The Cowboys are a 3.5-point underdog in this week's contest, which points towards a passing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-most plays run among all games this week at 137.6 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Dallas Cowboys have called the 9th-most plays in football this year, averaging a monstrous 59.8 plays per game.Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 35.9 pass attempts per game vs. the San Francisco 49ers defense this year: 5th-most in the NFL.The Dallas Cowboys have gone no-huddle on 12.6% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (9th-most in the NFL). This speeds up the pace, leading to more volume and stat-padding.
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