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.
Diontae Johnson has run a route on 96.8% of his offense’s dropbacks this year, putting him in the 97th percentile among WRs.
THE BLITZ projects Diontae Johnson to garner 9.5 targets in this contest, on average, placing him in the 94th percentile among WRs.
The Carolina Panthers pass defense has yielded the 4th-highest Completion% in football (70.8%) vs. wideouts this year (70.8%).
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.
Diontae Johnson has accrued many fewer receiving yards per game (53.0) this year than he did last year (73.0).
Diontae Johnson’s ball-catching skills have worsened this year, with his Completion% decreasing from 65.6% to 61.8%.
Diontae Johnson has been among the least efficient receivers in football, averaging a mere 6.30 yards-per-target this year while ranking in the 2nd percentile among wideouts
Diontae Johnson’s ability to pick up extra yardage has worsened this year, accumulating a mere 2.79 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a 3.97 mark last year.