Pittsburgh/Kansas City: Who will win? Who do you want to win?

luuked said:

I agree.

The KC underneath/intermediate game matches up better with the weaknesses of our defense and for some reason I see our secondary having more issues with Kelce than with Brown. Additionally, the Steelers defense is considerably weaker than KC so it would be easier to control the clock there.

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KC D is not that good or better...

Pitt x KC

Total yds allowed: 5482 x 5896
Pass yds per game: 242.6 x 247.4
Rush Yds per game: 100.0 x 121.1
Points: 20.4 x 19.4
TO diff: +6 x +16 (Big Ben injury hurts KC because they will run more and Pitt only fumble 3 times this season)

You know I feel less and less threatened by the Steelers these days. Bedard had Rothlessbergers road numbers today and they are Osweileresque in their badness. IIRC 59% completion rate, 85 QB rating, something like 250 yds per gamem and more picks than TD's Plus he mentioned that the toughest team the Steelers faced on the road the last half of the season was Miami, so it wasn't like he was facing the iron while picking up those kinds of numbers

Face it Ben has been a front runner all season. His numbers at home are Rogdersesque. Over 300 yds, over 110 QB, great TD pick ratio. Well kiddos Ben won't be playing at home come the AFCCG, in fact if those away numbers hold up, he won't be anywhere come the AFCCG but fishing....or raping young girls

patfanken said:

You know I feel less and less threatened by the Steelers these days. Bedard had Rothlessbergers road numbers today and they are Osweileresque in their badness. IIRC 59% completion rate, 85 QB rating, something like 250 yds per gamem and more picks than TD's Plus he mentioned that the toughest team the Steelers faced on the road the last half of the season was Miami, so it wasn't like he was facing the iron while picking up those kinds of numbers

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Here are his exact road stats on the season.

Big Ben on the road: 59%, 238 YPG, 9 TD, 8 INT, 78.4 QB RTG

Pretty bad indeed.

FourierSeries said:

Here are his exact road stats on the season.

Big Ben on the road: 59%, 238 YPG, 9 TD, 8 INT, 78.4 QB RTG

Pretty bad indeed.

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Welp!

I'm expecting the Chiefs to win this one...but it's hard seeing Big Ben play this badly in such a big game, even on the road..right?

FourierSeries said:

Here are his exact road stats on the season.

Big Ben on the road: 59%, 238 YPG, 9 TD, 8 INT, 78.4 QB RTG

Pretty bad indeed.

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Crazy to see only 9 touchdowns in half a season of football.

Big Ben did not participate in practice today. Definitely won't be 100% on Sunday.

FourierSeries said:

Big Ben did not participate in practice today. Definitely won't be 100% on Sunday.

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Tomlin stated Tuesday during his presser that he was keeping some key players like Bell and Roethlisberger out for Wed. practice.

I'm pretty sure that Bell was just a rest day. As you mentioned, Ben's was taking a cautious approach to the ankle.

For me, having the Chiefs knock off the Steelers and Big Ben (2 Rings) would be marvelous!

I say Steelers will win comfortably.

Who do I want to win? I don't have a strong preference either way but I guess Id have to say KC cause I don't like the Steelers and I'll be salty all winter if they come to Foxboro and somehow beat the Pats.

Assuming of course the Pats take care of business themselves.

Be interesting to see who does or does not practice today.

Pitts is more dangerous with Brown and Bell.

I'm just going to enjoy watching the game. Whenever I root for a team, they usually end up losing.

Offensively, Pitt is the more dangerous team but I think defensively and on special teams, KC has the advantage. I think both coaches are overrated but because KC is at home, I would probably give them a slight edge in the game.

ashley1992 said:

I'm just going to enjoy watching the game. Whenever I root for a team, they usually end up losing.

Offensively, Pitt is the more dangerous team but I think defensively and on special teams, KC has the advantage. I think both coaches are overrated but because KC is at home, I would probably give them a slight edge in the game.

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Yeah, uh... maybe don't root for the Patriots anymore?

KontradictioN said:

Yeah, uh... maybe don't root for the Patriots anymore?

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Oh Kontra, you know I don't mean our team. lol

Pitt wins this game by atleast 10 points. I'm pulling for KC because I think they would be the easier matchup for us, but I just don't see it happening....Pitt/NE AFCCG is inevitable...

Supposedly the forecoast is pretty sloppy for sunday in kc. Either way im thinking more and more that pitt wins unless ben is truly hobbled (doubt it)

IMO if not for the derek carr injury KC would be out of the playoffs the same way Oakland is so I think pitt will win but I also think any team coming out of the NFC is way better then both KC and pitt

Don't know, don't care.

(Brady + 2016OL) x (NEStyleCoaching&Prep x TheRazor)^PlayoffFootballNightGame > TheOther31

PATSYLICIOUS said:

Supposedly the forecoast is pretty sloppy for sunday in kc. Either way im thinking more and more that pitt wins unless ben is truly hobbled (doubt it)

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Not just sloppy, but it could be disastrous. Winter Storm "Jupiter" is supposed to wreak havoc starting tomorrow. They could see ice accumulation of 1-2 inches over there. Possible power outages and impassable roadways. Even if it's not quite as bad as they are predicting, conditions will likely be pretty awful. This definitely favors KC, as it should slow down Pittsburgh's offense considerably. Given how opportunistic KC's defense is and how good they are at generating turnovers (and how bad Pittsburgh's offense has been on the road) this should be a huge advantage for them.

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Not just sloppy, but it could be disastrous. Winter Storm "Jupiter" is supposed to wreak havoc starting tomorrow. They could see ice accumulation of 1-2 inches over there. Possible power outages and impassable roadways. Even if it's not quite as bad as they are predicting, conditions will likely be pretty awful. This definitely favors KC, as it should slow down Pittsburgh's offense considerably. Given how opportunistic KC's defense is and how good they are at generating turnovers (and how bad Pittsburgh's offense has been on the road) this should be a huge advantage for them.

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Slows down their passing offense yes but Bell would thrive. Espcially that derrick johnson is out. Frankly I think he is the most important player between both teams. Steelers can win if ben is crap as long as bell can run.