This game's spread implies a rushing game script for the Bengals, who are favored by 5 points.Given the game dynamics and traits of each team, the predictive model expects this game (with an average of 27.26 seconds per play) will chug along at the 11th-most sluggish tempo on the slate this week.The Bengals have run the 8th-fewest plays in the league since the start of last season, averaging a mere 56.4 plays per game.Opposing offenses teams have been unwilling to pass too much against the Panthers, averaging the fewest attempts in the league (a lowly 28.1 per game) since the start of last season.The predictive model expects Mike Gesicki to be a much smaller part of his offense's passing attack in this week's contest (13.0% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (18.2% in games he has played).
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