Kyle Pitts Week 2 Preview vs. the Vikings

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Atlanta Falcons receiver Kyle Pitts will be up against a mediocre pass defense in Week 2 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), versus the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are ranked 17th in terms of passing yards conceded, at 198 per game.

Pitts put together a strong campaign a year ago, putting up four receiving touchdowns and 602 yards (35.4 ypg).

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Pitts vs. the Vikings

  • Pitts vs the Vikings (since 2021): 1 GP / 14 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
  • Versus Minnesota last season, eight players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
  • The Vikings allowed 22 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
  • Looking at pass defense, Minnesota allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
  • The Vikings allowed 242 passing yards per game to be the NFL's 28th-ranked defense against the pass last season.
  • The Vikings' defense ranked 12th in league play last year by allowing 1.4 passing touchdowns per game.

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Pitts Receiving Insights

  • Pitts hit the over on receiving yards prop bets in 41.2% of his games (seven of 17) last year.
  • With 602 receiving yards on 74 targets last year, he was 58th in the NFL (8.1 yards per target).
  • In three of 17 games last year, Pitts had a receiving touchdown (and he had one game with multiple touchdown catches).

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Pitts' Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Steelers 9/8/2024 Week 1 3 TAR / 3 REC / 26 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Eagles 9/16/2024 Week 2 4 TAR / 3 REC / 20 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 9/22/2024 Week 3 5 TAR / 2 REC / 59 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 9/29/2024 Week 4 3 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 10/3/2024 Week 5 8 TAR / 7 REC / 88 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 10/13/2024 Week 6 5 TAR / 3 REC / 70 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 10/20/2024 Week 7 9 TAR / 7 REC / 65 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 10/27/2024 Week 8 5 TAR / 4 REC / 91 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 11/3/2024 Week 9 1 TAR / 1 REC / 11 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 11/10/2024 Week 10 6 TAR / 4 REC / 55 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Broncos 11/17/2024 Week 11 3 TAR / 1 REC / 9 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 12/1/2024 Week 13 2 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 12/8/2024 Week 14 6 TAR / 1 REC / 14 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 12/16/2024 Week 15 4 TAR / 4 REC / 28 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 12/22/2024 Week 16 2 TAR / 1 REC / 7 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 12/29/2024 Week 17 5 TAR / 4 REC / 44 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 1/5/2025 Week 18 3 TAR / 2 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs