The NFL is adding some festive cheer to Christmas Day with two exciting matchups featuring AFC heavyweights who have already secured their playoff berths.
The NFL is adding some festive cheer to Christmas Day with two exciting matchups featuring AFC heavyweights who have already secured their playoff berths. This Wednesday game will mark the sixth different day of the week the Chiefs have played on this season, after previously appearing on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The Steelers , tied for the AFC North lead, will be watching closely as the outcome of this game could impact their division race.
The Steelers have had the Texans' number recently, outscoring them by an average of 22.8 points in their four meetings since 2019, according to ESPN Research. The focus will be on Steelers running back Najee Harris' performance against the Chiefs' tough run defense. So far this season, the Chiefs have allowed only 10 of the 257 running back rush attempts against them to go over 11 yards. This means only 3.8% of rush attempts have hit the line we're looking for. Harris, known as a pass-catching change-of-pace back in this Steelers offense, has only six rush attempts over 11 yards this season and hasn't hit this line in three of his past four games. The Chiefs run defense should limit Harris' success. While Harris has been a focal point as of late, drawing double-digit targets in back-to-back games, don't overlook Steelers receiver George Pickens. Pickens shook off rust in a major way in his 2024 debut versus the Texans in Week 16. The speedster ranked second on the team in targets, converting five of eight looks for 45 yards, including a 20-yard grab. Worthy's emergence figures to make him more of a priority for the Steelers' secondary. That should open up the field for Pickens, who drew 20 deep looks over 14 games in 2023
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