THE BLITZ projects the Pittsburgh Steelers to be the 9th-least run-centric offense in the league near the goal line (context-neutralized) right now with a 39.8% red zone run rate.THE BLITZ projects the Steelers to call the 9th-least total plays among all teams this week with 63.7 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.The Carolina Panthers linebackers grade out as the 2nd-best group of LBs in football this year in regard to defending the run.The Carolina Panthers have stacked the box versus opponents on 26.1% of their plays since the start of last season, most in the NFL. Keeping an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Pittsburgh Steelers have elected to go for it on 4th down a mere 14.9% of the time since the start of last season (4th-least in the league), which generally means less offensive volume, less touchdown potential, and lower offensive metrics across the board.
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