The Bengals are a 3-point favorite this week, which points towards a rushing game script.The predictive model expects this game to have the 4th-highest number of plays run among all games this week at 128.8 plays, based on the play styles of each team and game dynamics.The projections expect Joe Mixon to accumulate 18.5 rush attempts in this contest, on average, putting him in the 98th percentile when it comes to running backs.Joe Mixon has been a much bigger part of his team's ground game this year (85.7% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (68.6%).Joe Mixon has grinded out 65.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground this year, one of the highest figures in the NFL among RBs (87th percentile).
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