It was the only obvious blemish on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ special teams report card Sunday. After making it a 18-16 game with time preciously thin, the Kansas City Chiefs’ opted against an onside kick and booted the ball deep to Justin Gilbert.
Gilbert caught the ball at the seven but immediately went sideways before being tackled by a host of Chiefs for a loss of two yards. It pinned the Steelers deep and if they had to punt the ball away, likely would’ve given Kansas City excellent field position and a chance to kick a game-winning field goal.