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Final Score Prediction

Lions 31, Rams 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Sam Bradford Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Steven Jackson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53 Daryl Richardson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 64 Isaiah Pead Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 40 Danny Amendola Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 48 Steve Smith Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
 WR 65 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 12 Lance Kendricks Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 17 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Matthew Stafford Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 14 Kevin Smith Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 52 Keiland Williams Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 28 Titus Young Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 71 Nate Burleson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 40 Tony Scheffler Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 23 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Game features No. 1 overall Draft picks Sam Bradford of StL (2010) & Matthew Stafford of Det. (2009)...

Rams Head coach JEFF FISHER is 10-6 (.625) on KO Weekend... QB Bradford has posted 100+ rating 3 times in career & Rams are 3-0. Makes 3rd consecutive KO Weekend start... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 1,145 yards & is 1 of 7 players in NFL history with 7+ consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Is franchise's all-time leading rusher with 9,093 yards. Since 2006, averages 114.7 scrimmage yards per game (9,868 yards, 86 games), most in NFL (min. 60 games)... WR-KR Danny Amendola led NFL in 2010 with 2,364 all-purpose yards (1,142 KR, 689 rec., 452 PR, 81 rush). Has 2 2,000+ yard seasons & is 1 of 4 Rams to record 2,000+ all-purpose yards in year, joining Jackson & HOFers ERIC DICKERSON & MARSHALL FAULK... DE Chris Long led team with career-high 13 sacks. Has 10 sacks in past 10. Has sack in 7 of past 10. LB James Laurinaitis had club-best 142 tackles, his 3rd consecutive season leading Rams. CB Cortland Finnegan joins Rams after 6 seasons with Ten. (93 games, 79 starts).

Lions Have 49 wins in home openers, tied for 2nd most all-time. In 2011, won 3 games after trailing by 17+ points, most in season in NFL history. Scored 474 points, most in season in club history... QB Stafford set team passing records with 5,038 yards & 41 TDs, 1 of 3 seasons by QB in NFL history with 5,000+ yards & 40+ TDs. Is 2nd youngest QB in NFL history to pass for 4,000+ yards & 30+ TDs in season (HOFer DAN MARINO)... WR Calvin Johnson led NFL with 1,681 rec. yards, 2nd most in team history. Led NFC with 16 rec. TDs. 1st Lion since HOFer BARRY SANDERS (1991) to score 15+ TDs in season. Joined HOFers LANCE ALWORTH & JERRY RICE as only players with 12+ rec. TDs in 3 of 1st 5 seasons. Since 2008, has 45 TD catches, most in NFL. TE Brandon Pettigrew had 83 catches, most by Lions TE... DE Cliff Avril led team with 11 sacks. 1 of 6 players in NFL history with 10+ sacks, FR-TD & INT-TD in season. Led NFC with 6 FFs. LB Stephen Tulloch led team with 111 tackles. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 14 sacks, 3rd most by NFL DT... K Jason Hanson is 1st player in NFL history to score 2,000 points with 1 franchise (2,016 points).


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    
3 2012-09-23 CHI A    
4 2012-09-30 SEA H    
5 2012-10-04 ARI H    
6 2012-10-14 MIA A    
7 2012-10-21 GB H    
8 2012-10-28 NE H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A    
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    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A    
3 2012-09-23 TEN A    
4 2012-09-30 MIN H    
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A    
7 2012-10-22 CHI A    
8 2012-10-28 SEA H    
9 2012-11-04 JAC A    
10 2012-11-11 MIN A    
11 2012-11-18 GB H    
12 2012-11-22 HOU H    
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
   
Detroit Lions

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 11.5 29.3 22.4 DET
Rushing yards 101.5 79.8 121.7 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.73 4.23 4.37 DET
Completion % 50.3% 66.8% 60.0% DET
Passing yards 169.8 345.0 225.9 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.75 11.81 11.25 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.41 7.89 6.75 DET
Interceptions 0.5 0.8 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.5 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 26.2% 46.2% 37.1% DET
4th down conversions 14.3% 40.0% 40.2% DET
Time of possession 27:31 30:34 30:12 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.5 28.3 22.4 STL
Rushing yards 143.5 95.3 121.7 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.71 5.06 4.37 STL
Completion % 62.7% 64.8% 60.0% STL
Passing yards 200.0 319.5 225.9 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.40 11.75 11.25 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.15 7.61 6.75 STL
INT return 0.5 0.8 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 DET
Sacks 2.3 2.5 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 34.2% 40.3% 37.1% STL
4th down conversions 50.0% 62.5% 40.2% STL
Time of possession 32:30 29:26 30:12 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.0 7.9 9.2 STL
Yards per kick return 25.3 24.3 23.6 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 16.3 7.4 9.2 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 28.2 19.7 23.6 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 10.3 6.1 STL
Penalty yards 41.0 82.8 51.9 STL

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

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 4 2001-10-08 STL DET 35-0 STL
2003 17 2003-12-28 STL DET 20-30 DET
2006 4 2006-10-01 DET STL 34-41 STL
2009 8 2009-11-01 STL DET 17-10 STL
2010 5 2010-10-10 STL DET 6-44 DET

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.