The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Doug Pederson, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 1.8% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 131.8 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.This game will be played in a dome—which means no wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing efficiency.Opposing teams have averaged 38.6 pass attempts per game versus the Detroit Lions defense this year: 4th-most in the league.Christian Kirk has gone out for fewer passes this year (94.5% Route% in games he has been on the field) than he did last year (81.9%).
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