The Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs are playing live on the NFL schedule and the Week 7 game is on CBS and starts at 1 pm ET from Arrowhead Stadium. The game has Ben Roethlisberger still out for the Steelers and that means Landry Jones will be starting for Pittsburgh against Alex Smith and Andy Reid.
Jones was able to lead the Steelers to a win last week after coming in for Michael Vick, who had to leave the game with an injury and now will be out. The Steelers are down to their third string QB and now he will have to start in one of the toughest venues in the league. Roethlisberger has been out since late September and he could return soon, but it won't be for this game.
Roethlisberger was listed as questionable for the game and he was able to practice on a limited basis, but it's likely that he will be out again. The Steelers offense was one of the best in the league the first two weeks of the season with Big Ben leading, but the team now has dropped a bit with Vick playing. Martavis Bryant has come back and he had a huge game last week and now the Steelers are hoping to get another win without Roethlisberger in the lineup.
Jones played well when he was called on, passing for two touchdowns against a tough Cardinals defense and that could be some good experience as he comes in to face off against the Chiefs. Bryant broke out last week with two touchdowns and he will be looking to keep things going. Antonio Brown has slowed down a bit with Roethlisberger out and he will be looking to bounce back with Jones in, as he has just 11 catches in the last three games.
The Chiefs have been struggling and they are just 1-5 on the season and still dealing with losing Jamaal Charles to an injury. Charles tore his ACL and will be out for the year and the team comes in after losing to the Vikings last week in a low scoring game. Jeremy Maclin has played well, but he is dealing with a concussion and he is looking like he will play Sunday, but he could be a bit limited.
Even with Jones likely starting, the Steeler shave some of the best offensive personnel in the league with Le'Veon Bell, Brown and Bryant and that should make for some tough challenges for the KC defense. Travis Kelce is the top player to watch for the Chiefs with Maclin, while Knile Davis and Charcandrick West will try and make up for Charles for another week. Kelce has great size and speed for his position and he will need to be targeted by the Steelers defense Sunday.
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