The Steelers rank as the 10th-most pass-oriented team in football (adjusted for context) this year with a 63.4% pass rate.
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense has played at the 5th-quickest pace in football (context-neutralized) this year, averaging 26.88 seconds per snap.
THE BLITZ projects Pat Freiermuth to total 6.0 targets in this game, on average, placing him in the 89th percentile among tight ends.
Pat Freiermuth has totaled many more air yards this season (54.0 per game) than he did last season (28.0 per game).
Pat Freiermuth’s 39.5 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—a volume metric that measures high-value offensive involvement) has been quite a bit better this season than it was last season at 26.8.
Cons
The weather report calls for 13-mph wind in this game. High wind generally means reduced pass volume (and higher run volume) and worse passing efficiency.
Opposing offenses have averaged 33.3 pass attempts per game vs. the New Orleans Saints defense this year: 6th-least in football.
Pat Freiermuth’s receiving reliability have tailed off this season, with his Completion% falling off from 80.0% to 69.5%.
The New Orleans Saints defense has surrendered the least receiving yards per game in football (just 26.0) to tight ends this year.
The New Orleans Saints pass defense has given up the lowest Completion% in football (52.6%) to TEs this year (52.6%).