The Patriots are a 3-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects the New England Patriots as the 9th-least pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 56.5% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-lowest volume of plays run among all games this week at 121.6 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The New England Patriots have called the 5th-least plays in the NFL since the start of last season, totaling just 60.3 plays per game.The Pittsburgh Steelers pass defense has conceded the 9th-lowest Completion% in the league (77.4%) versus running backs since the start of last season (77.4%).
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