Steelers Rack up $94K in fines from Chiefs game
 

Led by Mike Mitchell's $58K, Steelers rack up $94K in fines from Chiefs game
9:37 AM CT
Jeremy Fowler
ESPN Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH -- Steelers safety Mike Mitchell has been fined for his controversial low hit on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, but Mitchell's biggest fine, $48,620, was the result of a helmet-to-helmet hit on running back Charcandrick West on Sunday.

Mitchell's low hit on Smith with 16 seconds left in the third quarter earned a $9,115 fine. The $48,620 from the West play, which occurred late in the second quarter on a gang tackle, was a result of Mitchell's repeat-offender status.


Steelers safety Mike Mitchell was fined $48,620 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Chiefs running back Charcandrick West and $9,115 for a low hit on quarterback Alex Smith. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Regarding the Smith play, Mitchell said he accidentally tripped into the back of the quarterback's legs as Mitchell's feet got tangled with linebacker Anthony Chickillo, who verified the account. But Smith said he believed the play was far too late after his throw and cited Mitchell's track record as a hitter.

"I'm not a dirty player," Mitchell said Monday, also citing his respect for Smith.

In all, Steelers players racked up more than $94,000 in fines in Kansas City. Linebacker Bud Dupree was fined $24,309 for unnecessary roughness, and running back Le'Veon Bell received a $12,154 punishment for unsportsmanlike conduct for using the goal post as a punching bag after a touchdown.

The Steelers (4-2) defeated the Chiefs 19-13 and will host the rival Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Like any of those fines mean anything.

Money well spent.

Yeah but the loss hurts more.

Like they ****ing care.

Every team going forward is going to come at us like the Stealers did. They basically gave the blueprint on defense on how to do it against us.

Exactly. They probably paid double that to the ref$.

The Raiders tried but the Chiefs still put up 30 points.

The return of Morse, LDT and West should give this offense another boost, whenever that may be...

Yeah, they will. Hopefully for Denver. But the offense isn't the problem right now....

I'm still worked up over that Raiders loss a little bit. Pittsburgh embarrassed us at home in what was supposed to be our redemption game against them, then we go out and drop dead at the absolute worst time against a two win team. They played 3 games in 11 days, so hopefully that was as big a factor as anything.

If we don't come out and ****ing piss pound Denver, I'm officially going to be real concerned about the rest of the season.

We'll be playing those bastards again this year. They have replaced the Colts as the team we just can't get past.

Don’t bad. They kicked our asses.

Thats exactly how Tomlin and co see it

It was an absurd loss that can directly placed upon the shoulders of the officiating. There was an egregious amount of Offensive Pass Interference, the likes of I've never seen in my entire life.

It certainly changed the outcome of the game, regardless of the defensive struggles, Fulton, Erving and Spiller.

I'm not thrilled about the result but it is what it is and it's certainly not the end of the season. But as you said, they need to have a strong outing against Denver because the Cowboys offer another challenging matchup if Elliott is allowed to play.

A 4 game losing streak would be very, very bad for a division title run, let alone, the post season.

Maybe we shouldn’t puss out every time we face them? Soft leadership = soft team.

I can guarantee you we won't be playing the Steelers again this year.