Previously:
In week 3, the Bengals passed on 74% of their plays against Philadelphia in a game where Cincinnati led after three quarters (and ultimately tied). In week 4, the 49ers passed on 71% of their plays against Philadelphia in a game where San Francisco led after three quarters (and ultimately lost in the final minutes). In 2018 and 2019, there just were 7 games each season where a team led after three quarters and still passed on 71% of their plays; it’s happened against the Eagles now in back to back weeks!
Interestingly, during the first two weeks of the season, Eagles opponents were extremely run-heavy, even after accounting for Game Script. Philadelphia faced a league-high 75 rushing plays in the first two games of the season, but have been the most pass-happy defense since then. I don’t have a good explanation for this one — the 49ers don’t profile as a pass-happy team, but wound up having 50 dropbacks between their second and third string quarterbacks.
The full Week 4 Game Scripts below:
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | @ | DAL | Boxscore | 49 | 38 | 11 | 11.5 | 33 | 40 | 45.2% | 61 | 18 | 77.2% |
| CAR | ARI | Boxscore | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11.4 | 37 | 35 | 51.4% | 32 | 23 | 58.2% | |
| BAL | @ | WAS | Boxscore | 31 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 42.9% | 48 | 22 | 68.6% |
| GNB | ATL | Boxscore | 30 | 16 | 14 | 10.3 | 34 | 26 | 56.7% | 43 | 25 | 63.2% | |
| IND | @ | CHI | Boxscore | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8.2 | 30 | 38 | 44.1% | 43 | 16 | 72.9% |
| BUF | @ | OAK | Boxscore | 30 | 23 | 7 | 6.7 | 35 | 24 | 59.3% | 46 | 23 | 66.7% |
| MIN | @ | HOU | Boxscore | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6.7 | 25 | 40 | 38.5% | 35 | 27 | 56.5% |
| SEA | @ | MIA | Boxscore | 31 | 23 | 8 | 5.5 | 36 | 26 | 58.1% | 46 | 22 | 67.6% |
| KAN | NWE | Boxscore | 26 | 10 | 16 | 5.1 | 30 | 25 | 54.5% | 39 | 35 | 52.7% | |
| NOR | @ | DET | Boxscore | 35 | 29 | 6 | 4.6 | 27 | 42 | 39.1% | 34 | 22 | 60.7% |
| LAR | NYG | Boxscore | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 59.6% | 41 | 25 | 62.1% | |
| CIN | JAX | Boxscore | 33 | 25 | 8 | 3.6 | 37 | 34 | 52.1% | 43 | 20 | 68.3% | |
| DEN | @ | NYJ | Boxscore | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1.2 | 31 | 32 | 49.2% | 50 | 24 | 67.6% |
| PHI | @ | SFO | Boxscore | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0.4 | 31 | 27 | 53.4% | 50 | 20 | 71.4% |
| TAM | LAC | Boxscore | 38 | 31 | 7 | -3.9 | 46 | 27 | 63% | 27 | 23 | 54% |
The Vikings and Saints profiled as the two run-heavy teams of the week. For Minnesota, this is hardly a surprise; the Vikings have been trying for years to be a run-heavy team, even if the personnel (or salary cap hits) didn’t always dictate that.