NFL Game Preview: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks - Week 17

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St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks - Week 17

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MIN DET	13 20
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BUF NYJ	7 38
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CAR ATL	10 31
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TB NO	23 13
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CIN BAL	7 13
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PIT CLE	41 9
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MIA NE	7 38
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OAK KC	31 10
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SD DEN	33 28
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NYG WAS	17 14
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ARI SF	7 38
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JAC HOU	17 34
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DAL PHI	14 13
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CHI GB	3 10
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TEN IND	20 23
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STL SEA	6 16
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Rams 27, Seahawks 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Sam Bradford	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5	Steven Jackson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 30	Brandon Gibson	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 36	Danario Alexander	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 44	Danny Amendola	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 88	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 30	Daniel Fells	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 15	Josh Brown	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 8	Defense / ST

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Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Charlie Whitehurst	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53	Justin Forsett	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25	Mike Williams	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 58	Ben Obomanu	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 29	John Carlson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24	Olindo Mare	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 27	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Winner clinches NFC West

Rams QB Sam Bradford has 335 completions, most by rookie in NFL history. Needs 84 yards to pass MATT RYAN (3,440) for 2nd most by rookie. Won only start vs. Sea., passing for 289 yards & 2 TDs... RB Steven Jackson has 1,196 rush yards & is only Ram with 6 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Since 2006, averages 118.7 scrimmage yards per game (8,306 yards, 70 games), most in NFL (min. 50 games)... WR Brandon Gibson had 15-yard TD catch in last meeting. WR-PR-KR Danny Amendola has career-high 83 catches, 680 rec. yards & 3 rec. TDs. WR Danario Alexander had career-high 6 catches & 99 yards last week... LB James Laurinaitis has 28 tackles, sack, FF & FR in 3 meetings. DE Chris Long has 8 sacks in past 10. DE James Hall had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. S Oshiomogho Atogwe had INT in last game at Sea.

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck has won 8 of past 9 starts vs. StL. Has 3,001 pass yards, his 7th career 3,000-yard season, most in team history. QB Charlie Whitehurst completed 61.1 pct. last week (11 of 18)... RB Marshawn Lynch has 6 rush TDs & needs 2 to tie career-high (8, 2008 with Buf.). RB Justin Forsett rushed for career-high 130 yards & 2 TDs vs. StL (11/29/09). RB-KR Leon Washington ties for NFL lead with franchise-record 3 KR-TDs... WR Ben Obomanu is averaging 18.2 yards per catch this year (25 rec., 455 yards). WR Mike Williams has 3 games with 10+ receptions in 2010 & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season. TE John Carlson had career-high 2 TDs vs. StL (9/13/09)... DE Chris Clemons has 10.5 sacks in past 13. S Earl Thomas leads NFC rookies with 5 INTs.

Results and Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ARI	H	L 13-17	-4
2	2010-09-19	OAK	A	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	WAS	H	W 30-16	+14
4	2010-10-03	SEA	H	W 20-3	+17
5	2010-10-10	DET	A	L 6-44	-38
6	2010-10-17	SD	H	W 20-17	+3
7	2010-10-24	TB	A	L 17-18	-1
8	2010-10-31	CAR	H	W 20-10	+10
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	SF	A	L 20-23	-3
11	2010-11-21	ATL	H	L 17-34	-17
12	2010-11-28	DEN	A	W 36-33	+3
13	2010-12-05	ARI	A	W 19-6	+13
14	2010-12-12	NO	A	L 13-31	-18
15	2010-12-19	KC	H	L 13-27	-14
16	2010-12-26	SF	H	W 25-17	+8
17	2011-01-02	SEA	A	L 6-16	-10

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	L 24-42	-18
13	2010-12-05	CAR	H	W 31-14	+17
14	2010-12-12	SF	A	L 21-40	-19
15	2010-12-19	ATL	H	L 18-34	-16
16	2010-12-26	TB	A	L 15-38	-23
17	2011-01-02	STL	H	W 16-6	+10
WC	2011-01-08	NO	H

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Questionable	TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Ankle)
Probable	CB Jerome Murphy (Finger)
IR	WR Donnie Avery (Right Knee ACL) WR Mark Clayton (Torn Right Patellar Tendon) OLB Na'il Diggs (Pectoral) DT Chris Hovan (Back) MLB Josh Hull (Knee ACL) TE Fendi Onobun (Back) FS Kevin Payne (Knee) DT Clifton Ryan (Migranes)
PUP	OG Mark Setterstrom (Triceps)

Seattle Seahawks
Questionable	QB Matt Hasselbeck (Hip) WR Brandon Stokley (Head)
Probable	K Olindo Mare (Back) MLB Lofa Tatupu (Knee)
IR	DE Red Bryant (Knee) WR Deon Butler (Leg) OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles) TE Anthony McCoy (Knee) DT Junior Siavii (Neck) OG Max Unger (Left Toe) OT Ray Willis (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.5	20.5	22.5	SEA
Rushing yards	95.5	80.8	118.5	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.71	3.85	4.32	SEA
Completion %	60.9%	61.5%	60.4%	SEA
Passing yards	217.0	224.5	214.4	SEA
Passing yards per completion	9.93	10.53	10.80	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	6.05	6.48	6.52	SEA
Interceptions	1.0	1.5	1.0	STL
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.8	0.6	STL
Sacks allowed	2.0	2.0	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	28.2%	39.4%	38.2%	SEA
4th down conversions	66.7%	37.5%	54.2%	STL
Time of possession	30:23	27:14	30:09	STL

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.0	36.5	22.5	STL
Rushing yards	123.5	137.3	118.5	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.93	4.64	4.32	SEA
Completion %	55.7%	64.8%	60.4%	STL
Passing yards	221.3	218.3	214.4	SEA
Passing yards per completion	11.31	10.91	10.80	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	6.29	7.07	6.52	STL
INT return	1.0	0.5	1.0	STL
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.0	0.6	STL
Sacks	2.8	1.3	2.2	STL
3rd down conversions	36.0%	52.1%	38.2%	STL
4th down conversions	50.0%	60.0%	54.2%	STL
Time of possession	29:37	32:46	30:09	STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	STL	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	13.3	11.3	9.5	STL
Yards per kick return	25.1	21.1	21.5	STL
Yards allowed per punt return	12.2	6.0	9.5	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	21.3	23.1	21.5	STL

Misc Stats Comparison

	STL	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.0	5.8	5.6	STL
Penalty yards	41.0	49.3	46.4	STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	2	2000-09-10	STL	SEA	37-34	STL
2002	7	2002-10-20	SEA	STL	20-37	STL
2002	16	2002-12-22	STL	SEA	10-30	SEA
2003	3	2003-09-21	STL	SEA	23-24	SEA
2003	15	2003-12-14	SEA	STL	22-27	STL
2004	5	2004-10-10	STL	SEA	33-27	STL
2004	10	2004-11-14	SEA	STL	12-23	STL
2004	WC	2005-01-08	STL	SEA	27-20	STL
2005	5	2005-10-09	SEA	STL	37-31	SEA
2005	10	2005-11-13	STL	SEA	16-31	SEA
2006	6	2006-10-15	SEA	STL	30-28	SEA
2006	10	2006-11-12	STL	SEA	22-24	SEA
2007	7	2007-10-21	STL	SEA	6-33	SEA
2007	12	2007-11-25	SEA	STL	24-19	SEA
2008	3	2008-09-21	STL	SEA	13-37	SEA
2008	15	2008-12-14	SEA	STL	23-20	SEA
2009	1	2009-09-13	STL	SEA	0-28	SEA
2009	12	2009-11-29	SEA	STL	27-17	SEA
2010	4	2010-10-03	SEA	STL	3-20	STL

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. WC = Wild-Card

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