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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs hopes for a post-season berth go through a daunting matchup at the Pittsburgh Steelers.Kansas City (8-6) hasnt allowed a 300-yard passer and has allowed just two touchdowns rushing on the season.But the Chiefs defence hasnt faced an offence such as the Steelers (9-5), who are the NFLs top-ranked group.Theyre a very balanced offence, Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith said. They like to run and pass the ball. Great back, great receivers and a tremendous quarterback back there who can make all the throws, can take hits and make the throws. This is by far our biggest test of the year.The Steelers present the Chiefs a big challenge when it comes to defending quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back LeVeon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown.Roethlisberger, who is 3-1 against the Chiefs, ranks second in league in yards passing (4,415) and sixth in touchdowns (29).The 11th-year pro has been on a roll in the past eight games with 2,822 yards passing (352.8 per game) with 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.Roethlisbergers top option is Brown, who leads the NFL in yards receiving (1,498) and receptions (115).Browns 115 catches established a team record, and his 11 touchdowns rank third in the league.Covering the dynamic fifth-year pro takes a team-wide effort.Not one guy can stop Antonio Brown, Smith said. Its going to take all 11 (defenders). Pass rushers, great technique and were going to have to bring everything we got because those guys are playing at a very high level.Chiefs cornerback Jamell Fleming agreed, adding he understands what must be done in the teams press-man scheme if hes locked up against Brown.Just win my one-on-one matchup, Fleming said. Thats my mindset, and being aggressive with him. Hes not the biggest guy, so you want to be aggressive with him.Then there is Bell, an emerging star the Chiefs must account for out of the backfield.While Kansas City held the Oakland Raiders to 79 yards rushing in Week 15, the Chiefs were hurt in Weeks 11 to 14 with a total of 738 yards rushing allowed.Bell ranks second in the league in rushing with 1,278 yards and the former Michigan State star is a good receiver out of the backfield with 76 catches for 765 yards.Bells 2,043 yards from scrimmage rank second in the NFL and set a single-season team record.Bell has the admiration from a fellow Spartans alum on the Chiefs, who will be on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage attempting to keep Bell in check.Hes a Michigan State guy, Chiefs defensive end Kevin Vickerson said. I know how hes built coming from a program like that. Hes a bell cow. Hes used to that pounding and gets better through the course of the game toward the end. We just got to stay pounding him.Pittsburgh ranks sixth in the league in scoring (27.8 points per game).The Chiefs approach against the Steelers appears to be one of containment with an understanding of the difficulties to completely shut down elite players.A great offence is going to score eventually, but its how fast can they score, Chiefs safety Kurt Coleman said. If we can make them run the clock out and give our offence the ball, we got to be able to create a turnover. I think thats going to be the name of the game: Who can control the line of scrimmage, who can limit the big plays, and then who can get the most turnovers?NOTES: Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (illness), defensive end Jaye Howard (illness) and tight end Anthony Fasano (knee) did not practice Wednesday. ... Running back Jamaal Charles (knee, ankle) was limited. ... Cornerback Phillip Gaines (concussion) and defensive end Allen Bailey (concussion), both of whom did not play in Week 15, returned to a full practice. ... The NFL selected Chiefs running back/punt returner DeAnthony Thomas as the AFC special teams player of the week. ... Thomas recorded eight punt returns for 156 yards, including an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown, in Week 15.___Online:AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Damian Lillard Blazers Jersey . That time around, the cage is as much a part of baseballs daily routine as a beer and a hotdog is to a fan in the stands. Coaches, scouts, broadcasters and other media hover, tossing verbal barbs, telling stories and sharing laughs. Occasionally, especially in spring when the atmosphere is relatively laid back, the list of invited guests expands and on this day, Gibbons welcomed two men strongly influential in his life. Zach Collins Jersey . 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I used to be a perfectionist, but my attitude now is to play like Im in the pro-am.We caught up with him to talk about the best deal he ever made (as well as the one hes happiest he didnt make).“I always did my stuff ahead of the deadline. The best deal Ive ever done was the Darryl Sydor deal. We did that at the end of January in 04, and Syd was the missing piece. He was the piece that put us over the top. “But the best deadline deal I never did was in 2008. The team in Tampa had been sold but the deal hadnt closed. Oren Koulis and Len Barrie were in as the new owners, and they very, very desperately wwanted to trade Danny Boyle.dddddddddddd And John Tortorella, and Bill Barber, and Claude Loiselle, who was my assistant GM, none of us wanted to do it. “We spent a long time convincing the owners we had to in fact re-sign Danny Boyle. Once we got the green light, I insisted he come in the night before the deadline, I think it was 8:30 at night, because I wanted to get it finalized. At the draft, they had Boyle on the block and they moved him to San Jose. So it was short-lived, but we got the deal done." ' ' '