Zach Ertz Receiving Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 32.5 (-114/-114).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Washington Commanders will be forced to utilize backup QB Marcus Mariota in this week's contest, which typically means fewer pass attempts and more rushing.
At a -10.5-point disadvantage, the Commanders are giant underdogs in this week's contest, implying much more of a reliance on throwing than their typical approach.
The leading projections forecast this game to see the 2nd-highest number of plays run out of all the games this week at 134.1 plays, accounting for the traits of each team and game dynamics.
With a top-tier 80.5% Route Participation% (90th percentile) this year, Zach Ertz has been as one of the tight ends with the biggest workloads in football.
In this week's contest, Zach Ertz is forecasted by the model to finish in the 89th percentile when it comes to TEs with 6.2 targets.
Favors Under
Accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Washington Commanders to pass on 59.8% of their chances: the 8th-greatest rate among all teams this week.
The Washington Commanders have run the fewest plays in the NFL this year, averaging just 53.7 plays per game.
Opposing teams teams have been afraid to pass too much against the Kansas City Chiefs, totaling the fewest attempts in the NFL (a mere 29.1 per game) this year.
Zach Ertz's 31.0 adjusted yards per game on passes this season marks a substantial decline in his pass-catching prowess over last season's 40.0 figure.
Zach Ertz's sure-handedness have tailed off this year, with his Adjusted Completion% decreasing from 77.2% to 70.5%.