Steelers won four straight divisional playoff games before losing at Denver past year. It’s been tough the last few years. The Chiefs won 6 out of 8 games at home this season. This year, they have been very clear that the standard is a Super Bowl. While his ability on special teams is a threat to consider, his style of play fits the mold of what the Chiefs have done in recent years on offense. “Lot of people don’t count for chemistry on a team”. This helped the Chiefs go 10-2 after that loss at Heinz Field to win the AFC West with a 12-4 record.
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Berry will probably be named the team MVP next month.
“I don’t know if you have to win games to restore or solidify the iconic nature of Arrowhead”, he said. “We played against him in the first game and he got a little what we call a jet sweep on us”.
The Steelers present a unique challenge. Also in the offense, do not forget about Le’Veon Bell. Pittsburgh has reeled off two months of occasional dominance, including a stretch in which it went more than a month without falling behind even with their unquestioned leader making sometimes iffy decisions. Second play of the game, I just completely blew him up because he was trying to come block me. “I don’t know where all this came about; again, it’s a matter of opinion and I think Mike has done a wonderful job”. “And it’s easier said than done”. Bell was the top rusher all season with more than 1,200 yards and 7 touchdowns.
The first time the Chiefs met the Steelers in 2016, the game was played at Heinz Field, a place where the Steelers almost always reign supreme. They committed two turnovers on their first three possessions and were down 22-0 at the end of the first quarter. This is the second of two AFC Divisional games. “(Prior to the Dolphins game last Sunday) I said that I didn’t think we were very much concerned with just executing and wrapping up on our tackles. The Steelers have won eight straight games (including last week), averaging 26.9 points per game during the streak. Kansas City finished with an impressive season defensively as the team defeated six top tier quarterbacks: Atlanta’s Matt Ryan, New Orleans’ Drew Brees, Oakland’s Derek Carr (twice), San Diego’s Philip Rivers (twice), Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck and Carolina’s Cam Newton. Hill, Jeremy Maclin, Chris Conley and Travis Kelce are all players who can break short passes for big gains if left unchecked.
This is why it’s bad to over-pursue Bell at the line of scrimmage.
Guaranteeing anything when it comes to picking games in the playoffs is a recipe for disaster, but I’m going to issue a guarantee right here, right now.
Shutting down the run game completely is too much to ask for against one of the league’s best rushing attacks, but whether the Chiefs can keep running back Le’Veon Bell contained, for a good part of the game, could be the deciding factor. “We’re going to go out and handle business”.
He told them to believe. “What is he doing?’ and then he’d take off”, said Greene.
“It was like one of those Ray Lewis speeches, man”, Jones said.
In a way, this has highlighted his value more than ever before.
Not surprisingly, the Chiefs are gearing up for a big weekend.
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Three players to watch for on the Chiefs offense are Alex Smith, Spencer Ware, and Eric Fisher. It’s going to be insane, especially in a playoff game.
