The model projects the Seahawks to be the 7th-most pass-heavy team in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now with a 63.7% pass rate.The pass games of both teams (including both volume and efficiency) ought to benefit from the still weather conditions (2-mph wind) being called for in this game, while run volume may go down.Noah Fant's pass-catching efficiency has gotten better this year, accumulating 8.87 adjusted yards-per-target vs a mere 7.62 mark last year.With an impressive 5.85 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) (78th percentile) this year, Noah Fant has been as one of the best tight ends in the pass game in the NFL in space.The Pittsburgh Steelers pass defense has been particularly weak when opposing TEs have gotten into space, allowing an average of 5.28 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 10th-most in the NFL.
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