Darius Slayton Week 8 Preview vs. the Steelers

New York Giants receiver Darius Slayton will face a mediocre pass defense in Week 8 (Monday at 8:15 PM ET), versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are ranked 20th in terms of passing yards allowed, at 217.3 per game.

So far this season Slayton has 25 grabs (on 40 targets) for 312 yards and one score, averaging 44.6 yards per game.

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Slayton vs. the Steelers

• Slayton vs the Steelers (since 2021): 1 GP / 102 REC YPG / REC TD
• Pittsburgh has given up 100 or more receiving yards to two opposing receivers in the 2024 season.
• The Steelers have allowed eight opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Pittsburgh has not given up more than one receiving TD to an opposing player on the season.
• Slayton will play against the NFL's 20th-ranked pass defense this week. The Steelers concede 217.3 passing yards per contest.
• The Steelers' defense is seventh in the NFL by allowing 1.1 passing touchdowns per game to opponents (eight total passing TDs).

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Slayton Receiving Insights

• In five of seven games this year, Slayton has topped the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Slayton has been targeted on 40 of his team's 249 passing attempts this season (16.1% target share).
• He is averaging 7.8 yards per target (65th in league play), racking up 312 yards on 40 passes thrown his way.
• In one of seven games this year, Slayton has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, tallied a multiple-TD effort.
• He has one touchdown this season (11.1% of his team's nine offensive TDs).
• Slayton (two red zone targets) has been targeted 7.7% of the time in the red zone (26 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Slayton's Recent Performance