The Saints are a 5.5-point underdog in this week's contest, which points towards a passing game script.THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 4th-highest volume of plays run among all games this week at 131.9 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The Philadelphia Eagles safeties project as the worst collection of safeties in football this year in covering receivers.The New Orleans Saints offensive line has allowed their quarterback 2.74 seconds before the pass (3rd-best in football since the start of last season), which has a strong impact on all pass attack statistics across the board.The New Orleans Saints have been faced with a stacked the box on 23.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 3rd-most in the NFL. Positioning an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the expense of better passing efficiency.
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