Game Preview - Week 11: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

St. Louis: The Rams won! The Rams won! This leaves the Miami Dolphins as the only winless team in the league and don't look now, but the Rams are actually favored this week…. Why? The 49ers are next up on the schedule. Marc Bulger has tallied back-to-back 300-yd passing games and Steven Jackson returned to action with 22 carries and 100 total yards. Isaac Bruce did re-aggravate his hamstring injury last week so check his availability at gametime. If he doesn't go, Drew Bennett will get the start and could be a good play against the 49ers secondary. Keep your eye on rookie running back Antonio Pittman… he's moved up the depth chart and replaced Brian Leonard as Steven Jackson's backup.

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

San Francisco: Things have gotten so bad in San Francisco that Trent Dilfer has been called in to put out the fire. Yep, that's right folks, after another dismal offensive showing, Alex Smith has been benched. And don't be fooled by the shoulder injury cover up… this team needs a change and a move at quarterback is the easiest way to grab a team's attention. The 49ers are last in offense and Frank Gore is running on one leg. He routinely hobbled back to the huddle last week and while you have to admire his toughness, it makes you wonder if he shouldn't just sit out a couple games and rest his sore ankle. Even with Dilfer at the helm this team is woefully bad and doesn't deserve your attention.

Start: N/A
Consider: TE Vernon Davis, RB Frank Gore
Sit: WR Darrell Jackson, QB Trent Dilfer, WR Arnaz Battle, 49ers D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Marc Bulger	Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Steven Jackson	Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 11	Torry Holt	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 38	Isaac Bruce	Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 81	Drew Bennett	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 28	Randy McMichael	Rec: 2-20, 0

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Trent Dilfer	Pass: 135, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 32	Frank Gore	Rush: 65, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 49	Michael Robinson	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 55	Darrell Jackson	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 65	Arnaz Battle	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 14	Vernon Davis	Rec: 4-40, 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	W 13-9	+4
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

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	ARI	H	W 20-17	+3
2	2007-09-16	STL	A	W 17-16	+1
3	2007-09-23	PIT	A	L 16-37	-21
4	2007-09-30	SEA	H	L 3-23	-20
5	2007-10-07	BAL	H	L 7-9	-2
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	NYG	A	L 15-33	-18
8	2007-10-28	NO	H	L 10-31	-21
9	2007-11-04	ATL	A	L 16-20	-4
10	2007-11-12	SEA	A	L 0-24	-24
11	2007-11-18	STL	H	L 9-13	-4
12	2007-11-25	ARI	A
13	2007-12-02	CAR	A
14	2007-12-09	MIN	H
15	2007-12-15	CIN	H
16	2007-12-23	TB	H
17	2007-12-30	CLE	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	SF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	19.0	10.7	21.3
Rushing yards	89.7	88.3	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.64	4.39	3.95
Completion %	60.9%	51.8%	61.4%
Passing yards	241.7	137.7	213.6
Passing yards per completion	10.32	7.95	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.29	4.12	6.41
Interceptions	2.3	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.3	0.7
Sacked	3.3	2.7	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	SF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	29.7	25.0	21.3
Rushing yards	93.0	116.0	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.39	3.64	3.95
Completion %	59.9%	66.5%	61.4%
Passing yards	230.0	209.0	213.6
Passing yards per completion	11.42	9.19	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.84	6.11	6.41
INT return	1.3	0.7	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.7
Sacks	1.3	0.7	2.0

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Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	SF	STL	24-41	STL
2000	9	2000-10-29	STL	SF	34-24	STL
2001	2	2001-09-23	STL	SF	30-26	STL
2001	13	2001-12-09	SF	STL	14-27	STL
2002	5	2002-10-06	STL	SF	13-37	SF
2002	17	2002-12-30	SF	STL	20-31	STL
2003	2	2003-09-14	SF	STL	24-27	STL
2003	9	2003-11-02	STL	SF	10-30	SF
2004	4	2004-10-03	STL	SF	24-14	STL
2004	13	2004-12-05	SF	STL	6-16	STL
2005	1	2005-09-11	STL	SF	25-28	SF
2005	16	2005-12-24	SF	STL	24-20	SF
2006	2	2006-09-17	STL	SF	13-20	SF
2006	12	2006-11-26	SF	STL	17-20	STL
2007	2	2007-09-16	SF	STL	17-16	SF

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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