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New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
STL		 17
 10
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MIN
KC		 17
 22
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PIT
HOU		 10
 17
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SF
PHI		 24
 23
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DET
DAL		 34
 30
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TEN
CLE		 31
 13
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CAR
CHI		 29
 34
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BUF
CIN		 20
 23
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NO
JAC		 23
 10
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NYG
ARI		 31
 27
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ATL
SEA		 30
 28
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MIA
SD		 16
 26
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DEN
GB		 23
 49
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NE
OAK		 31
 19
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NYJ
BAL		 17
 34
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IND
TB		 17
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 31, Jaguars 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Mark Ingram Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 32 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 48 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 20 Lance Moore Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 28 Robert Meachem Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 45 Devery Henderson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 88 Marques Colston Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 4 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 9 John Kasay FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
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Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 26 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 8 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45 Deji Karim Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 27 Mike Thomas Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 79 Cecil Shorts Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 86 Jason Hill Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 24 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints In 3 starts vs. Jax., QB Drew Brees has completed 76 of 116 (65.5 pct.) for 952 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.9 rating. In last meeting (11/4/07), completed 35 of 49 (71.4 pct.) for 445 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.9 rating. Last week, Brees passed for 370 yards & 3 TDs. Has 3 TD passes in each of 1st 3 games of season... RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles had 30-yard TD run last week. Has TD in all 3 games with NO (PR, rec. & rush). Rookie RB Mark Ingram had 1st career rush TD last week. RB Pierre Thomas has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 7 vs. AFC... WR Devery Henderson is averaging 22.1 yards per catch (12 catches, 265 yards). WR Robert Meachem has 20 career rec. TDs & 13 have gone for 25+ yards. WR Lance Moore had TD catch in last meeting. TE Jimmy Graham had career-high 100 rec. yards in Week 3. Has 6 TDs in past 6... Since entering NFL in 2006, S Roman Harper has 12 sacks, most by DB. CB Jabari Greer had INT last week. DE Turk McBride aims for 3rd in row with sack.

Jaguars Club is 2-0 against Saints at home... Dating back to 11/14/10, Jaguars have won 4 of past 5 at home... Rookie QB Blaine Gabbert (1st round, No. 10) had 36-yard TD pass in 1st career start last week at Carolina... RB Maurice Jones-Drew is averaging 102.3 rush yards per game this season (307 total). Jones-Drew aims for 4th straight game with 100+ rush yards against NFC opponents (135, 113, 122). Jones-Drew has 3 100-yard rush games in past 4 at home (100, 133, 101)... WR Mike Thomas has 3 TDs in past 4 vs. NFC opponents. Thomas registered 1st TD catch of season last week & 6th of career... TE Marcedes Lewis has 5 TD catches in past 9 home games. Lewis (17) needs 2 TD catches to surpass WR REGGIE WILLIAMS (18) for 3rd-most in franchise history (JIMMY SMITH, 67; KEENAN MC CARDELL, 30)... LB Daryl Smith leads team with 19 tackles... S Dawan Landry had career-best 2 INTs against Saints on 10/29/06 (with Ravens)... DE Matt Roth seeks 3rd consecutive game with sack.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-08 GB A L 34-42 -8
2 2011-09-18 CHI H W 30-13 +17
3 2011-09-25 HOU H W 40-33 +7
4 2011-10-02 JAC A W 23-10 +13
5 2011-10-09 CAR A    
6 2011-10-16 TB A    
7 2011-10-23 IND H    
8 2011-10-30 STL A    
9 2011-11-06 TB H    
10 2011-11-13 ATL A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-28 NYG H    
13 2011-12-04 DET H    
14 2011-12-11 TEN A    
15 2011-12-18 MIN A    
16 2011-12-26 ATL H    
17 2012-01-01 CAR H    
   
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 TEN H W 16-14 +2
2 2011-09-18 NYJ A L 3-32 -29
3 2011-09-25 CAR A L 10-16 -6
4 2011-10-02 NO H L 10-23 -13
5 2011-10-09 CIN H    
6 2011-10-16 PIT A    
7 2011-10-24 BAL H    
8 2011-10-30 HOU A    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 IND A    
11 2011-11-20 CLE A    
12 2011-11-27 HOU H    
13 2011-12-05 SD H    
14 2011-12-11 TB H    
15 2011-12-15 ATL A    
16 2011-12-24 TEN A    
17 2012-01-01 IND H    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  OLB Will Herring (Hamstring)
 TE David Thomas (Concussion)
 OLB Martez Wilson (Neck)
Questionable  WR Marques Colston (Shoulder)
 MLB Jonathan Vilma (Knee)
Probable  SS Jonathon Amaya (Shoulder)
 WR Adrian Arrington (Knee)
 OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 SS Roman Harper (Neck)
 CB Tracy Porter (Calf)
 DT Shaun Rogers (Elbow)
IR  K Garrett Hartley (Right Hip)
 CB Fabian Washington (Hamstring)
PUP  RB Chris Ivory (Foot, Sports Hernia)
Non-Football Related  DE Greg Romeus (Undisclosed)
   
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  DE Aaron Kampman (Knee)
 FB Montell Owens (Knee)
Doubtful  CB Derek Cox (Groin)
 FS Courtney Greene (Neck)
 WR Kassim Osgood (Hamstring)
Questionable  DT Leger Douzable (Thigh)
Probable  DT Tyson Alualu (Knee)
 DE Matt Roth (Neck)
IR  RB Rashad Jennings (Knee)
 OLB Aaron Morgan (Shoulder)
 DT D'Anthony Smith (Foot)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 JAC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 34.7 9.7 22.5 NO
Rushing yards 99.7 134.3 103.9 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.15 3.73 4.01 NO
Completion % 68.5% 57.1% 61.8% NO
Passing yards 338.0 126.7 245.4 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.39 9.50 11.33 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.80 5.43 7.00 NO
Interceptions 0.7 1.7 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.7 JAC
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 56.8% 34.1% 38.1% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 47.4% NO
Time of possession 31:05 32:14 30:01 JAC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 JAC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 29.3 20.7 22.5 JAC
Rushing yards 90.7 83.7 103.9 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.25 3.44 4.01 JAC
Completion % 57.1% 60.9% 61.8% NO
Passing yards 282.0 196.3 245.4 JAC
Passing yards per completion 12.44 10.52 11.33 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 7.11 6.40 7.00 JAC
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.0 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.7 NO
Sacks 3.3 1.0 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 42.1% 33.3% 38.1% JAC
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 47.4% -
Time of possession 28:55 26:46 30:01 JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 19.6 5.1 10.7 NO
Yards per kick return 26.3 21.2 24.7 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 1.5 7.0 10.7 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 36.9 26.0 24.7 JAC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 5.7 6.5 NO
Penalty yards 27.3 49.7 54.4 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 16 2003-12-21 NO JAC 19-20 JAC
2007 9 2007-11-04 JAC NO 24-41 NO

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.