With a 10-point advantage, the 49ers are a heavy favorite in this week's contest, indicating much more of a reliance on rushing than their typical game plan.Based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the San Francisco 49ers to run on 47.6% of their downs: the 2nd-greatest rate among all teams this week.The projections expect this game to see the fewest plays run on the slate this week at 126.5 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The predictive model expects Christian McCaffrey to earn 19.1 rush attempts in this week's game, on balance, ranking him in the 96th percentile when it comes to RBs.The San Francisco 49ers offensive line grades out as the 7th-best in the league last year in run support.
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