The Panthers boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, and The leading projections forecast their pass/run mix to tilt 5.9% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).The Panthers are a 4.5-point underdog in this week's game, likely creating a passing game script.The model projects this game to have the 3rd-highest volume of plays run among all games this week at 133.8 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Opposing teams have averaged 36.1 pass attempts per game versus the Vikings defense since the start of last season: 5th-most in football.The leading projections forecast Hayden Hurst to notch 4.4 targets in this week's game, on average, putting him in the 76th percentile when it comes to TEs.
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