Wild Card Round: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs (Arrowhead Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 8, 1994 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Arrowhead Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Pittsburgh Steelers versus Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 717172424 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 77102427 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Adrian Cooper 10 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-0 |
| Chiefs | J.J. Birden 23 yard pass from Dave Krieg ( Nick Lowery kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal | 10-7 |
| Steelers | Ernie Mills 26 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick) | 17-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 23 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Marcus Allen 2 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) | 17-17 |
| Steelers | Eric Green 22 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick) | 24-17 |
| Chiefs | Tim Barnett 7 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick) | 24-24 |
| OT | ||
| Chiefs | Nick Lowery 32 yard field goal | 24-27 |
Kansas City Chiefs defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 at Arrowhead Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Chiefs: Nick Lowery 32 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Kansas City Chiefs won by 3. Top line of the day: Neil O'Donnell: 286 pass yards on 23-of-42, 3 TD, 0 INT. Kansas City Chiefs advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Kansas City Chiefs walked out of Arrowhead Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Pittsburgh Steelers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-24. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Chiefs: Nick Lowery 32 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Kansas City Chiefs advance to the divisional round.
Kansas City Chiefs 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 24. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 74515. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Neil O'Donnell: 286 pass yards on 23-of-42, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Marcus Allen: 67 rush yards on 21 carries
- Jeff Graham: 7 catches for 96 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Arrowhead Stadium. Final: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Kansas City Chiefs 27, with Kansas City Chiefs taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Steelers: Adrian Cooper 10 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Chiefs: J.J. Birden 23 yard pass from Dave Krieg ( Nick Lowery kick)
Second quarter
- Steelers: Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal
- Steelers: Ernie Mills 26 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick)
Third quarter
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 23 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Chiefs: Marcus Allen 2 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick)
- Steelers: Eric Green 22 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Chiefs: Tim Barnett 7 yard pass from Joe Montana ( Nick Lowery kick)
Overtime
- Chiefs: Nick Lowery 32 yard field goal
Top performers
- Neil O'Donnell: 286 pass yards on 23-of-42, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Marcus Allen: 67 rush yards on 21 carries
- Jeff Graham: 7 catches for 96 yards
A 3-point margin in Wild Card Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Steelers | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 28 |
| Total Yards | 369 | 401 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 23/42 | 29/44 |
| Pass yards | 286 | 299 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 4 |
| Sack yards lost | 14 | 23 |
| Net pass yards | 272 | 276 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 35 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 97 | 125 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 40 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | |||||
| Neil O'Donnell | 23/42 | 286 | 3 | 0 | |
| KAN | |||||
| Joe Montana | 28/43 | 276 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Krieg | 1/1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | ||||
| Leroy Thompson | 25 | 60 | 0 | 10 |
| Merril Hoge | 6 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| KAN | ||||
| Marcus Allen | 21 | 67 | 1 | 17 |
| Kimble Anders | 5 | 27 | 0 | 15 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Todd McNair | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Fred Jones | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | ||||
| Jeff Graham | 7 | 96 | 0 | 35 |
| Ernie Mills | 4 | 60 | 1 | 26 |
| Merril Hoge | 3 | 43 | 0 | 32 |
| Eric Green | 2 | 37 | 1 | 22 |
| Dwight Stone | 3 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| Adrian Cooper | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Leroy Thompson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| KAN | ||||
| J.J. Birden | 6 | 72 | 1 | 23 |
| Keith Cash | 7 | 56 | 0 | 18 |
| Willie Davis | 2 | 47 | 0 | 25 |
| Kimble Anders | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Tim Barnett | 3 | 30 | 1 | 15 |
| Marcus Allen | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Danan Hughes | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Todd McNair | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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