The Saints are an enormous 9.5-point favorite in this week's contest, indicating an extreme rushing game script.The model projects this game to see the 4th-smallest number of plays run out of all the games this week at 128.1 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Alvin Kamara has accrued a mere -3.0 air yards per game this year: a lowly 17th percentile when it comes to running backs.As it relates to pass-blocking (and the ramifications it has on all air attack metrics), the O-line of the Saints profiles as the 5th-worst in the NFL this year.Alvin Kamara's 5.3 adjusted yards per target this year illustrates a noteworthy decrease in his receiving skills over last year's 6.6 figure.
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