In this week’s contest, Alexander Mattison is forecasted by the projection model to rank in the 76th percentile when it comes to running backs with 12.6 carries.
Alexander Mattison has been a much bigger part of his team’s running game this season (73.9% Carry Share in games he has played) than he was last season (17.8%).
Alexander Mattison’s 51.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this season conveys a a meaningful progression in his rushing prowess over last season’s 16.0 figure.
Cons
This game’s line suggests a passing game script for the Vikings, who are -6.5-point underdogs.
Accounting for their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Vikings to run on 31.0% of their downs: the lowest rate among all teams this week.
The leading projections forecast the Vikings to call the fewest offensive plays on the slate this week with 62.3 plays, given their underlying traits and game dynamics.
The 2nd-smallest volume of plays in the league have been called by the Vikings this year (a lowly 55.3 per game on average).
The opposing side have run for the 4th-fewest adjusted yards in the league (just 75.0 per game) vs. the San Francisco 49ers defense this year.