The Bengals are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 5th-least plays run out of all the games this week at 125.9 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Mike Thomas's 8.3 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—a volume stat that measures high-value offensive involvement) puts him in the company of the worst in the NFL: 16th percentile for wide receivers.Mike Thomas ranks in the 0th percentile among WRs when it comes to catching touchdowns since the start of last season, averaging a mere 0.00 per game.The Carolina Panthers defense has allowed the 8th-least passing touchdowns in the NFL to wide receivers: 0.62 per game this year.
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