The leading projections forecast the Houston Texans offensive approach to lean 5.1% more towards the ground game than it did last season (in a neutral context) with offensive coordinator Nick Caley now calling the plays.The predictive model expects the Houston Texans as the 9th-least pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 56.7% pass rate, given their underlying play style and matchup dynamics.The Houston offensive line ranks as the 6th-worst in the NFL since the start of last season in protecting the passer, which has a harmful influence on all pass attack stats across the board.The Buccaneers pass defense has exhibited strong efficiency vs. WRs since the start of last season, giving up 7.66 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 4th-fewest in the league.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has not been good when opposing wide receivers have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the most in the NFL.
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