The Buccaneers are a big 13.5-point favorite this week, likely leading to an extreme rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to see the largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 133.1 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Leonard Fournette has been given 80.0% of his team's red zone carries this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile among running backs.Opposing teams have run for the 7th-most touchdowns in the league (1.17 per game) versus the Carolina Panthers defense this year.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have gone no-huddle on 12.7% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (8th-most in the NFL). This speeds up the pace, resulting in more volume and stat-padding.
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