Mayor Ed Gainey Bets with Kansas City Mayor on Wild Card Game – CBS Pittsburgh

By: Patrick Damp / KDKA-TV

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than just a trip to the AFC Split going on this Sunday at Arrowhead.

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The @Steelers proved once again that anything is possible in @Pittsburgh. Mayor of Kansas City @QuintonLucasKC and I think we can make this weekend’s playoffs a little more interesting – Let’s get started! #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/SKcdrnZ6G4

– Ed Gainey (@gainey_ed) January 14, 2022

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A barbecue bet was made between Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

“We’re going to make it a little bit interesting,” Mayor Gainey said in a video. “The mayor of Kansas City and I said this is how we can make it interesting: if Kansas City wins, I have to wear the Kansas City jersey and we have to send Showcase Barbeque to us. 50 frontline workers in Kansas City.”

So what happens “WHEN” the Steelers win?

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“They had to send some barbecue in Kansas City to our frontline workers and put on this beautiful, beautiful black and gold!” Gainey said with confidence.

VOTE NOW: Will the Steelers win on Sunday?

“We are a city of champions, and we always pass! That’s why the motto is “here we go, Steelers, we go!”

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Steelers and Chiefs face off against each other in the AFC Wild Card Round at 8:15pm on Sunday!