Zero catches for zero yards on zero targets. That was Pittsburgh Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth’s final stat line last night following their win over the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s quite in contrast to the last time these two games played just weeks ago.
In that one, he caught nine passes for 120 yards on 11 targets, that also coming against the Bengals. And the discrepancy from one game to the next is not a coincidence. They expected Cincinnati to play to take the middle of the field away, and that opened the outside for WR George Pickens and company.