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Final Score Prediction

49ers 23, Lions 19

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Matthew Stafford Pass: 300, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Kevin Smith Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
WR 5 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-100, 0 TD
WR 57 Nate Burleson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 69 Titus Young Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 34 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Jason Hanson FG: 4/4 XP: 1/1
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
 
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Alex Smith Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Frank Gore Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Kendall Hunter Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 33 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 64 Randy Moss Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 92 Mario Manningham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Vernon Davis Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 5 David Akers FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Game features No. 1 overall Draft picks Alex Smith of SF (2005) & Matthew Stafford of Det. (2009)...

Lions QB Stafford has 350+ pass yards in 4 consecutive games, tied with DREW BREES for longest streak in NFL history. Has posted 105+ rating 10 times in career & Lions are 10-0. Threw game-winning TD with 0:10 left last week, his 3rd career game-winning TD pass in final minute of 4th Q, most in team history... RB Kevin Smith had rush & rec. TD last week, 3rd time he has had both in game... WR Calvin Johnson aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with 7+ catches. In past 2 meetings, has 14 catches for 209 yards (104.5 per game). Since 2008, has 45 TD catches, most in NFL. TE Brandon Pettigrew had 8 catches & 16-yard TD in last meeting... DE Cliff Avril is only NFC player with 10+ sacks (11) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. LB Stephen Tulloch had sack in last game vs. SF. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 15 sacks, 2nd most by NFL DT.

49ers QB Smith has won 15 of past 18 starts. Is 3-0 in career vs. Lions. In past 11 at home, Smith is 10-1 & has 19 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 102 rating. In career, 49ers are 11-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating, incl. 125.6 mark last week... RB Frank Gore rushed for 141 yards & TD in last meeting. In 4 games vs. Lions, has rushed for 501 yards (125.3 per game) with 4 TDs & has 633 scrimmage yards (158.3 per game)... WR Michael Crabtree aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with 65+ rec. yards. In 13 games vs. Det., WR Randy Moss has 72 catches for 1,182 yards (90.9 per game) & 9 TDs. Moss' teams are 11-2 (.846) in those contests. Since 2009, TE Vernon Davis has 27 TDs, most by NFC TE... LB Aldon Smith had 2 sacks, FF & safety in last year's meeting. DT Justin Smith had 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Det. LB Patrick Willis had team-high 9 tackles & INT in last home meeting vs. Lions.


Results and Schedule
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 L 19-27 -8
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    
   
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    
4 2012-09-30 NYJ A    
5 2012-10-07 BUF H    
6 2012-10-14 NYG H    
7 2012-10-18 SEA H    
8 2012-10-29 ARI A    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 STL H    
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
Detroit Lions
   
San Francisco 49ers

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 
SF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 27.0 30.0 24.7 SF
Rushing yards 83.0 186.0 98.5 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.61 5.81 3.83 SF
Completion % 66.7% 76.9% 62.7% SF
Passing yards 346.0 191.0 243.5 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.81 9.55 11.05 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.21 7.35 6.93 SF
Interceptions 3.0 0.0 1.1 SF
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 4.0 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 44.4% 22.2% 38.8% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 55.6% -
Time of possession 29:54 33:00 30:09 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 
SF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.0 22.0 24.7 SF
Rushing yards 78.0 45.0 98.5 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 2.89 3.21 3.83 DET
Completion % 68.0% 68.2% 62.7% DET
Passing yards 173.0 279.0 243.5 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.18 9.30 11.05 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 6.34 6.93 SF
INT return 0.0 1.0 1.1 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks 3.0 3.0 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 33.3% 46.2% 38.8% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 55.6% -
Time of possession 30:06 27:00 30:09 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   SF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.6 20.0 12.2 SF
Yards per kick return 9.5 31.0 23.4 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 6.0 26.7 12.2 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 25.0 24.3 23.4 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   SF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.0 8.0 6.4 DET
Penalty yards 27.0 66.0 54.9 DET

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2012 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 8 2001-11-04 DET SF 13-21 SF
2003 5 2003-10-05 DET SF 17-24 SF
2006 10 2006-11-12 SF DET 19-13 SF
2008 3 2008-09-21 DET SF 13-31 SF
2009 16 2009-12-27 DET SF 6-20 SF
2011 6 2011-10-16 SF DET 25-19 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.