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Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 27
 15
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MIA
DAL		 19
 20
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SF
BAL		 6
 16
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TB
TEN		 17
 23
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MIN
ATL		 14
 24
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ARI
STL		 23
 20
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HOU
JAC		 20
 13
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CLE
CIN		 20
 23
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CAR
IND		 27
 19
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BUF
NYJ		 24
 28
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CHI
OAK		 20
 25
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WAS
SEA		 23
 17
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DEN
SD		 16
 13
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NE
PHI		 38
 20
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PIT
KC		 13
 9
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NYG
NO		 24
 49
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 27, Chiefs 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 51 Isaac Redman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 7 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 27 Antonio Brown Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 78 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26 Heath Miller Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 15 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Tyler Palko Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 34 Jackie Battle Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Dexter McCluster Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 19 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 47 Steve Breaston Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Jonathan Baldwin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 32 Leonard Pope Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 23 Ryan Succop FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 30 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club has 13-9 (.591) record after bye... Steelers are 9-5 (.643) at KC... In 2 career games vs. Chiefs, QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 48 of 61 passes (78.7 pct.) for 636 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 123.8 passer rating. In past 6, Steelers are 5-1 & Roethlisberger has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 101.4 passer rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall has 3 rush TDs in past 2 games. Mendenhall (2,956) needs 44 rush yards to reach 3,000 career... WR Mike Wallace (922) needs 78 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,257 in '10). WR Hines Ward has reached 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 vs. KC (146, 128). WR Jerricho Cotchery posted 1st TD of season last game... TE Heath Miller had 7 catches for 95 yards with TD in last game vs. KC... LB LaMarr Woodley (48) needs 2 sacks to become 6th player in franchise history with 50 career sacks. Woodley had 2 sacks in last game vs. KC... CB William Gay posted 1st INT of season last game... LB James Harrison has 5 sacks in 5 games in '11.

Chiefs PA native, QB Tyler Palko attended Univ. of Pit... In 2 career games vs. Steelers, RB Thomas Jones averages 94.5 rush yards per game (189 total). In past 3, RB Dexter McCluster is averaging 5.2 rush yards per carry (23 att., 120 yards)... WR Dwayne Bowe tied season-best with 7 catches last week. WR Steve Breaston leads Chiefs in rec. (17) & receiving yards (221) in Nov. Breaston had 6 catches for 71 receiving yards in SB XLIII vs. Pit. (w/ Cardinals). Rookie WR Jonathan Baldwin (1st round, No. 26) attended Univ. of Pit. & is Aliquippa, PA native... TE Leonard Pope had TD catch in last meeting against Steelers... LB Derrick Johnson leads Chiefs with 83 tackles... LB Tamba Hali has 7 of KC's 12 sacks this season. Hali (7) needs 3 sacks to join MIKE BELL, NEIL SMITH & HOFer DERRICK THOMAS as only players with double-digit sacks in back-to-back seasons in Chiefs history.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BAL A L 7-35 -28
2 2011-09-18 SEA H W 24-0 +24
3 2011-09-25 IND A W 23-20 +3
4 2011-10-02 HOU A L 10-17 -7
5 2011-10-09 TEN H W 38-17 +21
6 2011-10-16 JAC H W 17-13 +4
7 2011-10-23 ARI A W 32-20 +12
8 2011-10-30 NE H W 25-17 +8
9 2011-11-06 BAL H L 20-23 -3
10 2011-11-13 CIN A W 24-17 +7
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 KC A W 13-9 +4
13 2011-12-04 CIN H    
14 2011-12-08 CLE H    
15 2011-12-19 SF A    
16 2011-12-24 STL H    
17 2012-01-01 CLE A    
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BUF H L 7-41 -34
2 2011-09-18 DET A L 3-48 -45
3 2011-09-25 SD A L 17-20 -3
4 2011-10-02 MIN H W 22-17 +5
5 2011-10-09 IND A W 28-24 +4
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 OAK A W 28-0 +28
8 2011-10-31 SD H W 23-20 +3
9 2011-11-06 MIA H L 3-31 -28
10 2011-11-13 DEN H L 10-17 -7
11 2011-11-21 NE A L 3-34 -31
12 2011-11-27 PIT H L 9-13 -4
13 2011-12-04 CHI A    
14 2011-12-11 NYJ A    
15 2011-12-18 GB H    
16 2011-12-24 OAK H    
17 2012-01-01 DEN A    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Questionable  WR Arnaz Battle (Hamstring)
 ILB Stevenson Sylvester (Calf)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (Hamstring)
Probable  OLB James Harrison (Back)
 SS Troy Polamalu (Ribs)
 QB Ben Roethlisberger (Right Thumb)
 WR Emmanuel Sanders (Knee)
IR  RB Baron Batch (Knee)
 OT Willie Colon (Triceps)
 QB Byron Leftwich (Broken Arm)
 DE Aaron Smith (Foot)
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  OG Ryan Lilja (Head)
Questionable  DE Glenn Dorsey (Knee)
 SS Jon McGraw (Shoulder)
 ILB Demorrio Williams (Groin)
IR  SS Eric Berry (Left Knee ACL)
 QB Matt Cassel (Right Hand)
 RB Jamaal Charles (Left Knee ACL)
 DE Gabe Miller (Undisclosed)
 TE Tony Moeaki (Knee)
 OT Ryan O'Callaghan (Undisclosed)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 12.0 21.0 PIT
Rushing yards 98.0 125.0 117.3 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.13 3.90 4.26 PIT
Completion % 63.2% 55.8% 59.4% PIT
Passing yards 291.3 199.0 220.3 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.29 10.08 10.99 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.76 5.63 6.53 PIT
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 1.1 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 3.3 3.3 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 52.2% 40.5% 38.0% PIT
4th down conversions 0.0% 30.0% 43.3% KC
Time of possession 33:25 32:28 30:13 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.0 22.7 21.0 PIT
Rushing yards 83.0 139.7 117.3 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.73 4.55 4.26 PIT
Completion % 56.4% 56.0% 59.4% KC
Passing yards 199.0 211.3 220.3 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.92 13.97 10.99 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.59 7.82 6.53 PIT
INT return 0.3 0.7 1.1 KC
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.5 KC
Sacks 2.7 1.3 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 43.1% 32.8% 38.0% KC
4th down conversions 100.0% 66.7% 43.3% KC
Time of possession 26:35 29:27 30:13 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 13.0 10.2 KC
Yards per kick return 25.0 20.2 22.9 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 16.0 10.2 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 25.2 12.0 22.9 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 7.3 6.8 -
Penalty yards 61.3 54.3 56.7 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 5 2001-10-14 PIT KC 20-17 PIT
2003 2 2003-09-14 PIT KC 20-41 KC
2006 6 2006-10-15 KC PIT 7-45 PIT
2009 11 2009-11-22 PIT KC 24-27 KC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.