Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs
- Dec 26, 2021 - 4:25PM ET
- Arrowhead Stadium - Kansas City, MO
- Overcast, 57°, 18mph
Game Odds
- The Kansas City Chiefs (-10.0) are heavily favored as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers with an Over/Under of 44.5
- The Steelers are 7-6 (53.8%) straight up but are just 6-8 (42.9%) against the spread
- The Chiefs are 10-4 (71.4%) straight up but 7-7 against the spread
- The Steelers are hitting the UNDER 61.5% (8-5-1) of the time, while the Chiefs are 7-7
Previous Matchups
- The last time these two teams met, the Chiefs won
- This is the first time these two teams have faced off this season
- The Steelers have covered 4 of the last 6 games (66.7%) against the Chiefs
- The UNDER has hit 6 of the last 8 games (75.0%)
Key Players
- Patrick Mahomes is averaging 289.4 pass yards (5th in the league) and will match up with Ben Roethlisberger who is averaging 247.2 pass yards (13th in the league) per game. Our partners at PointsBet are offering prop bets for both Mahomes (o/u 280.5 pass yards) and Roethlisberger (o/u 245.5 pass yards)
- Najee Harris averages 63.6 rush yards per game, which ranks 11th in the league. Rushing props for Harris can be found at PointsBet at 70.5, not far off from his normal average
- Two of the league’s top players in receiving yards will take the field in Tyreek Hill (ranked 5th) and Diontae Johnson (ranked 7th). The prop line (o/u 75.5) for Johnson (avg 79.1 rec yards) might be tempting, but PointsBet is also offering a prop of o/u 85.5 receiving yards for Hill (avg 84.1 rec yards)
Injuries - Pittsburgh Steelers
- OUT: Eric Ebron, Anthony McFarland, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Devin Bush, Pat Freiermuth and Joshua Dobbs.
Injuries - Kansas City Chiefs
- OUT: Harrison Butker, Jerick McKinnon, Jody Fortson and Travis Kelce.
Head Ref - Jerome Boger
- The AWAY team is 16-14 (53.3%) against the spread this season when Jerome Boger is part of the crew
- Favorites are 16-13 (55.2%) against the spread this season when Jerome Boger is on the field
- The OVER is 19-11 (63.3%) this season when Jerome Boger heads up the official crew
