At the moment, the 8th-most pass-centric offense in football (62.6% adjusted for context) according to our trusted projection set is the Buccaneers.The pass attacks of both teams (including both volume and efficiency) ought to benefit from the calm weather conditions (0-mph wind) being called for in this game, while run volume may suffer.While Sterling Shepard has accounted for 11.7% of his offense's targets in games he has played this year, the predictive model expects him to be a more important option in Tampa Bay's passing attack in this week's contest at 17.0%.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers O-line ranks as the 4th-best in the league this year in protecting the QB, which has a positive influence on all air attack metrics across the board.Sterling Shepard's 2.9 adjusted receptions per game this year marks a noteable improvement in his pass-catching ability over last year's 1.0 mark.
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