With a 7-point advantage, the Raiders are a heavy favorite in this week's game, implying much more of a reliance on running than their normal approach.Accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Las Vegas Raiders to run on 37.9% of their opportunities: the 5th-lowest rate on the slate this week.Given their underlying traits and game dynamics, the Raiders are forecasted by the predictive model to run just 63.2 offensive plays in this contest: the 9th-fewest among all teams this week.The passing games of both teams (as it relates to both volume and efficiency) figure to benefit from the calm "weather" conditions (i.e. zero wind) inside this dome, while ground volume may go down.Alexander Mattison's 34.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this season indicates an impressive decline in his running ability over last season's 44.0 figure.
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