The Houston Texans boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 4.1% more towards rushing than it did last season (adjusted for context).THE BLITZ projects the Houston Texans as the 5th-most run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 46.4% run rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-highest volume of plays run among all games this week at 134.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.THE BLITZ projects Dameon Pierce to notch 16.2 carries in this week's game, on average, putting him in the 94th percentile among running backs.Dameon Pierce has grinded out 69.0 rushing yards per game since the start of last season, one of the highest figures in the NFL among RBs (93rd percentile).
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