Michael Pittman Jr. Week 3 Outlook - Bears at Colts

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Fri, Sep 20th 2024, 7:05pm EDT

Pittman has had a quiet start to the season as the WR66 in fantasy, while Alec Pierce has been filling up box scores. Pittman is still the clear leader of this receiver room. He has a 28.3% target share and a 31.4% first-read share that he has sadly only turned into 1.0 YPRR and 6.1 fantasy points per game. This week is not cakewalk either. The Bears have allowed the 12th-fewest PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers this season. That won't stop Indy from feeding Pittman more volume this week. Chicago has utilized Cover 3 or Cover 4 on 61.1% of their defensive snaps this season. Last year, against Cover 3 & Cover 4, Pittman had a 28.4% target share, 1.96 YPRR, and a 37.5% first-read share. Richardson should be looking for him early and often. Pittman will run about 80% of his routes against Jaylon Johnson (37.5% catch rate and 9.4 passer rating) and Tyrique Stevenson (52.6% catch rate and 71.8 passer rating). Pittman is dealing with back and calf issues, but he is expected to play his usual role for Week 3.