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

CLE
BAL		 16
 23
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CAR
ATL		 28
 30
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SEA
STL		 13
 19
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SF
NYJ		 34
 0
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NE
BUF		 52
 28
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MIN
DET		 20
 13
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TEN
HOU		 14
 38
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SD
KC		 37
 20
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MIA
ARI		 21
 24
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CIN
JAC		 27
 10
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OAK
DEN		 6
 37
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NO
GB		 27
 28
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WAS
TB		 24
 22
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NYG
PHI		 17
 19
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CHI
DAL		 34
 18
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 30, Saints 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 340, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 1
RB 34 Pierre Thomas Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55 Mark Ingram Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Lance Moore Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 28 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 51 Devery Henderson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 15 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
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Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 21 Cedric Benson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Greg Jennings Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 22 Jordy Nelson Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 53 James Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 65 Randall Cobb Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Jermichael Finley Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 1 Mason Crosby FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees hasTD pass in 46 consecutive games & can tie longest streak in NFL history (HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS, 47). In 4 starts vs. GB, has 1,458 pass yards (364.5 per game), 11 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 110.3 rating. Has 300+ yards and 2+ TDs in all 4 games... In last meeting, RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles had 250 combined yards (92 PR, 76 KR, 75 rec., 7 rush) with 72-yard PR-TD. Since 2011, leads NFL RBs with 104 receptions. RB Pierre Thomas rushed for 2 TDs in 11/24/08 game vs. GB... TE Jimmy Graham had TD in last meeting. Aims for TD in 7th game in row. WR Marques Colston has TD catch in 2 of 3 games vs. GB. In 11/24/08 game, WR Lance Moore had 5 catches for 115 yards & 2 TDs (70 & 14 yards). Has 7 rec. TDs in past 8 games. WR Devery Henderson aims for 3rd in row at GB with TD catch. Had 6 catches for 100 yards & TD in last meeting. Offense ranks 1st in NFC with 70% TD rate in red zone (10 poss, 7 TDs)... Since 2006, S Roman Harper has 17 sacks, most by DB.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed 27 of 35 (77.1 pct.) for 312 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 132.1 rating in last meeting. Packers are 22-0 when Rodgers starts & has 115+ rating... RB Cedric Benson rushed for 2 TDs in last game vs. NO (12/5/10 with Cin.). Had rush TD last week... In career, WR Jordy Nelson has 21 rec. TDs & avg. 32.1 yards per TD. WR Greg Jennings aims for 4th in row vs. NO with TD. WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 100+ KR (117), 100+ PR (108), 90+ rec. (96) & 40+ rush (48) yards. Had 108-yard KR-TD (tied for longest in NFL history) & 32-yard rec. TD in last year's meeting. Leads NFC with 15.4 PR avg. & is only NFC player with PR-TD (75 yards). TE Jermichael Finley ties for 5th among TEs with 15 rec... Pass defense leads NFL allowing 125.3 yds. per game. Total defense is 2nd in NFC & 3rd in NFL allowing 261 yards per game. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams leads NFL with 15 INTs. Since joining GB in 2006, DB Charles Woodson has 38 INTs (2nd in NFL) & 9 INT-TDs (1st in NFL). LB Clay Matthews leads NFL with 6 sacks. Rookie LB Nick Perry had 1st career sack last week.


Results and Schedule
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 L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
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    
   
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A    
6 2012-10-14 HOU A    
7 2012-10-21 STL A    
8 2012-10-28 JAC H    
9 2012-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A    
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  WLB Jonathan Casillas (neck)
 WLB David Hawthorne (hamstring)
 DE Turk McBride (ankle)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)
PUP  MLB Jonathan Vilma (knee)
   
Green Bay Packers
Questionable  CB Davon House (shoulder)
Probable  WR Greg Jennings (groin)
 RB James Starks (toe)
 DE Jerel Worthy (shoulder)
IR  ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
PUP  OLB Frank Zombo (ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 GB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.7 19.0 23.8 NO
Rushing yards 92.7 78.3 109.7 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.96 3.73 4.06 NO
Completion % 54.7% 68.1% 62.0% GB
Passing yards 284.7 226.0 239.2 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.39 8.58 11.00 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.23 5.84 6.81 NO
Interceptions 1.7 0.7 0.9 GB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 5.3 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 37.8% 40.5% 39.1% GB
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 57.8% NO
Time of possession 25:45 30:57 30:19 GB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 GB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 34.0 18.0 23.8 GB
Rushing yards 215.0 135.7 109.7 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.96 4.85 4.06 GB
Completion % 65.6% 55.4% 62.0% GB
Passing yards 264.0 125.3 239.2 GB
Passing yards per completion 13.42 9.17 11.00 GB
Passing yards per attempt 8.80 5.08 6.81 GB
INT return 0.3 1.3 0.9 GB
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.6 NO
Sacks 1.7 4.0 2.2 GB
3rd down conversions 37.8% 25.7% 39.1% GB
4th down conversions 75.0% 60.0% 57.8% GB
Time of possession 37:06 29:03 30:19 GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.2 13.5 10.8 GB
Yards per kick return 24.0 23.4 24.1 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 11.0 6.6 10.8 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 21.6 26.0 24.1 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 8.0 6.8 NO
Penalty yards 58.3 86.0 59.4 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 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. Green Bay Packers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 2 2002-09-15 GB NO 20-35 NO
2005 5 2005-10-09 NO GB 3-52 GB
2006 2 2006-09-17 NO GB 34-27 NO
2008 12 2008-11-24 GB NO 29-51 NO
2011 1 2011-09-08 NO GB 34-42 GB

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.