The Pittsburgh Steelers have called the 7th-most plays in football this year, totaling a monstrous 60.9 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Pat Freiermuth to notch 5.8 targets in this week’s contest, on average, placing him in the 91st percentile among tight ends.
Pat Freiermuth has been a more integral piece of his team’s air attack this season (19.2% Target Share in games he has played) than he was last season (12.8%).
Pat Freiermuth has put up many more air yards this season (54.0 per game) than he did last season (27.0 per game).
The Las Vegas Raiders pass defense has yielded the 9th-highest Completion% in the league (74.9%) versus TEs this year (74.9%).
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the 10th-least pass-oriented offense on the slate this week with a 54.0% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
The weatherman calls for 13-mph wind in this game. High wind usually means reduced pass volume (and increased run volume) and decreased passing effectiveness.
Pat Freiermuth’s sure-handedness have diminished this season, with his Completion% decreasing from 80.1% to 67.7%.
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has given their QB just 2.19 seconds before the pass (worst in football since the start of last season), which has a negative effect on all passing offense statistics across the board.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have incorporated play action on just 18.5% of their dropbacks since the start of last season (3rd-least in football), making the offense more predictable and lowering passing effectiveness.