Game Preview - Week 10: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints

New Orleans: With four straight wins and impressive 445 yards from Drew Brees last week, the Saints are moving in the right direction and could actually move into a first place tie with Tampa Bay with a win this week over the winless Rams. The Saints are averaging 30 points per game during their winning streak with Reggie Bush receiving around 25 touches per game. The receiving corps is lead by Marques Colston and a rotation of receivers that include Devery Henderson, David Patten, and Lance Moore. If you have to gamble on one of these three give PatteRn a try. He's had two 100-yd games the last four weeks and threw in an 81-yd, 1 TD performance last week. This is a good matchup for Brees and the boys that should lead to 275 yds and a couple scores for the quarterback and an easy win for the Saints.

Start: QB Drew Brees, RB Reggie Bush, WR Marques Colston
Consider: TE Eric Johnson, K Olindo Mare, WR David PatteRn
Sit: WR Devery Henderson, TE Mark Campbell

St. Louis: The Rams have too much talent to post a goose egg for the season but don't expect them to get their first win here. The Saints are on the rise while the Rams are struggling to score. With 99 points scored, they may challenge the record for fewest points scored in a sixteen-game season (140). Running back Steven Jackson will try not to let that happen as he's expected to return from a bulging disc in his back. "We've got to keep him healthy and hopefully he can make it through the whole game," said Bulger, "because I think he can change the game that much." Bulger may be right but more importantly is the play of the offensive line, which has kept Bulger on his back most of the season. A repeat of last week (zero Bulger sacks) will go along way to getting the Rams their first win.

Start: WR Torry Holt
Consider: RB Steven Jackson, QB Marc Bulger, WR Isaac Bruce
Sit: TE Randy McMichael, K Jeff Wilkins WR Drew Bennett

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Marc Bulger	Pass: 230, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 22	Steven Jackson	Rush: 70, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 42	Brian Leonard	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Torry Holt	Rec: 6-80, 1
WR 29	Isaac Bruce	Rec: 4-50, 1
WR 52	Drew Bennett	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 29	Randy McMichael	Rec: 1-15, 0

New Orleans Saints
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Drew Brees	Pass: 275, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Reggie Bush	Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 7-55, 1
WR 13	Marques Colston	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 33	David Patten	Rec: 5-55, 0
WR 62	Devery Henderson	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 13	Eric Johnson	Rec: 2-25, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	CAR	H	L 13-27	-14
2	2007-09-16	SF	H	L 16-17	-1
3	2007-09-23	TB	A	L 3-24	-21
4	2007-09-30	DAL	A	L 7-35	-28
5	2007-10-07	ARI	H	L 31-34	-3
6	2007-10-14	BAL	A	L 3-22	-19
7	2007-10-21	SEA	A	L 6-33	-27
8	2007-10-28	CLE	H	L 20-27	-7
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	NO	A	W 37-29	+8
11	2007-11-18	SF	A
12	2007-11-25	SEA	H
13	2007-12-02	ATL	H
14	2007-12-09	CIN	A
15	2007-12-16	GB	H
16	2007-12-20	PIT	H
17	2007-12-30	ARI	A

New Orleans Saints
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-06	IND	A	L 10-41	-31
2	2007-09-16	TB	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2007-09-24	TEN	H	L 14-31	-17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	CAR	H	L 13-16	-3
6	2007-10-14	SEA	A	W 28-17	+11
7	2007-10-21	ATL	H	W 22-16	+6
8	2007-10-28	SF	A	W 31-10	+21
9	2007-11-04	JAC	H	W 41-24	+17
10	2007-11-11	STL	H	L 29-37	-8
11	2007-11-18	HOU	A
12	2007-11-25	CAR	A
13	2007-12-02	TB	H
14	2007-12-10	ATL	A
15	2007-12-16	ARI	H
16	2007-12-23	PHI	H
17	2007-12-30	CHI	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	NO Offense	NFL Average
Points for	11.0	27.0	21.3
Rushing yards	69.3	98.7	112.7
Rushing yards per attempt	3.43	3.75	4.11
Completion %	54.8%	69.3%	61.2%
Passing yards	205.7	278.0	214.0
Passing yards per completion	10.25	10.48	10.54
Passing yards per attempt	5.62	7.26	6.46
Interceptions	2.3	0.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.7
Sacked	3.0	0.0	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	NO Defense	NFL Average
Points against	31.3	16.3	21.3
Rushing yards	111.3	86.3	112.7
Rushing yards per attempt	3.73	3.64	4.11
Completion %	58.5%	59.2%	61.2%
Passing yards	235.3	256.3	214.0
Passing yards per completion	12.58	11.96	10.54
Passing yards per attempt	7.37	7.08	6.46
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.7
Sacks	1.3	2.3	2.0

Weather

Dome stadium

Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. New Orleans Saints
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	13	2000-11-26	NO	STL	31-24	NO
2000	17	2000-12-24	STL	NO	26-21	STL
2001	7	2001-10-28	NO	STL	34-31	NO
2001	14	2001-12-17	STL	NO	34-21	STL
2004	3	2004-09-26	NO	STL	28-25	NO
2005	7	2005-10-23	NO	STL	17-28	STL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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