The Panthers rank as the 9th-most run-heavy team in the league near the goal line (adjusted for context) since the start of last season with a 55.0% red zone run rate.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-most plays run out of all the games this week at 127.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Christian McCaffrey has been given 57.7% of his offense's red zone carries since the start of last season, placing him in the 92nd percentile among running backs.The New Orleans Saints have stacked the box versus opponents on just 13.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 9th-least in football. Choosing not to position an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.The Carolina Panthers have gone no-huddle on 11.3% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (10th-most in football). This quickens the pace, resulting in more volume and stat production.
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