Mitchell Trubisky TD Passes Prop is currently Over/Under 1.5 (+140/-170).
Key Factors
Favors Over
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the most plays run on the slate this week at 138.5 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have run the 7th-most plays in the league since the start of last season, averaging a whopping 60.5 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Mitchell Trubisky to attempt 37.2 passes in this week's contest, on average: the 8th-most of all QBs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line ranks as the 6th-best in the NFL since the start of last season in protecting the QB, which has a positive impact on all pass attack statistics across the board.
Opposing teams have completed passes at the 2nd-highest level in the league against the New York Jets defense since the start of last season (74.0%).
Favors Under
The Steelers are a 3-point favorite this week, which points towards a rushing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the 10th-least pass-heavy team in the league near the goal line (context-neutralized) right now with a 56.3% red zone pass rate.
Mitchell Trubisky has been among the worst precision passers in the NFL this year with a 60.8% Completion%, grading out in the 25th percentile.
Mitchell Trubisky has been among the weakest touchdown passers in football since the start of last season, averaging a terrible 0.22 per game while checking in at the 3rd percentile.
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has allowed their QB a measly 2.19 seconds before the pass (worst in the NFL since the start of last season), which has a harmful effect on all pass attack stats across the board.