The Steelers are an enormous 9.5-point underdog this week, likely creating an extreme passing game script.THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers as the least run-heavy team on the slate this week with a 38.1% run rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.Najee Harris has been a much smaller piece of his team's running game this season (67.7% Carry Share in games he has played) than he was last season (78.8%).The Tampa Bay Buccaneers safeties rank as the 4th-best collection of safeties in football this year in regard to run defense.The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone for it on 4th down just 14.9% of the time since the start of last season (5th-least in football), which generally means less offensive volume, less touchdown potential, and lower offensive metrics across the board.
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