With a 5.5-point advantage, the 49ers are favored in this game, suggesting more of a focus on rushing than their normal approach.Accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the 49ers to run on 46.4% of their downs: the 6th-greatest clip among all teams this week.As it relates to opening holes for runners (and the importance it has on all ground game metrics), the O-line of the 49ers grades out as the 7th-best in football last year.This year, the weak Bengals run defense has yielded a monstrous 140.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to the opposing side: the 5th-worst in the league.The Bengals linebackers project as the 5th-worst collection of LBs in football this year in regard to defending the run.
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