The Philadelphia Eagles feature a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, and the model projects their pass/run mix to lean 2.4% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).The projections expect the Eagles to run the 8th-most plays on offense on the slate this week with 65.2 plays, accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics.The Eagles have run the 5th-most plays in the NFL since the start of last season, totaling a whopping 59.5 plays per game.In this contest, Saquon Barkley is expected by the predictive model to rank in the 89th percentile among running backs with 3.6 targets.Saquon Barkley slots into the 95th percentile among RB WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced stat that quantifies high-value offensive usage) with a colossal 19.2 mark since the start of last season.
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