The Seahawks are a 3.5-point underdog in this week’s game, indicating a passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Seattle Seahawks as the 7th-most pass-heavy offense on the slate this week with a 62.6% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 37.5 pass attempts per game against the San Francisco 49ers defense this year: 6th-most in the league.
THE BLITZ projects Noah Fant to accumulate 3.6 targets this week, on average, ranking in the 76th percentile among tight ends.
The Seattle Seahawks O-line profiles as the 9th-best in football this year in protecting the QB, which has a positive effect on all passing game statistics across the board.
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the Seahawks to call the 6th-least plays on offense among all teams this week with 62.5 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The Seattle Seahawks have called the 3rd-least plays in the NFL this year, totaling just 53.8 plays per game.
Noah Fant has been a much smaller piece of his offense’s pass game this year (11.6% Target Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (18.5%).
Noah Fant has notched far fewer air yards this season (23.0 per game) than he did last season (35.0 per game).
Noah Fant has accumulated a lot fewer receiving yards per game (28.0) this year than he did last year (41.0).