The Washington Commanders have run the 8th-most plays in football this year, averaging a whopping 61.8 plays per game.THE BLITZ projects Taylor Heinicke to be a much bigger part of his team's rushing attack this week (12.9% projected Carry Share) than he has been since the start of last season (1.8% in games he has played).The Green Bay Packers linebackers rank as the 5th-worst unit in the league this year when it comes to stopping the run.The Washington Commanders have faced a stacked the box on just 12.2% of their plays since the start of last season, 6th-least in the NFL. Bringing an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Green Bay Packers have stacked the box vs. opponents on just 8.8% of their plays since the start of last season, least in the league. Choosing not to keep an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves pass defense at the expense of run-stopping.
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