The leading projections forecast the Bills to be the 3rd-most pass-heavy offense in the league (adjusted for context) at the present time with a 67.6% pass rate.James Cook has run more routes this year (49.2% Route Participation Rate in games he has played) than he did last year (19.1%).The predictive model expects James Cook to accumulate 3.0 targets in this week's game, on balance, ranking him in the 77th percentile when it comes to RBs.James Cook has accumulated a monstrous 5.0 air yards per game this year: 94th percentile among running backs. (This might not seem too impressive, but most RBs wind up with negative air yards because they are often targeted behind the line of scrimmage).The Buffalo O-line profiles as the 5th-best in the league this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a strong effect on all passing attack metrics across the board.
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