Given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Bengals to run on 37.2% of their downs: the 3rd-lowest rate among all teams this week.Joe Burrow has averaged a mere 1.2 carries per game this year, one of the smallest rates in football when it comes to quarterbacks (11th percentile).As it relates to run support (and the effect it has on all ground game stats), the offensive line of the Bengals grades out as the 10th-worst in the NFL last year.Joe Burrow's 3.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground this season conveys a a meaningful decline in his rushing skills over last season's 16.0 rate.The Seattle Seahawks defense has produced the 2nd-best efficiency against opposing running games this year, surrendering just 3.10 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC).
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