NFL Game Preview: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers - Week 10

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St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers - Week 10

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BAL ATL	21 26
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NYJ CLE	26 20
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MIN CHI	13 27
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HOU JAC	24 31
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DET BUF	12 14
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CIN IND	17 23
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CAR TB	16 31
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TEN MIA	17 29
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KC DEN	29 49
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DAL NYG	33 20
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SEA ARI	36 18
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STL SF	20 23
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NE PIT	39 26
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PHI WAS	59 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Rams 20, 49ers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Sam Bradford	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Steven Jackson	Rush: 90, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 25	Danny Amendola	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 50	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 54	Brandon Gibson	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26	Michael Hoomanawanui	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16	Josh Brown	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Troy Smith	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 3	Frank Gore	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 43	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 58	Josh Morgan	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 73	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1	Vernon Davis	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 26	Joe Nedney	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Game features two Heisman QBs: STL's Sam Bradford (2008) & SF's Troy Smith (2006)

Rams No. 1 overall pick Bradford has won 4 of past 6 starts. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. In last game, completed 25 of 32 (career-high 78.1 pct.) for 191 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-best 112.4 rating... RB Steven Jackson has 3 100-yard games in past 4. Averages 120.8 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, most in NFL (7,611 yards, 63 games)... WR-PR-KR Danny Amendola ties for 6th in NFC with career-high 45 catches. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. WR Brandon Gibson had 6 catches for 67 yards in last game. TE Daniel Fells had 23-yard TD catch in Week 8... LB James Laurinaitis had sack & INT in last game; 1st career game with both sack & INT. S Oshiomogho Atogwe had sack & INT in Week 8. In past 6 vs. SF, has 3 INTs, 2 FFs & FR. Has 20 INTs since 2006, 5th most in NFL. DE James Hall has 6.5 sacks & 3 FFs in past 7. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with sack. CB Ron Bartell tied career-high with 2 INTs in 12/21/08 game vs. SF.

49ers QB T. Smith started in Week 8 & completed 12 of 19 (63.2 pct.) for 196 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 115.2 rating. Also rushed for TD. Aims for 3rd win in row as starter. In 3 career starts, has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs... RB Frank Gore aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards. Holds club record with 24 100-yard games. In past 2 vs. StL, has 213 rush yards (106.5 per game) & 4 TDs. Is 1 of 3 players in NFL with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,039). Has 691 rush & 348 rec. yards. Since 2006, has 7,692 scrimmage yards (5,644 rush, 2,048 rec.), most in NFL... TE Vernon Davis has TD in 4 of past 5. Since start of 2009, has 17 rec. TDs, tied for most by TE. Aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with TD. WR Michael Crabtree has TD in 3 of past 4... In last home game vs. StL, LB Patrick Willis had career-high 2.5 sacks & 23-yard INT-TD. DT Justin Smith had career-high 3.5 sacks in last meeting. Had 2 sacks in Week 8.

Results and Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ARI	H	L 13-17	-4
2	2010-09-19	OAK	A	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	WAS	H	W 30-16	+14
4	2010-10-03	SEA	H	W 20-3	+17
5	2010-10-10	DET	A	L 6-44	-38
6	2010-10-17	SD	H	W 20-17	+3
7	2010-10-24	TB	A	L 17-18	-1
8	2010-10-31	CAR	H	W 20-10	+10
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	SF	A
11	2010-11-21	ATL	H
12	2010-11-28	DEN	A
13	2010-12-05	ARI	A
14	2010-12-12	NO	A
15	2010-12-19	KC	H
16	2010-12-26	SF	H
17	2011-01-02	SEA	A

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SEA	A	L 6-31	-25
2	2010-09-20	NO	H	L 22-25	-3
3	2010-09-26	KC	A	L 10-31	-21
4	2010-10-03	ATL	A	L 14-16	-2
5	2010-10-10	PHI	H	L 24-27	-3
6	2010-10-17	OAK	H	W 17-9	+8
7	2010-10-24	CAR	A	L 20-23	-3
8	2010-10-31	DEN	H	W 24-16	+8
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	STL	H
11	2010-11-21	TB	H
12	2010-11-29	ARI	A
13	2010-12-05	GB	A
14	2010-12-12	SEA	H
15	2010-12-16	SD	A
16	2010-12-26	STL	A
17	2011-01-02	ARI	H

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Out	WR Danario Alexander (Knee) SS James Butler (Ankle)
Doubtful	TE Fendi Onobun (Back)
Probable	CB Ron Bartell (Neck) OLB Na'il Diggs (Shin) DE James Hall (Hand) RB Steven Jackson (Finger) MLB James Laurinaitis (Knee) OT Rodger Saffold (Shoulder) MLB David Vobora (Hamstring)
IR	WR Donnie Avery (Right Knee ACL) WR Mark Clayton (Torn Right Patellar Tendon) DT Chris Hovan (Back) MLB Josh Hull (Knee ACL) FS Kevin Payne (Knee) DT Clifton Ryan (Migranes)
PUP	OG Mark Setterstrom (Triceps)

San Francisco 49ers
Out	QB Alex Smith (Shoulder)
Probable	CB Nate Clements (Ankle) OG Chilo Rachal (Not Injury Related)
IR	OC Eric Heitmann (Neck) FS Curtis Taylor (Quadriceps)

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	SF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.0	20.3	22.5	SF
Rushing yards	111.0	107.7	113.8	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.66	3.96	4.20	SF
Completion %	58.3%	56.8%	60.6%	STL
Passing yards	193.3	190.0	222.9	STL
Passing yards per completion	9.46	11.83	10.73	SF
Passing yards per attempt	5.51	6.72	6.50	SF
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0	STL
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.8	-
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.3	SF
3rd down conversions	43.4%	44.1%	38.5%	SF
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	SF
Time of possession	33:13	31:15	30:17	STL

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	SF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	15.0	18.3	22.5	STL
Rushing yards	77.3	94.7	113.8	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.63	3.42	4.20	SF
Completion %	60.0%	63.1%	60.6%	STL
Passing yards	196.7	263.0	222.9	STL
Passing yards per completion	9.00	10.77	10.73	STL
Passing yards per attempt	5.40	6.80	6.50	STL
INT return	0.7	1.3	1.0	SF
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.7	0.8	SF
Sacks	3.3	3.0	2.3	STL
3rd down conversions	37.7%	33.3%	38.5%	SF
4th down conversions	50.0%	33.3%	50.0%	SF
Time of possession	26:47	28:45	30:17	STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	STL	SF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.6	7.7	9.5	STL
Yards per kick return	20.0	25.4	22.8	SF
Yards allowed per punt return	9.5	8.6	9.5	SF
Yards allowed per kick return	27.7	21.0	22.8	SF

Misc Stats Comparison

	STL	SF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	9.0	6.4	STL
Penalty yards	42.0	71.0	54.0	STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	SF	STL	24-41	STL
2000	9	2000-10-29	STL	SF	34-24	STL
2001	2	2001-09-23	STL	SF	30-26	STL
2001	13	2001-12-09	SF	STL	14-27	STL
2002	5	2002-10-06	STL	SF	13-37	SF
2002	17	2002-12-30	SF	STL	20-31	STL
2003	2	2003-09-14	SF	STL	24-27	STL
2003	9	2003-11-02	STL	SF	10-30	SF
2004	4	2004-10-03	STL	SF	24-14	STL
2004	13	2004-12-05	SF	STL	6-16	STL
2005	1	2005-09-11	STL	SF	25-28	SF
2005	16	2005-12-24	SF	STL	24-20	SF
2006	2	2006-09-17	STL	SF	13-20	SF
2006	12	2006-11-26	SF	STL	17-20	STL
2007	2	2007-09-16	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2007	11	2007-11-18	STL	SF	13-9	STL
2008	11	2008-11-16	STL	SF	16-35	SF
2008	16	2008-12-21	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2009	4	2009-10-04	STL	SF	0-35	SF
2009	17	2010-01-03	SF	STL	28-6	SF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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