At a -8-point disadvantage, the Raiders are big underdogs in this game, implying much more of an emphasis on moving the ball through the air than their normal approach.Given their underlying propensities and game dynamics, the Las Vegas Raiders are anticipated by the predictive model to run just 62.3 total plays in this contest: the 6th-lowest number among all teams this week.Our trusted projections expect Gardner Minshew to notch 2.2 rush attempts in this game, on average: the 9th-fewest among all quarterbacks.With a very bad rate of 6.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground (25th percentile), Gardner Minshew rates as one of the weakest running QBs in the NFL this year.Gardner Minshew grades out as one of the worst QBs in the league at generating extra ground yardage, averaging a lowly 1.12 yards-after-contact this year while checking in at the 22nd percentile.
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