The Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) are looking surprisingly good despite missing the services of their lead quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, for several games now. In Week 7, they travel to the Arrowhead Stadium to meet the struggling Kansas City Chiefs (1-5), who lost their last five games of the season.
In their third game without Big Ben, the Steelers' defense held on and gave the Arizona Cardinals their second defeat of the season, 25-13, at the Heinz Field last Sunday, as per USA Today.
Third-stringers Landry Jones and Martavis Bryant were the heroes for Pittsburgh in the game when their backup quarterback Michael Vick was also injured. The duo teamed up for two touchdowns to come from behind after trailing in the first half, 10-3.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs can't seem to get out of their rut as they lost their fifth straight match this time against the Minnesota Vikings, 16-10, also last Sunday at the TCF Bank Stadium, via Yahoo Sports.
While their defense was superb in forcing turnovers on Minnesota, Alex Smith was miserable in the offense and could only make one touchdown to come up short against the Vikings.
Without Vick and Roethlisberger, Jones is set to make his first-ever career start for Pittsburgh in this game against the Chiefs and will be out to prove that his game indeed belongs in this league.
Prediction: Steelers win, 17-10.
Pittsburgh Steelers starting lineup
Offense: Jones (QB), Bell (RB), Johnson (FB), Brown (WR1), Wheaton (WR2), Miller (TE), Villanueva (LT), Foster (LG), Wallace (C), DeCastro (RG), Gilbert (RT)
Defense: Heyward (DE), McLendon (NT), Tuitt (DE), Moats (OLB), Spence (ILB), Timmons (ILB), Harrison (OLB), Blake (CB1), Gay (CB2), Thomas (SS), Mitchell (FS)
Kansas City Chiefs starting lineup
Offense: Smith (QB), West (RB), Sherman (FB), Conley (WR1), Wilson (WR2), Kelce (TE), Stephenson (LT), Grubbs (LG), Morse (C), Fulton (RG), Fisher (RT)
Defense: Nunez-Roches (DE), Howard (NT), Bailey (DE), Houston (OLB), Johnson (ILB), Wilson (ILB), Hali (OLB), Peters (CB1), Smith (CB2), Parker (SS), Berry (FS)