The Buccaneers are a big 9.5-point favorite this week, which points towards an extreme rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 3rd-highest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 135.3 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Leonard Fournette has garnered 70.0% of his offense's red zone carries this year, putting him in the 95th percentile among running backs.The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackles project as the 2nd-worst group of DTs in the league this year when it comes to stopping the run.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have gone no-huddle on 12.7% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (8th-most in football). This speeds up the pace, resulting in more volume and stat accumulation.
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