This Christmas, the NFL delivers two thrilling AFC matchups as four playoff-bound teams clash in a Netflix-streamed doubleheader. First up at 1 p.m. ET, the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium, airing on Netflix and NFL+.
All eyes are on Patrick Mahomes, battling through a recent ankle sprain. With quick passes and his signature playmaking, Mahomes aims to secure the Chiefs’ No. 1 seed and a crucial playoff bye. Meanwhile, the Steelers may see the return of wide receiver George Pickens, whose presence could reignite their struggling offense.
Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers live updates, Christmas Gameday, Week 17 2024 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA.
Penalty: False Start on Steelers (Scotty Miller) -5 yards.
Russell Wilson pass to the middle to Jaylen Warren for 3 yards to the KC8.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Calvin Austin III for 8 yards to the KC11.
Russell Wilson rush to the left for 5 yards to the KC19.
Najee Harris rush to the left for 6 yards to the KC24. Tackled by Tershawn Wharton and Deon Bush.
Najee Harris rush to the left for 19 yards to the KC31.
Najee Harris rush to the middle for 13 yards to the Pit50.
Two Minute Warning.
Russell Wilson pass to the middle to Connor Heyward for 8 yards to the Pit37.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Calvin Austin III for 8 yards to the Pit29.
Russell Wilson rush to the left for 8 yards to the Pit21.
Najee Harris rush to the right for 5 yards to the Pit13.
Najee Harris rush to the right for 1 yard to the Pit8.
Matt Araiza punts for 55 yards to Pit7. No return.
Samaje Perine rush to the right for 9 yards to the KC38.
Kareem Hunt rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the KC29.
Kareem Hunt rush to the left for 2 yards to the KC31.
Corliss Waitman punts for 49 yards to KC29. No return.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the right intended for Najee Harris.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for George Pickens.
Najee Harris rush to the middle for 8 yards to the Pit22.
Matt Araiza punts for 44 yards to Pit14. Calvin Austin III – no return.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 5 yards to the KC42.
Penalty: Holding on Chiefs (Jawaan Taylor) -10 yards.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the middle intended for DeAndre Hopkins.
Kareem Hunt rush to the right for 5 yards to the KC47.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Travis Kelce for 9 yards to the KC42.
Kareem Hunt rush to the right for 7 yards to the KC34.
Penalty: Taunting on Chiefs (Jaden Hicks) -15 yards.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for George Pickens.
Penalty: False Start on Steelers (Russell Wilson) -5 yards.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for George Pickens.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for Van Jefferson.
Penalty: Offside on Steelers (Connor Heyward) -5 yards.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the right intended for Jaylen Warren.
Russell Wilson rush to the left for 14 yards to the KC32.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Jaylen Warren for 1 yard to the KC46.
Russell Wilson pass to the middle to Pat Freiermuth for 5 yards to the KC47.
Russell Wilson pass to the middle to Jaylen Warren for 9 yards to the Pit48.
Jaylen Warren rush to the left for 9 yards to the Pit39.
Chiefs celebrate Travis Kelce’s record
After the touchdown, the tight end kept the ball he broke the record with.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Harrison Butker extra point is GOOD.
Travis Kelce’s record-breaking touchdown
The tight-end became the Chiefs’ player with the most receiving touchdowns in franchise history with 77
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Travis Kelce for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on Chiefs (Travis Kelce) 0 yards.
Closer look at Steelers’ fumble
The Chiefs recovered the ball in their own territory
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the right intended for Xavier Worthy.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the middle to Travis Kelce for 20 yards to the Pit12.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the right for 2 yards to the Pit32.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 9 yards to the Pit34. FUMBLE, recovered by KC (Nick Bolton).
Russell Wilson sacked at Pit25 for a loss of 5 yards.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the right intended for Najee Harris.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Kareem Hunt scores TD
The Chiefs have a two-score lead thanks to the running back’s touchdown at the end of the third quarter
Patrick Mahomes pass intercepted on a 2 pt conversion attempt.
Kareem Hunt rush to the right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Kareem Hunt rush to the right for 4 yards to the Pit2.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Travis Kelce for 7 yards to the Pit6.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Xavier Worthy for 11 yards to the Pit13.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Travis Kelce for 18 yards to the Pit25.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to DeAndre Hopkins for 4 yards to the Pit43.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Hollywood Brown for 12 yards to the Pit47.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Xavier Worthy for 5 yards to the KC41.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the middle to Hollywood Brown for 17 yards to the KC36.
Penalty: False Start on Chiefs (Jawaan Taylor) -5 yards.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the middle to Travis Kelce for 7 yards to the KC24.
Xavier Worthy rush to the left for 4 yards to the KC27. Penalty: Holding on Chiefs (JuJu Smith-Schuster) -10 yards.
Chris Boswell kicks off to the KC1. Nikko Remigio return for 22 yards to KC23. Tackled by Jeremiah Moon.
Chris Boswell 36 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Penalty: Holding (Return) on Chiefs (Justin Reid) 5 yards.
Russell Wilson on the move
The Steelers need to close the gap on the Chief’s lead in the third quarter if they want a shot at a comeback win
Russell Wilson sacked at KC23 for a loss of 11 yards.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Najee Harris for 5 yards to the KC12. Tackled by Keith Taylor.
Jaylen Warren rush to the left for no gain to the KC17.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Jaylen Warren for 21 yards to the KC17.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Pat Freiermuth for 6 yards to the KC38. Tackled by Nazeeh Johnson and Chris Roland-Wallace.
Russell Wilson rush to the right for 15 yards to the KC44.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the middle.
Jaylen Warren rush to the left for 1 yard to the Pit41.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Calvin Austin III for 14 yards to the Pit40.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Najee Harris for 2 yards to the Pit26.
Russell Wilson sacked at Pit24 for a loss of 6 yards.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Chiefs up by 9
The Steelers held up the Chiefs’ offense in their first drive of the Third Quarter forcing them to settle for three points.
Harrison Butker 32 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the left intended for DeAndre Hopkins.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the middle intended for Travis Kelce.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the left intended for Hollywood Brown.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 13 yards to the Pit13.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Xavier Worthy for 21 yards to the Pit26.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Pit47.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Xavier Worthy for 15 yards to the KC48.
Chris Boswell kicks off to the KC2. Nikko Remigio return for 31 yards to KC33.
Chiefs keep lead at halftime
Kansas City has to hang on to the lead to guarantee their 1st place spot in the AFC seeding for the upcoming playoffs
Jaylen Warren rush to the right for 12 yards to the Pit34.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the right intended for Mike Williams defensed by Trent McDuffie.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Mike Williams for 22 yards to the Pit44.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 2 yards to the Pit22.
Matt Araiza punts for 72 yards to Pit0. Touchback.
Steelers timeout.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the middle to Xavier Worthy for 1 yard to the KC28.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Samaje Perine for 6 yards to the KC27.
Samaje Perine rush to the right for no gain to the KC21.
Corliss Waitman punts for 31 yards to KC19. Nikko Remigio return for 3 yards to KC22.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for Mike Williams.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to George Pickens for 2 yards to the Pit50.
Two Minute Warning.
Jaylen Warren rush to the middle for no gain to the Pit48.
Penalty: Too Many Men on Field on Chiefs 5 yards.
Cordarrelle Patterson rush to the left for 1 yard to the Pit43.
Najee Harris rush to the left for no gain to the Pit42.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Jaylen Warren for 7 yards to the Pit42.
Russell Wilson rush to the middle for 12 yards to the Pit35.
Najee Harris rush to the left for 2 yards to the Pit23.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Calvin Austin III for 1 yard to the Pit21.
Matt Araiza punts for 40 yards to Pit0. Touchback.
Steelers timeout.
Penalty: Holding on Chiefs (Jawaan Taylor) -10 yards.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to DeAndre Hopkins for 3 yards to the Pit30.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the middle to Travis Kelce for 6 yards to the Pit33.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the left for no gain to the Pit39.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Hollywood Brown for 14 yards to the Pit39.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Xavier Worthy for 13 yards to the KC47. Tackled by Cameron Sutton.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the right intended for Hollywood Brown.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Hollywood Brown for 3 yards to the KC34.
Chris Boswell kicks off to the KC6. Nikko Remigio return for 25 yards to KC31.
Chris Boswell extra point is GOOD.
Russell Wilson rush to the left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Jaylen Warren rush to the right for 4 yards to the KC1.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to Pat Freiermuth for 15 yards to the KC5.
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the right.
Jaylen Warren rush to the middle for 1 yard to the KC21.
Jaylen Warren rush to the right for 11 yards to the KC22.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 15 yards to the KC33.
Jaylen Warren rush to the middle for 5 yards to the KC48.
Russell Wilson pass to the middle to Darnell Washington for 8 yards to the Pit47.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to George Pickens for 7 yards to the Pit39.
Najee Harris rush to the left for 4 yards to the Pit32.
Matt Araiza punts for 58 yards to Pit14. Calvin Austin III return for 14 yards to Pit28.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the middle intended for Travis Kelce.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KC28.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Xavier Worthy for 6 yards to the KC26.
Russell Wilson pass intended for Pat Freiermuth INTERCEPTED by Justin Reid. No return. Touchback.
Penalty: Holding on Steelers (Darnell Washington) -10 yards.
Jaylen Warren rush to the right for 6 yards to the KC8. Tackled by Chris Roland-Wallace and Jaden Hicks.
Jaylen Warren rush to the left for 22 yards to the KC14.
Russell Wilson pass to the left to George Pickens for 40 yards to the KC37.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the Pit5. Cordarrelle Patterson return for 18 yards to Pit23.
Harrison Butker extra point is GOOD.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Justin Watson for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Xavier Worthy rush to the left for 6 yards to the Pit11.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the right intended for DeAndre Hopkins.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Justin Watson for 50 yards to the Pit16.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Samaje Perine for 14 yards to the KC34.
Patrick Mahomes incomplete pass to the right intended for Hollywood Brown.
Kareem Hunt rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the KC20.
Corliss Waitman punts for 57 yards to KC16. Nikko Remigio return for 5 yards to KC21. FUMBLE, recovered by KC (Deon Bush).
Russell Wilson incomplete pass to the left intended for George Pickens.
Russell Wilson sacked at Pit27 for a loss of 10 yards.
Najee Harris rush to the left for 2 yards to the Pit37.
Najee Harris rush to the right for 15 yards to the Pit40.
Najee Harris rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Pit25.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the Pit0. Cordarrelle Patterson return for 23 yards to Pit23.
Harrison Butker extra point is NO GOOD.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Xavier Worthy for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on Chiefs (Xavier Worthy) -15 yards.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the left to Noah Gray for 6 yards to the Pit7. Tackled by Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Patrick Mahomes rush to the left for 12 yards to the Pit13.
Patrick Mahomes pass to the right to Travis Kelce for 4 yards to the Pit25. Tackled by Donte Jackson.
Chiefs timeout.
Kareem Hunt rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Pit29.
Chiefs timeout.
Kareem Hunt rush to the right for no gain to the Pit33.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the right for 1 yard to the Pit33.
Isiah Pacheco rush to the right for 7 yards to the Pit35.
Corliss Waitman punts for 40 yards to KC33. Nikko Remigio return for 25 yards to Pit42.
Russell Wilson sacked at Pit38 for no gain. FUMBLE, recovered by Pit (Russell Wilson).
Najee Harris rush to the left for 1 yard to the Pit38.
Russell Wilson pass to the right to Pat Freiermuth for 7 yards to the Pit37.
Harrison Butker kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Steelers inactive players
The Pittsburgh Steelers inactive players for today’s game vs Chiefs.
Chiefs inactive players
This is the list of the Kansas City Chiefs players that are inactive for today’s game.
Player to follow on Steelers
Russell Wilson has struggled in the past three weeks without George Pickens. This week, Pickens has the opportunity to showcase his value as the team’s MVP by reigniting the passing game.
Player to follow on Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes is close to breaking Peyton Manning’s record for most touchdown passes in a player’s first eight seasons. With 17 TDs and just three picks since Week 8, Mahomes needs three more on Christmas Day to surpass Manning–a remarkable feat given his limited starts as a rookie.
Last time Chiefs faced Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 42 to 21, in the 2021 AFC Wild Card game on January 16, 2022.
Kickoff from Acrisure Stadium
Chiefs at Steelers is scheduled to kick off at 1:00 PM ET.
Where to watch Saturday Night Football on TV
Chiefs at Steelers can be watch on Netflix.
The Kansas City Chiefs are poised to secure the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed as they face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day. The Chiefs will be missing safety Chamarri Conner (concussion) and offensive tackle D.J. Humphries (hamstring). Defensive tackle Chris Jones (calf) and offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor (knee) are questionable. Jones leads the NFL in pressures, and Taylor’s absence could elevate Wanya Morris to the lineup. For the Steelers, wide receiver George Pickens returns after a three-game absence, bolstering Pittsburgh’s deep-passing game. Pickens, with 14 catches of 20+ yards, is pivotal for their offense.
The Steelers lead the NFL with 31 takeaways, including a league-best 15 fumble recoveries. Key contributors include T.J. Watt (6 forced fumbles) and Donte Jackson (5 interceptions). However, the Chiefs have gone five games without a turnover, their longest streak since 2018.
Pittsburgh ranks second in rushing attempts this season, averaging 31.9 per game. Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren have shared the workload effectively. The Steelers are 9-1 when surpassing 30 rushing attempts. Kansas City, however, has only allowed two teams to hit that mark this season, making run defense critical.
Patrick Mahomes thrived last week with quick passes, completing 17-of-19 throws under 2.5 seconds for 155 yards and a touchdown. This strategy could neutralize Pittsburgh’s pass rush, led by Watt, Cameron Heyward, and Alex Highsmith. The Chiefs have limited elite pass rushers like Myles Garrett and Danielle Hunter in recent games, a trend they’ll aim to continue against Watt.
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell leads the league with 39 field goals, including 12 from 50+ yards. Pittsburgh’s struggles in the red zone (48% touchdown rate) have made his contributions crucial. The Chiefs, boasting the NFL’s No. 8 red zone defense, will look to keep Boswell busy by forcing field goals instead of touchdowns.
Kickoff for the game at Acrisure Stadium is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET.
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