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The Buccaneers' pass attempts with Jalen McMillan and without Jalen McMillan

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, the Buccaneers were 0.0 pass attempts under with Jalen McMillan and 2.3 pass attempts under without Jalen McMillan over their last 35 games, 14 games against 21. The plain averages are 31.6 and 30.0, a difference of 1.6.

Jalen McMillan, receiver: 571 receiving yards, 41 receptions and 56 targets in 13 of those 35 games.

pass attempts a game over expected

A +2.3 difference in pass attempts over expected with Jalen McMillan vs without Jalen McMillan is about what you’d expect.

A +1.6 difference in pass attempts with Jalen McMillan vs without Jalen McMillan is about what you’d expect.

The games

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ games, last 35 games, each marked with Jalen McMillan or without Jalen McMillan
SideDateGameResultpass attemptsExpected
Nov 4, 2024@KCL3132.8
Nov 10, 2024vsSFL2931.6
Nov 24, 2024@NYGW3030.9
Dec 1, 2024@CARW3431.2
Dec 8, 2024vsLVW2933.3
Dec 15, 2024@LACW2732.8
Dec 22, 2024@DALL4330.6
Dec 29, 2024vsCARW3231.9
Jan 5, 2025vsNOW3234.2
Jan 12, 2025vsWASL1832.0
Sep 7, 2025@ATLW3232.7
Sep 15, 2025@HOUW3831.9
Sep 21, 2025vsNYJW2932.2
Sep 28, 2025vsPHIL4032.0
Oct 5, 2025@SEAW3334.6
Oct 12, 2025vsSFW2334.3
Oct 20, 2025@DETL5032.0
Oct 26, 2025@NOW2431.5
Nov 9, 2025vsNEL4332.7
Nov 16, 2025@BUFL2831.1
Nov 23, 2025@LAL3435.0
Nov 30, 2025vsARIW2833.9
Dec 7, 2025vsNOL3031.2
Dec 11, 2025vsATLL3432.6
Dec 21, 2025@CARL2632.0
Dec 28, 2025@MIAL4431.5
Jan 3, 2026vsCARW2232.3
Sep 13, 2026@CINL2831.9
Sep 20, 2026vsCLEL3429.9
Sep 27, 2026vsMINL3726.8
Oct 4, 2026vsGBL2731.5
Oct 8, 2026@DALW2529.6
Oct 18, 2026vsPITL4329.4
Oct 25, 2026@CARW1132.8
Nov 1, 2026vsATLW333.7

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every game of its season between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 0.5 in 2024, plus 0.0 in 2025, plus 0.1 in 2026 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 51% in 2024, 59% in 2025, 34% in 2026 of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Who played is read from the snap counts, which name every player who took a snap on offense, defense or special teams.