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Final Score Prediction

Saints 30, Redskins 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Robert Griffin III Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 26 Roy Helu Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 45 Evan Royster Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5 Pierre Garcon Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 47 Santana Moss Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 82 Josh Morgan Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 95 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 22 Fred Davis Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 4 Billy Cundiff FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Darren Sproles Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 1
RB 30 Mark Ingram Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 48 Pierre Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 53 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
K 2 Garrett Hartley FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 20 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Redskins Head coach MIKE SHANAHAN is 14-4 (.778) on KO Weekend & his 14 wins are most by active head coach... Rookie QB Robert Griffin III (No. 2 overall) makes NFL debut. Won 2011 Heisman Trophy at Baylor & set or tied 54 school records. In preseason, completed 20 of 31 (64.5 pct.) for 193 yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 103.3 rating... Last year, RB Roy Helu was 1st rookie in franchise history to rush for 100+ yards in 3 consecutive games & RB Evan Royster rushed for 100+ yards in each of past 2 games. Rookie Alfred Morris (6th round, No. 173) ranked 2nd in NFC during preseason with 195 rush yards... WR Santana Moss is 1 of 4 players with 45+ catches & 500+ yards in each of past 9 seasons. WR Pierre Garcon had career-best 70 catches & 947 yards last year with Ind. Tied career-high with 6 rec. TDs... In Week 1 last year, LB Ryan Kerrigan had 9-yard INT-TD in NFL debut. Finished rookie season with 7.5 sacks, 4 FFs & INT-TD. LB Brian Orakpo has 28.5 sacks in 1st 3 NFL seasons.

Saints Set NFL record with 7,474 total net yards & 5,347 net pass yards... QB Drew Brees had NFL single-season record 5,476 pass yards & 13 300-yard pass games, most all-time. Set single-season records for comp. (468) & comp. pct. (71.2). Has 300 pass yards in 7 games in row, longest streak in NFL history... RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles had NFL-record 2,696 all-purpose yards. RB Pierre Thomas is 1 of 4 in team history with 2,500+ rush yards (2,501) & 150+ rec. (166)... TE Jimmy Graham led NFL TEs with 99 receptions & was 2nd with 1,310 yards, 2nd most by TE all-time. Is 1st TE in NFL history with 95+ catches, 1,200+ yards & 10+ TDs in season. Graham (99) & Sproles (86) were 1st TE-RB duo in NFL history with 80+ catches each. WR Marques Colston had 1,143 rec. yards, his team-record 5th 1,000-yard season. Since 2006, WR Devery Henderson avg. 18.5 yards per catch (201 rec., 3,718 yards), highest mark in NFL (min. 200 catches)... Since entering NFL in 2006, S Roman Harper has 17 sacks, most by DB. Led team with 7.5 sacks, 2nd most all-time by DB in season. LB Curtis Lofton makes NO debut. Had career-high 167 tackles with Atl. last year.


Results and Schedule
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NO A W 40-32 +8
2 2012-09-16 STL A    
3 2012-09-23 CIN H    
4 2012-09-30 TB A    
5 2012-10-07 ATL H    
6 2012-10-14 MIN H    
7 2012-10-21 NYG A    
8 2012-10-28 PIT A    
9 2012-11-04 CAR H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 PHI H    
12 2012-11-22 DAL A    
13 2012-12-03 NYG H    
14 2012-12-09 BAL H    
15 2012-12-16 CLE A    
16 2012-12-23 PHI A    
17 2012-12-30 DAL H    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A    
3 2012-09-23 KC H    
4 2012-09-30 GB A    
5 2012-10-07 SD H    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A    
8 2012-10-28 DEN A    
9 2012-11-05 PHI H    
10 2012-11-11 ATL H    
11 2012-11-18 OAK A    
12 2012-11-25 SF H    
13 2012-11-29 ATL A    
14 2012-12-09 NYG A    
15 2012-12-16 TB H    
16 2012-12-23 DAL A    
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    

Injury Report
Washington Redskins
   
New Orleans Saints

Offense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.8 40.8 22.4 NO
Rushing yards 126.0 161.0 121.7 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.42 5.44 4.37 NO
Completion % 57.1% 72.1% 60.0% NO
Passing yards 250.0 360.5 225.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.59 12.45 11.25 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.62 8.97 6.75 NO
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 0.9 NO
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.5 0.8 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 39.5% 63.0% 37.1% NO
4th down conversions 25.0% 0.0% 40.2% WAS
Time of possession 32:21 32:01 30:12 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 29.5 17.8 22.4 NO
Rushing yards 98.8 81.0 121.7 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.59 4.47 4.37 NO
Completion % 58.2% 61.6% 60.0% WAS
Passing yards 215.3 305.5 225.9 WAS
Passing yards per completion 11.75 11.64 11.25 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.83 7.18 6.75 WAS
INT return 0.8 0.8 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 NO
Sacks 1.8 2.0 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 38.0% 29.4% 37.1% NO
4th down conversions 33.3% 11.1% 40.2% NO
Time of possession 27:39 27:59 30:12 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   WAS   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 2.9 11.0 9.2 NO
Yards per kick return 20.7 26.2 23.6 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 7.7 6.6 9.2 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 21.8 24.9 23.6 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison
   WAS   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 6.8 6.1 NO
Penalty yards 64.5 66.5 51.9 WAS

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
Washington Redskins vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 16 2001-12-30 WAS NO 40-10 WAS
2002 6 2002-10-13 NO WAS 43-27 NO
2003 13 2003-11-30 NO WAS 24-20 NO
2006 15 2006-12-17 WAS NO 16-10 WAS
2008 2 2008-09-14 NO WAS 24-29 WAS
2009 13 2009-12-06 NO WAS 33-30 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.