Well, that certainly was ugly.
The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t just drop a lump of coal in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ stocking, they backed up a dump truck of it.
And the drubbing is being talked about among those in Kansas City media in the appropriate manner.
“The Chiefs destroyed the Steelers, 29-10, in a Christmas Day game that looked just a tad different than the holiday outing a year earlier,” writes Sam McDowell for the Kansas City Star. “A week — err, four days — after head coach Andy Reid referred to a win as the Chiefs’ best performance of the season, they one-upped themselves.
McDowell said the Chiefs’ offense looked like a version of its old self. “Mahomes cooked a top-10 pass defense. It’s the first time this season he’s thrown for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game.
“The Chiefs actually allowed the Steelers 181 yards of offense in the first half, but they gave up only seven points.”
Over at KCTV-5 News, Gabe Swartz said it was “clearly the best win of the Chiefs’ season in terms of … they only gave up 10 points without Chris Jones. I think that was shocking to most people.”
And Tod Palmer of KSHB-41 pointed out that “for the first time in nearly 15 months, the Chiefs’ offense scored two touchdowns in the opening quarter.”
Great.
Palmer also brought up the fact that Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s eight catches (for 84 yards) moved him “alone into 14th place in all-time receptions passing Steelers legend Hines Ward (1,000 catches in 14 NFL seasons).”
“It showed the toughness of the team, and I think we got better as the games went on,” Patrick Mahomes said after the game. “The guys, they’re mentally tough and they’re physically tough. We played some really good football teams, some hard-fought battles, and the guys came away with three wins. Getting that No. 1 seed is important. It’s like winning a playoff game, so I was happy to get that done.”
And fans certainly were singing the praises of their team.
This is my favorite #Chiefs game of the season.
It’s the best they’ve looked all year.
— BJ Kissel (@BJ_KCSN) December 25, 2024
Another week, another @Chiefs victory, another fan base in complete shambles and losing their minds because of a loss. @steelers fan base is just as delusional as all the rest. See yall in @GEHAField the rest of the year! #chiefskingdom #Chiefs #KansasCityChiefs
— Austin Boatman (@BOATG0D) December 26, 2024
Some were even so happy with the game, they’re rewatching it already.
I'm already watching today's game again. And relishing 15-1 with the Bronkeys as a rest'em game with 10 days to prepare, followed by a bye week and home field. The yakking fanbases all have an extra game just to have to play the #CHIEFS at Arrowhead.
— Be well, do good. (@SSmall2020) December 26, 2024
And, if it wasn’t bad enough how badly the Steelers were defeated, we have this to enjoy.
Andy Reid is hilarious ???? He switched into a Santa outfit after the Chiefs beat the Steelers on Christmas
Video: @NFL
pic.twitter.com/JPR4xH5bV1— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) December 25, 2024
