The Pittsburgh Steelers will play an undefeated Kansas City Chiefs team on the road Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium and for a second week in a row their offense will face a defense that has seemingly struggled against the run thus far this season.
For starters, the Chiefs defense enters Sunday’s game against the Steelers ranked 27th overall in the league in yards per carry (4.65) allowed. That raw stat, however, really doesn’t paint a full picture of how the Chiefs defense has played this season against opposing teams running backs.
If you break down the Chiefs run defense by opposing offensive positional rushes, you’ll discover that opposing running backs have averaged 4.