With a 4.5-point advantage, the Buccaneers are favored in this week’s contest, indicating more of a reliance on rushing than their standard approach.
Our trusted projections expect Rachaad White to garner 19.5 rush attempts in this contest, on balance, placing him in the 98th percentile when it comes to RBs.
After accounting for 33.7% of his team’s carries last season, Rachaad White has played a bigger part in the run game this season, currently sitting at 63.2%.
Rachaad White has rushed for a lot more adjusted yards per game (57.0) this year than he did last year (30.0).
This year, the weak Panthers run defense has been torched for a monstrous 135.0 adjusted rushing yards per game to opposing offenses: the 4th-worst in football.
Cons
Based on their underlying traits and game dynamics, the Buccaneers are anticipated by the projections to call only 63.5 total plays in this contest: the 8th-lowest number among all teams this week.
The 9th-lowest number of plays in football have been called by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this year (a lowly 56.3 per game on average).
The Tampa Bay offensive line profiles as the 5th-worst in the league last year at run-game blocking.
Rachaad White’s running efficiency (3.63 adjusted yards per carry) has been some of the worst in the NFL this year (22nd percentile when it comes to RBs).
Rachaad White checks in as one of the weakest RBs in the league at generating extra rushing yardage, averaging just 2.56 yards-after-contact this year while grading out in the 20th percentile.