THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 2nd-highest volume of plays run among all games this week at 131.6 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Carolina Panthers O-line ranks as the 9th-best in football this year at opening holes for rushers.Christian McCaffrey has rushed for 0.33 TDs per game on the ground this year (on average), one of the biggest figures in football among running backs (80th percentile).The Carolina Panthers have gone no-huddle on 11.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (10th-most in football). This speeds up the pace, leading to more volume and stat production.The Carolina Panthers have elected to go for it on 4th down 23.9% of the time since the start of last season (5th-most in the league), which generally means more offensive volume, more touchdown potential, and higher offensive stats across the board.
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