As we do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X-factor of the week. Sometimes, it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our X factor for Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.
X FACTOR: TE Pat Freiermuth
Tight ends have been hit and miss in Pittsburgh this year. More miss than hit, really. And Pat Freiermuth’s season hasn’t gone the way he hoped, the third-year man missing chunks of the season due to a hamstring injury while seeing inconsistent targets when he’s been available. Entering the finale, he has 30 receptions and under 300 yards, basically half the production he’s had in each of his first two NFL seasons.