Pros
- The 7th-highest number of plays in the league have been called by the Philadelphia Eagles this year (a colossal 60.9 per game on average).
- After comprising 25.3% of his offense’s rushing play calls last year, D’Andre Swift has been more involved in the ground game this year, currently comprising 48.8%.
- When talking about run support (and the significance it has on all run game stats), the offensive line of the Philadelphia Eagles ranks as the 4th-best in the NFL last year.
- D’Andre Swift has rushed for a lot more adjusted yards per game (68.0) this year than he did last year (38.0).
Cons
- The Eagles are a 3-point underdog in this week’s game, which points towards a passing game script.
- The leading projections forecast the Eagles to be the 8th-least run-focused offense among all teams this week with a 41.6% run rate, given their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
- The leading projections forecast the Eagles to run the 3rd-fewest offensive plays among all teams this week with 62.2 plays, based on their underlying traits and game dynamics.
- The passing attacks of both teams (as it relates to both volume and efficiency) stand to benefit from the still weather conditions (3-mph wind) being forecasted in this game, while ground volume may slide.
- This year, the formidable 49ers run defense has given up a meager 79.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to opposing squads: the best in the NFL.
Projection
THE BLITZ
54
Rushing Yards