The Carolina Panthers have called the 3rd-most plays in football this year, averaging a colossal 62.1 plays per game.
After making up 22.5% of his offense’s run game usage last season, Chuba Hubbard has had a larger role in the running game this season, now accounting for 44.0%.
The Carolina Panthers O-line ranks as the 10th-best in football last year at opening holes for rushers.
Chuba Hubbard rates as one of the best running backs in the league at grinding out extra ground yardage, averaging a stellar 3.11 yards-after-contact this year while ranking in the 76th percentile.
The Titans defensive ends project as the 6th-worst collection of DEs in the NFL this year in regard to run defense.
Cons
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 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.