Editor’s Note: This Matchup was written by John Daigle, with input from Evan Silva.
Sunday Morning Football 9:30 a.m. ET
Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans (in Paris, France)
Team Totals: Steelers 24, Saints 20.5
The Steelers cancelled their fan events in Paris amid riots around the capital, but will proceed forward with Sunday’s game as if all is well.
If you’re curious how Aaron Rodgers will fare against New Orleans’ secondary, look no further than Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy’s season-high fantasy-point totals in back-to-back games. Rodgers has slipped back into his old habits, finishing last in Air Yards per Attempt against the Colts and Bucs, but is conducting an NFL-leading Pass Rate Over Expectation for a QB2 floor. … Jaylen Warren’s 95% share of the team’s backfield touches (for an otherworldly 8.0 yards per touch) without Rico Dowdle was halted by the latter’s return: Warren sunk back to a 62% share (to Dowdle’s 38%) in Week 6, and the Steelers had three points through as many quarters to show for it. Fortunately, no team has allowed a higher Success Rate (59.3%) or more points per game (30.4) to enemy RBs than the Saints; Warren can handle a similar workload but provide a top-12 score. Now’s the time to buy him if anyone in your league is concerned Dowdle will tiptoe closer in his Jordans. For single-game slates, note that four of Dowdle’s seven carries gained five-plus yards (as an RB3 himself).
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