The 49ers are a 6.5-point favorite this week, which points towards a running game script.Our trusted projections expect the 49ers to be the 6th-least pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 53.4% pass rate, based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.With a 47.6% rate of throwing the ball near the end zone (in a neutral context) this year, the 9th-least pass-centric team in the NFL in these situations has been the San Francisco 49ers.The model projects this game to see the 3rd-fewest plays run among all games this week at 125.0 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.In this game, Brock Purdy is projected by the model to total the 8th-fewest pass attempts among all quarterbacks with 31.4.
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