The Lions are a 3-point favorite in this week’s game, likely creating a rushing game script.
The Lions rank as the 7th-most run-centric team in the league (adjusted for context) this year with a 41.4% run rate.
The predictive model expects this game to have the 2nd-largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 133.1 plays, based on the traits of each team and game dynamics.
The Lions have run the 5th-most plays in football this year, totaling a massive 60.4 plays per game.
The Detroit Lions O-line profiles as the 5th-best in the NFL last year at executing run-blocking assingments.
Cons
The passing offenses of both teams (as it relates to both volume and efficiency) ought to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (i.e. no wind) inside this dome, while ground volume may go down.