Let’s be blunt. The Steelers were battered by the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday the way FCS teams are when they take a million-dollar pay day to travel to Alabama to play piñata for the Crimson Tide. The game was nowhere near as close as the final score of 36-10 indicates. Pittsburgh found some garbage-time success to pad their stats. Otherwise, things were embarrassing.
The game in Kansas City magnified reoccurring problems for Pittsburgh. Two photos, one from each side of the ball, underscore the most pressing of these concerns. Here’s a look at what each one represents for the Steelers.