THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 10th-most pass-heavy team in football (context-neutralized) at the present time with a 63.2% pass rate.
This game will be played in a dome—which means no wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and better passing efficiency.
Opposing QBs have averaged 36.7 pass attempts per game versus the Dallas Cowboys defense since the start of last season: 5th-most in the NFL.
Hayden Hurst has notched a colossal 21.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 75th percentile among TEs.
The Dallas Cowboys pass defense has not been good when opposing tight ends have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 6.28 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the 3rd-most in the league.
Cons
THE BLITZ projects this game to play at the 11th-slowest pace out of all the games this week, averaging 27.26 seconds per play based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Cincinnati Bengals O-line ranks as the 10th-worst in football since the start of last season in pass protection, which has a negative effect on all passing offense statistics across the board.
Hayden Hurst has been among the bottom tight ends in football at generating extra yardage, averaging a lowly 3.42 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season while checking in at the 17th percentile.
The Dallas Cowboys safeties grade out as the 8th-best collection of safeties in the NFL since the start of last season in covering receivers.