A running game script is suggested by the Lions being a 3-point favorite in this week's contest.The predictive model expects the Detroit Lions as the 9th-most run-oriented team on the slate this week with a 44.8% run rate, accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.The 6th-largest volume of plays in the league have been run by the Lions this year (a staggering 60.9 per game on average).Our trusted projections expect David Montgomery to accumulate 15.4 carries in this game, on average, putting him in the 83rd percentile among running backs.David Montgomery has been a much bigger part of his offense's running game this year (59.7% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (39.4%).
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