Roethlisberger has 5 TD passes, Steelers thump Chiefs

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PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdowns passes for the fifth

time in his career and the Pittsburgh Steelers throttled the Kansas City Chiefs

43-14 on Sunday night.



A week after suffering the franchise’s worst loss in 27 years, the Steelers

(3-1) responded by overwhelming the erratic Chiefs (2-2).



Alex Smith went 30 of 50 for 287 yards and two inconsequential fourth-quarter

touchdowns after things were well out of hand. Spencer Ware ran for 82 yards but

also fumbled in the first quarter that kick-started Pittsburgh’s record-setting

run. The Chiefs allowed four sacks to a team that came in with an NFL-worst one

on the season and could do little right.



Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles ran one time for 6 yards in his first

game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last

October. It was perhaps the lone bright spot in a loss that played in stark

contrast to a romp over the New York Jets last week in which the Chiefs forced

eight turnovers.



Pittsburgh’s 43 points were the most allowed by Kansas City in a regular season

game since Andy Reid took over in 2013.


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