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The Chiefs Celebrated A Touchdown That Was Not A Touchdown: Chiefs-Steelers In Two GIFs

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Pittsburgh 16, Kansas City 13: Mike Tirico could barely contain himself early on as the Chiefs took a 7-0 lead on the Steelers. Then Mike Wallace's thighs showed up. More »

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Shaun Suisham's 23-yard field goal in overtime gave the Steelers a 16-13 win over the Chiefs. The victory may prove costly as Ben Roethlisberger left after hurting his shoulder.

ESPN.com

A look at an unexpectedly close "Monday Night Football" game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs: What it means: This game was the Chiefs' season in a nutshell. They played the Steelers close but made way too many mistakes i…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

The Kansas City Chiefs have been abysmal in many fundamental aspects of football this season, but in Monday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that hadn't held a lead until tonight's first quarter kept it surprisingly close throughou…

CNNSI.com

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has left Monday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a right shoulder injury.

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was taken to the locker room early in the third quarter of Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs’ defenders Justin Houston and Tamba Hali sandwiched Roethlisberger on a third down…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The NFL said the 76-yard punt return by Denver's Trindon Holliday against Carolina on Sunday should have been ruled a touchback, not a touchdown.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

For the first time all season, we can say this: There’s a Chiefs game on, and Kansas City is leading. The Chiefs took their first lead of the season in the first quarter on Monday night in Pittsburgh, as Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles finished …

CNNSI.com

The Steelers, playing without Ben Roethlisberger, are trying to put away the Chiefs, who scored the game's first 10 points. Ryan Succop's 46-yard field goal has forced overtime.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Sometimes Monday Night Football features a good game. And then sometimes the Kansas City Chiefs travel to Pittsburgh. The Chiefs have had quite a year. Among major accomplishments the Chiefs can list getting smoked by the Chargers and Romeo Crennel havi…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Broncos return man Trindon Holliday started celebrating 75 yards into a 76-yard punt return on Sunday, and if not for a botched call by the officials, his touchdown against the Panthers would have been wiped out and ruled a fumble at the 1-yard line. As…

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Returning to a defense that didn't seem to miss him much, Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams is willing to do whatever it takes - even play special teams - to get back on the field after missing the first nine games of the season …

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Monday Night Football is really Chiefs and Steelers? Monday Night Football is really Chiefs and Steelers. More »

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Todd Haley will not be able to see one of his favorite players Monday night in Pittsburgh. Kansas City receiver Steve Breaston is a healthy scratch for Monday night’s game. He was brought to Kansas City last season by Haley when he was the head coach. B…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

As the Lions continue to play musical chairs in the secondary, they’ve made yet another move at cornerback. Pat Lee, who started seven games at cornerback for the Raiders this year but was surprisingly cut on Saturday, has been claimed off waivers by th…

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Norv Turner showed a side of himself we rarely see from him Sunday after his Chargers lost at Tampa Bay. Turner temporally lost his cool and was shouting in response to questions after a 34-24 loss. It was the 4-5 Chargers’ fourth loss in the past five …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Denver Broncos dodged a couple of big scares against the Carolina Panthers.

ESPN.com

D.J. Williams’ season is about to begin. He knows he will have to shake the rust, but he’s not worried about it or whatever role the Denver Broncos will have for him. The veteran linebacker is just happy to be back. Williams is able to practice with t…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

In the last week, the Kansas City Chiefs have set many things in motion to try and turn around their 1-7 disaster of a season. Head coach Romeo Crennel fired himself as defensive coordinator and replaced himself with Gary Gibbs, cornerback Stanford Rout…

ESPN.com

Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the "Monday Night Football" match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Monday Night Live: KC-SD

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano says linebacker Quincy Black is expected to recover from a neck injury but is experiencing complications with his left arm.

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Monday morning, SportsCenter offered an amazing look at the difference between the first and second halves of games for the San Diego Chargers. San Diego is 4-5 and it has been undone by second-half slumps. It has lost four of the past five games. Three…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Panthers special teams coordinator Brian Murphy on Monday became the latest casualty of Carolina's disappointing season.

ESPN.com

Here are some areas the Oakland Raiders need to focus on after a 55-20 road loss at Baltimore on Sunday: Recap: The Raiders were completely beaten down in Baltimore in all phases of the game. The 55 points allowed tied a team record. Oakland is now 3-6.…

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Here are some areas the San Diego Chargers need to focus on after a 34-24 road loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday: Recap: San Diego lost for the fourth time in the past five games. The team is now 4-5 and is two games behind Denver in the AFC We…

CNNSI.com

How to describe the NFL's first tie in four years? Bizarre. But through the odd plays, big mistakes and bad calls, one lesson in particular stands out, Peter King writes of Week 10.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When the Chiefs selected defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey with the fifth overall pick of the 2008 draft, the hope was that he’d become a dominant force on their defensive line. That never really came to fruition as Dorsey developed into a capable starter w…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The beating they absorbed from the Ravens was so profound, the Raiders couldn’t even muster indignation. In ordinary settings, the fake field goal that pushed the lead to 48-17 (it ended up 55-20) might have offended the delicate sense of fair play many…