The Kansas City Chiefs are red hot entering their Week 17 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers after defeating the Houston Texans on Saturday, December 21.

However, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo isn’t taking the challenge of facing off against Pittsburgh lightly.

Spagnuolo seemed especially concerned with the threat posed by Steelers signal-caller Russell Wilson during his comments to the media on Monday.

“Listen, first of all, that quarterback (Steelers QB Russell Wilson). We know what he’s been all about, he’s all about making big plays,” the veteran coordinator explained. “He loves to chuck the ball deep. He’s got guys and he’s got a lot of confidence in them to go up and get it. We have to be on point back there.

“I mean, we’ve been playing the ball pretty well on the back end in the last couple of games. That needs to continue in this game. When we get these 50/50 jump balls against the Pittsburgh Steelers, we have to try to win more than we lose on there. That’ll be – that’ll make a big difference in the game.”

Expect Spagnuolo to get creative this week as he looks to stymie Wilson and the Steelers and clinch the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed on Christmas Day.