THE BLITZ projects the New Orleans Saints as the 9th-least pass-heavy team in the NFL (in a neutral context) right now with a 58.5% pass rate.The New Orleans Saints have called the 6th-least plays in the NFL this year, averaging a lowly 54.5 plays per game.Andy Dalton has attempted just 29.0 passes per game this year, checking in at the 24th percentile among quarterbacks.Opposing teams have averaged 33.5 pass attempts per game against the Philadelphia Eagles defense this year: 9th-least in the league.The New Orleans Saints have gone no-huddle on a measly 2.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in football). This deadens the pace, resulting in less volume and stat-padding.
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