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Five things to watch as the Chiefs face the Steelers on Sunday

This game is either going to be another in a long line of bitter disappointments, or the gate to a shining future. Here are some things that might tell you which result is more likely. 1. Can the  Steelers  build a wall Patrick Mahomes can’t (yet) climb? Right now, it’s reasonable to think anything is possible for this young quarterback. Regardless of what happens on Sunday, it’s likely that a time is coming when there won’t be an NFL defense Patrick Mahomes can’t beat. So here’s the question: is that time is coming sooner, or later? Playing against Pittsburgh’s blitzes and zone coverages will be the hardest test Mahomes has yet faced. If he passes this test, that time is likely coming soon. 2. Can the  Chiefs  make  Ben Roethlisberger  less effective — even a little? Remember after the playoff loss to the Steelers, when there was all the discussion about how ineffective  Alex Smith  had been? Well... “Big Ben” didn’t play any better.  Smith  and Roethlisberger’s pass