Given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Kansas City Chiefs to run on 38.0% of their downs: the 4th-lowest clip among all teams this week.Jerick McKinnon's 4.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground this season represents a noteworthy drop-off in his rushing ability over last season's 18.0 rate.Jerick McKinnon rates as one of the bottom RBs in the NFL at generating extra ground yardage, averaging a mere 2.13 yards-after-contact since the start of last season while checking in at the 24th percentile.This year, the anemic New England Patriots run defense has been gouged for a staggering 3.51 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to the opposition's run game: the 31st-biggest rate in the league.The Patriots safeties grade out as the best safety corps in the league this year in regard to stopping the run.
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