With a 3-point advantage, the Steelers are favored in this week's contest, indicating more of a focus on running than their usual approach.Accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics, the Steelers are predicted by our trusted projection set to call 65.9 plays on offense in this game: the 5th-most on the slate this week.In this week's game, Najee Harris is forecasted by the model to rank in the 77th percentile among RBs with 14.1 carries.Najee Harris has received 57.5% of his team's rushing play calls this year, ranking him in the 90th percentile among running backs.When it comes to blocking for ball-carriers (and the effect it has on all run game stats), the offensive line of the Steelers ranks as the 10th-best in the league last year.
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