The Carolina Panthers will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 2.8% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized).THE BLITZ projects this game to have the 2nd-most plays run out of all the games this week at 127.7 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.The New Orleans Saints defense has surrendered the 10th-most receiving yards per game in the NFL (152.0) to wideouts since the start of last season.The New Orleans Saints pass defense has not been good when opposing wide receivers have gotten into space, yielding an average of 5.30 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the 5th-most in football.The New Orleans Saints pass rush has gotten pressure on opposing quarterbacks 2.55 seconds after the snap (on average), ranking as the 4th-most sluggish in football since the start of last season.
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