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Accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics, the Pittsburgh Steelers are anticipated by our trusted projection set to run just 64.3 total plays in this game: the 9th-lowest number on the slate this week.The smallest volume of plays in the NFL have been called by the Steelers this year (just 51.1 per game on average).Connor Heyward rates in just the 19th percentile when it comes to tight end WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that calculates high-value offensive involvement) with a poor 3.0 mark this year.This year, the daunting Ravens defense has conceded a mere 0.25 passing TDs per game to opposing tight ends: the 3rd-best rate in football.As it relates to safeties in defending pass-catchers, Baltimore's unit has been phenomenal this year, ranking as the 2nd-best in football.
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