While Ben Roethlisberger is still active and even starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the torch was passed some time ago. That means seeing the team on the schedule might evoke older emotions of fear and uncertainty at first, but those emotions are unfounded. The K.C. Chiefs are the class of the NFL and the Steelers are in a long, slow spiral toward mediocrity (or worse).
It feels weird for the franchise to be one of the NFL’s weaker teams given their storied history. It’s good for the league to have a competitive team in the Steel City, but the Steelers have to figure out some major questions first—namely what to do about the future at quarterback. The lines are also a shell of what they used to be. The defense doesn’t scare anyone. The offense can’t move the chains.
This is why it’s going to be hard to find anyone predicting the Steelers will beat the Chiefs in Week 16. The Chiefs just grabbed the league’s top seed and they’re not going to let it go so easily.
Chiefs vs Steelers Odds Week 16
The Week 16 betting odds on WynnBET have the Chiefs as 10.5-point favorites in their final home game of the season. The team has won seven games straight and needs to win out in order to secure a first-round bye—a very important factor for teams to continue winning well into the postseason.
As for the Steelers, they aren’t dead in the water despite being in 11th place in the AFC playoff standings. Their backs are against the wall, to be sure, but that can make a team dangerous.
The Chiefs have -475 money line odds, while the Steelers are the underdog at +375. The total for the game is set at an over/under of 46.5 points.
Chiefs vs Steelers Prediction Week 16
If the Chiefs had coasted their way to the top seed as originally predicted before the 2021 regular season began, we might be worried about a trap game like this, but the Chiefs know they’ve used up their margin in the first third of the year. Andy Reid has his team focused week in and week out and that’s all the Chiefs will need to overcome the Steelers, especially at Arrowhead.
Prediction: Chiefs 30, Steelers 13
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