Seahawks vs Steelers Match Player Stats | Week 2 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 2 Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 14th
14/09/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Seattle Seahawks Game Today

The Pittsburgh Steelers have called the 8th-most plays in the NFL since the start of last season, averaging a staggering 59.0 plays per game.

Since the start of last season, the shaky Seahawks defense has been gouged for the most yards-after-the-catch in football to opposing offenses: a massive 0.00 YAC.

As it relates to safeties in pass coverage, Seattle’s safety corps has been dreadful since the start of last season, grading out as the 6th-worst in the league.

The leading projections forecast Jaylen Warren to total 13.1 rush attempts in this week’s game, on balance, placing him in the 79th percentile among running backs.

While Jaylen Warren has earned 27.0% of his team’s rushing play calls in games he has played since the start of last season, our trusted projections expect him to be much more involved in Pittsburgh’s ground game in this week’s contest at 48.8%.

The Seattle Seahawks defensive tackles profile as the 5th-worst DT corps in football since the start of last season with their run defense.

A passing game script is suggested by the Seahawks being a -3-point underdog in this game.

The projections expect Jaxon Smith-Njigba to notch 8.8 targets in this week’s game, on balance, placing him in the 91st percentile among WRs.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been a big part of his team’s passing offense, posting a Target Share of 25.7% since the start of last season, which ranks in the 91st percentile when it comes to wideouts.

With an excellent 71.0 adjusted receiving yards per game (91st percentile) since the start of last season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba ranks as one of the leading WRs in the game in football.

The Steelers pass defense has shown bad efficiency versus WRs since the start of last season, conceding 8.77 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 5th-most in the league.

Since the start of last season, the porous Steelers defense has been torched for the most yards-after-the-catch in football to opposing tight ends: a monstrous 0.00 YAC.

The Steelers linebackers project as the worst LB corps in the NFL since the start of last season in defending receivers.

Given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Seahawks to run on 45.2% of their chances: the 7th-greatest frequency on the slate this week.

In this week’s contest, Kenneth Walker III is predicted by the projections to rank in the 76th percentile when it comes to RBs with 12.2 rush attempts.

Kenneth Walker III has grinded out 47.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground since the start of last season, one of the largest marks in the NFL when it comes to running backs (75th percentile).

When it comes to the defensive tackles’ role in defending against the run, Pittsburgh’s unit has been awful since the start of last season, grading out as the 3rd-worst in the league. in the league.

In this week’s contest, Jonnu Smith is forecasted by the projections to place in the 79th percentile among tight ends with 4.5 targets.

Jonnu Smith has notched a staggering 30.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 84th percentile among tight ends.

With a stellar 50.0 adjusted yards per game through the air (95th percentile) since the start of last season, Jonnu Smith places among the leading TEs in the pass game in the league.

The Seahawks pass defense has been particularly weak when opposing tight ends have gotten into space, giving up an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the most in the NFL.

With a fantastic record of 249.0 adjusted passing yards per game (81st percentile), Sam Darnold has been as one of the leading passers in football since the start of last season.

Sam Darnold checks in as one of the best per-play passers in the NFL since the start of last season, averaging an exceptional 7.90 adjusted yards-per-target while ranking in the 83rd percentile.

The Pittsburgh Steelers pass defense has shown weak efficiency since the start of last season, surrendering 8.14 adjusted yards-per-target: the 8th-most in football.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has been particularly weak when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, giving up an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season: the most in the league.

With a remarkable 92.5% Route Participation% (90th percentile) since the start of last season, DK Metcalf ranks among the wide receivers with the most usage in the NFL.

The predictive model expects DK Metcalf to total 8.0 targets in this contest, on average, putting him in the 86th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.

DK Metcalf has notched a whopping 94.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 94th percentile when it comes to WRs.

With an exceptional 65.0 adjusted yards per game through the air (87th percentile) since the start of last season, DK Metcalf has been as one of the top wide receivers in the NFL in the NFL.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Steelers Game Today

A rushing game script is suggested by the Steelers being a 3-point favorite this week.

Given their underlying propensities and game dynamics, the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected by the projections to run only 63.0 offensive plays in this contest: the 9th-fewest among all teams this week.

The model projects Aaron Rodgers to throw 33.4 passes this week, on balance: the 11th-fewest out of all quarterbacks.

The Seattle Seahawks pass defense has shown strong efficiency since the start of last season, giving up 7.30 adjusted yards-per-target: the 4th-fewest in football.

The model projects the Seattle Seahawks offensive blueprint to skew 7.5% more towards the ground game than it did last year (context-neutralized) with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak now calling the plays.

The projections expect the Seattle Seahawks to be the 7th-least pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 54.8% pass rate, based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.

Based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics, the Seahawks are forecasted by the projections to run only 62.9 plays on offense in this contest: the 8th-lowest number among all teams this week.

The 5th-lowest number of plays in the league have been called by the Seattle Seahawks since the start of last season (a lowly 55.7 per game on average).

The Seattle offensive line profiles as the 4th-worst in football since the start of last season in protecting the QB, which has a negative effect on all air attack metrics across the board.

The projections expect Kenneth Walker III to be a less important option in his team’s rushing attack in this week’s contest (42.8% projected Carry Share) than he has been since the start of last season (63.3% in games he has played).

Since the start of last season, the porous Pittsburgh Steelers run defense has yielded a massive 4.21 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to the opposition’s rushing attack: the 26th-highest rate in the NFL.

While Jonnu Smith has accounted for 19.7% of his team’s targets in games he has played since the start of last season, the model projects him to be a much smaller part of Pittsburgh’s pass game in this game at 14.0%.

Jonnu Smith’s pass-game effectiveness has worsened this year, notching just 2.86 adjusted yards-per-target compared to a 8.08 figure last year.

Jonnu Smith rates as one of the bottom TEs in the league at grinding out extra yardage, averaging a lowly 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season while checking in at the 2nd percentile.

This week, Sam Darnold is expected by the projection model to have the 6th-fewest pass attempts out of all QBs with 31.3.,With a feeble 60.0% Adjusted Completion Rate (19th percentile) since the start of last season, DK Metcalf places among the least sure-handed receivers in football among WRs.

DK Metcalf comes in as one of the bottom wideouts in the NFL at generating extra yardage, averaging a lowly 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season while ranking in the 1st percentile.

Since the start of last season, the strong Seahawks defense has conceded a puny 126.0 adjusted receiving yards per game vs. opposing WRs: the 4th-fewest in the league.

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