At a -3.5-point disadvantage, the Falcons are underdogs in this week's game, implying more of a focus on passing than their standard approach.Given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Falcons to run on 40.3% of their chances: the lowest clip among all teams this week.The projections expect Kirk Cousins to earn 2.4 carries in this week's game, on balance: the fewest out of all quarterbacks.With an awful rate of 3.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground (8th percentile), Kirk Cousins ranks as one of the bottom running QBs in the league since the start of last season.Kirk Cousins's ground efficiency (1.93 adjusted yards per carry) has been some of the worst in the NFL since the start of last season (12th percentile when it comes to QBs).
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