THE BLITZ projects this game to have the most plays run among all games this week at 135.3 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Opposing offenses have rushed for the 2nd-most yards in football (158 per game) against the Seattle Seahawks defense this year.The Seattle Seahawks defensive ends rank as the 4th-worst group of DEs in football this year when it comes to run defense.The New York Jets have faced a stacked the box on just 13.6% of their plays since the start of last season, 9th-least in the NFL. Bringing an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the expense of better passing efficiency.The New York Jets have elected to go for it on 4th down 22.0% of the time since the start of last season (10th-most in the NFL), which generally means more offensive volume, more touchdown potential, and higher offensive statistics across the board.
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