Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction & Picks - NFL

Prediction published on 12/23/24, 1:00 PM  by Bill Christy | Modified on 12/23/24 at 4:38 PM in NFL Picks

=14.0ptThe defending champion, Kansas City Chiefs, have been sneaking by almost weekly on their way to a 14-1 record to this point in the season. Their lone loss came on the road to the Buffalo Bills over 6 weeks ago by the score of 30-21. In the loss, the Chiefs were held to just under 260 yards of total offense and committed 2 turnovers. Defensively, they gave up over 360 yards of total offense and allowed Josh Allen to tear them up both through the air and on the ground. He led the team in rushing with 55 yards and scored 1 of his 3 touchdowns on the ground. On Christmas Day, these Chiefs head to Pittsburgh to take on the 10-5 Steelers. Russell Wilson is certainly not at the caliber of Josh Allen, but he has been playing tremendously this season. However, his Steelers have lost 3 of their last 5 games, including their last 2 to Philadelphia and Baltimore. In their losses, the Steelers are averaging just over 16ppg. If they are going to give the Chiefs their 2nd loss of the season, they will likely need to put up more points than they have been averaging.