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New England Patriots at Washington Redskins - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CLE
PIT		 3
 14
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ATL
CAR		 31
 23
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PHI
MIA		 26
 10
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OAK
GB		 16
 46
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NO
TEN		 22
 17
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NE
WAS		 34
 27
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MIN
DET		 28
 34
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KC
NYJ		 10
 37
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IND
BAL		 10
 24
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HOU
CIN		 20
 19
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TB
JAC		 14
 41
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CHI
DEN		 10
 13
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SF
ARI		 19
 21
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BUF
SD		 10
 37
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NYG
DAL		 37
 34
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STL
SEA		 13
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 30, Redskins 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Tom Brady Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 46 Stevan Ridley Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Wes Welker Rec: 10-110, 1 TD
WR 62 Deion Branch Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
TE 8 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 1 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
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Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Rex Grossman Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Roy Helu Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
WR 19 Santana Moss Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 54 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 89 Anthony Armstrong Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Logan Paulsen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 28 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 30 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots Aim for 9th consecutive win in Dec... NE has won 24 of past 26 games vs. NFC opponents...Aim for 5th consecutive game with 30+ points... QB Tom Brady (291) needs TD pass to surpass HOFer WARREN MOON (291) for 6th-most TD passes in NFL history. In last meeting vs. Was., Brady passed for 306 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125.5 rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 21 rush TDs since '10, tied for 3rd-most in NFL... WR Wes Welker (1,253) needs 96 rec. yards to surpass career-best of 1,348 in '09. Has 17 rec. for 251 yards with 2 TDs in past 2 vs. NFC. Posted 7th 100-yard receiving game in '11 last week (110)... TE Rob Gronkowski (13) is tied with ANTONIO GATES ('04) & VERNON DAVIS ('09) for most TD receptions by TE in single season in NFL history... LB Rob Ninkovich aims for 4th straight game with sack... LB Jerod Mayo posted 1st career INT last week... CB Kyle Arrington has NFL-best 7 INTs in '11.

Redskins In starts with 1+ TD & 0 INTs, QB Rex Grossman's teams are 9-1. Has 95+ rating in 2 of past 3... RB Roy Helu rushed for 100 yards & TD last week & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards & TD. Leads NFC rookies with 42 receptions. Is only rookie with 450+ rush (456) & 300+ rec. (309) yards... TE Fred Davis had 6 catches for 99 yards last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL among TEs with 796 rec. yards. WR Jabar Gaffney played 3 seasons with NE (2006-08). Had 85 catches for 1,059 yards with 8 TDs in 43 games & NE had 35-8 (.814) record. WR Anthony Armstrong has 5 career rec. TDs & 4 have been 30+ yards. WR DONTE' STALLWORTH was Patriot in 2007 & had 46 catches for 697 yards with 3 TDs for 16-0 team. In only game vs. NE (11/20/05 with NO), had 6 catches for 76 yards & 2 TDs... LB Brian Orakpo has 8.5 sacks in 10 games vs. AFC. Rookie LB Ryan Kerrigan is 2nd among NFC rookies with 6.5 sacks. Has 6.5 sacks, 4 FFs & INT-TD. Has 4.5 sacks in past 5. CB DeAngelo Hall has 2+ INTs in all 8 seasons. LB London Fletcher had 15 tackles in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 MIA A W 38-24 +14
2 2011-09-18 SD H W 35-21 +14
3 2011-09-25 BUF A L 31-34 -3
4 2011-10-02 OAK A W 31-19 +12
5 2011-10-09 NYJ H W 30-21 +9
6 2011-10-16 DAL H W 20-16 +4
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 PIT A L 17-25 -8
9 2011-11-06 NYG H L 20-24 -4
10 2011-11-13 NYJ A W 37-16 +21
11 2011-11-21 KC H W 34-3 +31
12 2011-11-27 PHI A W 38-20 +18
13 2011-12-04 IND H W 31-24 +7
14 2011-12-11 WAS A W 34-27 +7
15 2011-12-18 DEN A    
16 2011-12-24 MIA H    
17 2012-01-01 BUF H    
   
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 NYG H W 28-14 +14
2 2011-09-18 ARI H W 22-21 +1
3 2011-09-26 DAL A L 16-18 -2
4 2011-10-02 STL A W 17-10 +7
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 PHI H L 13-20 -7
7 2011-10-23 CAR A L 20-33 -13
8 2011-10-30 BUF A L 0-23 -23
9 2011-11-06 SF H L 11-19 -8
10 2011-11-13 MIA A L 9-20 -11
11 2011-11-20 DAL H L 24-27 -3
12 2011-11-27 SEA A W 23-17 +6
13 2011-12-04 NYJ H L 19-34 -15
14 2011-12-11 NE H L 27-34 -7
15 2011-12-18 NYG A    
16 2011-12-24 MIN H    
17 2012-01-01 PHI A    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  OT Sebastian Vollmer (Back)
Doubtful  OLB Jermaine Cunningham (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Kyle Arrington (Foot)
 SS Patrick Chung (Foot)
 OG Dan Connolly (Groin)
 WR Julian Edelman (Back)
 ILB Dane Fletcher (Thumb)
 DT Albert Haynesworth (Knee)
 FS James Ihedigbo (Shoulder)
 CB Devin McCourty (Shoulder)
 ILB Brandon Spikes (Knee)
 RB Shane Vereen (Hamstring)
 OC Ryan Wendell (Calf)
 RB Danny Woodhead (Abdomen)
Probable  OG Marcus Cannon (Not Injury Related)
 WR Wes Welker (Knee)
IR  SS Josh Barrett (Calf)
 CB Ras-I Dowling (Hip)
 OC Dan Koppen (Fibula)
 OG Rich Ohrnberger (Head)
 NT Myron Pryor (Shoulder)
 DE Mike Wright (Concussion)
   
Washington Redskins
Out  SS LaRon Landry (Groin)
Probable  WR Terrence Austin (Hamstring)
 DE Stephen Bowen (Knee)
 OT Jammal Brown (Hip)
 ILB London Fletcher (Ankle)
 FS Dejon Gomes (Knee)
 QB Rex Grossman (Left Shoulder)
 CB DeAngelo Hall (Back)
 OG Maurice Hurt (Knee)
Suspended  TE Fred Davis (Substance Abuse, 2011 games 14-17)
 OT Trent Williams (Substance Abuse, 2011 games 14-17)
IR  CB Phillip Buchanon (Neck, Knee)
 TE Chris Cooley (Finger, Left Knee)
 DE Kedric Golston (Knee)
 WR Leonard Hankerson (Torn Labrum Right Hip)
 RB Tim Hightower (Torn Left ACL)
 DE Jarvis Jenkins (Right Knee ACL)
 OG Kory Lichtensteiger (Right Knee ACL & MCL)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 WAS
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 30.5 15.5 21.3 NE
Rushing yards 85.8 68.3 116.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.42 3.44 4.18 WAS
Completion % 65.8% 61.0% 60.0% NE
Passing yards 294.3 229.8 222.9 NE
Passing yards per completion 11.64 9.77 11.11 NE
Passing yards per attempt 7.66 5.96 6.66 NE
Interceptions 0.0 1.5 1.0 NE
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.5 NE
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.3 2.3 NE
3rd down conversions 38.4% 34.6% 37.6% NE
4th down conversions 75.0% 0.0% 45.7% NE
Time of possession 28:16 28:41 30:15 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 WAS
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.0 22.3 21.3 NE
Rushing yards 104.5 116.5 116.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.05 3.65 4.18 WAS
Completion % 62.4% 63.7% 60.0% NE
Passing yards 296.3 201.3 222.9 WAS
Passing yards per completion 11.46 10.48 11.11 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 7.15 6.68 6.66 WAS
INT return 1.3 0.5 1.0 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.8 0.5 WAS
Sacks 3.0 2.0 2.3 NE
3rd down conversions 45.9% 41.9% 37.6% WAS
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 45.7% NE
Time of possession 31:45 33:09 30:15 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.0 13.2 10.0 WAS
Yards per kick return 19.8 21.7 23.6 WAS
Yards allowed per punt return 10.5 7.5 10.0 WAS
Yards allowed per kick return 20.1 20.6 23.6 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.8 5.3 6.4 NE
Penalty yards 39.3 53.5 54.0 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2011 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

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 4 2003-09-28 NE WAS 17-20 WAS
2007 8 2007-10-28 WAS NE 7-52 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.