NFL Game Preview: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints - Week 14

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St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints - Week 14

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IND TEN	30 28
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ATL CAR	31 10
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OAK JAC	31 38
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TB WAS	17 16
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GB DET	3 7
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CLE BUF	6 13
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CIN PIT	7 23
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STL NO	13 31
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SEA SF	21 40
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DEN ARI	13 43
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MIA NYJ	10 6
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NE CHI	36 7
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KC SD	0 31
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PHI DAL	30 27
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NYG MIN	21 3
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BAL HOU	34 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

Saints 30, Rams 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Sam Bradford	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Steven Jackson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 47	Danny Amendola	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 64	Danario Alexander	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 65	Brandon Gibson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 68	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 28	Daniel Fells	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11	Josh Brown	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 30	Defense / ST

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New Orleans Saints
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 3	Drew Brees	Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	Chris Ivory	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 52	Reggie Bush	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 55	Pierre Thomas	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8	Marques Colston	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 19	Robert Meachem	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 52	Lance Moore	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 61	Devery Henderson	Rec: 2-40, 0 TD
TE 20	Jimmy Graham	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2	Garrett Hartley	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 15	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Rams Rookie QB Sam Bradford aims for 3rd consecutive road win. Needs 347 pass yards to become 3rd rookie QB with 3,000... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 102 yards last week & tied MARSHALL FAULK for 2nd in team history with 27 100-yard games. Needs 15 rush yards to become 1st Ram with 6 consecutive 1,000-yard rush seasons. Aims for 4th in row vs. NO with TD. Has 392 scrimmage yards (130.7 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 meetings... WR Brandon Gibson had 7 catches for career-high 93 yards in only meeting. WR-PR-KR Danny Amendola has career-high 65 catches, 551 rec. yards & 3 rec. TDs... S Oshiomogho Atogwe aims for 3rd meeting in row with INT. Had sack last week. DE James Hall has 2.5 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in 4 career meetings. DE Chris Long has 6 sacks in past 7. Had sack in only meeting. S Craig Dahl had sack & 1st career INT last week. DT Fred Robbins had 2 sacks in Week 13 & aims for 3rd in row with sack.

Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 313 yards last week & has 21,932 yards since joining NO in 2006, most by QB in any 5-year span in NFL history. Also became franchise leader in pass yards last week. Aims for 4th in row with 300+ yards... Rookie RB Chris Ivory rushed for 117 yards & 2 TDs last week & has 5 TDs in past 3. RB Reggie Bush has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career meetings. RB Pierre Thomas has 13 TDs (9 rush, 4 rec.) in past 13 at home (incl. playoffs)... In only home game vs. StL, WR Marques Colston had 8 catches for 129 yards (16.1 avg.). Has 3 rec. TDs in past 3. KR Courtney Roby had 97-yard KR-TD & averaged 48.7 yards per KR in last meeting. In past 3, WR Robert Meachem averages 30.1 yards per catch & has 3 TDs... LB Jonathan Vilma had 38-yard INT-TD in 1/2/05 meeting (with NYJ). Incl. playoffs, when Vilma has INT, his teams are 9-3 (.750). Had sack last week. DE Will Smith aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with sack. S Roman Harper has 15 tackles in 2 meetings. Had sack in Week 13. DT Sedrick Ellis had sack & FF last week.

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	L 20-23	-3
11	2010-11-21	ATL	H	L 17-34	-17
12	2010-11-28	DEN	A	W 36-33	+3
13	2010-12-05	ARI	A	W 19-6	+13
14	2010-12-12	NO	A	L 13-31	-18
15	2010-12-19	KC	H
16	2010-12-26	SF	H
17	2011-01-02	SEA	A

New Orleans Saints
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	MIN	H	W 14-9	+5
2	2010-09-20	SF	A	W 25-22	+3
3	2010-09-26	ATL	H	L 24-27	-3
4	2010-10-03	CAR	H	W 16-14	+2
5	2010-10-10	ARI	A	L 20-30	-10
6	2010-10-17	TB	A	W 31-6	+25
7	2010-10-24	CLE	H	L 17-30	-13
8	2010-10-31	PIT	H	W 20-10	+10
9	2010-11-07	CAR	A	W 34-3	+31
10		Bye
11	2010-11-21	SEA	H	W 34-19	+15
12	2010-11-25	DAL	A	W 30-27	+3
13	2010-12-05	CIN	A	W 34-30	+4
14	2010-12-12	STL	H	W 31-13	+18
15	2010-12-19	BAL	A
16	2010-12-27	ATL	A
17	2011-01-02	TB	H

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Out	TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Ankle)
Doubtful	CB Ron Bartell (Neck) RB Kenneth Darby (Ribs) CB Justin King (Shoulder)
Questionable	FS Oshiomogho Atogwe (Shoulder)
Probable	SS Craig Dahl (Knee) CB Jerome Murphy (Hamstring)
IR	WR Donnie Avery (Right Knee ACL) WR Mark Clayton (Torn Right Patellar Tendon) OLB Na'il Diggs (Pectoral) DT Chris Hovan (Back) MLB Josh Hull (Knee ACL) TE Fendi Onobun (Back) FS Kevin Payne (Knee) DT Clifton Ryan (Migranes)
PUP	OG Mark Setterstrom (Triceps)

New Orleans Saints
Questionable	OT Charles Brown (Back)
Probable	RB Julius Jones (Ankle) RB Pierre Thomas (Ankle)
IR	MLB Stanley Arnoux (Achilles) RB Ladell Betts (Neck) OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot) CB Randall Gay (Head) LS Jason Kyle (Shoulder) SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	NO Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.7	32.7	22.7	NO
Rushing yards	98.0	113.0	113.8	NO
Rushing yards per attempt	3.52	4.27	4.20	NO
Completion %	67.0%	69.2%	61.3%	NO
Passing yards	215.0	303.7	231.6	NO
Passing yards per completion	9.20	11.21	11.07	NO
Passing yards per attempt	6.16	7.76	6.79	NO
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0	STL
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.6	STL
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.1	NO
3rd down conversions	29.2%	47.8%	38.8%	NO
4th down conversions	66.7%	25.0%	50.6%	STL
Time of possession	34:13	31:46	30:18	STL

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	NO Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	22.0	18.7	22.7	NO
Rushing yards	107.3	110.3	113.8	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.37	4.44	4.20	STL
Completion %	58.0%	65.0%	61.3%	STL
Passing yards	250.7	233.0	231.6	NO
Passing yards per completion	11.89	9.52	11.07	NO
Passing yards per attempt	6.90	6.19	6.79	NO
INT return	0.7	0.7	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.3	0.6	NO
Sacks	3.3	2.3	2.1	STL
3rd down conversions	29.0%	36.5%	38.8%	STL
4th down conversions	66.7%	44.4%	50.6%	NO
Time of possession	27:34	28:14	30:18	STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	STL	NO	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.8	5.7	9.7	STL
Yards per kick return	19.7	20.5	22.0	NO
Yards allowed per punt return	10.1	16.5	9.7	STL
Yards allowed per kick return	22.3	25.4	22.0	STL

Misc Stats Comparison

	STL	NO	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	4.7	6.1	NO
Penalty yards	49.7	43.0	50.4	NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. New Orleans Saints
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	13	2000-11-26	NO	STL	31-24	NO
2000	17	2000-12-24	STL	NO	26-21	STL
2001	7	2001-10-28	NO	STL	34-31	NO
2001	14	2001-12-17	STL	NO	34-21	STL
2004	3	2004-09-26	NO	STL	28-25	NO
2005	7	2005-10-23	NO	STL	17-28	STL
2007	10	2007-11-11	STL	NO	37-29	STL
2009	10	2009-11-15	NO	STL	28-23	NO

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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