Our trusted projections expect Josh Jacobs to accumulate 20.6 rush attempts in this week’s contest, on average, putting him in the 98th percentile among RBs.
Josh Jacobs has garnered 80.9% of his offense’s rushing play calls this year, putting him in the 100th percentile when it comes to RBs.
The Raiders O-line profiles as the 3rd-best in football last year in run support.
Cons
An extreme passing game script is indicated by the Raiders being a big -14-point underdog in this game.
The model projects the Raiders to be the 8th-least run-focused team on the slate this week with a 40.6% run rate, based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.
The model projects the Raiders to call the 5th-fewest total plays among all teams this week with 62.8 plays, based on their underlying propensities and game dynamics.
The 3rd-fewest plays in the NFL have been run by the Las Vegas Raiders this year (a lowly 53.6 per game on average).
Josh Jacobs has run for substantially fewer adjusted yards per game (63.0) this season than he did last season (100.0).