With a 41.5% rate of rushing the ball (adjusted for context) this year, the 7th-most run-focused team in the NFL has been the New England Patriots.In this week's game, Ezekiel Elliott is anticipated by our trusted projection set to secure a spot in the 93rd percentile when it comes to RBs with 16.7 rush attempts.The projections expect Ezekiel Elliott to be a more integral piece of his team's ground game in this game (63.5% projected Carry Share) than he has been this year (42.0% in games he has played).This year, the porous Denver Broncos run defense has conceded a monstrous 151.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to the opposing side: the most in the NFL.The Broncos defensive tackles grade out as the 3rd-worst DT corps in football this year with their run defense.
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