The leading projections forecast the Patriots as the 3rd-most run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 48.9% run rate, given their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.After making up 19.3% of his offense's rushing play calls last year, Antonio Gibson has been called on more in the running game this year, currently making up 30.0%.Antonio Gibson has rushed for significantly more adjusted yards per game (35.0) this season than he did last season (16.0).With an excellent record of 4.00 yards after contact (98th percentile), Antonio Gibson has been as one of the tenacious running backs in football this year.The Jacksonville Jaguars safeties project as the 24th-worst safety corps in the NFL this year when it comes to run defense.
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