The Bears are a 3-point underdog this week, likely creating a passing game script.Accounting for their underlying strategic approach and game dynamics, the Bears are predicted by the predictive model to call only 61.8 offensive plays in this contest: the lowest number among all teams this week.While Khalil Herbert has earned 37.6% of his team's carries in games he has played this year, the model projects him to be a much smaller part of Chicago's ground game this week at 19.9%.Khalil Herbert's 4.3 adjusted yards per carry this year reflects a significant decline in his running prowess over last year's 5.4 rate.This year, the feeble Detroit Lions run defense has been gouged for a massive 3.82 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to opposing teams: the 29th-biggest rate in the NFL.
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