The Dallas Cowboys boast a new play-caller this year in offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, and the leading projections forecast their pass/run mix to tilt 2.5% more towards passing than it did last year (context-neutralized).The leading projections forecast this game to have the highest volume of plays run among all games this week at 135.6 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Cowboys have called the 7th-most plays in football since the start of last season, averaging a whopping 60.8 plays per game.This game will be played in a dome—which means no wind, higher pass volume, higher TD potential, and better passing efficiency.Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 37.0 pass attempts per game against the Patriots defense since the start of last season: 3rd-most in football.
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