THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 3rd-largest volume of plays run among all games this week at 132.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Opposing offenses have averaged 39.0 pass attempts per game vs. the Atlanta Falcons defense this year: 9th-most in football.Russell Gage's sure-handedness have gotten better this season, with his Completion% jumping from 72.2% to 82.5%.The Atlanta Falcons defense has surrendered the 2nd-most touchdowns through the air in the league to wideouts: 1.50 per game this year.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have gone no-huddle on 12.7% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (8th-most in the league). This speeds up the pace, resulting in more volume and stat-padding.
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