Steelers Vs Chiefs X Factor: Turnovers

As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X-Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our X-Factor for Sunday night’s playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

X-FACTOR(S): TURNOVERS

Turnovers. Turnovers. Turnovers. Tell me that number today and I could tell you the outcome of Sunday night’s game. Or at least know if the Steelers have a chance.

When you lose by 26 points like Pittsburgh did in Week 16, there’s usually a lot that went wrong. But at the top of the list are turnovers. The Steelers turned the ball over three times. Kansas City? Not once. Giving the ball up three times against the Chiefs is like starting a race against…