THE BLITZ projects this game to see the most plays run among all games this week at 140.5 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Dallas Cowboys O-line profiles as the 8th-best in the NFL this year at run-game blocking.Ezekiel Elliott has run for 0.57 TDs per game on the ground this year (on average), one of the largest figures in the league among RBs (87th percentile).Opposing squads have run for the 9th-most TDs in football (1.11 per game) versus the Minnesota Vikings defense this year.The Dallas Cowboys have been faced with a stacked the box on just 13.3% of their plays since the start of last season, 8th-least in the NFL. Positioning an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the expense of better passing efficiency.
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