The Giants are a big 9.5-point underdog in this week's game, indicating an extreme passing game script.The New York Giants have run the 9th-most plays in the league this year, totaling a monstrous 63.5 plays per game.THE BLITZ projects Darius Slayton to be a much bigger part of his team's passing offense this week (15.2% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (2.6% in games he has played).The Green Bay Packers pass rush has gotten pressure on opposing quarterbacks 2.52 seconds after the snap (on average), ranking as the 8th-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 football), tricking the defense into thinking it's a run and leading to much higher passing efficiency.
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