THE BLITZ projects the Cincinnati Bengals as the 10th-least run-heavy team on the slate this week with a 38.0% run rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.THE BLITZ projects Joe Mixon to be a much smaller part of his team's run game this week (60.9% projected Carry Share) than he has been this year (75.8% in games he has played).Joe Mixon has been among the weakest running backs in football at picking up extra rushing yardage, averaging a measly 2.67 yards-after-contact this year while grading out in the 20th percentile.The Cincinnati Bengals have gone no-huddle on a mere 2.3% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (2nd-least in football). This deadens the pace, leading to less volume and stat accumulation.The Cincinnati Bengals have elected to go for it on 4th down just 15.7% of the time since the start of last season (6th-least in the NFL), which usually means less offensive volume, less touchdown potential, and lower offensive stats across the board.
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