George Kittle has run a route on 89.4% of his offense’s passing plays since the start of last season, placing him in the 99th percentile among tight ends.
THE BLITZ projects George Kittle to accumulate 5.5 targets in this week’s contest, on average, ranking in the 92nd percentile among TEs.
George Kittle has notched a monstrous 41.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 91st percentile among tight ends.
George Kittle has been among the leading pass-game tight ends since the start of last season, averaging a stellar 49.0 yards per game while ranking in the 94th percentile.
George Kittle has been among the most effective pass-catchers in the NFL among TEs, averaging a terrific 9.21 yards-per-target since the start of last season while checking in at the 91st percentile.
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the San Francisco 49ers as the 10th-least pass-centric team among all teams this week with a 55.9% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 3rd-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 125.6 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 31.4 pass attempts per game against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense since the start of last season: 9th-least in football.
The Pittsburgh Steelers safeties project as the 5th-best unit in the league since the start of last season in covering pass-catchers.