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Final Score Prediction

Packers 27, Rams 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 280, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 29 Alex Green Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51 James Starks Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Jordy Nelson Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 18 James Jones Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 22 Randall Cobb Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 17 Jermichael Finley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 8 Mason Crosby FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Sam Bradford Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Daryl Richardson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 28 Steven Jackson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 32 Brandon Gibson Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 56 Austin Pettis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 29 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 14 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers passed for 338 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs & 133.8 rating last week, 1st Packer with 6 TDs & 0 INTs in game. Is 2-0 vs. Rams & has 122.7 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with 115+ rating. Packers are 24-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating... RB Alex Green aims for 3rd in row with 60+ yards... WR James Jones & HOFer DON HUTSON only Packers with 2+ rec. TDs in 3 consecutive games. Jones aims for 4th in row with 2+ TDs. WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 300+ KR (386), 300+ rec. (346), 150+ PR (150) & 25+ rush (48) yards. Had 1st career 100-yard game (102) in Week 6. WR Jordy Nelson tied career-high with 3 TDs last week (9 catches, 121 yards). Had career-long 93-yard TD in last meeting... 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 has sack in 4 of past 6. Had sack in last meeting. Rookie CB Casey Hayward has 3 INTs in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with INT.

Rams Aim for 1st 4-0 start at home since 2003 when club went 8-0... QB Sam Bradford has won 3 starts in row at home & aims to tie his longest home winning streak (4). Passed for 328 yards in last meeting... In past 4 games vs. GB, RB Steven Jackson has 576 scrimmage yards (144 per game), incl. 454 rush yards (113.5 per game). Rookie RB Daryl Richardson is 3rd among NFC rookie RBs with 246 rush yards... Rookie WR Chris Givens aims for 4th in row with 50+ yard reception. Averages 28.1 yards per catch (197 yards, 7 catches). WR Brandon Gibson had 7 catches for 91 yards last week, 2nd career 90-yard game... DE Robert Quinn has 5 sacks in past 3 at home, incl. career-high 3 in last home game. Has 6 sacks in past 6. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 4. Has 11 sacks in past 13 at home. LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 NFC players (PATRICK WILLIS) with 8+ sacks (8.5) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009. CB Cortland Finnegan has INT or sack in 4 of 1st 6 games with Rams.


Results and Schedule
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 L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A W 30-20 +10
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    
   
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    
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    

Injury Report
Green Bay Packers
Out  WR Greg Jennings (groin)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee)
 NT B.J. Raji (ankle)
 CB Sam Shields (shin)
Probable  TE Jermichael Finley (shoulder)
 RB Alex Green (shoulder)
 CB Davon House (shoulder)
 QB Aaron Rodgers (calf)
 TE D.J. Williams (hamstring)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 10/10)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
PUP  OLB Frank Zombo (ankle)
   
St. Louis Rams
Out  WR Danny Amendola (collarbone)
 SLB Mario Haggan (thigh)
Probable  CB Janoris Jenkins (back)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.0 18.3 23.3 GB
Rushing yards 97.8 103.8 112.3 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.06 4.05 4.16 GB
Completion % 68.3% 59.7% 61.9% GB
Passing yards 257.0 203.8 242.7 GB
Passing yards per completion 9.94 10.96 11.07 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.78 6.54 6.86 GB
Interceptions 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.5 2.3 STL
3rd down conversions 39.0% 33.8% 38.4% GB
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 59.2% STL
Time of possession 29:16 29:26 30:15 STL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.8 20.0 23.3 STL
Rushing yards 107.5 101.8 112.3 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 4.03 4.16 STL
Completion % 58.4% 63.7% 61.9% GB
Passing yards 219.5 194.5 242.7 STL
Passing yards per completion 10.71 9.36 11.07 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.25 5.96 6.86 STL
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.0 STL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks 3.3 1.8 2.3 GB
3rd down conversions 36.9% 32.9% 38.4% STL
4th down conversions 57.1% 50.0% 59.2% STL
Time of possession 30:44 30:34 30:15 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   GB   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.0 7.2 9.9 GB
Yards per kick return 27.6 20.0 24.6 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 7.7 10.4 9.9 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 26.0 24.6 24.6 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   GB   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 6.8 6.6 STL
Penalty yards 67.8 56.3 57.0 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 7 2003-10-19 GB STL 24-34 STL
2004 12 2004-11-29 STL GB 17-45 GB
2006 5 2006-10-08 STL GB 23-20 STL
2007 15 2007-12-16 GB STL 33-14 GB
2009 3 2009-09-27 GB STL 36-17 GB
2011 6 2011-10-16 STL GB 3-24 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.