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PITTSBURGH (6-3) At KANSAS CITY (2-7)
1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Steelers by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Pittsburgh 3-6; Kansas City 4-5
SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 17-8
LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Chiefs 45-7, Oct. 15, 2006
LAST WEEK - Steelers lost to Bengals 18-12; Chiefs beat Raiders 16-10
STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (17), PASS (8)
STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (12)
CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (24), PASS (28)
CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (27) PASS (23)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Chiefs coach Todd Haley was water boy for Steelers when dad Dick Haley was personnel director and helping build Super Bowl dynasty of '70s. His most recent encounter with Steelers was loss in last year's Super Bowl when he was Arizona's offensive coordinator. ... Steelers have allowed touchdowns on kickoff returns in three of past four games. ... Ben Roethlisberger's 174 yards and 51.5 passer rating against Cincinnati last week were his worst in a game he finished since 15-6 setback to Philadelphia early last year. ... Chiefs had one of most statistically lopsided wins in franchise history at Pittsburgh in '86, winning 24-19 despite being outgained 515 yards to 171. ... Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle's first NFL completion came in 45-7 blowout in Pittsburgh in 2006 - to defender who took it back for TD. ... Chiefs WR Chris Chambers will be playing against Steelers for fourth time in 13 months, and so far is 0-3 against them. ... In last two weeks, Chiefs' offense has seen big changes with release of starting RB Larry Johnson and four-game league suspension of WR Dwayne Bowe. ... Chiefs will be out for two straight wins for first time since final two games of 2006.
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