The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a new play-caller this year in head coach Doug Pederson, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 2.0% more towards passing than it did last year (in a neutral context).The Jaguars are a huge 9.5-point underdog in this week's contest, which points towards an extreme passing game script.Opposing QBs have averaged 35.9 pass attempts per game vs. the Baltimore Ravens defense this year: 5th-most in the league.Christian Kirk has been used less as a potential target this year (94.4% Route% in games he has played) than he did last year (81.8%).THE BLITZ projects Christian Kirk to total 7.9 targets in this week's contest, on average, putting him in the 87th percentile among WRs.
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