The leading projections forecast the Buccaneers as the 9th-most pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 61.0% pass rate, based on their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.Given the game dynamics and the underlying play styles of each team, this game is anticipated by the predictive model to see 132.5 total plays run: the highest number out of all the games this week.The model projects Sterling Shepard to be a more important option in his team's passing game in this game (16.8% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (6.2% in games he has played).After averaging 10.0 air yards per game last year, Sterling Shepard has gotten better this year, currently averaging 33.0 per game.Sterling Shepard has totaled substantially more adjusted receiving yards per game (25.0) this year than he did last year (7.0).
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