Opposing offenses have averaged 36.5 pass attempts per game vs. the Miami Dolphins defense this year: 10th-most in football.Christian McCaffrey has been more involved as a potential pass-catcher this year (67.7% Route% in games he has been on the field) than he did last year (47.3%).THE BLITZ projects Christian McCaffrey to accumulate 6.6 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 97th percentile among running backs.Christian McCaffrey has compiled a monstrous 3.0 air yards per game this year: 81st percentile among RBs. (That may not sound like a lot, but most RBs have negative air yards because they are targeted behind the line of scrimmage).The San Francisco 49ers offensive line profiles as the 9th-best in the NFL this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a strong impact on all passing attack stats across the board.
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