PITTSBURGH -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Kansas City Chiefs' 20-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field:
Running back Jamaal Charles traded jerseys with his Pittsburgh counterpart, Le'Veon Bell, on the field after the game. Charles walked into the locker room after the game without his jersey. But he was carrying Bell's black No. 26 jersey.
The Chiefs no longer control their destiny with regard to making the playoffs. They need to beat San Diego next week at Arrowhead Stadium and get help in the form of favorable results from other games. "It completely changes it, for sure,'' quarterback Alex Smith said.
Coach Andy Reid said the intent of the failed fourth-down play late in the first half was to score a touchdown and not just give the Chiefs a fresh set of downs. "That's what we were trying to do," Reid said.
