THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-lowest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 128.0 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The San Francisco 49ers have run the 9th-least plays in the league this year, totaling just 56.6 plays per game.The San Francisco 49ers offensive line profiles as the 7th-worst in the NFL this year at run-game blocking.The San Francisco 49ers have faced a stacked the box on 18.6% of their plays since the start of last season, 8th-most in the league. Positioning an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The San Francisco 49ers have gone no-huddle on a mere 3.4% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (7th-least in the league). This slows the pace, resulting in less volume and stat-padding.
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