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.The Falcons have been the 4th-most pass-oriented team in football near the goal line (in a neutral context) this year with a 80.0% red zone pass rate.Our trusted projections expect this game to have the largest volume of plays run out of all the games this week at 137.2 plays, accounting for the play styles of each team and game dynamics.In this week's game, Kirk Cousins is forecasted by the projections to wind up with the 3rd-most pass attempts among all QBs with 38.0. Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 37.8 pass attempts per game vs. the Eagles defense last year: most in the league.
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