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1997 Game 135 (Week 10) Pittsburgh at Kansas City

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Chiefs route Steelers on Prime Time!

In the highly anticipated matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday Night, the Chiefs showed that they are indeed the top team in the AFC with a 35-7 blowout win over the Steelers.

The Steelers got going early as they showed their big-play potential as QB Kordell Stewart hooked up with WR Yancy Thigpen for a 40-yard touchdown pass on the game’s opening drive. Then, the Chiefs took control. They went on an opening drive of their own when Marcus Allen capped it off with a 3-yard run to tie the game.

On the next Steeler drive, Stewart had the Steelers deep in Chiefs’ territory, but he was picked off by DB Mark McMillan, who raced 87 yards for a interception return touchdown to give the Chiefs a 14-7 lead. After a punt, the Chiefs began to drive again. On the final play of the first quarter, QB Elvis Grbac hit RB Kimble Anders over the middle, and he raced 45 yards for a TD giving the Chiefs a commanding 21-7 lead after one quarter.

The two defenses finally settled the game down in the second quarter, but the Chiefs basically put the nail in the Steelers’ coffin late in the half when RB Greg Hill plunged into the end zone from a yard out giving the Chiefs a 28-7 lead at halftime. The Chiefs scored in the 3rd quarter when Marcus Allen threw a TD pass to Tamarick Vanover for 13 yards on a halfback pass to give the Chiefs the 35-7 win.

For the Chiefs, they racked up 184 yards rushing on the Steelers’ defense, who coming into the game only give up 73 yards per game. Allen led the Chiefs in rushing with 66 yards and a TD. Greg Hill had 36 yards on 13 carries with a TD.

On one negative note for the Chiefs, QB Elvis Grbac left the game with an apparent broken collarbone and will be out of action for several weeks as the Chiefs try to keep this undefeated streak going. Before he left, Grbac was 9 of 20 for 140 yards and a TD. WR Andre Rison led the Chiefs with six catches for 80 yards.

The Steelers didn’t do too well against that Chiefs’ defense. Kordell Stewart was 12 of 27 for 219 yards and a TD but threw 3 interceptions. He was also held to -1 yards rushing on 2 carries, which is a season low. RB Jerome Bettis was held in check as well. He rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries.

WR Yancy Thigpen continues his historic season. He caught eight passes for 157 yards and a TD. He now has 62 catches for 1224 yards and 9 TDs on the season. He’s on pace for 110 catches, 2176 yards and 16 TDS, which would be all Steeler records. No player in NFL history has ever gained over 2,000 yards on a season and Thigpen is on pace for that.

The Chiefs will try to stay undefeated next week as they travel to Jacksonville, while the Steelers (7-2) try to get back on track as they host Baltimore on Sunday Night Football.

1997 Game 135 Stats

Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 113 (Week 9) Kansas City at St. Louis

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Chiefs start fast and stay undefeated

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t waste any time Sunday afternoon in the TWA Dome as they jumped on the St. Louis Rams early taking a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Chiefs took the opening possession and marched it right down the field. QB Elvis Grbac dropped back to pass but couldn’t find a receiver, so he scrambled 10 yards for the game’s first score, 7-0. Then the Rams fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and the Chiefs got the ball in scoring position again at the 14-yard line. Two plays later, Grbac found WR Andre Rison in the endzone for a TD and the Chiefs were up 14-0.

Rams’ RB Amp Lee fumbled on the Rams’ next possession and this time the Chiefs got the ball at the Ram 39-yard line. Again, the Chiefs drove the ball deep into Ram territory and Donnell Bennett capped off the drive with a 2-yd TD run giving the Chiefs a 21-0 lead with only 7 minutes gone in the 1st quarter.

With the score 21-7, Grbac put the game out of reach when he connected with WR Tamarick Vanover for a 57-yard TD pass to give the Chiefs a 28-7 lead. The Rams scored two TDs late in the 4th quarter to make the score respectable, but the game was a blowout from the opening kickoff.

Grbac threw for 202 yards and 2 TDs. He has brought consistency to the Chiefs’ QB position and that has made all the difference in the world.

The Chiefs’ defense gave up 352 passing yards to Tony Banks, but they sacked him 6 times. Most of the Rams’ offense came late in the 4th quarter on two meaningless TD drives.

The Chiefs are 8-0 at the halfway mark of the season, but they have a tough road the next 4 games. They host Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football next week. Then they travel to a resurging Jacksonville team and then host the Broncos. Then they travel to Seattle to take a very good Seahawks team. As for the Rams (2-6), they will try to snap their 4-game losing streak as they travel to Atlanta.

1997 Game 113 Stats