KC _ Charles 2 pass from Cassel (Succop kick); 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:41 drive time, 4:54 remaining.
Pit _ Mendenhall 8 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick); 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:28 drive time, 8:35 remaining.
Roethlisberger threw for 20 yards to Holmes on Pittsburgh’s first play. The Chiefs held and the Steelers punted from the KC 46 and downed it on the 13 . . . A face mask penalty on Pittsburgh’s Tyrone Carter gave the Chiefs a first down at their 36. On third and nine from the 37, Cassel was sacked by Lawrence Timmons and fumbled. The Steelers recovered at the KC 27. Mendenhall’s nine-yard run to the KC 9 allowed the Steelers to convert on third and 1. His TD came on second down . . . Cassel threw back to back passes of 30 yards to Lance Long and 47 yards to Chambers to put the Chiefs on the Pittsburgh 13. A reverse by Bobby Wade on first down took the ball to the 5. After an incomplete pass on second down, Charles ran to the 2. He scored on the next play . . . Passes of seven and six yards to Miller started Pittsburgh’s drive and put the Steelers on their 42. Mike Brown’s sack on third down killed the possession and Pittsburgh punted from the 32. Kansas City took over on the 26 . . . Mark Bradley dropped a third down pass and the Chiefs had to punt. Pittsburgh took over at its 20 with 1:47 remaining . . . The Chiefs lost a sack by Derrick Johnson on first down when Wallace Gilberry was penalized for illegal contact. Roethlisberger then passed to Ward for 13 yards to the KC 38. On third and 5 from the 43, Alex Magee and Gilberry teamed to sack Roethlisberger and the Steelers punted. KC took over at its 18 with 24 seconds left. After a holding penalty by Brian Waters on first down, Cassel kneeled to run out the clock and send the game to overtime.
