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‘This Is the Team To Beat the Chiefs’ — NFL Legend Highlights Surprise Squad With the Best Chance To Knock Off Kansas City

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Tedy Bruschi believes the Pittsburgh Steelers will win the AFC North and beat the Kansas City Chiefs. If not the Steelers, then who can knock off the Chiefs.

Tedy Bruschi believes the Pittsburgh Steelers will win the AFC North and beat the Kansas City Chiefs. If not the Steelers, then who will it be to knock off the two-time defending champion Chiefs?

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Former Patriot Believes AFC North Team Will Unseat the Chiefs

Despite getting their door blown open in their last two games (-31 point differential), Bruschi believes the Steelers will win the AFC North and defeat the Chiefs in Week 17, and maybe the playoffs.

The Steelers are 10-5 on the season and definitely heading in the wrong direction. With the loss to the Ravens, they fall into a tie with the Ravens for the division lead. With their most potent playmaker currently sidelined, George Pickens, it could be hard for the Steelers to right the ship going into the final two games of the season.

To win the division, they may need to beat the Chiefs — how will they get it done?

“I don’t want to get too down on them, alright, because of what they did [Saturday] night, I still think they can. I think they can win the division. The Chiefs game will be tough. I think this is the team to beat the Chiefs,” Bruschi said on ESPN.

“Russell [Wilson] can’t do what he did. This team has to play perfect. They got to play close to the vest here. And you definitely can’t have, those are huge point swings in terms of fumbling inside the five and a pick-six. Take away those, this is a different game, and I know those are two big things to take away, but they can put together a good performance of complementary football with that defense helping and those special teams.”

After the late afternoon slate of Week 16 games, the Steelers have a 48.0% to win their division, trailing the Baltimore Ravens (52.0%), according to PFN’s Playoff Predictor. A win over Kansas City would help tremendously as Pittsburgh looks to avoid a Wild Card slot with K.C. and the Cincinnati Bengals left to play.

“You think the Chiefs’ game’s gonna be close? I think so,” Bruschi said. “Do they have finishers on the defensive line as pass rushers for the Pittsburgh Steelers? Absolutely. That’s what beats them.”

Anything is possible once you go inside the white lines. Maybe, on a short week, the Steelers have a chance against the Chiefs, who are also on a short week. They can rush Mahomes, especially with his banged-up line. They need to apply a lot of pressure and not make mistakes on offense.

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