The leading projections forecast the Buccaneers offensive blueprint to lean 6.0% more towards the run game than it did last year (context-neutralized) with offensive coordinator Dave Canales now calling the plays.The Buccaneers are a 3-point favorite in this game, likely leading to a running game script.Based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to run on 44.7% of their opportunities: the 8th-greatest rate among all teams this week.The leading projections forecast Baker Mayfield to total 4.4 carries this week, on average: the 8th-most among all quarterbacks.Baker Mayfield has run for a lot more yards per game (14.0) this year than he did last year (7.0).
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