Steeler Thoughts and Chief Feelings

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers' 34-12 win over Cincinnati and the Chiefs' 22-19 loss in Denver before previewing Steelers Bears and Chiefs Colts. Does Ajay still think the Chiefs will be fine? (Spoiler: Yes.) How seriously should we take the Steelers? (Spoiler: Not very.)

Chris and Ajay break down the new look Steelers defense and preview the Steelers at Chargers before trying to figure out what the heck the Chiefs were doing against the Bills.

On the 50th edition of Steeler Thoughts Chief Feelings, Chris and Ajay discuss the disappointment that has been the Steelers defense, the potential heights of the Chiefs offense, and what will happen in Steelers/Packers and Chiefs/Commanders.

Sonu and Ajay discuss the Titans' 31-13 loss to the Patriots and the Chiefs' 31-0 domination of the Raiders before turning their attention to the NBA to talk Lakers, Knicks, and how the league will look this year.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs' 31-28 Monday Night Football loss in Jacksonville. They talk about Chiefs mistakes, the ESPN booth's penalty discourse, Trevor Lawrence's performance and much more before previewing Chiefs-Lions and Steelers-Browns.

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers' 24-21 victory over the Vikings in Dublin, Ireland before talking through the suddenly explosive Chiefs and their 37-20 win against the Ravens. They then preview the upcoming Chiefs-Jaguars Monday Night Football contest.

Chris and Ajay break down the Steelers' 21-14 win in New England and the Chiefs' 22-9 win in New York before discussing what they expect from the Steelers-Vikings and Chiefs-Ravens games in Week 4. Plus they touch on Packers-Browns, Ravens-Lions, Eagles-Rams, Chargers-Broncos, and Seahawks-Saints!

Chris and Ajay break down the Steelers' rather demoralizing 31-17 loss to Seattle and the Chiefs' rather less demoralizing 20-17 loss to the Eagles before previewing Steelers Patriots and Chiefs Giants.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs' 27-21 loss to the Chargers in Brazil and the Steelers' 34-32 win at the Jets before previewing week 2 and making their Super Bowl picks.

Chris and Ajay review their predictions from last year before revealing their predictions for 2025. For each division they pick the order of finish, make a "lock" prediction they are certain of, articulate a narrative about that division they think has been overlooked, and choose a not-likely-but-plausible ("NLBP") thing that might happen.

Chris and Ajay talk review some takeaways from Preseason Week 1, focusing on the performance of the Chiefs' new look offensive line and 2025 draft class before discussing what the Steelers will look like in 2025.

Chris and Ajay discuss the start of Chiefs training camp, contract extensions, the Minkah Fitzpatrick for Jalen Ramsey trade, and the teambuilding strategy of the 2025 Steelers.

Chris and Ajay return from a long hiatus to talk about the Steelers' free agency moves and the first four picks from the Chiefs' draft.

Chris and Ajay talk Steelers offseason rumors and how Chris would feel if they came to fruition, what the Chiefs should be trying to do this offseason, and final thoughts about the Super Bowl.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX loss to the Eagles. They talk about levels of losses, narratives from the game, and where the Chiefs go next.

Chris and Ajay preview Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chris and Ajay recap the Eagles 55-23 victory over the Commanders before doing a deep dive into the Chiefs 32-29 victory over the Bills in Championship Game weekend.

Chris and Ajay recap Chiefs/Texans before Ajay rants about how ridiculous the discourse around officiating in this game has gotten. They then recap the rest of the Divisional Round and preview the NFC and AFC Championship games.

Chris and Ajay talk through the Steelers' spectacularly inglorious exit from the playoffs with a 28-14 loss in Baltimore. They then ponder Chiefs-Texans before considering the rest of the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers' tragic 19-17 loss to the Bengals and the Chiefs humorous 38-0 loss in Denver before previewing the Wild Card Weekend matchups.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs 29-10 win in Pittsburgh then discuss Russell Wilson's future, the ridiculousness of Patriots fans complaining about the Chiefs, and more!

Chris and Ajay break down the Chiefs 21-7 win in Cleveland, the Steelers 27-13 loss in Philly, Kirk Cousins being benched, Dan Campbell's aggressiveness and more!

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers 27-14 win over the Browns and the Chiefs 19-17 Sunday Night Football win over the Chargers. They talk TJ Watt production, the Russ-Freiermuth connection, the Chiefs pass blocking, Xavier Worthy, the nature of gauntlets, and much more.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs and Steelers Week 12 and Week 13 performances then preview Steelers-Browns and Chiefs-Chargers. Plus, how should Comeback Player of the Year be decided (Answer: Not like this), is Gladiator II a sign of a decaying culture (No), and will we be watching Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (Ehhh)?

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers 18-16 win vs. Baltimore and the Chiefs 30-21 loss in Buffalo, each having learned almost nothing about their team in the last week. They then preview the Steelers and Chiefs Week 12 games, talk about storylines throughout the league from Week 11, and ponder the nature of "win probability" statistics.

Chris and Ajay recap the Steelers thrilling 28-27 victory in Washington DC and the Chiefs 16-14 escape against the Broncos before previewing Steelers Ravens and Chiefs Bills then finishing off with some general NFL thoughts and anecdotes. This episode is replete with jaw-dropping segues, some audio flourishes, and bloopers.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs and Buccaneers Monday Night Football clash, review each others' teams, and look at the entire week 9 slate in the NFL before predicting Chiefs-Broncos and Steelers-Commanders for week 10.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs' relaxing 27-20 victory over the Raiders in Vegas, the Steelers' surprisingly stressful 26-18 win against the Giants on Monday Night Football, Jameis beating the Ravens, a defense of Anthony Richardson being tired, and much more!

Chris and Ajay discuss the Chiefs trading for Deandre Hopkins, the Chiefs 28-18 win in San Francisco (including some iconic Mahomes runs), the Steelers 37-15 win against the Jets (with plenty of "moonshots"), and much more about Week 7 in the NFL.

Chris and Ajay discuss the current state ("states"?) of the Steelers and Chiefs before making their predictions about Week 7 games.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs 17-10 win in Los Angeles and the Steelers 27-24 loss in Indianapolis before looking at other games around the league. Ajay puzzles about Mahomes's slow starts and breaks down the potential consequences of the Rashee Rice injury; Chris digresses about why we care about counterfactuals and tries to appreciate the play of Justin Fields against the backdrop of a Steelers loss; and they get interrupted *twice* by unforeseen Zoom breaks.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs 22-17 win in Atlanta and the Steelers 20-10 win over the Chargers. Ajay explains why he's not too concerned about the Chiefs' offense and also sings the praises of the Chiefs' linebackers, while Chris tries not to get too excited about Justin Fields (spoiler: he fails). They then discuss some interesting storylines from across NFL Week 3.

Chris and Ajay recap the Chiefs' 26-25 rout of the Bengals and the Steelers' 13-6 dismantling of the Broncos before talking about games around the NFL and previewing Week 3. Ajay rants about Ja'Marr Chase, Chris tries to decide on a Steelers starting QB, and they both wonder what Will Levis is doing.

In this episode we recap the Chiefs 27-20 win over the Ravens and the Steelers 18-10 win over the Falcons. Then we preview the week 2 matchups for both teams and do an overall recap of week 1 in the NFL.

Here we go division by division and for each one we (1) predict the order of finish in the division, (2) make one "lock" prediction about the division, (3) discuss one narrative that is not being considered enough about the division, (4) make one unlikely but plausible prediction (that's probably not going to happen, but not out of the question). Then we predict the AFC and NFC Championship Games and our Super Bowl winners.

Ohio State football superfan Lonnie Hofmann joins Ajay to talk about the upcoming Buckeyes football season.

We're back with some concerns, excitements, and speculations about the Steelers and Chiefs based on the preseason games to this point.

Chris and Ajay return to talk about the worst Mahomes performance, Steelers training camp position battles, underrated Steelers, and more. Plus, the second installment of Chris Questions It: the continued survival of the human race is important.

Chris and Ajay are back to discuss Joe Burrow's wrist, counterfactuals about Mahomes's career, whether physical momentum is real, and more.

We're back! This week we discuss some rules of fandom, Brandon Aiyuk rumors, whether Aaron Rodgers is worth the distractions, and more.

Chris and Ajay talk about big calls that have benefited their teams, what quarterbacks have the best arm talent in the NFL, why everyone turned on Tony Romo and much more!

We're back! This time we discuss Harrison Butker's comments, the Steelers' schedule, Brady's face, and how to justify being football fans.

Ajay is joined by Sonu, the Bob Ross of our group. They talk about the NFL schedule release, the NBA playoffs and the respective futures of the Knicks and the Lakers.

Ajay and Lonnie break down The Roast of Tom Brady, best jokes, best sets, biggest surprised, and is Ben Affleck okay?

In this episode we discuss Najee Harris, Chiefs relocation talks, the NFL schedule release, the roast of Tom Brady and much more.

Ajay and Chris recap the draft, consider the potential exploitativeness of the draft as an institution, and discuss whether we are fans of players or of people. And Lonnie (!) joins the podcast to discuss Big Ten players in the draft.

In this episode, we talk about the worst calls against the Chiefs, imagine the Steelers moving to Syracuse, and quiz each other on obscure facts about our respective teams.

We're back this week with discussion of the Rashee Rice car accident, those slanted lines in the Steelers endzone, and some of the worst Chiefs games Ajay has ever attended. And some other things too.

In the 8th installment of Steeler Thoughts and Chief Feelings, Chris and Ajay cover the L'Jarius Sneed trade, classic Steelers position groups, the NFL Competition Committee's rule changes, the value of watching old highlights, and much more.

In this episode, Chris and Ajay catch up on a bunch of the moves made by the Steelers in the past week, reflect on some of Mahomes's best performances, and look back in disgust at some of their high school eating experiences.