdams	2	-2	-1.00	3.13
Wade Burroughs	1	4	4.00	4.67
Maurice Langen	1	5	5.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	6	3	38	6.33	8.77

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Burroughs	4	2	2	0.50	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	4	2	24	6.00	2.70
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	14	14.00	21.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	2	2.00	2.43
RB Charlie McAdams	1	1	0	0.00	3.40
WR Kim Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	2	0
Rico Howe	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie McAdams	2	1
Wade Burroughs	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	7	3	2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Burroughs	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Cole	4	1	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	1
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Maurice Langen	4	2	1
RB Charlie McAdams	3	3	1
WR Kim Doyle	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Dietrich	2	1	1
WR Mario Sim	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (24,100)
End Zone 14,100 (17,500)
Mezzanine 7,900 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (15,500)
Club Seats 8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (24,100)
End Zone	14,100 (17,500)
Mezzanine	7,900 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (15,500)
Club Seats	8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	800 (2,000)