Prediction: Steelers 30, Chiefs 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 13 |
Alex Smith |
Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Jamaal Charles   |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 39 |
Knile Davis |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 54 |
De'Anthony Thomas |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 39 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 4-65, 0 TD |
| WR 60 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 94 |
Junior Hemingway |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Travis Kelce |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| TE 27 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 23 |
Cairo Santos |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chiefs In past 12, QB Alex Smith has 2,497 pass yards & 17 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 100.7 rating, incl. 5 games with 100+ rating. Passed for 297 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.6 rating last week. Smith's teams are 22-1-1 (.938) when he starts & has 100+ rating... RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 100 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 14 TDs in past 11 overall (9 rush, 5 receiving). Averages 5.5 yards per att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.). RB Knile Davis had career-long 70-yard TD catch last week... WR Dwayne Bowe had 69 receiving yards last week & now has 7,068 career, joining TONY GONZALEZ (10,940) & OTIS TAYLOR (7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000. TE Travis Kelce ranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 747 receiving yards & needs 53 to join Gonzalez & WALTER WHITE as only Chiefs TEs with 800-yard receiving season... LB Justin Houston has 15 sacks & 3 FF in past 12. Tied for NFL lead in sacks (17), 2nd-most by Chiefs player in single season (HOFer DERRICK THOMAS, 20 in 1990).
 Steelers In past 8, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 2,822 pass yards (352.8 per game) with 21 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.2 rating. Has won 3 of 4 career starts vs. Chiefs, passing for 913 yards with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Has 248 TD passes & needs 2 to be 1st player in club history with 250... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & is 2nd in NFL with 2,043 scrimmage yards (1,278 rush, 765 receiving), single-season Steelers record. Has 7 total TDs in past 4 (6 rush, 1 rec.) & aims for 3rd in row with 2 rush TDs. Needs 22 rush yards to join STEVEN JACKSON, MARSHALL FAULK & BRIAN WESTBROOK as only players in NFL history with 1,300+ rush & 750+ receiving yards in same season... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL with club-record 115 catches for 1,498 yards. 1 of 4 NFL players with back-to-back 110-catch seasons, joining HOFers JERRY RICE & CRIS CARTER & WES WELKER. Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 30 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 109 tackles. Had INT in last meeting. CB William Gay had 52-yard INT-TD last week vs. Falcons. S Troy Polamalu had INT in last home meeting (10/15/06).
Results and Schedule
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
TEN |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
MIA |
A |
W 34-15 |
+19 |
| 4 |
2014-09-29 |
NE |
H |
W 41-14 |
+27 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
SF |
A |
L 17-22 |
-5 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
SD |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
STL |
H |
W 34-7 |
+27 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
NYJ |
H |
W 24-10 |
+14 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BUF |
A |
W 17-13 |
+4 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SEA |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 12 |
2014-11-20 |
OAK |
A |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
DEN |
H |
L 16-29 |
-13 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
ARI |
A |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
OAK |
H |
W 31-13 |
+18 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
PIT |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SD |
H |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CLE |
H |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 6-26 |
-20 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CAR |
A |
W 37-19 |
+18 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TB |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
JAC |
A |
W 17-9 |
+8 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CLE |
A |
L 10-31 |
-21 |
| 7 |
2014-10-20 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
IND |
H |
W 51-34 |
+17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
BAL |
H |
W 43-23 |
+20 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
NYJ |
A |
L 13-20 |
-7 |
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
TEN |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
NO |
H |
L 32-35 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CIN |
A |
W 42-21 |
+21 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
ATL |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
KC |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CIN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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KC
Offense |
PIT
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.3 |
28.7 |
21.7 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
110.5 |
113.7 |
111.0 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.91 |
4.52 |
4.16 |
KC |
| Completion % |
61.5% |
65.2% |
62.1% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
185.5 |
343.0 |
229.0 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.70 |
12.18 |
10.71 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.58 |
7.94 |
6.65 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
PIT |
| Sacks allowed |
3.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
24.6% |
50.8% |
38.7% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
46.5% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
28:07 |
32:34 |
30:05 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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KC
Defense |
PIT
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
18.5 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
158.8 |
108.7 |
111.0 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.04 |
4.45 |
4.16 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
53.6% |
67.4% |
62.1% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
193.3 |
274.3 |
229.0 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.48 |
13.37 |
10.71 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.08 |
9.01 |
6.65 |
KC |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
PIT |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
KC |
| Sacks |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.8% |
40.0% |
38.7% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
0.0% |
46.5% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
31:38 |
27:26 |
30:05 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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KC |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.4 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
30.0 |
25.5 |
23.2 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.9 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
KC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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KC |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
PIT |
| Penalty yards |
47.0 |
27.3 |
54.6 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
5 |
2001-10-14 |
PIT |
KC |
20-17 |
PIT |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-14 |
PIT |
KC |
20-41 |
KC |
| 2006 |
6 |
2006-10-15 |
KC |
PIT |
7-45 |
PIT |
| 2009 |
11 |
2009-11-22 |
PIT |
KC |
24-27 |
KC |
| 2011 |
12 |
2011-11-27 |
PIT |
KC |
13-9 |
PIT |
| 2012 |
10 |
2012-11-12 |
KC |
PIT |
13-16 |
PIT |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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