THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 7th-least run-heavy team among all teams this week with a 38.1% run rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.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.The Carolina Panthers defensive tackles project as the 2nd-best DT corps in the league this year when it comes to stopping the run.The Carolina Panthers have stacked the box versus opponents on 26.1% of their plays since the start of last season, most in the NFL. Keeping an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Cincinnati Bengals have gone no-huddle on a lowly 2.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in the league). This slows the pace, resulting in less volume and stat production.
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