THE BLITZ projects the Baltimore Ravens as the 4th-most run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 49.0% run rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
J.K. Dobbins has been given 41.0% of his team’s carries this year, putting him in the 78th percentile among RBs.
J.K. Dobbins has picked up 60.0 rushing yards per game this year, one of the highest marks in football among running backs (83rd percentile).
J.K. Dobbins’s rushing efficiency (5.57 yards per carry) has been some of the best in football this year (92nd percentile among RBs).
The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackles profile as the worst DT corps in football this year when it comes to run defense.
Cons
THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 2nd-smallest volume of plays run among all games this week at 124.4 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The weather forecast calls for 2-mph wind in this game. Low wind typically means increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has produced the 7th-best efficiency against opposing running games this year, conceding just 4.27 yards-per-carry.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have stacked the box vs. opponents on 21.0% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-most in the NFL. Keeping an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the expense of better passing efficiency.