Isaiah Likely Wild Card Preview vs. the Steelers

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Baltimore Ravens receiver Isaiah Likely has a favorable matchup in the AFC Wild Card Round (Saturday at 8:00 PM ET), up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers conceded the eighth-most passing yards in the regular season, 228 per game.

Likely has 477 yards receiving on 42 grabs (on 58 targets) with six TDs this campaign, averaging 31.8 yards per game.

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Likely vs. the Steelers

  • Likely vs the Steelers (since 2021): 3 GP / 45 REC YPG / REC TD
  • Seven players have recorded 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Pittsburgh in the 2024 season.
  • The Steelers have allowed 23 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
  • Pittsburgh has not allowed an opposing receiver to register more than one TD grab against it on the season.
  • The 228 passing yards per game allowed by the Steelers defense makes them the NFL's 25th-ranked pass defense.
  • So far this season, the Steelers have given up 23 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.4 per game. That ranks ninth in the league.

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Likely Receiving Insights

  • In seven of 15 games this year, Likely has topped the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
  • Likely has been targeted on 58 of his team's 477 passing attempts this season (12.2% target share).
  • He has been targeted 58 times, averaging 8.2 yards per target (53rd in NFL).
  • Likely has had a touchdown catch in five of 15 games this year, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
  • He has scored six of his team's 62 offensive touchdowns this season (9.7%).
  • With 13 red zone targets, Likely has been on the receiving end of 20.3% of his team's 64 red zone pass attempts.

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Likely's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Browns 1/4/2025 Week 18 5 TAR / 3 REC / 38 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 12/25/2024 Week 17 1 TAR / 1 REC / 9 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Steelers 12/21/2024 Week 16 3 TAR / 3 REC / 29 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 12/15/2024 Week 15 2 TAR / 2 REC / 17 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Eagles 12/1/2024 Week 13 8 TAR / 5 REC / 38 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs