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Chiefs 21, Steelers 17 Mark Gunnels ( very hard to predict this game without knowing who’s going to play. Bold prediction: Mecole Hardman has the first multi-touchdown game of his career. I think it’s going to be a frustrating game to watch - but one in which the Chiefs will still come out on top. Andy Reid will need to call a stellar offensive game to put up enough points to win this one. If Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill are not available, the Chiefs’ offensive line will need to get Patrick Mahomes extra time for the other weapons to get open. Watt is a true game wrecker - and Cam Heyward and Alex Highsmith can cause issues as well. To me, the biggest matchup is the Chiefs’ offensive line going against a Pittsburgh defensive line that has all kinds of matchup issues. Chiefs 30, Steelers 20 Kristian Gumminger ( playing in three divisional games in 12 days, the Chiefs now have to prepare for a feisty Steelers team without knowing exactly who will be on the field.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is a shell of his former self - but with weapons like wide receivers Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool and rookie running back Najee Harris, the Kansas City defense must still respect the wily veteran. Watt will also be of paramount importance for a Chiefs win. The Steelers’ defense is susceptible to the ground game so if the passing attack is without their biggest stars, we could see Andy Reid and Eric Bieniemy lean more on Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Darrel Williams. If those two are not available, Patrick Mahomes will have to step up in a way he never has before. Chiefs 27, Steelers 21 Talon Graff ( possibility of being without Travis Kelce AND Tyreek Hill makes the outlook of this game look a little bleak. Andy Reid and his players will get past this - and if they don’t, they’ll get past it during the seven weeks that will follow. In any case, the calm, cool way in which the team has taken care of its business in recent weeks - sometimes without key players - has made me a believer. But it’s also possible that those same players will demonstrate that they deserve the faith the Chiefs have placed in them. Chiefs 17, Steelers 13 John Dixon ( so many players falling victim to COVID this week, I can’t blame anyone who might think the Chiefs will find it difficult to defeat the Steelers it’s entirely possible that replacement players thrown into the mix might make key mistakes that could keep Kansas City from notching its 11th victory of the season. But if the Chiefs have to go into battle without them, it will be a much closer affair. Should the two future Canton inductees return, the Chiefs will dispose of the Steelers comfortably. As I sit here on Christmas morning, I am hoping that Father Christmas (that’s what we call Santa here in the United Kingdom) can deliver us a couple more Christmas presents: Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce returning from the Reserve/COVID list. Tom Childs ( game shouldn’t be as difficult to predict - but with COVID, we have become used to the fact that life is rarely predictable. Let’s see what the staff - and our readers - think about this matchup. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 7.5 points. Next, the Chiefs face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium. Our readers were a bit less confident of a Kansas City win - about one in five thought the Chargers would win - but 50% saw the close win coming.

Our composite prediction of a 30-25 Chiefs win was just eight points removed from the team’s 36-28 overtime victory - our most accurate pick of the season. In Week 15, all but one of Arrowhead Pride’s contributors called for the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football.