Game Preview - Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Seattle: Running back Shaun Alexander has been diagnosed with a broken wrist but will continue to play wearing a protective cast. It hasn't really affected his play to date as he ranks 11th among fantasy backs with 300 total yards and 2 TDs. He has 11 TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.) in 10 career games vs. San Francisco. As a team, the Seahawks are coming off a 24-21 win against the Bengals but have lost the last two meetings with the 49ers. Hasselbeck may struggle against a solid niners pass defense but should have ample opportunities until San Francisco finds their way on offense. Hasselbeck has thrown for at least 240 yds and 1 score in every game.

Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Shaun Alexander, WR Deion Branch, K Josh Brown
Consider: WR Bobby Engram, WR Nate Burleson, Seahawks D/ST
Sit: TE Marcus Pollard

San Francisco: The 49ers have struggled their way to a 2-1 record getting the job done on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively, the passing game ranks 31st in the league with Alex Smith averaging 154 yards per game and piling up a grand total of 1 TD. It won't help matters that TE Vernon Davis is out a couple weeks with a sprained knee. Frank Gore has yet to get on track but did have great games against Seattle last season averaging 178 yds and 1 TD. So don't be surprised if the Seahawks Seattle play tight to the line of scrimmage to stop Gore and force Alex Smith to make plays… advantage Seattle.

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

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 11	Shaun Alexander	Rush: 90, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 19	Deion Branch	Rec: 6-80, 0
WR 32	Bobby Engram	Rec: 5-55, 1
WR 53	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 24	Marcus Pollard	Rec: 1-15, 0

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Alex Smith	Pass: 220, 1 Rush: 15, 0
RB 9	Frank Gore	Rush: 90, 1 Rec: 5-35, 0
WR 17	Darrell Jackson	Rec: 7-90, 1
WR 49	Arnaz Battle	Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 25	Delanie Walker	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	TB	H	W 20-6	+14
2	2007-09-16	ARI	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CIN	H	W 24-21	+3
4	2007-09-30	SF	A	W 23-3	+20
5	2007-10-07	PIT	A
6	2007-10-14	NO	H
7	2007-10-21	STL	H
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	CLE	A
10	2007-11-12	SF	H
11	2007-11-18	CHI	H
12	2007-11-25	STL	A
13	2007-12-02	PHI	A
14	2007-12-09	ARI	H
15	2007-12-16	CAR	A
16	2007-12-23	BAL	H
17	2007-12-30	ATL	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
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

Offense Stats Comparison

	SEA Offense	SF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	21.3	17.7	21.4
Rushing yards	111.0	90.7	111.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.01	3.78	4.06
Completion %	65.0%	51.8%	62.4%
Passing yards	240.0	132.3	218.3
Passing yards per completion	11.43	9.23	10.83
Passing yards per attempt	7.42	4.78	6.76
Interceptions	0.7	0.3	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.0	0.9
Sacked	1.7	3.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	SEA Defense	SF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	16.7	23.3	21.4
Rushing yards	102.0	142.3	111.8
Rushing yards per attempt	3.87	4.54	4.06
Completion %	63.1%	57.3%	62.4%
Passing yards	273.7	192.0	218.3
Passing yards per completion	11.73	11.29	10.83
Passing yards per attempt	7.40	6.47	6.76
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.0
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.3	0.9
Sacks	2.3	3.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	6	2002-10-14	SF	SEA	28-21	SF
2002	13	2002-12-01	SEA	SF	24-31	SF
2003	6	2003-10-12	SF	SEA	19-20	SEA
2003	17	2003-12-27	SEA	SF	24-17	SEA
2004	3	2004-09-26	SF	SEA	0-34	SEA
2004	9	2004-11-07	SEA	SF	42-27	SEA
2005	11	2005-11-20	SEA	SF	27-25	SEA
2005	14	2005-12-11	SF	SEA	3-41	SEA
2006	11	2006-11-19	SEA	SF	14-20	SF
2006	15	2006-12-14	SF	SEA	24-14	SF

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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