The Commanders defense has been a glaring pass funnel this year, leading opposing offenses to attempt the 8th-most passes in the NFL (38.1 per game) this year.
Deebo Samuel has run a route on 90.2% of his team’s passing plays this year, putting him in the 85th percentile among wideouts.
In this week’s contest, Deebo Samuel is projected by the model to find himself in the 81st percentile among WRs with 7.0 targets.
After totaling 32.0 air yards per game last year, Deebo Samuel has seen a big uptick this year, now averaging 49.0 per game.
Deebo Samuel has notched a lot more adjusted receiving yards per game (62.0) this season than he did last season (52.0).
Cons
The 49ers are an enormous 14-point favorite in this week’s contest, which points towards an extreme rushing game script.
The projections expect the San Francisco 49ers to be the 4th-least pass-heavy offense among all teams this week with a 49.6% pass rate, based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.
Given their underlying traits and game dynamics, the 49ers are expected by the projection model to call only 63.2 plays on offense in this game: the 4th-fewest among all teams this week.
The San Francisco 49ers have run the fewest plays in the NFL this year, totaling a lowly 53.1 plays per game.
The 49ers O-line grades out as the 4th-worst in the NFL this year in protecting the QB, which has a harmful effect on all pass attack stats across the board.