Steelers vs Falcons match player stats Sunday, September 8th 2024. Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons Week 1

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Week 1 Steelers vs Falcons Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons
Week 1 Regular Season NFL Game
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 8th
08/09/24 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positive Match Player Stats for Steelers vs Falcons Matchup Today

At a mere 26.79 seconds per play, the Falcons offense comes in as the 3rd-fastest paced in the NFL (adjusted for context) last year.

The pass games of both teams (including both volume and effectiveness) stand to benefit from the calm “weather” conditions (read: no wind) inside this dome, while ground volume may decline.

The Atlanta offensive line grades out as the 4th-best in football last year in pass protection, which has a positive impact on all air attack statistics across the board.

Our trusted projections expect the Steelers to run the 10th-most plays on offense on the slate this week with 65.8 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.

The pass attacks of both teams (in terms of both volume and efficiency) stand to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (i.e. no wind) inside this dome, while run volume may suffer.

The projections expect Bijan Robinson to accumulate 6.2 targets in this week’s contest, on balance, ranking him in the 100th percentile when it comes to running backs.

The model projects Kyle Pitts to garner 7.1 targets in this week’s game, on balance, ranking him in the 97th percentile among TEs.

In this contest, Drake London is projected by the projections to find himself in the 94th percentile when it comes to wideouts with 9.0 targets.

Our trusted projections expect the Steelers to be the 3rd-most run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 45.9% run rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The predictive model expects Pat Freiermuth to garner 4.5 targets in this contest, on average, ranking him in the 86th percentile when it comes to TEs.

In this game, George Pickens is expected by the model to land in the 81st percentile among wide receivers with 7.1 targets.

Our trusted projections expect Bijan Robinson to garner 14.2 carries in this contest, on average, placing him in the 86th percentile among RBs.

Negative Match Player Stats with Steelers vs Falcons

The predictive model expects the Steelers as the 3rd-least pass-heavy team on the slate this week with a 54.1% pass rate, based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have called the 7th-fewest plays in the NFL last year, totaling just 55.8 plays per game.

In this game, Russell Wilson is forecasted by the projections to total the 5th-fewest pass attempts out of all quarterbacks with 32.2. , The Pittsburgh Steelers O-line profiles as the 4th-worst in football last year in pass protection, which has a negative impact on all passing offense metrics across the board.

Given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Falcons to run on 40.1% of their chances: the 11th-lowest clip on the slate this week.

The model projects Kirk Cousins to earn 2.3 rush attempts in this week’s game, on average: the 6th-fewest among all quarterbacks.

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