THE BLITZ projects the Dallas Cowboys as the 9th-most run-heavy team in the NFL (context-neutralized) at the present time with a 40.4% run rate.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-largest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 131.9 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.THE BLITZ projects Ezekiel Elliott to accrue 14.7 carries this week, on average, ranking him in the 80th percentile among RBs.Ezekiel Elliott has been given 58.8% of his offense's carries this year, ranking in the 90th percentile among RBs.The Dallas Cowboys have been faced with a stacked the box on a mere 13.3% of their plays since the start of last season, 8th-least in football. Bringing an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
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