KC _ Jamaal Charles 97 kickoff return (Ryan Succop kick); 14:44 remaining.
The Steelers appeared to have Charles trapped at the Kansas City 30, but he broke loose and gave the Chiefs their first touchdown on a kickoff return in four seasons . . . The Chiefs made the Steelers go three and out. Travis Daniels almost had an interception on third down . . . Matt Cassel passed 19 yards to Mike Cox on Kansas City’s first snap from scrimmage. A Charles run gained nothing and two incomplete passes forced the Chiefs to punt. The Chiefs downed the kick at the Pittsburgh 2 . . . Rashard Mendehall got the Steelers out of the jam by running up the middle to the 17. The Steelers had a big play when Mike Wallace beat Brandon Flowers down the right sideline for a big gain. But Flowers poked the ball away from Wallace and recovered the fumble at the KC 41 . . . After the Chiefs punted, Ben Roethlisberger threw for 33 yards to Hines Ward on the first play to the KC 47. Later on the drivem Pittsburgh faced a fourth and one at the Chiefs’ 26. Corey Mays failed on a tackle attempt of Mendenhall at the line of scrimmage the running back gained four yards to give Pittsburgh a fresh set of downs. The period ended with Pittsburgh facing third and 6 from the 18.
