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To close out Sunday’s playoff action, the Pittsburgh Steelers will travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the reigning AFC champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. The game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC.
Over/under pick: Steelers vs. Chiefs
After a slow start to the season, the Chiefs reclaimed their title-contending identity. Patrick Mahomes delivered another fine season (4,839 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, and 13 interceptions) while the defense transformed from arguably the worst unit in the league to a top-half unit during the backstretch of the season. While Kansas City didn’t claim the AFC’s No. 1 seed, no team strikes more fear within the conference as the playoffs begin.
Conversely, the Steelers plodded their way into an unlikely playoff berth, giving a nearly 40-year-old Ben Roethlisberger at least one more game in a black and yellow uniform. With few exceptions, Pittsburgh’s offense struggled through the air and on the ground, the latter despite the addition of first-round pick Najee Harris. And in the Steelers’ earlier matchup with the Chiefs, they mustered just 10 points.
All of which points to an ugly game. Perhaps Big Ben has a vintage performance left in him, but that seems like a stretch.
Take the under (46 points, -110).
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