Opposing teams have averaged 38.1 pass attempts per game versus the Los Angeles Rams defense since the start of last season: 3rd-most in the league.
The San Francisco 49ers O-line ranks as the 4th-best in the NFL since the start of last season in protecting the QB, which has a positive impact on all air attack metrics across the board.
Jimmy Garoppolo has been among the most efficient quarterbacks in the league this year, averaging an impressive 7.80 yards-per-target while ranking in the 75th percentile.
The San Francisco 49ers have been faced with a stacked the box on 18.6% of their plays since the start of last season, most in the league. Keeping an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the San Francisco 49ers as the least pass-heavy team on the slate this week with a 54.4% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to have the smallest volume of plays run among all games this week at 124.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The San Francisco 49ers have run the least plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a mere 57.0 plays per game.
THE BLITZ projects Jimmy Garoppolo to attempt 31.9 passes in this week’s game, on average: the least of all quarterbacks.
Jimmy Garoppolo’s passing precision has tailed off this season, with his Completion% decreasing from 68.2% to 63.4%.