Playing their third game in 11 days against elite competition, the fading Pittsburgh Steelers were blown out on Christmas, 29-10, by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the elite company they have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. Three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found itself doing all of the little things wrong—and some of the big things too—on its way to a lopsided loss,