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Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) at Kansas City Chiefs (2-7)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009
Kickoff: 1 p.m. (ET)
Site: Arrowhead Stadium (79,451) • Kansas City, Mo.
TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) Rich Gannon (color analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)

Series History: Series began in 1970
Overall: Pittsburgh leads 17-8
At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 8-4
At Kansas City: Pittsburgh leads 9-4
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 15, 2006 (in Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh 45, Kansas City 7
Pittsburgh owns a 17-8 all-time record against the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season, with the Steelers leading 9-4 in Kansas City...Pittsburgh won the most recent matchup between the two teams, 45-7, at Heinz Field on Oct. 15, 2006, a game which saw RB Willie Parker rush 21 times for 109 yards with two touchdowns...The last time the two teams met in Arrowhead Stadium, WR Hines Ward had a big day, with nine passes for 146 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs 41-20 victory on Sept. 14, 2003...

Sunday’s contest will mark Todd Haley’s first-ever encounter with the Steelers as an NFL head coach. A graduate of Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh, Haley is the son of legendary Steelers personnel man Dick Haley, who played a pivotal role in the acquisition of 10 Pittsburgh players who are now enshrined in Canton.

Those 10 players were selected to a total of 67 Pro Bowls during their respective careers and are the owners of a combined 37 Super Bowl rings, including one earned by CB Rod Woodson with Baltimore in 2000.

The elder Haley’s ’74 draft class with Pittsburgh featured four Hall of Famers – LB Jack Lambert, C Mike Webster, as well as WRs Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Thanks to a host of Haley acquisitions, the Steelers would claim four Super Bowl crowns over a six-year span from ’74-79. Dick Haley was a standout halfback at the University of Pittsburgh and spent six seasons playing RB/CB in the NFL with Washington (’59-60), Minnesota (’61) and Pittsburgh (’61-64).

STEELERS HALL OF FAMERS DRAFTED IN THE DICK HALEY ERA
PLAYER DRAFT NFL HOF OF NOTE

• DT Joe Greene D1-69 1969-81 1987 10-time Pro Bowler
• QB Terry Bradshaw D1-70 1970-83 1989 Only 4-time SB-winning QB
• CB Mel Blount D3-70 1970-83 1989 57 career interceptions
• LB Jack Ham D2-71 1971-82 1988 8 consecutive Pro Bowls
• RB Franco Harris D1-72 1972-84 1990 11,950 rush yds. w/PIT
• WR Lynn Swann D1-74 1974-82 2001 Super Bowl X MVP
• LB Jack Lambert D2-74 1974-84 1990 9-time Pro Bowler
• WR John Stallworth D4a-74 1974-87 2002 537 recs, 8,723 yds, 63 TDs
• C Mike Webster D5-74 1974-90 1997 9-time Pro Bowler
• CB Rod Woodson D1-87 1987-03 2009 1990s All-Decade Team
   

NOTEBOOK

Kansas City is one of nine teams to have a 100-yard rusher against the Steelers since 2000 (two by Priest Holmes).

The Steelers have won three straight games against AFC West opponents, including a 2-0 record this
year with wins over San Diego (Week 4) and Denver (Week 9). Head Coach Mike Tomlin is 3-1 against AFC West teams but has yet to face the Kansas City Chiefs.

Several Steelers have ties to the Chiefs and the Kansas City area. Steelers with connections to the Chiefs include LB Keyaron Fox, who played his first four seasons (2004-07) in the NFL with Kansas City. C Justin Hartwig played collegiately at Kansas University. Rookie DE Ziggy Hood played at Missouri. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians coached for the Chiefs from 1989-92. K Jeff Reed was born in Kansas City, Mo.

The Steelers defense has been known for shutting down their opponents and this year is no different. Pittsburgh ranks first in total defense in the AFC and third in the NFL by allowing just 277.4 yards per game.

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