THE BLITZ projects the Arizona Cardinals as the 10th-most run-heavy team in football near the goal line (in a neutral context) right now with a 44.9% red zone run rate.THE BLITZ projects this game to see the largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 134.4 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Arizona Cardinals have run the most plays in the NFL this year, totaling a whopping 66.4 plays per game.Opposing squads have rushed for the 4th-most TDs in the NFL (1.33 per game) vs. the Minnesota Vikings defense this year.The Arizona Cardinals have been faced with a stacked the box on just 9.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 2nd-least in football. Bringing an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
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