NFL Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers - Week 13

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San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers - Week 13

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HOU PHI	24 34
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WAS NYG	7 31
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SF GB	16 34
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NO CIN	34 30
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JAC TEN	17 6
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DEN KC	6 10
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CLE MIA	13 10
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CHI DET	24 20
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BUF MIN	14 38
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OAK SD	28 13
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STL ARI	19 6
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DAL IND	38 35
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CAR SEA	14 31
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ATL TB	28 24
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PIT BAL	13 10
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NYJ NE	3 45
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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

Packers 30, 49ers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Troy Smith	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 16	Brian Westbrook	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 49	Anthony Dixon	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 33	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 69	Josh Morgan	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 15	Vernon Davis	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 29	Jeff Reed	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 30	Defense / ST

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Green Bay Packers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Aaron Rodgers	Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 36	Brandon Jackson	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54	John Kuhn	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1	Greg Jennings	Rec: 8-120, 1 TD
WR 27	James Jones	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 49	Donald Driver	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
WR 88	Jordy Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 33	Andrew Quarless	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 1	Mason Crosby	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4	Defense / ST

Game Notes

49ers QB Troy Smith has won 3 of 4 starts with SF... RB Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards & TD last week, 1st 100-yard game & 1st TD as 49er. In past 3 vs. GB, has 455 scrimmage yards (151.7 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush). Had career-high 156 rec. yards & 3 rec. TDs vs. GB (12/5/04). Is 1 of 2 active players with 6,000+ rush yards (6,140) & 3,000+ rec. yards (3,828). Rookie RB Anthony Dixon had rush TD last week... TE Vernon Davis aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD. Had 6 catches for 108 yards & TD in only game at GB. Since start of 2009, has 17 rec. TDs, tied for most by TE. Has TD in 4 of past 5 Dec./Jan. games. WR Michael Crabtree scored 1st career TD (38 yards) vs. GB. Has TD catch in 5 of past 7, incl. 38-yard TD last week... LB Patrick Willis has 4 sacks in past 3 & aims for 4th game in row with sack. LB Manny Lawson had sack in last meeting. DT Justin Smith has 3 sacks in past 4. LB Takeo Spikes had INT vs. Ariz. Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 17 games, 2nd longest active streak in NFL.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed 32 of 45 (71.1 pct.) for 344 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 108 rating in only start vs. SF. Aims for 4th start in row with 100+ rating. In past 3, has completed 75 of 100 (75 pct.) for 934 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 130.2 rating. Since start of 2008, leads NFL QBs with 13 rush TDs... WR Greg Jennings had 5 catches for 126 yards & TD (64 yards) in last meeting. Has 37 career rec. TDs & 15 (40.5 pct.) have been 40+ yards. Has 6 rec. TDs in past 6. Has 271 rec. yards (135.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2. WR James Jones aims for 3rd in row at home with 100+ yards (115 yards per game in past 2). In 12/10/06 meeting, WR Donald Driver had 9 catches for 160 yards & TD (68 yards). WR Jordy Nelson had TD catch last week... LB Clay Matthews leads NFL with 11.5 sacks & is only Packer with 10+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Since start of 2006, CB Charles Woodson leads NFL with 8 INT-TDs & S Nick Collins ties for 2nd with 4. Collins aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with INT. DE Cullen Jenkins aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with 0.5+ sack. Had sack last week.

Results and Schedule

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	W 23-20	+3
11	2010-11-21	TB	H	L 0-21	-21
12	2010-11-29	ARI	A	W 27-6	+21
13	2010-12-05	GB	A	L 16-34	-18
14	2010-12-12	SEA	H
15	2010-12-16	SD	A
16	2010-12-26	STL	A
17	2011-01-02	ARI	H

Green Bay Packers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	PHI	A	W 27-20	+7
2	2010-09-19	BUF	H	W 34-7	+27
3	2010-09-27	CHI	A	L 17-20	-3
4	2010-10-03	DET	H	W 28-26	+2
5	2010-10-10	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
6	2010-10-17	MIA	H	L 20-23	-3
7	2010-10-24	MIN	H	W 28-24	+4
8	2010-10-31	NYJ	A	W 9-0	+9
9	2010-11-07	DAL	H	W 45-7	+38
10		Bye
11	2010-11-21	MIN	A	W 31-3	+28
12	2010-11-28	ATL	A	L 17-20	-3
13	2010-12-05	SF	H	W 34-16	+18
14	2010-12-12	DET	A
15	2010-12-19	NE	A
16	2010-12-26	NYG	H
17	2011-01-02	CHI	H

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out	K Joe Nedney (Right Knee) OT Joe Staley (Fibula)
Doubtful	CB William James (Concussion)
Questionable	OC David Baas (Concussion) OLB Parys Haralson (Ankle) CB Shawntae Spencer (Quadriceps)
Probable	WR Josh Morgan (Shoulder) RB Brian Westbrook (Ankle)
IR	RB Frank Gore (Hip) OC Eric Heitmann (Neck) FS Curtis Taylor (Quadriceps)

Green Bay Packers
Out	CB Patrick Lee (Ankle)
Doubtful	SS Atari Bigby (Hamstring) FS Anthony Smith (Ankle)
Probable	OG Bryan Bulaga (Ankle) OT Chad Clifton (Knee) FS Nick Collins (Shoulder) DE Cullen Jenkins (Calf) WR Greg Jennings (Foot) OLB Clay Matthews (Shin) DE Ryan Pickett (Ankle) CB Charles Woodson (Toe)
Suspended	DE Johnny Jolly (Substance Abuse, 2010 season all)
IR	ILB Nick Barnett (Wrist) SS Morgan Burnett (Knee) ILB Brandon Chillar (Shoulder) TE Jermichael Finley (Knee) RB Ryan Grant (Ankle) DE Justin Harrell (Knee) OLB Brad Jones (Shoulder) SS Derrick Martin (Knee) DE Mike Neal (Shoulder) OLB Brady Poppinga (Knee) OT Mark Tauscher (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SF Offense	GB Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.3	25.3	23.6	GB
Rushing yards	113.3	85.3	112.1	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.34	3.44	4.18	SF
Completion %	52.6%	65.5%	61.3%	GB
Passing yards	168.0	285.0	237.1	GB
Passing yards per completion	13.50	12.07	11.10	SF
Passing yards per attempt	7.11	7.91	6.80	GB
Interceptions	0.7	0.0	1.0	GB
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.0	0.7	-
Sacks allowed	2.7	1.3	2.1	GB
3rd down conversions	30.6%	45.5%	38.9%	GB
4th down conversions	25.0%	37.5%	50.3%	GB
Time of possession	29:08	30:22	30:21	GB

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	GB Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	10.0	23.6	GB
Rushing yards	79.7	109.7	112.1	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.23	4.55	4.18	SF
Completion %	64.4%	56.4%	61.3%	GB
Passing yards	240.3	197.0	237.1	GB
Passing yards per completion	10.31	10.85	11.10	SF
Passing yards per attempt	6.64	6.12	6.80	GB
INT return	0.7	1.7	1.0	GB
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.7	-
Sacks	2.0	1.7	2.1	SF
3rd down conversions	31.3%	37.9%	38.9%	SF
4th down conversions	0.0%	40.0%	50.3%	SF
Time of possession	32:39	29:38	30:21	GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SF	GB	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.1	4.1	9.9	SF
Yards per kick return	21.4	19.9	22.2	SF
Yards allowed per punt return	7.6	4.4	9.9	GB
Yards allowed per kick return	20.0	21.8	22.2	SF

Misc Stats Comparison

	SF	GB	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.7	2.3	6.2	GB
Penalty yards	62.7	18.3	52.1	GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	7	2000-10-15	SF	GB	28-31	GB
2002	15	2002-12-15	GB	SF	20-14	GB
2003	12	2003-11-23	SF	GB	10-20	GB
2006	14	2006-12-10	GB	SF	30-19	GB
2009	11	2009-11-22	SF	GB	24-30	GB

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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