The Bengals are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-least plays run out of all the games this week at 125.9 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Hayden Hurst has been among the weakest TEs in the NFL at picking up extra yardage, averaging a measly 3.18 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) this year while grading out in the 21st percentile.The Carolina Panthers pass defense has been quite strong when opposing TEs have gotten into space, allowing an average of 4.63 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 9th-least in football.The Cincinnati Bengals O-line has allowed their QB a mere 2.49 seconds before the pass (3rd-worst in the NFL since the start of last season), which has a negative effect on all pass attack statistics across the board.
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