Kyle Pitts Week 8 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

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Atlanta Falcons receiver Kyle Pitts will be up against a mediocre pass defense in Week 8 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers are ranked 14th in terms of passing yards conceded, at 217.4 per game.

So far this campaign Pitts has 20 grabs (on 27 targets) for 191 yards and four scores, averaging 27.3 yards per game.

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Pitts vs. the Buccaneers

  • Pitts vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): 4 GP / 86.5 REC YPG / 3 REC TD
  • Tampa Bay has allowed just one opposing receiver to pick up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2026 season.
  • The Buccaneers have allowed 10 opposing players to record a TD reception against them this year.
  • Tampa Bay has not allowed an opposing receiver to record more than one TD grab against it on the season.
  • The 217.4 passing yards the Buccaneers give up per outing makes them the 14th-ranked pass defense in the NFL this year.
  • So far this year, the Buccaneers have surrendered 10 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 1.4 per game. That ranks 12th in the league.

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Pitts Receiving Insights

  • Pitts, in the receiving game, has gone over on his receiving yards prop in three of seven games this season.
  • Pitts has 13.4% of his team's target share (27 targets on 201 passing attempts).
  • He is averaging 7.1 yards per target (78th in NFL play), picking up 191 yards on 27 passes thrown his way.
  • Pitts has had a touchdown catch in three of seven games this year, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
  • He has scored four of his team's 18 offensive touchdowns this season (22.2%).
  • Pitts (six red zone targets) has been targeted 25.0% of the time in the red zone (24 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Pitts' Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. 49ers 10/25/2026 Week 7 5 TAR / 5 REC / 22 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 10/18/2026 Week 6 7 TAR / 5 REC / 60 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Ravens 10/11/2026 Week 5 6 TAR / 5 REC / 42 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 10/5/2026 Week 4 3 TAR / 3 REC / 47 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 9/24/2026 Week 3 2 TAR / 1 REC / 5 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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