PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-3) VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-7)

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1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-3) VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-7) REGULAR SEASON GAME #10 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, :00 PM (CENTRAL) ARROWHEAD STADIUM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CBS Regional Coverage KCTV-5 (CBS in Kansas City) BROADCAST INFORMATION Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network KCFX-FM (101.1 FM in Kansas City) Play-by-play: Ian Eagle Color Commentator: Rich Gannon 2009 Stats and NFL Rankings THE MATCH-UP The Chiefs enjoy their initial home conest in a month as Kansas City hosts the Steelers on Sunday. Pittsburgh is making its fi rst visit to Kansas City since the Chiefs registered a victory over the Steelers at Arrowhead (9/14/03). Kansas City is coming off a win at Oakland (11/15) and is seeking to register back-to-back victories for the fi rst time since accomplishing the feat in the fi nal two games of the 2006 campaign. Pittsburgh had a fi ve-game winning streak snapped after suffering a loss vs. Cincinnati (11/15). The Chiefs defense allowed just 90 net passing yards at Oakland (11/15) and forced 11 punts, a mark that tied as the second-highest single-game total in franchise annals. Kansas City also limited the Raiders to two of 16 on third down (12.5%) and ranks fourth in the NFL, forcing three and outs at a 29.5% clip. RB Jamaal Charles had a season-high 103 rushing yards vs. the Raiders. Kansas City has won two of its last three home meetings with the Steelers. However, Pittsburgh owns the distinction of being the only AFC club that has visited Arrowhead more than once to boast a winning record with a 9-4 (.692) all-time mark at Arrowhead. Sunday s contest will mark Todd Haley s first-ever encounter with the Steelers as an NFL head coach. A graduate of Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh, Haley is the son of legendary Steelers personnel man Dick Haley, who played a pivotal role in the acquisition of 10 Pittsburgh players who are now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The younger Haley grew up immersed in the Steelers Super Bowl teams of the 70s, serving in numerous capacities with the club during training camp and on gameday. Haley s most recent encounter with the Black and Gold came in Super Bowl XLIII when he served as the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona waged a furious fourth-quarter comeback, scoring 16 unanswered points to take a lead with 2:37 remaining in the contest. However, the Steelers would answer as QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with WR Santonio Holmes for a six-yard TD with 0:35 left to play to give Pittsburgh a lead and its sixth Super Bowl title. Up next for Kansas City is a division road contest at San Diego (11/29), while Pittsburgh travels to Baltimore (11/29). Total Offense (30) (9) Rush Offense (24) (17) Pass Offense (28) (8) Total Defense (27) (2) Rush Defense (27) 69.3 (1) Pass Defense (23) (12) Turnover Ratio (T14) -3 (T22) Points/Game (27) 23.0 (15) Opp. Pts./Game (T23) 17.4 (5) Play-by-play: Mitch Holthus Color Commentator: Len Dawson Sideline Reporter: Kendall Gammon THE SERIES Kansas City is (.346) all time against Pittsburgh in the 26 previous meetings between the two clubs (25 regular season, one postseason). Eight of the last nine meetings between the two franchises have come at Arrowhead, with the Chiefs winning the last matchup in Kansas City by a margin (9/14/03). Pittsburgh claimed a 45-7 victory in the most recent meeting between the two squads in KC s debut at Heinz Field (10/15/06). Kansas City produced a OT win in the only postseason contest between the two squads, a 93 AFC Wild Card contest at Arrowhead (1/8/94). Neither team has won back-toback games in this series since Pittsburgh won four straight from KANSAS CITY VS. PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME SERIES SINCE 1992 (4-5-0) Date Result Of Note 10/25/92 L 3-27* QB Krieg intercepted three times. 1/8/94 W 27-24** KC gets playoff win in overtime. 10/7/96 L 7-17* Tomczak: 338 yards passing. 11/3/97 W 13-10* KC rushing: yards. 10/26/98 L 13-20* Aguiar suffers 1st blocked punt. 12/18/99 W 35-19* Edwards: 2 INTs, 28-yard TD return. 10/14/01 L 17-20* Holmes rushing: , 2 TDs. 9/14/03 W 41-20* Hall: 100-yard KO return TD. 10/15/06 L 7-45 Hali: 10 tackles and two forced fumbles. *At Arrowhead Stadium **AFC Wild Card Game Prior to a 2006 contest at Heinz Field, KC had hosted Pittsburgh in eight consecutive games at Arrowhead. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 70. Only two NFL clubs have hosted one foe more consecutive times. New England made nine straight trips to Pittsburgh s Three Rivers Stadium from 81-95, while Denver traveled to Buffalo s Ralph Wilson Stadium nine times from Pittsburgh is 9-4 (.692) all-time at Arrowhead Stadium, but hasn t won in Kansas City since registering a victory (10/14/01). The Steelers went on a seven-game winning streak against the Chiefs from 72-80, a mark which ties as the second-longest losing string Kansas City has suffered against one club. Kansas City lost eight straight to Denver ( 76-79) and lost seven straight to Oakland ( 75-78). Kansas City s most recent victory at Pittsburgh was a decision (12/21/86) in the 86 regular season fi nale that gave the Chiefs a 10-6 record and propelled the franchise to its fi rst playoff berth in 15 years. Despite being outgained in total yardage by a 515-to-171-yard margin, the Chiefs scored all of their points on special teams via a blocked punt return TD, a FG, a kickoff return TD and a blocked FG TD to secure the victory and a postseason spot.

2 VS. CHIEFS HEAD COACH - TODD HALEY Todd Haley was named the 11th head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on February 6, The second-youngest head coach in franchise history at 42 years old, Haley enters his 15th season in the NFL in He is entering his 13th season as an NFL coach after beginning his career as a scouting assistant with the N.Y. Jets in 95. Haley joined the Chiefs after a two-year stint as Arizona s offensive coordinator ( ), helping the Cardinals reach Super Bowl XLIII as the club won its first division title since 75. Under Haley s direction, the Cardinals ranked third in the league in scoring as Arizona registered a franchise-record 427 points in The Cardinals also threw a team-record 32 TD passes in Haley has won division titles with four different NFL teams. He served as passing game coordinator/wrs coach under Bill Parcells with Dallas ( ) after beginning his career under Parcells with the N.Y. Jets ( 97-00). He also served as WRs coach with Chicago ( ). Born on February 28, 1967, Haley grew up in Upper St. Clair, PA and graduated from North Florida in 91. He is the son of longtime NFL personnel executive Dick Haley, who helped build the Steelers Super Bowl teams of the 70s. NFL Head Coach: 1st Year Record w/kc: 2-7 (.222) NFL Coach Overall: 13th Year Record vs. PIT: 0-0 (.000) NFL Overall: 2-7 (.222) Overall NFL Exp: 15th year Regular Season: 2-7 (.222) College: North Florida ( 91) Postseason: 0-0 (.000) HALEY S FOOTBALL CAREER N.Y. Jets...Scouting Assistant ( 95-96) Offensive Assistant/ Quality Control ( 97-98) Wide Receivers ( 99-00) Chicago Bears... Wide Receivers Dallas Cowboys... Passing Game Coord./ Wide Receivers Arizona Cardinals... Offensive Coordinator 2009 Kansas City Chiefs... Head Coach FOUR NFL TEAMS, FOUR DIVISION TITLES Todd Haley has won division titles with each of his four previous NFL teams. Last year, Arizona won its first division crown since 75 with Haley serving as the Cardinals offensive coordinator 1998 N.Y. Jets (12-4)*...AFC East 2001 Chicago (13-3)... NFC Central 2006 Dallas (9-7)...NFC East 2008 Arizona (9-7)**... NFC West * Reached AFC Championship Game ** Reached Super Bowl XLIII 50 YEARS OF CHIEFS FOOTBALL Founded by Lamar Hunt in 59, the franchise began play as the Dallas Texans as a charter member of the American Football League in 60 before moving to Kansas City in 63. Under the guidance of Hall of Fame head coach Hank Stram, the Texans/Chiefs won league titles in 62, 66 and 69. The Chiefs faced Green Bay in Super Bowl I and defeated heavily-favored Minnesota in Super Bowl IV, the final game in AFL history. Arrowhead is undergoing a $375-million facelift that is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2010 season. The franchise has won or shared nine AFL or AFC Western Division titles ( 62, 66, 68, 69, 71, 93, 95, 97 and 2003). CHIEFS COACHES WITH SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE Coach Team Super Bowls Role Todd Haley Arizona XLIII Offensive Coordinator Maurice Carthon ARZ/NYG XLIII, XXI, XXV Asst. Coach/RB Clancy Pendergast Arizona XLIII Defensive Coordinator Ronnie Bradford Atlanta XXXIII Safety Steve Hoffman Dallas XXVII, XXVIII, XXX Asst. Coach Tim Krumrie Cincinnati XXIII Defensive Tackle Bill Muir Tampa Bay XXXVII Off. Coord/O-Line Dedric Ward NE/ARZ XXXVIII, XLIII WR/Off. Quality Control STEELERS HEAD COACH - MIKE TOMLIN Mike Tomlin was named the 16th head coach in Steelers history on January 22, In his second campaign in 2008, Tomlin led Pittsburgh to a 12-4 record and a victory in Super Bowl XLIII. At 36 years, 323 days, he became the youngest coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. He led the Steelers to a 10-6 record and AFC North title in 2007, making him the only Steelers coach in history to win divisional titles in each of his first two years as head coach. Before moving to the head coaching role in Pittsburgh, Tomlin spent one season as defensive coordinator in Minnesota (2006) after coaching defensive backs in Tampa Bay ( ). He began his coaching career at the Virginia Military Institute ( 95) before becoming a graduate assistant at Memphis ( 96). He then coached the wide receivers ( 97) and defensive backs ( 98) at Arkansas State. Tomlin finished his collegiate coaching career overseeing the defensive backs at the University of Cincinnati ( 99-00). Born in Hampton, Virginia on March 15, 1972, Tomlin was a wide receiver at William and Mary ( 90-93), finishing his collegiate career with 101 receptions for 2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TDs. He was a first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 94. NFL Head Coach: 3rd Year Record w/pit: (.683) NFL Coach Overall: 9th Year Record vs. KC: 0-0 (.000) NFL Overall: (.689) College: William and Mary ( 94) Regular Season: (.683) Postseason: 3-1 (.750) THE HALEYS A FOOTBALL FAMILY Chiefs head coach Todd Haley is the son of longtime NFL personnel man Dick Haley. One of the architects of the great Steelers teams of the 70s, Haley had a hand in scouting and/or drafting 10 different Pittsburgh players who are now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Those 10 players were selected to a total of 67 Pro Bowls during their respective careers and are the owners of a combined 37 Super Bowl rings, including one earned by CB Rod Woodson with Baltimore in The elder Haley s 74 draft class with Pittsburgh featured four Hall of Famers LB Jack Lambert, C Mike Webster, as well as WRs Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Thanks to a host of Haley acquisitions, the Steelers would claim four Super Bowl crowns over a six-year span from Dick Haley was a standout halfback at the University of Pittsburgh and spent six seasons playing RB/CB in the NFL with Washington ( 59-60), Minnesota ( 61) and Pittsburgh ( 61-64). STEELERS HALL OF FAMERS DRAFTED IN THE DICK HALEY ERA PLAYER DRAFT NFL HOF OF NOTE DT Joe Greene D time Pro Bowler QB Terry Bradshaw D Only 4-time SB-winning QB CB Mel Blount D career interceptions LB Jack Ham D consecutive Pro Bowls RB Franco Harris D ,950 rush yds. w/pit WR Lynn Swann D Super Bowl X MVP LB Jack Lambert D time Pro Bowler WR John Stallworth D4a recs, 8,723 yds, 63 TDs C Mike Webster D time Pro Bowler CB Rod Woodson D s All-Decade Team THE AFL S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The American Football League was officially born on August 14, 1959 when less than two weeks after his 27th birthday, Lamar Hunt called to order a meeting in Chicago. On April 8, 1966, Hunt and Cowboys executive Tex Schramm met in Dallas beginning merger negotiations that culminated on June 8, The Chiefs wore classic Dallas Texans uniforms from their 62 AFL Championship season for three AFL Legacy Games vs. Dallas (10/11) and vs. San Diego (10/25), as well as at Oakland (11/15). KC S COVERAGE UNITS HAVE BEEN SPECIAL Kansas City, Houston and Washington are the only NFL teams that rank in the league s top 10 in both punt and kickoff coverage. The Chiefs are third in punt coverage, allowing 5.0 yards per return. Kansas City ranks sixth in kickoff coverage, permitting 20.7 yards per return. The Chiefs have made substantial improvement in both those areas from KC ranked 16th in punt coverage (9.3 avg.) a year ago and was 22nd in kickoff coverage (23.6).

3 Kansas City is under the guidance of fi rst-year head coach Todd Haley. QB Matt Cassel joined the Chiefs in an off-season trade with New England. Cassel owns 10 career multi-td performances and enjoyed a streak of 150 straight passes without an INT earlier this season. RB Jamaal Charles (D3a-08) had a season-high 103-yard rushing game at Oakland (11/15). G Andy Alleman made his fi rst start with the Chiefs at JAX (11/8). Four-time Pro Bowl G Brian Waters, T Branden Albert (D1b-08), C Rudy Niswanger and T Ryan O Callaghan round out the starting blocking unit. KC s receiving corps features WR Dwayne Bowe (D1-07), who leads the club with 33 catches for 466 yards and four TDs. WR Chris Chambers had three catches for 70 yards with two TDs in his KC debut at JAX (11/8). WR Lance Long led the club with eight catches for 74 yards at JAX (11/8). Pro Bowl LB Mike Vrabel registered a one-yard TD catch vs. Dallas (10/11). LB Tamba Hali (D1-06) owns 13 career FFs and had a safety at Washington (10/18), while LB Derrick Johnson (D1-05) registered a careerlong 70-yard INT return at Baltimore (9/13). DEs Glenn Dorsey (D1a-08), Tyson Jackson (D1-09) and DT Ron Edwards anchor KC s front. Former Pro Bowl S Mike Brown enjoyed his fi rst career two-int game at Oakland (11/15). S Jon McGraw blocked a punt for a TD at Baltimore (9/13). CBs Brandon Flowers (D2-08), Brandon Carr (D5-08) and Mike Richardson round out the secondary. P Dustin Colquitt (D3-05) is third in the NFL with a yard net average and owns 131 career punts inside the 20, the top total in KC history. Rookie K Ryan Succop (D7c-09) nailed a 53-yard FG at Baltimore (9/13), the longest kick by a Chiefs rookie since Hall of Fame K Jan Stenerud did it in 67. He set a career high with four FGs at Washington (10/18). RB Jamaal Charles (D3a- 08) returns kickoffs, while WR Bobby Wade, RB Dantrell Savage and CB/S Maurice Leggett have all returned punts. VS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 2009 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2009 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Succop 54 T12th T23rd Rushing Yards L. Johnson th - - QB Rating Cassel th 23rd Receptions Bowe 33 T20th - - Rec. Yards Bowe th - - Interceptions Flowers/Brown 2 T12th - - Punting Avg. Colquitt th 13th Punt Ret. Avg. Wade 8.5 8th 16th KO Ret. Avg. Charles th 22nd Sacks Gilberry/Hali 3.5 T24th - - MEDIA INFORMATION TELEVISION: CBS (KCTV5 in Kansas City) will broadcast the game to a regional audience. Veteran broadcaster Ian Eagle calls the action, while former Chiefs QB and 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon provides the color commentary. RADIO: The Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network, anchored by KCFX-FM (101.1) in Kansas City, carries all Chiefs games. Eighttime Kansas Broadcaster of the Year, Mitch Holthus, is in his 16th year handling the play-by-play duties, while Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson adds color commentary with sideline reports from former Chiefs Pro Bowl long snapper Kendall Gammon. The KCFX pregame show begins at 9:00 AM (CT). The Chiefs Kingdom radio show with Holthus airs Mondays at 7:00 PM on the Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network. CHIEFS INSIDER: Chiefs Insider hosted by Mitch Holthus is the offi cial pregame TV show of the Chiefs and airs at 9:30 AM (CT) on KCTV-5 in Kansas City. NOTABLE CHIEFS-STEELERS CONNECTIONS Chiefs head coach TODD HALEY attended Upper St. Clair HS in Pittsburgh. His father, DICK HALEY, served as Steelers Director of Player Personnel ( 71-90) and played DB ( 61-64). He was a RB at the University of Pittsburgh. KC def. quality control coach PAT PERLES attended Upper St. Clair HS. His father, GEORGE PERLES, coached with Pittsburgh ( 72-81). Chiefs P DUSTIN COLQUITT s father, CRAIG COLQUITT, played seven seasons with Pittsburgh ( 78-84), winning Super Bowl XIII and XIV rings. Chiefs LB MIKE VRABEL spent four seasons with Pittsburgh ( 97-00). Pittsburgh off. coord. BRUCE ARIANS coached RBs for KC ( 89-92). Steelers LB KEYARON FOX played four seasons with KC ( ). Kansas City COO MARK DONOVAN, OL coach BILL MUIR and CB MAURICE LEGGETT were all born in Pittsburgh, PA. Chiefs asst. OL coach JOE D ALESSANDRIS is a native of Aliquippa, PA and coached at the University of Pittsburgh ( 96). Kansas City LB TAMBA HALI played collegiately at Penn State. KC asst. coach NICK SIRIANNI coached at Indiana (PA) from Chiefs C/G ANDY ALLEMAN played collegiately at Pittsburgh. PIT OL coach LARRY ZIERLEIN coached at Ft. Hayes State ( 70-71). Steelers C JUSTIN HARTWIG played at Kansas, while DE ZIGGY HOOD played at Missouri. Pittsburgh K JEFF REED was born in Kansas City, MO. After compiling a 12-4 record in 2008 and a victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers return under the watchful eye of third-year head coach Mike Tomlin. Pro Bowl QB Ben Roethlisberger (D1-04) owns a regular season record as a starter and is 8-2 in postseason action. He has amassed 2,469 yards and 14 TDs in 2009, including three- TD performances at Detroit (10/11) and Denver (11/9). RB Rashard Mendenhall (D1-08) leads all Pittsburgh backs with 113 carries for 609 yards and four TDs, while two-time Pro Bowl RB Willie Parker has 61 carries for 194 yards in Four-time Pro Bowl WR Hines Ward (D3b-98) leads the receiving corps with 53 receptions for 670 yards with four TDs in Super Bowl XLIII MVP WR Santonio Holmes (D1-06) has 43 catches for a team-high 678 yards and TE Heath Miller (D1-05) has 47 catches for 397 yards with four TDs. Veteran C Justin Hartwig works along the offensive front with Ts Max Starks (D3-04) and Willie Colon (D4a- 06) and Gs Chris Kemoeatu (D6-05) and Trai Essex (D3-05). Two-time Pro Bowl LB James Harrison owns 9.0 sacks to pace the Steelers. He joins Pro Bowl LB James Farrior, LBs LaMarr Woodley (D2-07) and Lawrence Timmons (D1-07). Four-time Pro Bowl NT Casey Hampton (D1-01) heads a veteran defensive front that includes DEs Travis Kirschke and Brett Keisel (D7b-02). Five-time Pro Bowl S Troy Polamalu (D1-03) has three INTs in only fi ve games, but was injured again vs. Cincinnati (11/15). S Ryan Clark has two INTs and joins CBs Ike Taylor (D4-03) and William Gay (D5b-07) in the Steelers secondary. K Jeff Reed owns 796 career points which places him second in franchise history. P Daniel Sepulveda carries a 44.5-yard gross punting average in RB Stefan Logan signed in the off-season from the CFL. He averages 25.5 yards per kickoff return and 8.8 yards per punt return PITTSBURGH STEELERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Reed 63 6th 14th Rushing Yards Mendenhall 609 6th 12th QB Rating Roethlisberger th 8th Receptions Ward 53 6th 8th Rec. Yards Holmes 678 6th 9th Interceptions Polamalu 3 T4th T11th Punting Avg. Sepulveda th 16th Punt Ret. Avg. Logan 8.8 7th 14th KO Ret. Avg. Logan th 12th Sacks J. Harrison 9.0 3rd 4th P DUSTIN COLQUITT IS NETTING RESULTS Since the AFL-NFL merger in 70, Kansas City P Dustin Colquitt ranks second in career net punting average with a yard mark per kick. He is third in the NFL with a yard net punting average in Colquitt owns the KC career record with 131 punts inside the 20-yard line, including an NFL-high 27 this season. Cleveland P Dave Zastudil (25) plays on Monday Night Football. Colquitt is on pace to fi nish the year with 48 punts inside the 20 which would shatter P Louie Aguiar s Kansas City single-season record of 29 set in 95. Colquitt is the son of former Steelers P Craig Colquitt ( 70-84). NFL, BEST CAREER NET NFL, BEST NET PUNTING NFL, MOST PUNTS PUNT AVG. SINCE 70 AVERAGE, 2009 INSIDE THE 20, Scifres, SD Lechler, OAK Colquitt, KC Colquitt, KC Lee, SF Zastudil, CLE Jones, STL Colquitt, KC Graham, ARZ CONFERENCE CALLS CHIEFS LB MIKE VRABEL: 1:15 PM Central/2:15 PM Eastern CHIEFS HEAD COACH TODD HALEY: 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern STEELERS QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER: 11:30 AM Central/12:30 PM Eastern STEELERS HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN: 11:40 AM Central/12:40 Eastern

4 Chiefs Seek Back-to-Back Victories When Pittsburgh Visits Arrowhead by Pete Moris Pittsburgh is a Familiar Foe for Kansas City at Arrowhead The Steelers are the only AFC team to own a winning record at Arrowhead with two or more regular season appearances there with a 9-4 (.692) mark (regular and postseason). Pittsburgh is 11-9 (.550) on the road under Mike Tomlin. The Steelers have lost three of their last fi ve road games, but produced a win at Denver (11/9) in their most recent road contest. Tomlin will make his debut at Arrowhead as an NFL head coach. KC is (.694) against head coaches making their regular season debuts at Arrowhead since 94. Chiefs-Steelers Scoring Stats Dating back to 95, Kansas City is (.836) at Arrowhead when holding opponents to 21 points or less and is 48-4 (.923) at home over that same span when limiting foes to 17 points or less. Pittsburgh owns a (.683) record under head coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers have been held to 21 points or less in 11 of those 13 losses under Tomlin, including a loss vs. Cincinnati (11/15). The Steelers are 22-3 (.880) under Tomlin when scoring 21 points or more, including a streak of 13 straight victories. The Steelers are 22-2 (.917) under Tomlin when holding opponents to 17 points or less. Pittsburgh currently ranks fi fth in the NFL in scoring defense, allowing 17.4 ppg. However, the Steelers have allowed an NFL-high seven return TDs, meaning their defense is permitting an NFL-low 12.2 actual offensive points per game. KC has been outscored by a margin in four home contests this season, an average margin of 25.8 to 13.3 ppg. The Chiefs have held their opponents to 20 points or less in their last eight victories. Chiefs, Steelers Have Both Been Involved in Some Close Calls The Chiefs and Steelers are both 1-3 in games decided by seven points or less in Kansas City s win at Oakland (11/15) was the club s fi rst win in such a circumstance under Todd Haley. Pittsburgh s lone win in a close game this season came by a count vs. Tennessee (9/10). Pittsburgh s three losses in 2009 have come by a combined 12 points (4.0 ppg). The Steelers have scored 27 points or more in fi ve of their six wins this season, averaging 26.8 ppg in those wins, while allowing just 16.5 ppg. In three losses, Pittsburgh has been outscored 19.3 to A Fast Start is Imperative Against Pittsburgh The Chiefs will face a Pittsburgh squad that has allowed an NFL-low 15 points in the fi rst quarter. Kansas City has scored 12 points in the fi rst quarter in 2009, but owns fi rst-quarter FGs in each of its last two games. The Chiefs have led at halftime in three games in 2009, winning two of those games. KC held a 10-3 edge in a OT loss vs. Dallas (10/11), a 3-0 advantage in a 14-6 win at Washington (10/18) and last week s win at Oakland (11/15). Pittsburgh is 24-5 (.828) when tied or leading at halftime under Mike Tomlin, but just 4-8 (.333) when trailing at intermission. Pittsburgh led 9-6 vs. Cincinnati (11/5). Pittsburgh is 23-4 (.852) when leading after three quarters under Tomlin, but is just 5-9 (.357) when tied or trailing entering the fourth quarter. The Chiefs have scored 49.3% of their points in the fourth quarter (70 of 142). Only seven teams have scored more points in the fi nal period. Only six clubs have permitted more fourth-quarter points than Kansas City (69) and Pittsburgh (68). The Steelers have allowed 43.3% of their points (68 of 157) in the fi nal quarter. QB Matt Cassel Seeking Initial Victory at Arrowhead Chiefs QB Matt Cassel is seeking to register his initial victory at Arrowhead. Cassel has thrown 10 TDs and is on pace to fi nish the year with 18 TDs which would be the highest total by a Chiefs passer since QB Trent Green had 27 TD passes in Cassel has thrown just six INTs, compared to eight INTs for Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. The Chiefs will face a Pittsburgh defense that is tied for fourth in the league with 25.0 sacks. Pittsburgh has allowed 27.0 sacks, while the Chiefs have permitted Cassel owns a 4-1 record as a starter when he posts a rating of or better. He completed a season-high four passes of 20+ yards at Oakland (11/15) and has seven 20-yard completions in the Chiefs last two contests. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Makes His Arrowhead Debut Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will make his initial NFL start at Arrowhead on Sunday. The only other AFC venue where he has yet to play is Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Roethlisberger owns a (.713) regular season record as an NFL starter, including a (.641) mark on the road. He will become the ninth different signal caller to open a regular season contest at Arrowhead. The last two Steelers QBs to make their fi rst start with the Steelers at Arrowhead both left Kansas City with a loss. QB Tommy Maddox completed 28 of 47 passes for 336 yards with one TD and three INTs (62.0 rating) in a loss at Arrowhead (9/14/03). QB Kordell Stewart completed 11 of 21 passes for 101 yards with one TD and one INT (61.8 rating) in a loss (11/3/97). Roethlisberger owns a 23-2 (.920) record when compiling a rating of or better (min. 20 atts.). He has produced a rating in four of his last six starts. He also owns a 27-7 (.794) record when throws two or more TDs. Dating back to 95, KC has registered at least one game with two INTs at Arrowhead in every season over that span. During that timeframe, the Chiefs are 33-4 (.892) when forcing two or more INTs. S Mike Brown had two INTs at Oakland (11/15). Roethlisberger is 6-14 (.300) in games when he suffers two or more INTs. In his only previous appearance against KC, Roethlisberger completed 16 of 19 passes for 238 yards with two TDs in a 45-7 victory (10/15/06). Pittsburgh currently ranks eighth in the NFL, averaging passing ypg. Chiefs Rank Among the NFL s Best in the Turnover Column The Chiefs are tied for fourth in the NFL, committing just 10 turnovers in KC has thrown six INTs to tie for the fifth-lowest total in the league. Opponents have scored 16 points off Chiefs giveaways. Only Baltimore (13) and Indianapolis (15) have relinquished fewer points after turnovers and no team has given up a lower percentage of its total points off giveaways than KC (7.4%). Dating back to 90, the Chiefs boast the NFL s best turnover differential at Pittsburgh is a distant second at +86. Over that span, Kansas City (632) is the only team that has forced more takeaways than Pittsburgh (631), while no squad has committed fewer giveaways than Kansas City (472). Pittsburgh is 36-2 (.947) with a positive turnover ratio dating back to 2004 when Dick LeBeau returned to the club as defensive coordinator. Pittsburgh is 15-1 (.938) with a positive turnover ratio under Mike Tomlin, including a string of 11 consecutive wins. The Steelers have won 15 consecutive road games with a positive turnover margin dating back to a 13-3 win at Miami (9/26/04). Pittsburgh has been negative in its last fi ve losses dating back to Both Kansas City and Pittsburgh were -1 in their games last week with different results. GIVEAWAY POINTS ALLOWED PCT. OF POINTS ALL. OFF GIVES 1. Baltimore Kansas City 7.4 (16 of 215) 2. Indianapolis Baltimore 8.4 (12 of 154) 3. Kansas City Indianapolis 10.6 (15 of 142) Past Precedent First-Half, Second-Half Turnarounds In 2008, 11 teams had a losing record in the fi rst half of the season. Four of those 11 teams - Cincinnati (4-3-1), Houston (5-3), San Diego (5-3) and San Francisco (5-3) - rebounded to produce a winning record in the second half of the 2008 season. The Chiefs would love to emulate the second-half efforts of those clubs, especially since three of those four teams currently have a winning record in 2009: Cincinnati (7-2), Houston (5-3) and San Diego (6-3). More Dramatic Stats on P Dustin Colquitt, KC s Special Teams No NFL punter has forced more fair catches than P Dustin Colquitt (17) and no NFL punter has had more of his punts downed than Colquitt (14). In fact, the next-closest competitor in that department is N.Y. Jets P Steve Weatherford (9). Thanks in large part to Colquitt, Kansas City ranks third in the NFL, allowing just 5.0 yards per punt return. The Chiefs have also been consistent in kickoff coverage, ranking sixth in the league in that department, permitting just 20.7 yards per kickoff return. Chiefs rookie K Ryan Succop has connected on 14 FGs, the second-highest total by a Chiefs rookie behind only the 21 made FGs established by Hall of Fame K Jan Stenerud in 67. Succop has a pair of FGs from 50+ yards in Only K Nick Lowery has topped that total. Lowery had four 50-yard FGs in 80 and made three 50-yard FGs in 85 and 88. NFL LEADERS, 2009 NFL LEADERS, 2009 MOST FAIR CATCHES FORCED MOST PUNTS DOWNED Dustin Colquitt KC Dustin Colquitt KC Matt Turk HOU 2. 9 S. Weatherford NYJ S. Weatherford NYJ 3. 8 D. Johnson TB Chiefs-Steelers Rushing Stats to Watch Kansas City is allowing 31.0 fewer rushing ypg and has relinquished fi ve fewer rushing TDs than it did at the nine-game mark in Pittsburgh is allowing a league-low 69.3 rushing ypg. The Steelers have gone 27 consecutive games without permitting a 100-yard rusher, the second-longest active streak in the NFL. Minnesota has gone 32 straight contests without permitting a 100-yard back. Ex-Jaguars RB Fred Taylor was the last runner to top the century mark against the Steelers, doing it in a win vs. Pittsburgh (12/16/07). The Chiefs boast a pair of players with 100-yard outings at Arrowhead on their resumes. RB Jamaal Charles also had 106 yards vs. Tampa Bay (11/2/08), while RB Kolby Smith had 150 yards vs. Oakland (11/25/07). Charles is coming off a season-high 103-yard performance after tying a career-high 18 carries in a win at Oakland (11/5). Charles recorded a career-long 44-yard TD run in that contest, KC s longest TD run since RB Larry Johnson had a 49-yard score vs. Cincinnati (1/1/06). Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall owns a pair of 100-yard performances this season, including a 165-yard, two-td outing in a win vs. San Diego (10/4). The Steelers have allowed two rushing TDs, a mark that ties with Minnesota as the lowest in the NFL. Pittsburgh is 37-3 (.925) when producing a 100-yard rusher dating back to 2004, including eight straight wins. CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT ALLOWING IND. 100-YARD RUSHER Games Team Last 100-Yard Rusher Allowed Date Minnesota Ryan Grant (119 yards) at GB 11/11/ Pittsburgh Fred Taylor (147 yards) vs. JAX 12/16/ Philadelphia Brandon Jacobs (126 yards) vs. NYG 11/9/08 Third-Down, Other Stats in the Kansas City-Pittsburgh Matchup KC s defense is fourth in the league, forcing three and outs at a 29.5% clip (33 on 112 possessions). Only Houston (34.9), NYJ (33.0) and MIN (30.8) are better. PIT s offense is tied for 12th in the league with a 41.7 conversion rate on third down. PIT s defense is 24th on third down at 40.8%. PIT ranks in the NFL s top 10 in both total offense (ninth ypg) and total defense (second ypg). PIT is ninth in the NFL with 32 completions of 20+ yards.

5 POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES QUARTERBACKS QB MATT CASSEL Completed 19 of 34 throws for 216 yards at Oakland (11/15). In eight starts has completed 144 of 259 passes for 1,472 yards with 10 TDs and six INTs for a 75.3 rating with 32 carries for 126 yards. Is ninth in the AFC with 10 TD passes. His passer rating in the Red Zone ranks fi fth in the AFC. Had a career-long streak of 150 straight attempts without an interception (9/20-10/25). Has played in 38 games (23 starts) with NE ( ) and KC (2009), connecting on 493 of 814 passes for 5,418 yards with 33 TDs and 19 INTs for an 84.1 rating. Has 117 carries for 424 yards with three TDs. QB BRODIE CROYLE Completed 16 of 24 passes for 177 yards at Baltimore (9/13), tying a career high with two TDs and posting a rating. Has played in 14 games (nine starts) in four seasons ( ), completing 166 of 284 passes for 1,578 yards with eight TDs and eight INTs for a 71.6 rating. Also has 10 rushes for 15 yards. QB MATT GUTIERREZ Completed one pass for three yards vs. San Diego (10/25). Was claimed off waivers from New England on August 6th. RUNNING BACKS RB JAMAAL CHARLES Carried the ball 18 times for a season-high 103 yards (5.7 yards) with a career-long 44-yard TD and added four receptions for 14 yards at Oakland (11/15). Also had three kickoff returns for 78 yards. His 18 carries and 117 yards from scrimmage tied career highs. Owns two career 100-yard rushing games and one 100-yard receiving game. Has played in eight games (three starts) with 47 rushes for 255 yards (5.4 avg.) with a TD, 21 receptions for 153 yards and 28 KORs for 656 yards (23.4 avg.). Has seen action in 24 games (fi ve starts), compiling 114 carries for 612 yards (5.4 avg.) with a TD and 48 receptions for 425 yards with a TD. Has added 43 kickoff returns for 977 yards (22.7 avg.). RB KOLBY SMITH Rushed nine times for 12 yards at Oakland (11/15). Has played in two games, rushing 13 times for 29 yards (2.2 avg.) and catching one pass for four yards. Spent the fi rst eight weeks of the season on the physically-unbable-to-perform list and was activated on November 7th. Has played in 25 games (nine starts) with Kansas City ( ), rushing 160 times for 536 yards (3.4 avg.) with three TDs and catching 33 passes for 204 yards. Also has nine special teams tackles. RB DANTRELL SAVAGE Had a career-high fi ve punt returns for 34 yards at Oakland (11/15). Has seen action in fi ve games, posting 10 carries for 45 yards and seven receptions for 51 yards with seven KO returns for 142 yards (20.3 avg.) and six punt returns for 36 yards (6.0 avg.). Has played in 13 games for KC ( ), rushing 25 times for 98 yards and catching nine passes for 51 yards. Has 33 kickoff returns for 775 yards and 14 punt returns for 53 yards. FB MIKE COX Has played in nine games (fi ve starts), rushing one time for two yards and catching two passes for 12 yards. WIDE RECEIVERS WR DWAYNE BOWE Tallied six catches for 91 yards (15.2 avg.) at Oakland (11/15). Has played in eight games (seven starts), catching a team-high 33 passes for 466 yards (14.1 avg.) with four TDs. His four TD rec. are tied for 10th in the AFC. Has played in 40 games (38 starts), catching 189 passes for 2,483 yards (13.1 avg.) with 16 TDs. Has caught a pass in 32 straight games, KC s longest active streak. Joined WR Otis Taylor as the second player in franchise history to register a 1,000-yard season in just his second pro campaign. WR CHRIS CHAMBERS Caught three passes for 60 yards (20.0 avg.) at Oakland (11/15). Has started two games, totaling six catches for 130 yards with two TDs. Acquired by the Chiefs via waivers from San Diego on November 3rd. Has played in 133 games (113 starts) with Miami ( ), San Diego ( ) and Kansas City (2009), catching 488 passes for 6,957 yards (14.3 avg.) with 55 TDs. Has added 44 carries for 373 yards (8.5 avg.). In four starts against Pittsburgh has 14 catches for 134 yards with one TD. WR LANCE LONG Collected two receptions for 18 yards at Oakland (11/15). Has played in three games (one start), catching 12 passes for 104 yards. Signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on October 24th. Spent the fi rst week of the 2009 regular season with Arizona. WR MARK BRADLEY Recorded one catch for 22 yards at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games (fi ve starts), tallying 17 catches for 211 yards with a TD, two rushes for 20 yards and one completion for 26 yards. Has played in 53 games (17 starts) in fi ve NFL seasons with Chicago ( ) and Kansas City ( ). Has caught 85 passes for 1,174 yards (13.8 avg.) with eight TDs. WR BOBBY WADE Has played in six games (three starts), catching 20 passes for 226 yards (11.3 avg.) with two TDs, rushing two times for three yards and returning 16 punts for 136 yards (8.5 avg.). His 8.5 punt return avg. is eighth in the AFC. Has played in 96 games (47 starts) with CHI ( ), TEN ( ), MIN ( ) and KC (2009), catching 228 passes for 2,717 yards (11.9 avg.) with nine TDs and 21 rushes for 85 yards (4.0 avg.). Has also returned 50 kickoffs for 1,194 yards (23.9 avg.) and 73 punts for 636 yards (8.7 avg.) with one TD. WR TERRANCE COPPER Has played in eight games (one start), recording two catches for 11 yards and nine special teams tackles. Has appeared in 71 games (six starts) in six NFL seasons with Dallas ( ), New Orleans ( ), Baltimore (2008) and KC (2009). Has caught 48 passes for 611 yards (12.7 avg.) with six TDs, returned 26 kickoffs for 502 yards (19.3 avg.) and added 50 special teams tackles. TIGHT ENDS TE LEONARD POPE Has played in six games (one start), catching six passes for 29 yards. Joined the Chiefs as a free agent on September 29th. Appeared in 48 games (26 starts) with ARZ ( ) and KC (2009), catching 54 passes for 505 yards with fi ve TDs. TE SEAN RYAN Has started eight games with 14 catches for 135 yards and two TDs. Has appeared in 51 games (15 starts) with DAL ( ), the NYJ ( ), MIA (2008), NO (2008), SF (2008) and KC (2009). TE BRAD COTTAM Has played in three games, catching one pass for 11 yards. Has played in 18 contests (seven starts) with Kansas City ( ). TE JAKE O CONNELL Made his fi rst NFL start vs. Oakland (9/20). OFFENSIVE LINE G BRIAN WATERS Started his 47th consecutive game at LG at Oakland (11/15). Has played in 141 games (127 starts) in 10 seasons with the Chiefs ( ), earning four Pro Bowl appearances. C RUDY NISWANGER Has started nine contests at center. Has played in 39 games (24 starts) for Kansas City ( ). T BRANDEN ALBERT Started at LT at Oakland (11/15). Was inactive with an ankle injury at WAS (10/18) and vs. SD (10/25). Has started seven games at left tackle. T RYAN O CALLAGHAN Has started six games at RT. Has played in 33 games (13 starts) with New England ( ) and Kansas City (2009). C/G ANDY ALLEMAN Started at RG at Jacksonville (11/8) and at Oakland (11/15). Has played in 20 games (fi ve starts) with New Orleans (2007), Miami (2008) and Kansas City (2009). G/T WADE SMITH Started at LT in place of an injured T Branden Albert at Washington (10/18) and vs. San Diego (10/25). Also saw duty at center in place of an injured C Rudy Niswanger vs. San Diego (10/25). Has played in 69 games (27 starts) in seven NFL campaigns with Miami ( ), the N.Y. Jets ( ) and Kansas City ( ). G/T IKECHUKU NDUKWE Has played in six games with three starts at right tackle and has been inactive for three contests. Has appeared in 27 games (18 starts) and two playoff contests (one start) with WAS (2005), BAL ( ), MIA ( ) and KC (2009). T BARRY RICHARDSON Signed to the 53-man roster on October 17th after spending the fi rst five weeks on the practice squad. DEFENSIVE LINE DT RON EDWARDS Tallied four solo tackles and a QB pressure at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games with seven starts at NT, posting 16 tackles (13 solo) with two for loss, two QB pressures and two passes defensed.

6 VS. Has played in 105 games (61 starts) with Buffalo ( ) and Kansas City ( ), recording 185 tackles (132 solo), 13.5 sacks (-73.5 yards), 42 QB pressures, four FFs, two FRs and two PDs. DE GLENN DORSEY Compiled fi ve tackles (four solo) at Oakland (11/15). Has started nine games, tallying 28 tackles (20 solo), four QB pressures, a FR and a PD. Has started 25 games with Kansas City ( ), recording 71 tackles (54 solo), a sack, four QB pressures, one FF, a FR and two PDs. DE TYSON JACKSON In nine games (eight starts) owns 14 tackles (six solo), four QB pressures and a PD. DE WALLACE GILBERRY Produced a half of a sack of JaMarcus Russell at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games, compiling 16 tackles (13 solo), 3.5 sacks (-23.5 yards) and one QB pressure. DT KENNY SMITH Has played in three games with one tackle. Signed as a free agent on October 21st. Has played in 33 games (10 starts), tallying 70 tackles (56 solo), 4.5 sacks (-27.0 yards), two passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. DE ALEX MAGEE Registered his fi rst NFL sack of Bruce Gradkowski at Oakland (11/15). Has four solo tackles, a sack and a QB pressure in nine games. LINEBACKERS LB MIKE VRABEL Has started nine contests, producing 41 tackles (27 solo) with one for loss, a sack (-4.0 yards), fi ve QB pressures, a FF, a FR and four passes defensed Caught a one-yard TD reception from QB Matt Cassel vs. Dallas (10/11). Has played in 185 games (119 starts) with Pittsburgh ( 97-00), New England ( ) and Kansas City (2009), tallying 724 tackles (480 solo), 56.0 sacks ( yards), 11 INTs, 15 QB pressures, 39 PDs, 17 FFs and eight FRs. Has nine TD catches. Intercepted a Ben Roethlisberger pass vs. Pittsburgh (11/30/08) with NE. LB TAMBA HALI Posted three tackles (two solo), half of a sack of JaMarcus Russell and a QB pressures at Oakland (11/15). Has started nine games, compiling 27 tackles (14 solo), 3.5 sacks (-25.5 yards), seven QB pressures and two forced fumbles. Has started 56 contests with KC, posting 206 tackles (165 solo), 22.0 sacks ( yards), 31 QB pressures, an INT, 13 FFs and two FRs. His 13 career fored fumbles are tied with CB Kevin Ross and DE Jared Allen for the third-highest mark in Chiefs history. Established career highs with 10 tackles and two forced fumbles at Pittsburgh (10/15/06). LB DEMORRIO WILLIAMS Credited with eight tackles (two solo) with one for loss at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games (eight starts), registering a team-high 71 tackles (44 solo) with two behind the line and two passes defensed. Has seen action in 88 games (59 starts), totaling 484 tackles (313 solo), 6.5 sacks, fi ve INTs, 11 PDs, three FFs and three FRs with a TD. LB COREY MAYS Totaled seven tackles (fi ve solo) at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games (eight starts), recording 64 tackles (41 solo) with two for loss and three QB pressures. Has appeared in 41 games (nine starts) with New England ( ), Cincinnati ( ) and Kansas City (2009), tallying 80 tackles (48 solo), three QB pressures and 40 special teams tackles. LB DERRICK JOHNSON Has played in eight games (one start) and has been inactive for one contest with a groin injury, tallying 14 tackles (nine solo), a sack (-7.0 yards), one QB pressure, a pass defensed, a FF and an INT for 70 yards. In 67 games (59 starts), has recorded 401 tackles (316 solo), 13.0 sacks, four INTs, 26 PDs, 11 FFs, three FRs and 21 QB pressures. LB JOVAN BELCHER Rookie FA from Maine has played in nine games (one start) with 17 tackles (15 solo), two QB pressures, one PD and eight special teams stops. LB ANDY STUDEBAKER Recorded four tackles (three solo) and a pass defensed at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine contests with four tackles (three solo), a pass defensed and four special teams tackles. LB JUSTIN ROGERS Signed with the club as a free agent on November 11th. Played in 32 games with Dallas ( ), producing three solo tackles and 34 special teams stops. LB DAVID HERRON In 21 games (three starts) witih MIN ( ) and KC (2009) has eight tackles (fi ve solo), one QB pressure and 14 special teams tackles. LB PIERRE WALTERS Saw action in his fi rst NFL game at Oakland (11/15). Rookie FA from Eastern Illinois has played in one game and has been inactive for eight contests. DEFENSIVE BACKS S MIKE BROWN Tallied four passes defensed and a career-high two INTs off Bruce Gradkowski, including the game-clincher with 0:38 remaining at Oakland (11/15). Has started nine games, collecting 47 tackles (37 solo), a sack (-11.0 yards) with two for loss, two INTs, four passes defensed, a QB pressure and a FR. Has played in 109 games (108 starts) with Chicago ( ) and Kansas City (2009), collecting 676 tackles (450 solo), 6.0 sacks (-46.0 yards), 19 INTs for 288 yards with four TDs, 41 PDs, five FFs, eight FRs and 32 special teams tackles. S JON McGRAW Has played in eight games (three starts). Has 12 tackles (10 solo) with three for loss, a sack (-6.0 yards), a fumble recovery and two QB pressures. Blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a TD at Baltimore (9/13) Rushed for four yards on a fake punt at Philadelphia (9/27). Has played in 94 games (15 starts) with NYJ ( ), DET ( ) and KC ( ), posting 174 tackles (128 solo), a sack (-6.0 yards), four INTs, 12 PDs, two FFs, three FRs and 101 special teams tackles. Has also blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown. CB BRANDON FLOWERS Amassed fi ve solo tackles and three passes defensed at Oakland (11/15). Has started eight games and has been inactive for one contest, totaling 31 tackles (29 solo), two INTs and a team-high 14 PDs. Is tied for seventh in the AFC with two INTs. Has seen action in 22 career games (21 starts), producing 109 tackles (94 solo), four INTs for 156 yards with a TD, 24 PDs, a FF and two FRs. CB BRANDON CARR Produced four solo tackles and one pass defensed at Oakland (11/15). Has started nine games, tallying 28 tackles (26 solo) and 10 PDs. CB MIKE RICHARDSON Has played in four games (one start), recording six tackles (fi ve solo) and six special teams stops. Played in 10 games with New England in CB/S MAURICE LEGGETT Has played in nine games (one start) with 15 tackles (14 solo), fi ve passes defensed and a fumble recovery on special teams. Has played in 21 games (four starts), tallying 47 tackles (43 solo), an INT for a TD, nine PDs and two fumble recoveries on special teams, including one returned a fumble on a fake FG for a TD. CB TRAVIS DANIELS Signed as a free agent on November 4th. Has played in 53 games (26 starts) with Miami ( ), Cleveland (2008) and Kansas City (2009), recording 126 tackles (93 solo), three INTs, 19 PDs and one FR. S DaJUAN MORGAN Has played in eight contests (one start), producing seven solo tackles, a fumble recovery and four special teams stops. Has played in 23 games (one start) with Kansas City ( ), posting 26 tackles (23 solo), a FR and 15 special teams stops. CB DONALD WASHINGTON Has seen action in fi ve games, producing three solo tackles. SPECIALISTS P DUSTIN COLQUITT Punted six times for 283 yards (47.2 gross, 47.5 net) with four inside the 20 at Oakland (11/15). Has played in nine games, punting 59 times for 2,655 yards (45.0 gross, 41.5 net) with 27 inside the 20 and three touchbacks. His 41.5-yard net avg. is second in the AFC and third in the NFL. Leads the NFL with 27 punts inside the 20 and 17 forced fair catches. His 27 punts inside the 20 are tied for the fourth-highest single-season mark in Chiefs history. Has played in 71 games in fi ve seasons, punting 360 times for 15,796 yards (43.9 gross, 38.8 net), 131 inside the 20 and 30 touchbacks. His yard career net punting average ranks fi rst in Chiefs history and is second in NFL history since the AFL-NFL merger. Is fi rst in Chiefs history with 131 punts inside the 20-yard line. K RYAN SUCCOP Converted three of four FGs and one PAT for 10 points at Oakland (11/15). In nine games, has made 14 of 18 FGs and 12 PATs for a team-high 54 points. Has landed 29 of his 40 kickoffs inside the 10-yard line with four TBs. His 54 points lead all NFL rookies. His 14 made fi eld goals are the second-highest total by a rookie in Chiefs history while his 18 attempts are fourth. His 53-yard FG at Baltimore (9/13) is tied for the fi fth-longest in the NFL this season and is the longest by a KC rookie since 67. LS THOMAS GAFFORD Has played in 18 games for Kansas City ( ).

7 THE LAST TIME Steelers 45, Chiefs 7 October 15, 2006 Heinz Field 64,727 KANSAS CITY PITTSBURGH Kansas City traveled to Pittsburgh for the first time since 89 and found a hostile crowd and a desperate opponent awaiting its arrival. After bouncing back from an early 14-0 deficit a week earlier at Arizona, the Chiefs were unable to repeat that feat for a second consecutive contest. The Steelers dominated from the game s outset, jumping out to a 31-0 halftime lead en route to a 45-7 victory. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger registered his first win of the season, connecting on 16 of 19 passes for 238 yards and two TDs, finishing the contest with a rating. Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker rushed for 109 yards and added a pair of scores. Pittsburgh started its scoring barrage on the game s initial possession. The Steelers were facing a third-and-11 when Roethlisberger hit WR Santonio Holmes on a quick pass. Kansas City CB Ty Law came up to make the tackle, but slipped and Holmes raced downfield for a 50-yard gain. Parker capped the drive with a three-yard run, giving Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead. The Steelers struck paydirt again on their third possession when Roethisberger found WR Nate Washington wide open in the Chiefs secondary for a 47-yard score. The touchdown gave Pittsburgh a 14-0 advantage late in the first quarter. Another Parker TD minutes later put Pittsburgh ahead Pittsburgh added another scoring drive before the half came to a close set up by RB Najeh Davenport s 44-yard run. The Steelers then went back to the air as WR Hines Ward caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to widen the Steelers margin to A 32-yard field goal from K Jeff Reed mercifully ended the first half as Pittsburgh held a dominating 31-0 lead heading into the intermission. Kansas City s defense tried to get the club back into the contest in the second half. DE Tamba Hali forced a Parker fumble that was recovered by LB Kawika Mitchell. However, the Chiefs couldn t produce any points from the turnover, handing the ball back to the Steelers when S Troy Polamalu intercepted a QB Damon Huard pass. The Chiefs mounted their best drive of the day during the third quarter. Huard started to heat up, finding WRs Eddie Kennison and Samie Parker for big gains. RB Larry Johnson capped the drive with a determined two-yard scoring run when he carried a host of Pittsburgh defenders into the end zone. The score cut the Steelers lead to Kansas City s momentum would be short-lived. Hali would force his second Parker fumble on the day, but the ball bounced into the hands of G Chris Kemoeatu to keep the ball in Pittsburgh s possession. The Steelers would go on to produce a 13-play, 62- yard drive that resulted in a one-yard TD from Davenport on fourth-and-goal. Steelers LB Rian Wallace capped the scoring when he returned a QB Brodie Croyle interception for a 30-yard TD, making the final score GAME NOTES G Will Shields played in his 213th regular season game as a member of the Chiefs, bypassing K Nick Lowery (212) for the most games played in franchise history. PIT Parker, 3-yard run (Reed kick) (7-73, 4:15). PIT Washington, 47-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) (2-58, 0:45). PIT Parker, 8-yard run (Reed kick) (9-80, 5:15). PIT Ward, 13-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) (3-65, 1:32). PIT Reed, 32-yard field goal (12-76, 4:12). KC L. Johnson 2-yard run (Tynes kick) (11-80, 4:21). PIT Davenport, 1-yard run (Reed kick) (13-62, 8:20). PIT Wallace, 30-yard INT return (Reed kick). Team Statistics Steelers Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /219 19/38 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /17 39/19 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /10.0 Punts/Average /45.7 7/48.7 Penalties/Yards /41 6/50 Fumbles/Lost /1 0/0 Possession Time :31 25:29 RUSHING KC L. Johnson 15-26, TD; Ross 3-8; Cruz 1-4. PIT Parker , 2 TDs; Davenport 12-78, TD; Haynes 5-21; Holmes 1-13; Roethlisberger 1-0; Batch 2-(-2). RECEIVING KC Parker 5-72; Kennison 3-57; Webb 3-23; Gonzalez 3-15; L. Johnson 3-6; Dunn 1-6; Wilson 1-6. PIT Ward 5-59, TD; Washington 3-68, TD; Wilson 3-42; Holmes 2-58; Haynes 2-12; Miller 1-16; Parker 1-(-11). PASSING KC Huard , 0 TDs, 1 INT; Croyle , 0 TDs, 2 INTs. PIT Roethlisberger , 2 TDs, 0 INTs; Batch 1-1-6, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. INTERCEPTIONS KC None. PIT Polamalu 1-49; McFadden 1-39; Wallace 1-30, TD. SACKS KC Law 1.0. PIT Brown 1.0. FIELD GOALS KC None. PIT Reed (32) 28WR. DE Tamba Hali tallies 10 tackles and two FFs.

8 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS / WEEK 10 / THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 WON 2, LOST 7 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/13 L at Baltimore 71,099 L. Johnson /20 L Oakland 69,169 Charles t 1 09/27 L at Philadelphia 69,144 Cassel /04 L New York Giants 69,238 Savage /11 L OT Dallas 71,214 Ko. Smith /18 W 14-6 at Washington 79,572 Battle /25 L 7-37 San Diego 69,337 Bradley /08 L at Jacksonville 45,546 Lawrence /15 W at Oakland 40,720 McGraw /22 Pittsburgh Wade /29 at San Diego Cox /06 Denver Thigpen TM /13 Buffalo TEAM t 1 12/20 Cleveland OPPONENTS /27 at Cincinnati * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/03 at Denver Bowe K.C. Opp. Charles TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Wade Rushing Bradley Passing Chambers LG t 3 Penalty 18 9 Chambers TM t 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 26/128 51/133 Ryan rd Down Pct Long LG th Down: Made/Att 12/19 2/6 Long TM th Down Pct L. Johnson POSSESSION AVG. 29:29 30:31 Savage TOTAL NET YARDS Pope Avg. Per Game Engram Total Plays Cox Avg. Per Play Copper NET YARDS RUSHING Battle Avg. Per Game Cottam Total Rushes Ko. Smith NET YARDS PASSING Vrabel t 1 Avg. Per Game TEAM t 12 Sacked/Yards Lost 32/179 12/87 OPPONENTS t 14 Gross Yards * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Att./Completions 285/ /161 Flowers Completion Pct M. Brown Had Intercepted 6 5 D. Johnson PUNTS/AVERAGE 60/ /44.6 TEAM NET PUNTING AVG. 60/ /39.1 OPPONENTS PENALTIES/YARDS 53/396 70/515 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B FUMBLES/BALL LOST 17/4 15/6 Colquitt TOUCHDOWNS TEAM Rushing 1 9 OPPONENTS Passing * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 1 1 Wade * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Savage TEAM Leggett OPPONENTS Engram * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM Succop /12 14/ OPPONENTS Bowe * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Chambers LG Charles Chambers TM Savage Ryan Cox Wade Lawrence Charles Studebaker Bradley TEAM McGraw OPPONENTS Vrabel * FIELD GOALS Hali Succop 0/ 0 4/ 4 4/ 4 4/ 5 2/5 TEAM /12 14/ TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 4/ 4 4/ 5 2/5 OPPONENTS /23 16/ OPPONENTS 1/ 1 7/ 7 2/ 3 4/ 8 2/3 2-Pt. Conversions: Charles, TEAM 1-2, Succop: (53G)(23G)()(34G)(47G,38G,53B)(39G, OPPONENTS G,46G,24G)(43N)(45G,21G,56N)(50G,25G,52N, SACKS: Gilberry 3.5, Hali 3.5, M. Brown 1, 31G) D. Johnson 1, Magee 1, McGraw 1, Vrabel 1, OPPONENTS: (44G,41N)(48G,54G)(29G,38G)(25G, TEAM 12, OPPONENTS 32 40G,38N)(40N,22G,28G)(40G,28G)(20G,43N,39G, FUM/LOST: Cassel 8/1, L. Johnson 2/1, 19G)(53N,27G)(50G,45N) Wade 2/0, Bowe 1/0, Charles 1/1, Croyle 1/0, Leggett 1/0, Savage 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Cassel t 29/ Croyle / Bradley / Gutierrez / TEAM t 32/ OPPONENTS t 12/

9 2009 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DEFENSIVE STATS Regular Season Statistics (Through 9 Games) Pos. Player Tkls. Asst. Total TFL Sacks/Yds PR FR FF INT/YDS PD LB Williams, Demorrio / LB Mays, Corey / S Brown, Mike / /13 4 LB Vrabel, Mike / CB Flowers, Brandon / /38 14 CB Carr, Brandon / DE Dorsey, Glenn / LB Hali, Tamba / S Page, Jarrad / LB Belcher, Jovan / DT Tyler, Tank / DT Edwards, Ron / DE Gilberry, Wallace / CB Leggett, Maurice / LB Johnson, Derrick / /70 1 DE Jackson, Tyson / S McGraw, Jon / S Morgan, DaJuan / CB Richardson, Mike / DE Magee, Alex / LB Studebaker, Andy / CB Washington, Donald / CB Colclough, Ricardo / LB Beisel, Monty / DT Smith, Kenny / TOTALS / / CHIEFS SPECIAL TEAMS STATS DEFENSIVE SCORES Pos. Player Tkls. Asst. Total TDs (0): WR Copper, Terrence LB Belcher, Jovan CB Richardson, Mike Safety (1): LB Tamba Hali (Todd Collins) RB Battle, Jackie at Washington (10/18/09) LB Herron, David S Morgan, DaJuan LB Johnson, Derrick SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAYS LB Studebaker, Andy TDs (1): S Jon McGraw blocked punt recovery RB Charles, Jamaal in end zone at Baltimore (9/13/09) CB Leggett, Maurice S Brown, Mike Blocked Punts (1): S Jon McGraw (Sam Koch) CB Colclough, Ricardo at Baltimore (9/13/09) LS Gafford, Thomas LB Mays, Corey Deflected Punts (1): LB Demorrio Williams S McGraw, Jon (Glenn Pakulak) at Washington (10/18/09) LB Williams, Demorrio LB Beisel, Monty Blk Punt Rec. (0): DE Gilberry, Wallace WR Lawrence, Quinten K Succop, Ryan Blk Field Goal (0): TOTALS KEY PR = Pressure Blk FG Rec. (0): FR = Fumble Recovery FF = Forced Fumble INT = Interception FF (0): PD = Pass Defensed FR (1): CB Maurice Leggett (Patrick Crayton) vs. Dallas (10/11/09) Regular season defensive and special teams statistics are based on coaches film review.

10 2009 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20 BAL OAK PHI NYG DAL WAS SD JAX OAK PIT SD DEN BUF CLE CIN DEN FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Totals PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

11 2009 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSE 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20 BAL OAK PHI NYG DAL WAS SD JAX OAK PIT SD DEN BUF CLE CIN DEN FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Total PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

12 THE LAST GAME Chiefs 16, Raiders 10 November 15, 2009 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 40,720 KANSAS CITY OAKLAND The Chiefs made critical plays at crucial junctures to claim their seventh consecutive victory at Oakland. Kansas City produced a win at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum as S Mike Brown clinched the victory with an INT with 0:38 remaining, his second INT of the day. RB Jamaal Charles finished the contest with a season-high 103 yards, including a 44-yard TD run, while K Ryan Succop banged through three FGs. Raiders RB Michael Bush scampered for 60 yards down to the Kansas City four-yard line on the second play from scrimmage. Bush s run set up a one-yard RB Justin Fargas TD two plays later, giving the Raiders the 7-0 lead with 12:42 left in the first quarter. Following Oakland s opening-drive score, QB Matt Cassel looked for WR Chris Chambers deep down the right sideline on third and 12 on the Chiefs opening drive, but his pass was intercepted by CB Chris Johnson. It was punt-for-punt before Cassel sparked the offense with a 30-yard pass to Chambers. The drive stalled, setting up a 50-yard Succop FG to make the score 7-3 with 4:54 left in the first quarter. KC forced Oakland three and out, but the momentum shifted right back to the Raiders as Chiefs RB Dantrell Savage muffed the punt which was recovered by LB Jon Condo at the KC 37-yard line. Oakland settled for its own 50-yard FG by K Sebastian Janikowski, making the score 10-3 with 2:10 left in the first quarter. Faced with fourth and one at the Oakland 44-yard line, head coach Todd Haley left his offense on the field, and Charles reeled off a 44-yard TD run to tie the score at with 12:25 left in the first half. After another Raiders punt, Cassel went to work finding WR Dwayne Bowe for 41 yards down the left sideline to get in Oakland territory on the opening play of KC s ensuing drive. Cassel then hit Chambers for 24 yards to move the ball to the Oakland seven-yard line. The drive stalled bringing out Succop for a 25-yard FG that gave KC a lead with 6:48 left in the first half. On their first possession in the second half, the Chiefs penetrated as deep as the Raiders 37-yard line. Succop s 52-yard FG try sailed wide left, leaving the score with 10:43 to go in the third quarter. Oakland could not take advantage as Janikowski misfired his own 45-yard attempt wide left, his initial miss of the year. On Kansas City s ensuing possession, Cassel hit Bowe for 12 yards, but Bowe had the ball jarred lose as he was being tackled. Multiple players from both squads attempted to gain possession of the ball before Chiefs G Brian Waters jumped on it at the Oakland 32-yard line to regain possession. But Kansas City would give it away on downs after failing to convert a fourth-and-one pass from the Oakland 14-yard line. On Oakland s next possession, Brown registered the Chiefs first takeaway of the day as he intercepted QB Bruce Gradkowski s pass intended for WR Johnny Lee Higgins. Cassel then orchestrated an eight-play drive that ended in Succop s third field goal of the contest, this time from 31 yards out to extend the Kansas City lead to with 6:17 left to play in the game. After a three and out by the Raiders, Kansas City got the ball back with 4:38 remaining and was able to run the clock down to the two-minute warning before giving the Raiders one final opportunity. The Raiders took over at their own 20-yard line with 1:53 left to play. A 22-yard completion to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey that was upheld by a replay review moved the ball to the Kansas City 26-yard line with 0:38 remaining. Brown then hauled in his second interception at the 10-yard line, sealing a victory. GAME NOTES The Chiefs became the first team to ever win seven consecutive road games vs. the Raiders. OAK Fargas, 1-yard run (Janikowski kick) (4-70, 2:18). KC Succop, 50-yard field goal (5-36, 1:27). OAK Janikowski, 50-yard field goal (4-5, 1:36). KC Charles, 44-yard run (Succop kick) (6-66, 1:42). KC Succop, 25-yard field goal (7-67, 2:52). KC Succop, 31-yard field goal (8-34, 4:55). Team Statistics Raiders Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /182 31/112 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /13 34/19 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /10.0 Punts/Average /48.3 6/47.2 Penalties/Yards /88 5/35 Fumbles/Lost /0 4/2 Possession Time :06 28:54 RUSHING KC Charles , TD; Ko. Smith 9-12; Cassel 4-(-3). OAK Bush ; Fargas 10-41, TD; McFadden 4-11; Gradkowski 1-9; Higgins 1-2. RECEIVING KC Bowe 6-91; Charles 4-14; Chambers 3-60; Pope 3-11; Long 2-18; Bradley OAK Higgins 4-41; Schilens 3-27; Bush 2-10; Heyward-Bey 1-22; Miller 1-9; G. Russell 1-3; Lawton 1-1. PASSING KC Cassel , 0 TDs, 1 INT. OAK J. Russell , 0 TDs, 0 INTs. Gradkowski , 0 TDs, 2 INTs. INTERCEPTIONS KC Brown OAK Johnson 1-0. SACKS KC Magee 1.0; Gilberry 0.5; Hali 0.5. OAK Kelly 1.0; Shaughnessy 1.0. FIELD GOALS KC Succop (50) (25) 52WL (31) OAK Janikowski (50) 45WL RB Jamaal Charles rushes for a 44-yard TD and finishes the game with a season-high 103 rushing yards.