The Chiefs are a big 13.5-point favorite this week, likely creating an extreme rushing game script.THE BLITZ projects Patrick Mahomes to be a more important option in his offense's rushing attack this week (16.0% projected Carry Share) than he has been this year (2.3% in games he has played).The Kansas City Chiefs have been faced with a stacked the box on just 9.3% of their plays since the start of last season, least in the league. Positioning an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Tennessee Titans have stacked the box against opponents on just 10.1% of their plays since the start of last season, 4th-least in football. Choosing not to keep an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.The Kansas City Chiefs have utilized some form of misdirection on 67.9% of their play-calls since the start of last season (2nd-most in the league), which masks an offenses true intentions and may make them more effective.
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