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 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 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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