The Denver Broncos will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Nathaniel Hackett, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to lean 4.1% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).THE BLITZ projects the Broncos to run the least total plays among all teams this week with 62.2 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.Melvin Gordon has been much less involved in his offense's running game this year (39.5% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (51.7%).The Tennessee Titans defensive ends rank as the 2nd-best DE corps in the NFL this year with their run defense.The Denver Broncos have faced a stacked the box on 17.6% of their plays since the start of last season, 9th-most in the league. Keeping an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
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