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Final Score Prediction

Saints 28, Seahawks 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 37 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Justin Forsett Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 21 Mike Williams Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 73 Deon Butler Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 92 Ben Obomanu Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 27 John Carlson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 32 Olindo Mare FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Chris Ivory Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 40 Reggie Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 20 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 32 Robert Meachem Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 53 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 89 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 25 Jimmy Graham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 23 Garrett Hartley FG: 0/0 XP: 4/4
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck has completed 57 of 95 (60 pct.) for 745 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 93.5 rating in 3 career starts vs. NO. Has won 10 consecutive starts with 93.5+ rating, incl. last week (106.6)... RB Marshawn Lynch had rush TD vs. Arz. RB-KR Leon Washington leads NFL with 31 KR avg. & ties for lead with 2 KR-TDs. RB Justin Forsett had 9 att. for 64 yards (7.1 avg.) & TD last week... WR Mike Williams had career-high 145 yards & tied career-best with 11 catches last week. Has 3 games with 10+ receptions in 2010 & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season. WR Ben Obomanu had 17-yard TD in last meeting. Had 4 catches for 72 yards in that contest... Defense 2nd in NFC allowing 39.5 TD pct. (15 TDs, 38 poss.) in red zone. S Earl Thomas leads NFL rookies with 4 INTs. Needs 1 to tie MICHAEL BOULWARE (5) for most by rookie in team history. DE Chris Clemons has 7.5 sacks in past 7.

Saints In 2 career games vs. Sea., QB Drew Brees has completed 52 of 85 (61.2 pct.) for 578 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 96.1 rating. Had 106.9 rating in last meeting. Since 2006, Saints are 30-6 (.833) when he has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), incl. playoffs... RB Julius Jones started season with Sea. Had 6 rushes for 68 yards (11.3 avg.) in last game. RB Ladell Betts had rush TD in Week 9. RB Reggie Bush had 141 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 44 rec.) in last meeting while WR Marques Colston had TD. Has 4+ catches in all 9 games this year. WR Lance Moore aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. TE Jeremy Shockey became 8th TE in NFL history with 500 career receptions in Week 9. In 11/27/05 meeting vs. Sea. (with NYG), had 10 catches for 127 yards & TD... Lead NFL in pass defense (166.3 yards per game). S Roman Harper had 2 sacks in last meeting. Had sack in Week 9. CB Jabari Greer had 24-yard INT-TD in last game. Has 4 INT-TDs since start of 2008, 2nd most in NFL. DT Sedrick Ellis had sack in last game & has 4 sacks, 2nd most by NFC DT.


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 SF H W 31-6 +25
2 2010-09-19 DEN A L 14-31 -17
3 2010-09-26 SD H W 27-20 +7
4 2010-10-03 STL A L 3-20 -17
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CHI A W 23-20 +3
7 2010-10-24 ARI H W 22-10 +12
8 2010-10-31 OAK A L 3-33 -30
9 2010-11-07 NYG H L 7-41 -34
10 2010-11-14 ARI A W 36-18 +18
11 2010-11-21 NO A L 19-34 -15
12 2010-11-28 KC H    
13 2010-12-05 CAR H    
14 2010-12-12 SF A    
15 2010-12-19 ATL H    
16 2010-12-26 TB A    
17 2011-01-02 STL H    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 MIN H W 14-9 +5
2 2010-09-20 SF A W 25-22 +3
3 2010-09-26 ATL H L 24-27 -3
4 2010-10-03 CAR H W 16-14 +2
5 2010-10-10 ARI A L 20-30 -10
6 2010-10-17 TB A W 31-6 +25
7 2010-10-24 CLE H L 17-30 -13
8 2010-10-31 PIT H W 20-10 +10
9 2010-11-07 CAR A W 34-3 +31
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 SEA H W 34-19 +15
12 2010-11-25 DAL A    
13 2010-12-05 CIN A    
14 2010-12-12 STL H    
15 2010-12-19 BAL A    
16 2010-12-27 ATL A    
17 2011-01-02 TB H    

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
Out  DT Colin Cole (Ankle)
 OG Mike Gibson (Ankle)
 TE Anthony McCoy (Knee)
Doubtful  WR Golden Tate (Ankle)
Probable  QB Matt Hasselbeck (Left Wrist)
 OT Russell Okung (Ankle)
 MLB Lofa Tatupu (Knee)
 FS Earl Thomas (Not Injury Related)
IR  DE Red Bryant (Knee)
 OG Ben Hamilton (Concussion)
 OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles)
 OG Max Unger (Left Toe)
 OT Ray Willis (Knee)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  FS Darren Sharper (Hamstring)
 TE Jeremy Shockey (Rib)
 RB Pierre Thomas (Ankle)
Questionable  RB Reggie Bush (Fibula)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (Neck)
 LS Jason Kyle (Shoulder)
 CB Patrick Robinson (Ankle)
Probable  RB Chris Ivory (Shoulder)
 OT Jon Stinchcomb (Knee)
IR  OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 CB Randall Gay (Head)
 SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.3 23.7 23.4 NO
Rushing yards 90.0 102.7 113.2 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.52 4.40 4.17 NO
Completion % 55.5% 66.8% 60.6% NO
Passing yards 171.7 274.7 235.0 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.50 9.81 11.09 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 5.83 6.56 6.72 NO
Interceptions 0.7 1.7 1.0 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.3 2.1 NO
3rd down conversions 28.2% 48.5% 38.2% NO
4th down conversions 40.0% 80.0% 49.7% NO
Time of possession 31:02 33:17 30:24 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.7 15.3 23.4 NO
Rushing yards 123.7 91.7 113.2 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.86 3.85 4.17 NO
Completion % 50.0% 56.7% 60.6% SEA
Passing yards 274.0 136.3 235.0 NO
Passing yards per completion 14.11 8.00 11.09 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.06 4.54 6.72 NO
INT return 0.3 0.7 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
Sacks 3.0 2.7 2.1 SEA
3rd down conversions 23.1% 25.4% 38.2% SEA
4th down conversions 42.9% 62.5% 49.7% SEA
Time of possession 28:58 26:43 30:24 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.9 4.0 10.1 SEA
Yards per kick return 20.3 21.9 22.7 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 12.4 20.3 10.1 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 24.9 22.7 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.7 6.6 NO
Penalty yards 69.3 68.0 55.4 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 NO SEA 10-20 SEA
2003 1 2003-09-07 NO SEA 10-27 SEA
2004 1 2004-09-12 SEA NO 21-7 SEA
2007 6 2007-10-14 NO SEA 28-17 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.