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

REGULAR SEASON GAME #10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009 – 12:00 PM (CENTRAL)
ARROWHEAD STADIUM – KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Chiefs Television Network - KCTV-5 (CBS in Kansas City) - Play-by-play: Ian Eagle - Color Commentator: Rich Gannon

Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network - KCFX-FM (101.1 FM in Kansas City - Affiliates) - Play-by-play: Mitch Holthus - Color Commentator: Len Dawson - Sideline Reporter: Kendall Gammon

Public Transportation Returns to Arrowhead on Gamedays

The Chiefs enjoy their initial home contest 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 41-20 victory over the Steelers at Arrowhead (9/14/03). Kansas City is coming off a 16-10 win at Oakland (11/15) and is seeking to register back-to-back victories for the first time since accomplishing the feat in the final two games of the 2006 campaign. Pittsburgh had a five-game winning streak snapped after suffering a 18-12 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 23-20 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 27-23 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).

THE SERIES
Kansas City is 9-17-0 (.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 41-20 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 27-24 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-to-back games in this series since Pittsburgh won four straight from ‘87-92.

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 ‘79-94.

Pittsburgh is 9-4 (.692) all-time at Arrowhead Stadium, but hasn’t won in Kansas City since registering a 20-17 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 24-19 decision (12/21/86) in the ‘86 regular season finale that gave the Chiefs a 10-6 record and propelled the franchise to its first 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.

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