THE BLITZ projects the Atlanta Falcons to be the 7th-most run-centric team in football near the goal line (context-neutralized) at the moment with a 44.9% red zone run rate.Marcus Mariota isn't afraid to run the ball himself near the end zone, accounting for 33.3% of his [OFFENSE_TEAMS]'s red zone carries this year (97th percentile among QBs).Marcus Mariota has run for 0.20 touchdowns per game on the ground since the start of last season (on average), one of the largest figures in the NFL among quarterbacks (89th percentile).The Cleveland Browns defensive tackles rank as the 6th-worst DT corps in the NFL since the start of last season in regard to run defense.The Atlanta Falcons have used some form of misdirection on 53.2% of their play-calls since the start of last season (7th-most in the NFL), which masks an offenses true intentions and may make them more effective.
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