Pat Freiermuth — Week 7: Two Catches, One on Third and 9
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 26
Freiermuth caught 2 of 4 targets for 20 yards against the Saints, including an 11-yard third-down conversion on the drive after Payton Wilson's interception, in Pittsburgh's 16-10 win in Paris.
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Pat Freiermuth had a small part against the Saints: 4 targets, 2 catches, 20 yards and +0.8 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The catch that counted came up 13-10 with 6:44 left in the third, on the third snap after Payton Wilson's interception: third and 9 at the Pittsburgh 30, Aaron Rodgers threw short over the middle and Freiermuth got 11 yards to the 41, +2.0 EPA and 7.4 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win. The drive ended in a 39-yard field goal for 16-10. His 9-yard catch on second and 10 with 1:29 left in the half moved the ball to the New Orleans 49, on a drive that ended in a 47-yard field goal. His other two targets fell incomplete.
Through Week 6 he had 21 catches on 29 targets for 180 yards, 4 touchdowns and +5.1 EPA.
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