Pros
- The projections expect the Panthers offensive strategy to skew 6.6% more towards the passing game than it did last season (in a neutral context) with offensive coordinator Thomas Brown now calling the plays.
- A throwing game script is implied by the Panthers being a -3.5-point underdog in this week’s contest.
- The Carolina Panthers have called the 3rd-most plays in football this year, averaging a colossal 62.1 plays per game.
- This year, the shaky Titans defense has yielded a staggering 75.2% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing quarterbacks: the 3rd-worst rate in the NFL.
- The Titans safeties project as the 3rd-worst collection of safeties in football this year in covering pass-catchers.
Cons
- The leading projections forecast the Panthers to run the 2nd-fewest plays on offense on the slate this week with 62.6 plays, given their underlying traits and game dynamics.
- In this game, Bryce Young is expected by our trusted projection set to average the 9th-fewest pass attempts out of all QBs with 32.4.
- Opposing QBs teams have been reluctant to rely on the passing game too much against the Titans, totaling the 8th-fewest attempts in the NFL (just 33.8 per game) this year.
- The Carolina Panthers offensive line grades out as the 2nd-worst in the league this year in pass protection, which has a harmful influence on all passing game stats across the board.
- Bryce Young checks in as one of the least accurate quarterbacks in the NFL this year with a 61.4% Adjusted Completion%, grading out in the 16th percentile.
Projection
THE BLITZ
192
Passing Yards