2016 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 15, 2017 · Arrowhead Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
18
at
Kansas City Chiefs
16
KC -2.5 upsetU 45.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
20/31, 224 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.1 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Passing · KC
20/34, 172 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.3 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
6/11 for 108 yds, 0 TD
35% of team targets · -4.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 20/31 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 6 | 11 | 108 | 0 | 35% | -4.0 |
| Jesse James | 5 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 19% | 5.5 |
| Eli Rogers | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 23% | -0.9 |
| DeMarcus Ayers | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Cobi Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 16% | -3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Cockrell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bud Dupree | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Matakevich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 20/34 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ware | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tyreek Hill | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 22% | 2.7 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Tyreek Hill | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 19% | 0.0 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | 3.4 |
| Charcandrick West | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Albert Wilson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9% | -1.4 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | 3.3 |
| Spencer Ware | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13% | -2.8 |
| Demetrius Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramik Wilson | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Parker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontari Poe | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Reyes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -2.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- PIT moneyline
- +126
- KC moneyline
- -139
Chiefs closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 34 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 33°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · KC 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Andy Reid