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ESPN Staff Writer- Adam Teicher has covered the Kansas City Chiefs for more than 30 seasons. He joined ESPN in 2013 for the launch of NFL Nation.
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ESPN Senior Writer- Jeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too. Jeff previously covered the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans at previous stops prior to ESPN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. --The Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce became the first tight end to throw a touchdown pass since the Philadelphia Eagles' Trey Burton did it on the Philly Special in Super Bowl LII.
It was the first touchdown throw of Kelce's career. He played quarterback in high school in Ohio and some at QB in college at Cincinnati. He hit Byron Pringle for a 2-yard score to give the Chiefs a commanding 42-14 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild-card game at Arrowhead Stadium.
"I finally got it done," Kelce said postgame. "It only took me nine years.''
QBKelce 😏
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 17, 2022
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Patrick Mahomes threw a 48-yard pass to Kelce with 13 seconds remaining on 3rd-and-20. Kelce made the catch at the Pittsburgh 20 and made his way untouched into the end zone.
3rd & 20? NBD.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 17, 2022
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The Chiefs added another touchdown to start the second half as Mahomes hit guard Nick Allegretti for a 1-yard pass.
Gotta love a big man touchdown 🥰
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 17, 2022
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The Pittsburgh Steelers defense opened the scoring before the Chiefs scored three straight TDs.
On a first-and-10 from the Kansas City 31-yard line with 10 minutes, 41 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Chiefs snapped the ball to wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who fumbled the hand-off to running back Darrel Williams.
Williams recovered the ball just before Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward knocked the ball free again. Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt scooped up the ball and ran 26 yards for the touchdown.
It gave the underdog Steelers an early 7-0 lead.
T.J. Watt TOUCHDOWN.@Steelers strike first! #HereWeGo #SuperWildCard
— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2022
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