THE BLITZ projects the Chicago Bears as the 3rd-most run-heavy team in football near the end zone (in a neutral context) at the moment with a 50.2% red zone run rate.David Montgomery has received 42.0% of his offense's red zone rush attempts this year, placing him in the 78th percentile among RBs.Opposing teams have run for the 5th-most TDs in the NFL (1.30 per game) against the Atlanta Falcons defense this year.The Chicago Bears have gone up against a stacked the box on a mere 14.2% of their plays since the start of last season, 10th-least in the league. Bringing an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Atlanta Falcons have stacked the box versus opponents on just 11.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-least in the NFL. Choosing not to keep an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.
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