Given the game dynamics and the underlying traits of each team, this game is forecasted by our trusted projection set to see 132.3 total plays run: the 3rd-highest number out of all the games this week.
After comprising 19.1% of his team’s run game usage last season, James Cook has played a bigger part in the ground game this season, now taking on 48.4%.
James Cook has run for significantly more adjusted yards per game (59.0) this season than he did last season (32.0).
Cons
Our trusted projections expect the Bills to be the 2nd-least run-heavy team in football (context-neutralized) at the moment with a 33.0% run rate.
As it relates to blocking for ball-carriers (and the significance it has on all ground game statistics), the O-line of the Bills profiles as the 10th-worst in the league last year.
James Cook’s rushing efficiency has tailed off this season, averaging a measly 4.70 adjusted yards-per-carry vs a 5.79 figure last season.
The Dallas defensive ends project as the 2nd-best group of DEs in the NFL this year when it comes to stopping the run.