The Cowboys will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, and the leading projections forecast their pass/run mix to lean 3.8% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized).The Cowboys are a 3.5-point underdog in this game, which points towards a passing game script.Tony Pollard's 2.64 yards-after-contact this season represents a a material reduction in his rushing prowess over last season's 3.82 rate.Since the start of last season, the weak San Francisco 49ers run defense has allowed a monstrous 3.53 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to opposing offenses: the 31st-worst rate in the league.When it comes to the safeties' role in stopping the run, San Francisco's safety corps has been great this year, grading out as the 10th-best in the league.
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