Sam Howell Passing Yards Prop is currently Over/Under 214.5 (-120/-110).
Key Factors
Favors Over
The Washington Commanders will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, and The leading projections forecast their pass/run mix to tilt 10.8% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).
The Commanders are a massive 8.5-point underdog in this week's contest, likely leading to an extreme passing game script.
Our trusted projections expect the Commanders as the 2nd-most pass-centric offense on the slate this week with a 64.3% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
The Commanders have run the 4th-most plays in the league since the start of last season, totaling a massive 61.4 plays per game.
The projections expect Sam Howell to attempt 36.4 passes in this week's game, on average: the 10th-most of all QBs.
Favors Under
The leading projections forecast the Commanders to call the 11th-fewest plays on offense among all teams this week with 63.5 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 32.4 pass attempts per game versus the Philadelphia Eagles defense since the start of last season: 10th-fewest in the NFL.
The Commanders O-line grades out as the 4th-worst in football since the start of last season in pass protection, which has a negative impact on all passing attack stats across the board.
This year, the formidable Philadelphia Eagles defense has surrendered a puny 67.5% Completion Rate to opposing QBs: the 10th-smallest rate in the NFL.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense has been quite strong when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 5.38 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 9th-fewest in football.