San Francisco @ Pittsburgh props

The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 5th-most plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a monstrous 61.5 plays per game. Opposing QBs have averaged 35.9 pass attempts per game against the San Francisco 49ers defense since the start of last season: 5th-most in the league. THE BLITZ projects Pat Freiermuth to accumulate 5.9 targets in this game, on average, putting him in the 96th percentile among TEs. Pat Freiermuth's 41.2 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—a volume metric that measures high-value offensive involvement) ranks him among the league leaders: 91st percentile for tight ends. Pat Freiermuth has been among the leading TEs in the pass game since the start of last season, averaging a stellar 4.3 receptions per game while grading out in the 93rd percentile.

THE BLITZ projects the San Francisco 49ers to be the 10th-least pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 55.9% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics. THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 3rd-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 125.6 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics. Opposing QBs have averaged 31.4 pass attempts per game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers defense since the start of last season: 9th-least in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers pass defense has surrendered the lowest Completion% in the league (60.1%) vs. wide receivers since the start of last season (60.1%). The Pittsburgh Steelers safeties profile as the 5th-best collection of safeties in the league since the start of last season in covering pass-catchers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 5th-most plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a monstrous 61.5 plays per game. Opposing QBs have averaged 35.9 pass attempts per game against the San Francisco 49ers defense since the start of last season: 5th-most in the league. Diontae Johnson has run a route on 96.2% of his offense's passing plays since the start of last season, ranking in the 97th percentile among WRs. THE BLITZ projects Diontae Johnson to notch 8.1 targets in this week's contest, on average, ranking in the 92nd percentile among wideouts. Diontae Johnson has been among the top pass-catching WRs since the start of last season, averaging an impressive 5.1 receptions per game while ranking in the 88th percentile.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 5th-most plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a monstrous 61.5 plays per game. Opposing QBs have averaged 35.9 pass attempts per game against the San Francisco 49ers defense since the start of last season: 5th-most in the league. THE BLITZ projects Najee Harris to garner 2.9 targets this week, on average, ranking in the 79th percentile among running backs. Najee Harris has been an integral part of his team's passing offense, garnering a Target Share of 9.9% since the start of last season, which ranks in the 83rd percentile among RBs. Najee Harris has been among the best RB receiving threats since the start of last season, averaging a terrific 2.4 receptions per game while grading out in the 79th percentile.

George Kittle has run a route on 89.4% of his offense's dropbacks since the start of last season, placing him in the 99th percentile among tight ends. THE BLITZ projects George Kittle to accrue 5.5 targets in this week's game, on average, placing him in the 92nd percentile among TEs. George Kittle has been among the leading pass-catching TEs since the start of last season, averaging an impressive 4.0 receptions per game while grading out in the 91st percentile. The Pittsburgh Steelers pass defense has given up the 9th-highest Completion% in football (73.7%) vs. tight ends since the start of last season (73.7%).

Brandon Aiyuk has gone over 3.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Jauan Jennings has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Jaylen Warren has gone over 1.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

George Pickens has gone over 3.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Allen Robinson II has gone over 2.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.