The Steelers proved today that they just aren’t the same team as they were last year when they won the Super Bowl.  In fact, I think they will have a really hard time making the playoffs.  Ben Roethlisberger’s overall numbers look solid as he completed 32 of 42 passes for 398 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 interceptions.  But, the pickoffs set up short fields for the Chiefs twice and it really hurt the Steelers in the end.  To make matters worse, Roethlisberger got whacked hard in the noggin’ in O.T. and he had to leave the game.  Charlie Batch completed 1 of 2 passes for 17 yards but the Steelers had to punt the ball away and set up the Chiefs for their game winning drive.  Rashard Mendenhall was so-so in this game as he carried the ball 21 times for 80 yards (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 36 yards (9.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Willie Parker made his first appearance in a while carrying the ball 6 times for 24 yards (4.0 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 11 yards.  Hines Ward was really busy today as he caught 10 passes for 128 yards (12.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  TE Heath Miller also had a great game with 7 catches for 95 yards (13.6 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Santonio Holmes pitched in with 7 catches for 86 yards (12.3 avg) today.  The Steelers rolled up 515 total yards on offense (114 rushing, 401 passing) as they had possession of the ball for a amazing 44:07 but it wasn’t enough to win the game.

The defense did not do their job in this game as the Chiefs had quite a few big plays.  Safety Tyrone Carter led the way for the Steelers on D in this game with 8 tackles.  OLB LaMarr Woodley also was busy in this game with 2 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss and 3 QB hits.  The Chiefs only had the ball for 22:25 of this game but they still got 282 yards (68 rushing, 214 passing) on offense and that is too many for what little time they had the ball.  The Steelers also sucked again on special teams allowing Chiefs’ RB Jamaal Charles to take a kickoff back 97 yards for a TD.  The Steelers are now a very disappointing 6-4 on the season.