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Final Score Prediction

49ers 24, Rams 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Sam Bradford Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Steven Jackson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 30 Daryl Richardson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 32 Danny Amendola Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 61 Chris Givens Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 67 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 31 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 4 Greg Zuerlein FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Alex Smith Pass: 200, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 9 Frank Gore Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Kendall Hunter Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25 Michael Crabtree Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 41 Mario Manningham Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 73 Randy Moss Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Vernon Davis Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 22 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford has completed 58 of 79 (73.4 pct.) for 543 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 100.3 rating in 2 career starts vs. SF. Aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with 70+ comp. pct., 250+ yards, 1+ TD & 0 INTs... RB Steven Jackson has 4 100-yard rush games vs. SF. Since 2006, has NFL-best 10,369 scrimmage yards. During that time, only 2 players with 10,000+ scrimmage yards are Jackson & 49ers RB Gore (10,060). Jackson is only player since 2006 with 7,500+ rush yards (7,777) & 2,500+ rec. yards (2,592). Rookie RB Daryl Richardson is 3rd among NFC rookie RBs with 335 rush yards... Rookie WR Chris Givens had 50-yard TD in last game. Aims for 6th in row with 50+ yard catch. Is 1st rookie in SB era with 50+ yard catch in 5 consecutive games. Last player with 50+ yard catch in 5 games in row was PAT STUDSTILL in 1966... DE Robert Quinn has 7 sacks in past 8. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 6. LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 NFC players (49ers Willis) with 8+ sacks (8.5) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009...

49ers QB Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 (94.7 pct.) for 232 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 157.1 rating in last game. Is 6-1 as starter in career vs. StL. Is 9-1 in past 10 starts vs. division. In career, SF is 14-0 when he starts & has 100+ rating. Has won 20 of past 25 starts... RB Frank Gore has 341 scrimmage yards (113.7 per game) in past 3 home meetings. Is only player since 2006 with 10,000+ scrimmage yards (10,060) & 50+ TDs (53)... WR Michael Crabtree tied career-high with 2 rec. TDs in last game. Previous 2-TD game was vs. StL (1/1/12). Has 5 TDs in past 4 vs. Rams & aims for 5th in row vs. StL with TD. In past 4 meetings, has 22 catches for 365 yards (91.3 per game) & 5 TDs. TE Vernon Davis had 8 catches for 118 yards in last meeting. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFC TEs with 34 TDs. Incl. playoffs, LB Aldon Smith has 23.5 sacks in past 23. Has 8 sacks in past 7 vs. division. Since 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only NFC player with 15+ sacks (17) & 6+ INTs (6). LB NA VORRO BOWMAN aims for 3rd in row with sack.


Results and Schedule
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DET A L 23-27 -4
2 2012-09-16 WAS H W 31-28 +3
3 2012-09-23 CHI A L 6-23 -17
4 2012-09-30 SEA H W 19-13 +6
5 2012-10-04 ARI H W 17-3 +14
6 2012-10-14 MIA A L 14-17 -3
7 2012-10-21 GB H L 20-30 -10
8 2012-10-28 NE H L 7-45 -38
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A T 24-24 0
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H    
12 2012-11-25 ARI A    
13 2012-12-02 SF H    
14 2012-12-09 BUF A    
15 2012-12-16 MIN H    
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    
   
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 GB A W 30-22 +8
2 2012-09-16 DET H W 27-19 +8
3 2012-09-23 MIN A L 13-24 -11
4 2012-09-30 NYJ A W 34-0 +34
5 2012-10-07 BUF H W 45-3 +42
6 2012-10-14 NYG H L 3-26 -23
7 2012-10-18 SEA H W 13-6 +7
8 2012-10-29 ARI A W 24-3 +21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 STL H T 24-24 0
11 2012-11-19 CHI H    
12 2012-11-25 NO A    
13 2012-12-02 STL A    
14 2012-12-09 MIA H    
15 2012-12-16 NE A    
16 2012-12-23 SEA A    
17 2012-12-30 ARI H    

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  DE Eugene Sims (knee)
 SS Darian Stewart (knee)
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (collarbone)
 SLB Mario Haggan (thigh)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)
   
San Francisco 49ers
Probable  WR Michael Crabtree (other-illness)
 ILB Tavares Gooden (elbow)
 RB Frank Gore (hand)
 WR Mario Manningham (shoulder)
 QB Alex Smith (fingers)
 DT Will Tukuafu (wrist)
 ILB Patrick Willis (shoulder)
IR  OLB Parys Haralson (undisclosed, 9/3)
PUP  OLB Darius Fleming (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 
SF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.7 23.7 22.3 SF
Rushing yards 108.7 184.3 117.3 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.30 5.90 4.37 SF
Completion % 60.1% 68.3% 61.9% SF
Passing yards 225.3 192.0 238.0 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.65 11.86 10.88 SF
Passing yards per attempt 7.01 8.10 6.74 SF
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 SF
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.7 2.2 STL
3rd down conversions 31.1% 40.0% 38.8% SF
4th down conversions 55.6% 50.0% 55.0% STL
Time of possession 29:26 31:60 29:49 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 
SF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.0 4.0 22.3 SF
Rushing yards 89.0 90.0 117.3 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 3.84 4.37 STL
Completion % 67.0% 54.1% 61.9% SF
Passing yards 243.7 141.0 238.0 SF
Passing yards per completion 10.03 9.08 10.88 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.72 4.91 6.74 SF
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.9 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7 SF
Sacks 2.3 2.0 2.2 STL
3rd down conversions 43.3% 22.7% 38.8% SF
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 55.0% STL
Time of possession 30:34 24:40 29:49 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   SF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.3 12.4 8.1 SF
Yards per kick return 21.2 21.5 24.1 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 5.4 8.1 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 36.0 42.2 24.1 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   SF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 7.0 6.2 SF
Penalty yards 63.7 53.3 51.7 SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 SF STL 24-41 STL
2000 9 2000-10-29 STL SF 34-24 STL
2001 2 2001-09-23 STL SF 30-26 STL
2001 13 2001-12-09 SF STL 14-27 STL
2002 5 2002-10-06 STL SF 13-37 SF
2002 17 2002-12-30 SF STL 20-31 STL
2003 2 2003-09-14 SF STL 24-27 STL
2003 9 2003-11-02 STL SF 10-30 SF
2004 4 2004-10-03 STL SF 24-14 STL
2004 13 2004-12-05 SF STL 6-16 STL
2005 1 2005-09-11 STL SF 25-28 SF
2005 16 2005-12-24 SF STL 24-20 SF
2006 2 2006-09-17 STL SF 13-20 SF
2006 12 2006-11-26 SF STL 17-20 STL
2007 2 2007-09-16 SF STL 17-16 SF
2007 11 2007-11-18 STL SF 13-9 STL
2008 11 2008-11-16 STL SF 16-35 SF
2008 16 2008-12-21 SF STL 17-16 SF
2009 4 2009-10-04 STL SF 0-35 SF
2009 17 2010-01-03 SF STL 28-6 SF
2010 10 2010-11-14 STL SF 20-23 SF
2010 16 2010-12-26 SF STL 17-25 STL
2011 13 2011-12-04 STL SF 0-26 SF
2011 17 2012-01-01 SF STL 34-27 SF

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.