Prediction: Rams 23, Giants 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 30 |
Shaun Hill |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Tre Mason |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Benny Cunningham |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 37 |
Kenny Britt |
Rec: 4-55, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Stedman Bailey |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| WR 53 |
Tavon Austin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 13 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| TE 40 |
Lance Kendricks |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 15 |
Greg Zuerlein |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Giants QB Eli Manning is 3-0 vs. StL with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 115.5 rating. Has 101.4 rating in past 4. Has 3,590 pass yards, his 6th 3,500-yard season in row... RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 6 rush TDs & is 2nd among NFC rookies with 568 rush yards. RB Rashad Jennings leads team with 606 rush yards... WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had 12 catches for 143 yards & 3 TDs last week, 1st rookie in NFL history with 12+ catches, 140+ yards & 3+ TDs in game. His 61 catches are most by rookie in 7-game span & his 866 rec. yards rank 2nd most by rookie. Among NFL rookies, ranks 1st in rec. yards (972), rec. yards per game (97.2), ties for 1st in catches (71) & ties for 2nd in rec. TD (9). TE Larry Donnell has career-high 6 TDs, tied for 2nd most by NFC TE... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 6 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3. Rookie LB Devon Kennard has 4.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3. S Antrel Rolle has 3 INTs (2 TDs) & FF in past 6 vs. StL. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 2 INTs (99-yard TD) & FF in past 6 vs. StL.
 Rams Have not allowed TD in 3 consecutive games. Have allowed 12 points (4 per game) in past 3... QB Shaun Hill has 116 rating (5 TDs, 0 INTs) in 3 wins as starter... Rookie RB Tre Mason leads NFC rookies with 661 rush yards. Has led team in rushing in all 10 games played. Has 396 scrimmage yards (99 per game), 348 rush yards (87 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 4 at home... WR-PR Tavon Austin has TD (2 rush, 1 PR) in 3 of past 4. Has 9 career TDs (4 rec., 3 rush, 2 PR). WR Stedman Bailey has 10 catches for 174 yards (87 per game) in past 2 at home. WR Kenny Britt had TD catch in only game vs. NYG (9/26/10 with Ten.)... DE Robert Quinn has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4 at home. Has 10.5 sacks & 5 FFs in past 9. DT Aaron Donald leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks. His 8 sacks rank 3rd among NFL DTs. Has sack in 7 of past 9. CB Trumaine Johnson has 3 INTs (1 TD) in past 3 at home. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 9+ INTs (9).
Results and Schedule
| New York Giants |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
ARI |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-17 |
+13 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 45-14 |
+31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
ATL |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PHI |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
DAL |
A |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
L 10-16 |
-6 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
DAL |
H |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
JAC |
A |
L 24-25 |
-1 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
TEN |
A |
W 36-7 |
+29 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
WAS |
H |
W 24-13 |
+11 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
STL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PHI |
H |
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
MIN |
H |
L 6-34 |
-28 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
TB |
A |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
DAL |
H |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
PHI |
A |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-13 |
SF |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
SEA |
H |
W 28-26 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
KC |
A |
L 7-34 |
-27 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
SF |
A |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
ARI |
A |
L 14-31 |
-17 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
DEN |
H |
W 22-7 |
+15 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SD |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
OAK |
H |
W 52-0 |
+52 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
WAS |
A |
W 24-0 |
+24 |
| 15 |
2014-12-11 |
ARI |
H |
L 6-12 |
-6 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
NYG |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SEA |
A |
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Injury Report
| New York Giants |
| Out |
RB Rashad Jennings (ankle)
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| Probable |
SLB Jameel McClain (knee)
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| IR |
CB Prince Amukamara (biceps, 11/5/2014)
DE Robert Ayers (pectoral, 12/1/2014)
MLB Jon Beason (toe, 10/29/2014)
RB Michael Cox (leg, 11/11/2014)
WR Victor Cruz (knee, 10/14/2014)
RB Peyton Hillis (concussion, 11/15/2014)
WR Jerrel Jernigan (foot, 9/16/2014)
DE Mathias Kiwanuka (knee, 12/2/2014)
SS Cooper Taylor (foot, 8/26/2014)
CB Walter Thurmond (pectoral, 9/16/2014)
WLB Jacquian Williams (shoulder, 12/16/2014)
RB David Wilson (neck, 8/7/2014)
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Offense |
STL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.3 |
21.0 |
21.7 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards |
81.0 |
109.8 |
111.0 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.28 |
4.39 |
4.16 |
STL |
| Completion % |
63.8% |
59.0% |
62.1% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
258.3 |
197.5 |
229.0 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.29 |
11.19 |
10.71 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.56 |
6.60 |
6.65 |
STL |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
NYG |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.2% |
31.6% |
38.7% |
NYG |
| 4th down conversions |
14.3% |
50.0% |
46.5% |
STL |
| Time of possession |
30:42 |
28:27 |
30:05 |
NYG |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Defense |
STL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.3 |
11.5 |
21.7 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
132.3 |
61.3 |
111.0 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.53 |
3.46 |
4.16 |
STL |
| Completion % |
61.6% |
65.2% |
62.1% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
179.8 |
237.8 |
229.0 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.32 |
9.13 |
10.71 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.36 |
5.95 |
6.65 |
STL |
| INT return |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
STL |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
NYG |
| Sacks |
4.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
NYG |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.7% |
30.2% |
38.7% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
46.5% |
STL |
| Time of possession |
29:18 |
31:33 |
30:05 |
NYG |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYG |
STL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.1 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
STL |
| Yards per kick return |
24.6 |
26.0 |
23.2 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.8 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.3 |
18.2 |
23.2 |
STL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYG |
STL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.5 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
NYG |
| Penalty yards |
47.3 |
74.8 |
54.6 |
NYG |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2014 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| New York Giants vs. St. Louis Rams |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
11 |
2000-11-12 |
STL |
NYG |
38-24 |
STL |
| 2001 |
5 |
2001-10-14 |
NYG |
STL |
14-15 |
STL |
| 2002 |
2 |
2002-09-15 |
NYG |
STL |
26-21 |
NYG |
| 2003 |
1 |
2003-09-07 |
STL |
NYG |
13-23 |
NYG |
| 2005 |
4 |
2005-10-02 |
STL |
NYG |
24-44 |
NYG |
| 2008 |
2 |
2008-09-14 |
NYG |
STL |
41-13 |
NYG |
| 2011 |
2 |
2011-09-19 |
STL |
NYG |
16-28 |
NYG |
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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.
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