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ArticleA.J. Brown, Jalen Coker headline Week 8's Regression Files
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In Week 7 against the pass-funnel Texans defense, JJ McCarthy and the Giants went ultra-run-heavy (9 percent below their expected pass rate) and still piled up 318 total air yards, the sixth most of the week. That's what happens when your QB has an average depth of target of nearly 9 yards, as McCarthy did against Houston.
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McCarthy's 9-yard average depth of target fuels Giants' air yards despite run-heavy approach.

McCarthy posted an average depth of target of nearly 9 yards against the Texans in Week 7, enabling the Giants to accumulate 318 total air yards despite operating 9 percent below their expected pass rate; this deep-ball tendency should continue against an Eagles defense allowing the tenth most total team air yards per game.

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