Given their underlying propensities and game dynamics, the Buccaneers are anticipated by the projection model to run only 63.5 total plays in this game: the 8th-fewest on the slate this week.The 9th-smallest volume of plays in the NFL have been run by the Buccaneers this year (just 56.3 per game on average).As it relates to opening holes for runners (and the influence it has on all run game metrics), the O-line of the Buccaneers profiles as the 5th-worst in football last year.When it comes to the defensive ends' role in run defense, Carolina's unit has been very good this year, ranking as the 3rd-best in the league.
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