THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the 10th-most pass-centric offense in football (adjusted for context) at the present time with a 63.3% pass rate.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 6th-most plays in the NFL this year, averaging a monstrous 60.7 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Pat Freiermuth to accumulate 6.6 targets in this contest, on average, ranking him in the 95th percentile among tight ends.
Pat Freiermuth has been a more important option in his offense’s passing offense this year (20.1% Target Share in games he has played) than he was last year (12.8%).
Pat Freiermuth has posted significantly more air yards this year (58.0 per game) than he did last year (27.0 per game).
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the Steelers to run the 9th-least total plays among all teams this week with 63.7 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
Pat Freiermuth’s receiving reliability have diminished this year, with his Completion% decreasing from 80.1% to 67.5%.
The Carolina Panthers defense has given up the 5th-least receiving yards per game in the NFL (just 37.0) versus tight ends this year.
The Carolina Panthers pass defense has shown strong efficiency vs. tight ends this year, surrendering 6.92 yards-per-target to the position: the 8th-least in the NFL.
The Carolina Panthers pass defense has been quite strong when opposing TEs have gotten into space, allowing an average of 3.54 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 3rd-least in the NFL.