The Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) head to play the Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) at Arrowhead Stadium this week. The NFL’s fifth-leading receiver, Antonio Brown (547 yards, 2 TDs), is a player to keep an eye on in this game. It will air Sunday, Oct 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
In last week’s game, Kansas City suffered a loss at the hands of the Vikings 16-10. Travis Kelce had a good performance in the loss, pulling in five receptions for 88 yards. Pittsburgh is looking to repeat last week when it defeated the Cardinals 25-13. Martavis Bryant had a great game for the Steelers, grabbing six receptions for 137 yards and two TDs.
Pittsburgh is a slim two-point favorite when they take on the Chiefs.
Sitting at 1-5 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Chiefs will look to improve heading into Week 7. During their last five games, the Chiefs have done a better job stopping the run, giving up an average of 95.8 rushing yards. The Chiefs should attack Pittsburgh’s quarterback. The Steelers are ranked 26th in sacks allowed on the road with 3.7 per away game.
Across the field, the Steelers head into Week 7 with records of 4-0-2 ATS and 4-2 SU. The pass offense for the Steelers has resulted in good outcomes, averaging the fourth-best yards per pass in the league with 11.8. Moving on to the Pittsburgh defense, it has some favorable matchups that it may be able to take advantage of. The Chiefs are matching up with Pittsburgh’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, Pittsburgh’s opponents have only averaged 96.0 yards on the ground. The Steelers defense will look to take advantage of Kansas City’s offensive line, which sometimes struggles with blocking. They currently give up an average of 3.8 sacks per game, 30th in the league. The Steelers should be aware that the Chiefs have been victims of late scoring during the fourth quarter, when they allow nine points per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Pit, ATS Winner – Pit
Notes
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Kansas City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 games.
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh.
Kansas City is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
Kansas City is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Kansas City is 1-1 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
The Kansas City passing attack is ranked 19th in the league, while the Pittsburgh pass defense is only ranked 26th. The Steelers’ passing game is ranked 24th, compared to the 25th-ranked pass defense of the Chiefs.
