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Pittsburgh hit us with the Mike McCarthy special in Week 1, logging a pass rate 10 percent above expected... McCarthy streamlined the team's tight end rotation to just one player: Pat Freiermuth. Muth ran 73 percent of the routes in Week 1, making him a strong TE2 option in Week 2.
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Freiermuth's 73% route rate in McCarthy's short-passing system supports TE2 play.

Pittsburgh logged a pass rate 10 percent above expected in Week 1 under Mike McCarthy's system, with Aaron Rodgers attempting deep throws but succeeding only on short tosses (fifth-lowest completed air yards per attempt at 3.8); McCarthy streamlined the tight end rotation to just Freiermuth, who ran 73 percent of routes, making him a strong TE2 option for Week 2.

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