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Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs

Final · Kickoff

2016 Postseason · Divisional · Arrowhead Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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PITPittsburgh Steelers18Away
KCKansas City Chiefs16Home
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Steelers beat Chiefs 18–16 in the Divisional round

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 18–16 on the road at Arrowhead Stadium in the Divisional round of the 2016 playoffs on January 15, 2017. It was decided by 2 points, a field goal or less.

The Steelers went 11–5 in the regular season and the Chiefs went 12–4. The Steelers had already beaten the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round. The Steelers’ run ended in the AFC Championship Game, a 36–17 loss to the New England Patriots. The loss ended the Chiefs’ season.

In their previous meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 43–14 on October 2, 2016. When they met again, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 19–13 on October 15, 2017.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Steelers lead the series 7–4 after meeting No. 11 since 1999 Full series history

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