THE BLITZ projects the Denver Broncos as the 9th-least run-centric team in the league near the end zone (in a neutral context) at the moment with a 40.5% red zone run rate.THE BLITZ projects Melvin Gordon to be a much smaller piece of his team's rushing attack near the end zone this week (44.8% projected Red Zone Carry Share) than he has been this year (62.5% in games he has played).The Denver Broncos have faced a stacked the box on 17.6% of their plays since the start of last season, 10th-most in football. Bringing an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The New York Jets have stacked the box versus opponents on 22.0% of their plays since the start of last season, 3rd-most in the NFL. Bringing an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Denver Broncos have gone no-huddle on a measly 3.8% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (8th-least in football). This deadens the pace, resulting in less volume and stat-padding.
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