THE BLITZ projects this game to have the largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 137.0 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Buffalo Bills have run the 9th-most plays in the league this year, totaling a whopping 63.5 plays per game.Opposing QBs have averaged 40.5 pass attempts per game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this year: 6th-most in football.The Buffalo Bills O-line has afforded their QB 2.72 seconds before the pass (4th-best in the NFL since the start of last season), which has a positive impact on all passing attack stats across the board.The Pittsburgh Steelers have stacked the box versus opponents on 21.0% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-most in the NFL. Positioning an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
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