THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 130.0 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The New York Giants have called the 7th-most plays in football this year, totaling a monstrous 61.1 plays per game.The Detroit Lions cornerbacks rank as the 2nd-worst group of CBs in football this year in pass coverage.The Detroit Lions defense has gotten pressure on opposing quarterbacks 2.53 seconds after the snap (on average), ranking as the 6th-slowest in football since the start of last season.The New York Giants have used play action on 28.4% of their passing plays since the start of last season (10th-most in the league), tricking the defense into thinking it's a run and leading to much higher passing efficiency.
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