Opposing QBs have averaged 36.5 pass attempts per game versus the Miami Dolphins defense this year: 10th-most in the NFL.
THE BLITZ projects Deebo Samuel to accrue 6.5 targets in this game, on average, placing him in the 75th percentile among wideouts.
The San Francisco 49ers offensive line ranks as the 9th-best in the NFL this year in pass protection, which has a positive effect on all pass attack stats across the board.
Deebo Samuel’s skills in picking up extra yardage have gotten a boost this year, averaging 10.93 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs just 7.67 figure last year.
The Miami Dolphins linebackers rank as the 7th-worst group of LBs in football this year in covering pass-catchers.
Cons
The 49ers are a huge 8.5-point favorite in this week’s game, likely leading to an extreme rushing game script.
The 49ers have been the 10th-least pass-centric team in the NFL (context-neutralized) this year with a 58.2% pass rate.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 3rd-smallest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 126.0 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Deebo Samuel has compiled significantly fewer air yards this season (33.0 per game) than he did last season (54.0 per game).
Deebo Samuel’s 45.2 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—a volume stat that measures high-value offensive involvement) has been substantially worse this year than it was last year at 55.7.