THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 3rd-largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 133.9 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects Travis Etienne to total 16.1 carries in this week’s game, on average, ranking in the 88th percentile among running backs.
Travis Etienne has earned 54.7% of his team’s carries this year, ranking in the 87th percentile among RBs.
Travis Etienne has grinded out 66.0 yards per game on the ground this year, one of the highest figures in the NFL among RBs (91st percentile).
The Los Angeles Chargers defense owns the worst efficiency against opposing running games this year, surrendering 5.54 yards-per-carry.
Cons
The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Doug Pederson, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 2.8% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized).
The Jaguars have been the 8th-least run-oriented team in the NFL (context-neutralized) this year with a 37.9% run rate.
The Jacksonville Jaguars O-line grades out as the worst in football this year in run blocking.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have used motion in their offense on 33.0% of their plays since the start of last season (8th-least in the league), which usually makes an offense more predictable and less effective.