The Pittsburgh Steelers knew that to beat the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night they would likely have to limit the production of wide receiver Tyreek Hill both on offense and special teams. In short, they more than accomplished that goal.
Hill, who is without a doubt one of the fastest players in the NFL, only registered 45 yards from scrimmage on offense on 7 total touches Sunday night and returned four kickoffs for 72 yards. That 18-yard average was well below his 27.4 regular season average.
The Steelers first kickoff in Sunday’s game was a bouncer by kicker Chris Boswell and Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris was forced to field it instead of Hill.