Game Preview - Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams

San Francisco: Alex Smith looked lost, TE Vernon Davis had 4 yds receiving, and Darrell Jackson dropped a make-able catch for a touchdown; definitely a Monday night to forget by San Francisco except they somehow came away with a victory. Perhaps things will be easier this week against St. Louis in a game that could come down to the wire. Frank Gore gets a crack at the Rams defense which allowed open lanes to DeShaun Foster and DeAngelo Williams last week (156 rushing yards) and couldn't stop him a year ago when Gore averaged 130 yds and 1 TD in their two meetings. Temper your enthusiasm for the passing game until Smith has a better showing.

Start: RB Frank Gore, WR Darrell Jackson, TE Vernon Davis
Consider: QB Alex Smith, WR Arnaz Battle, 49ers D/ST
Sit: WR Taylor Jacobs

St. Louis: The Rams suffered a big blow last week losing T Orlando Pace for the season with a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder. We'll see how his loss affects the Rams moving forward but their struggles in the running game (Jackson 18 carries 58 yds) and passing game (Bulger 22-42, 167 yds) last week have fantasy owners shaking their heads. It's too early to give up on the Rams offense that has chemistry at all the skill positions but another subpar week and we'll be in panic mode. WR Drew Bennett missed last week's game with a quadriceps injury but is practicing this week and listed as Probable.

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

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Alex Smith	Pass: 170, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 6	Frank Gore	Rush: 100, 1 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 30	Darrell Jackson	Rec: 5-65, 1
WR 69	Arnaz Battle	Rec: 4-40, 0
TE 12	Vernon Davis	Rec: 3-30, 0

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Marc Bulger	Pass: 240, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Steven Jackson	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 7	Torry Holt	Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 29	Isaac Bruce	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 80	Drew Bennett	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 21	Randy McMichael	Rec: 2-25, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

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
4	2007-09-30	SEA	H
5	2007-10-07	BAL	H
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	NYG	A
8	2007-10-28	NO	H
9	2007-11-04	ATL	A
10	2007-11-12	SEA	A
11	2007-11-18	STL	H
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

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
4	2007-09-30	DAL	A
5	2007-10-07	ARI	H
6	2007-10-14	BAL	A
7	2007-10-21	SEA	A
8	2007-10-28	CLE	H
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	NO	A
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

Offense Stats Comparison

	SF Offense	STL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	20.0	13.0	19.0
Rushing yards	92.0	76.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.18	3.62	4.18
Completion %	48.4%	52.4%	61.7%
Passing yards	102.0	162.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	6.80	7.36	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	3.29	3.86	6.26
Interceptions	0.0	0.0	0.9
Fumbles lost	1.0	2.0	1.1
Sacked	3.0	1.0	2.1

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2007 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	STL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	17.0	27.0	19.0
Rushing yards	161.0	186.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.24	4.89	4.18
Completion %	50.0%	66.7%	61.7%
Passing yards	100.0	201.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	7.14	11.17	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	3.57	7.44	6.26
INT return	2.0	0.0	0.9
Fumble recoveries	0.0	2.0	1.1
Sacks	1.0	0.0	2.1

Weather

Dome stadium

Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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