THE BLITZ projects the Kansas City Chiefs to be the 7th-most pass-heavy offense among all teams this week with a 61.3% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects the Chiefs to call the 6th-most offensive plays on the slate this week with 67.8 plays, given their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The Kansas City Chiefs have called the 9th-most plays in the league this year, averaging a whopping 60.4 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects JuJu Smith-Schuster to accrue 7.5 targets in this game, on average, putting him in the 84th percentile among wideouts.
JuJu Smith-Schuster has posted many more receiving yards per game (69.0) this season than he did last season (28.0).
Cons
The Chiefs are a giant 10.5-point favorite in this week’s contest, indicating an extreme rushing game script.
Opposing offenses have averaged 32.5 pass attempts per game against the Seattle Seahawks defense this year: 4th-least in the league.
JuJu Smith-Schuster has been used less as a potential target this season (76.1% Route% in games he has been on the field) than he did last season (93.0%).
The Seattle Seahawks defense has surrendered the 3rd-least receiving yards per game in football (just 127.0) vs. WRs this year.
The Seattle Seahawks pass defense has shown strong efficiency against wide receivers this year, surrendering 7.73 yards-per-target to the position: the 7th-least in the NFL.