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The NFC South is arguably the toughest division in football right now and it is really not even close. Let's face it, the AFC is garbage. The Patriots should easily run away with the East again. The Steelers might not even be sure the season started yet. The Jaguars are still starting Blake Bortles for some reason. Upstart teams like the Titans and Texans have stumbled out of the gate. The Mahomes Show in Kansas City is exciting to watch but the Chiefs defense makes you want to change the channel and put on C-SPAN. Well, okay, maybe not that, but their defense is still crud. The only other division in the conversation for toughest is the NFC North, but even they are a little top-heavy with the Packers and Vikings clearly the best teams, while the Bears have been uneven and the Lions just downright dreadful. The Panthers are a solid team and the Buccaneers have #FitzMagic, but the Saints and the Falcons are the definitive favorites to compete for the division crown. Both teams s...

One of these teams is coming off an incredible high after the Week One matchups while the other is trying to regroup despite somehow managing not to lose. The Chiefs are looking like a flashy, young team and could be 2018's version of last year's Rams. Patrick Mahomes was electrifying in just his second career start, throwing for 256 yards and 4 TD's while Tyreek Hill provided long scores on both offense and special teams. The Steelers, meanwhile, bungled their way to a tie with the Cleveland Browns, but it really had to feel like a loss. Pittsburgh turned the ball over 6 times, 5 of them provided by QB Ben Roethlisberger, overshadowing great performances from players like James Conner, Antonio Brown, Juju Smith-Schuster and the Steelers defense as a whole. Pittsburgh will be attempting to get their season back on track while the Chiefs try to keep the momentum going. There are several key factors that will impact which way the pendulum swings in this matchup. Roet...