THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals to be the 5th-least run-heavy offense in the NFL (in a neutral context) right now with a 33.2% run rate.THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 4th-smallest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 127.2 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has produced the 6th-best efficiency against opposing running games this year, conceding just 4.29 yards-per-carry.The Pittsburgh Steelers have stacked the box versus opponents on 21.0% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-most in the NFL. Bringing an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Cincinnati Bengals have gone no-huddle on a measly 2.3% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in the NFL). This slows the pace, leading to less volume and stat-padding.
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