A rushing game script is suggested by the Lions being a 3-point favorite in this week's game.Accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Detroit Lions to run on 45.2% of their downs: the 6th-highest clip among all teams this week.Our trusted projections expect the Lions to run the 8th-most plays on offense on the slate this week with 64.4 plays, accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics.The model projects David Montgomery to garner 18.4 rush attempts in this week's game, on average, ranking in the 97th percentile among running backs.After making up 39.4% of his team's rush attempts last year, David Montgomery has been more involved in the running game this year, now sitting at 69.5%.
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