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Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Alex Smith Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Frank Gore Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 19 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 55 Josh Morgan Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 86 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 16 Joe Nedney FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
 
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 27 Justin Forsett Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 44 Leon Washington Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 29 Mike Williams Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 65 Deion Branch Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 85 Deon Butler Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9 John Carlson Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 17 Olindo Mare FG: 2/3 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

49ers QB Alex Smith had career-high 18 TDs, 60.5 comp. pct. & 81.5 rating last year. 49ers are 8-0 when Smith starts & has rating of 96+. In last meeting, Smith passed for career-high 310 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs... Pro Bowl RB Frank Gore rushed for 1,120 yards last year, becoming 1st 49er with 4 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Owns 2 best club single-game rushing totals & both have been vs. Sea. (212 yards on 11/19/06 & 207 yards on 9/20/09). In 9/20/09 meeting, joined HOF RB BARRY SANDERS as only players in NFL history with 2 75+ yard TD runs in same game... All Star TE Vernon Davis tied NFL record for most TDs by TE in season with 13. In last game vs. Sea., had 6 catches for career-high 111 yards & TD. WR Michael Crabtree had 48 catches for 625 yards in 11 games & his 56.8 yards per game avg. was tops among rookies. WR Josh Morgan had 22-yard TD in last meeting... Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis led team in tackles (173). Scored 1st INT-TD vs. Sea. (9/14/08), longest INT return by 49ers LB (86 yards). LB Manny Lawson led team with 6.5 sacks last year. Pro Bowl DT Justin Smith has started 139 games in row, longest active streak among DL.

Seahawks Head coach PETE CARROLL makes Sea. debut. Was SF def. coordinator in 1995-96. Team has won 6 of past 7 home openers... QB Matt Hasselbeck became club's all-time leading passer (26,433 yards) last season. Is 9-4 (.692) as starter vs. SF. In last meeting, completed 73.5 pct. (25 of 34) with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.2 rating... RB Justin Forsett averaged 5.4 yards per carry last year & had 2 100-yard games. RB Leon Washington played past 4 years with NYJ. Selected to 2009 Pro Bowl after leading NFL with 2,332 combined yards... TE John Carlson had 7 TDs last year, most by Seahawks TE. Had 51 catches in 2009 & is only TE in team history with 50+ catches in season (55 in 2008). When WR Deion Branch has TD catch (incl. playoffs), his teams are 20-7 (.741). 1st round draft picks T Russell Okung (No. 6) & S Earl Thomas (No. 14) make debuts... LB Lofa Tatupu is only player to lead Seahawks in tackles 4 years in row (2005-08). LB David Hawthorne led team with 116 tackles last year. CB Marcus Trufant is longest tenured defensive player on team (8th season).


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    
3 2010-09-26 KC A    
4 2010-10-03 ATL A    
5 2010-10-10 PHI H    
6 2010-10-17 OAK H    
7 2010-10-24 CAR A    
8 2010-10-31 DEN H    
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    
   
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 SF H W 31-6 +25
2 2010-09-19 DEN A    
3 2010-09-26 SD H    
4 2010-10-03 STL A    
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CHI A    
7 2010-10-24 ARI H    
8 2010-10-31 OAK A    
9 2010-11-07 NYG H    
10 2010-11-14 ARI A    
11 2010-11-21 NO A    
12 2010-11-28 KC H    
13 2010-12-05 CAR H    
14 2010-12-12 SF A    
15 2010-12-19 ATL H    
16 2010-12-26 TB A    
17 2011-01-02 STL H    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Out  OLB Ahmad Brooks (Lacerated Kidney)
 OC Eric Heitmann (Fibula)
 WR Kyle Williams (Toe)
Doubtful  CB William James (Ankle)
   
Seattle Seahawks
Out  OT Russell Okung (Ankle)
Questionable  OG Chester Pitts (Knee)
Probable  OLB Matt McCoy (Ankle)
Suspended  OLB Leroy Hill (Substance Abuse,)
IR  OT Ray Willis (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 
SEA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.3 12.5 21.1 SF
Rushing yards 92.3 122.5 117.5 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 4.40 4.19 SEA
Completion % 59.9% 60.0% 60.6% SEA
Passing yards 204.0 187.5 217.8 SF
Passing yards per completion 9.67 8.71 10.84 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.79 5.22 6.57 SF
Interceptions 0.5 1.5 1.1 SF
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.5 2.5 2.0 SF
3rd down conversions 29.5% 28.2% 38.4% SF
4th down conversions 60.0% 27.3% 52.0% SF
Time of possession 47:14 41:51 30:10 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 
SEA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 10.3 23.0 21.1 SF
Rushing yards 101.0 116.3 117.5 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.88 3.88 4.19 -
Completion % 59.4% 62.4% 60.6% SF
Passing yards 195.3 255.8 217.8 SF
Passing yards per completion 9.48 11.72 10.84 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.63 7.32 6.57 SF
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.1 SF
Fumble recoveries 1.5 0.5 0.7 SF
Sacks 4.3 0.5 2.0 SF
3rd down conversions 25.3% 39.8% 38.4% SF
4th down conversions 37.5% 50.0% 52.0% SF
Time of possession 42:46 48:09 30:10 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.9 9.5 8.9 SEA
Yards per kick return 19.4 21.1 21.8 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 10.5 8.8 8.9 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 23.3 21.8 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 6.3 5.6 -
Penalty yards 44.8 53.3 46.5 SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 6 2002-10-14 SF SEA 28-21 SF
2002 13 2002-12-01 SEA SF 24-31 SF
2003 6 2003-10-12 SF SEA 19-20 SEA
2003 17 2003-12-27 SEA SF 24-17 SEA
2004 3 2004-09-26 SF SEA 0-34 SEA
2004 9 2004-11-07 SEA SF 42-27 SEA
2005 11 2005-11-20 SEA SF 27-25 SEA
2005 14 2005-12-11 SF SEA 3-41 SEA
2006 11 2006-11-19 SEA SF 14-20 SF
2006 15 2006-12-14 SF SEA 24-14 SF
2007 4 2007-09-30 SEA SF 23-3 SEA
2007 10 2007-11-12 SF SEA 0-24 SEA
2008 2 2008-09-14 SF SEA 33-30 SF
2008 8 2008-10-26 SEA SF 34-13 SEA
2009 2 2009-09-20 SEA SF 10-23 SF
2009 13 2009-12-06 SF SEA 17-20 SEA

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.