Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, it'll be a battle of two win-less teams thus far in the preseason as the Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) meet the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-2) at Heinz Field. The game can be live streamed here. Chiefs fans can tune into the action on KCFX 101.1 and the game can be accessed in Spanish here, while Steelers fans can do the same by turning their dials to WBGG-AM, AM 970 and access the game in Spanish here.
Both teams are looking to get off the snide and into the preseason win column, but each will be missing a running back. The Chiefs will be without Jamaal Charles for precautionary reasons due to a strained foot, while the Steelers will be missing potential starter Le'Veon Bell, who is out with a Lisfranc injury.
Visiting Kansas City enters 2014 with a lot of changes as it looks to bounce back from a dreadful 2-14 finish from a year ago. Andy Reid has taken over as head coach and Alex Smith has taken the reins under center.
Last season, before losing his job to Colin Kaepernick with the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, Smith was 153-for-218 for 1,737 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions in 10 games.
The Chiefs have some questions at wide receiver, but hope Smith can be consistent and the team always has an offensive weapon in Charles when healthy. Last season, Charles rushed for 1,509 yards on 285 carries with five touchdowns.
The Steelers also look pretty different entering this season, and are attempting to wipeout the memory of a rare postseason absence from a year ago.
Outside of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, head coach Mike Tomlin's offense looks very different. Wide receiver Mike Wallace has departed for Miami and running back Rashard Mendenhall left for Arizona leaving plenty of holes for the Steelers to try and plug.
The Steelers will look to Bell and Jonathan Dwyer to fill the void left by Mendenhall while Emmanuel Sanders will look to take Wallace's place.
Last season, the Steelers were a mediocre 8-8 and finished in third place in the AFC North, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
Roethlisberger played in just 13 games last year, going 284-for-449 for 3,265 yards with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Tonight only one of these two teams can bust into the win column, the only question that remains is which one it will be.
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