The projections expect the Patriots to be the 8th-least pass-heavy team in football (context-neutralized) right now with a 58.8% pass rate.The leading projections forecast Bailey Zappe to throw 31.0 passes in this game, on balance: the 6th-fewest out of all quarterbacks.The Pittsburgh Steelers have intercepted 0.96 throws per game this year, grading out as the 9th-best defense in the league by this metric.The Pittsburgh Steelers linebackers profile as the 6th-best unit in the league this year in covering pass-catchers.
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