NFL Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams - Week 13

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San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams - Week 13

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NO ATL	13 23
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ARI NYJ	6 7
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SF STL	13 16
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SEA CHI	23 17
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NE MIA	23 16
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MIN GB	14 23
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JAC BUF	18 34
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IND DET	35 33
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HOU TEN	24 10
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CAR KC	21 27
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TB DEN	23 31
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CLE OAK	20 17
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PIT BAL	23 20
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CIN SD	20 13
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PHI DAL	33 38
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NYG WAS	16 17
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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

49ers 24, Rams 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Colin Kaepernick	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 7	Frank Gore	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 65	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 38	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 73	Mario Manningham	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 89	Randy Moss	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 9	Vernon Davis	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 34	Delanie Walker	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27	David Akers	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2	Defense / ST

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St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 31	Sam Bradford	Pass: 220, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17	Steven Jackson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 36	Daryl Richardson	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 44	Chris Givens	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 52	Danny Amendola	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 71	Brandon Gibson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 85	Austin Pettis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 33	Lance Kendricks	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 23	Greg Zuerlein	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 17	Defense / ST

Game Notes

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is 2-0 as starter with 110.9 rating & 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush). In past 2 vs. division, QB Alex Smith has 92.6 comp. pct. (25 of 27) with 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 153.2 rating. In career (incl. playoffs), SF is 15-0 when he starts & has 100+ rating (min. 15 att.)... RB Frank Gore rushed for 97 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 12 rush TDs in past 11 vs. Rams. Is only player since 2006 with 10,000+ scrimmage yards (10,354) & 50+ TDs (55)... TE Vernon Davis had 8 catches for 118 yards in last game at StL. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFC TEs with 35 TDs. WR Michael Crabtree has 4 TDs in past 4. Aims for 6th in row vs. StL with TD... 49ers lead NFL allowing 14.1 points per game (155 points). LB Aldon Smith has 30.5 career sacks & needs 1 to pass HOFer REGGIE WHITE (31) for most by player in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 12 sacks in past 5. Since 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only NFC player with 17+ sacks (17.5) & 6+ INTs. CB Tarell Brown had 2 INTs in last game at StL.

Rams QB Sam Bradford has completed 84 of 118 (71.2 pct.) for 818 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 101.6 rating in 3 starts vs. SF. Is unbeaten (3-0-1) in past 4 division starts... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 101 yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2006, has NFL-best 10,721 scrimmage yards. Rushed for 139 yards last week... WR Danny Amendola had 11 catches for 102 yards in last meeting. Rookie WR Brian Quick had 1st career TD (36 yards) in last game vs. SF. Rookie WR Chris Givens had 5 catches for 115 yards & TD last week. Has 35+ yard catch in 6 of past 7. WR Austin Pettis had TD in last meeting... CB Janoris Jenkins had 2 INT-TDs last week, 4th rookie in NFL history with 2 INT-TDs in game. DE Robert Quinn had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Has 8.5 sacks in past 11. DE Chris Long has 7 sacks in past 9. Has 16 sacks in past 19 at home. LB James Laurinaitis is only NFC player with 8.5+ sacks & 6+ INTs since 2009.

Results and Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	GB	A	W 30-22	+8
2	2012-09-16	DET	H	W 27-19	+8
3	2012-09-23	MIN	A	L 13-24	-11
4	2012-09-30	NYJ	A	W 34-0	+34
5	2012-10-07	BUF	H	W 45-3	+42
6	2012-10-14	NYG	H	L 3-26	-23
7	2012-10-18	SEA	H	W 13-6	+7
8	2012-10-29	ARI	A	W 24-3	+21
9		Bye
10	2012-11-11	STL	H	T 24-24	0
11	2012-11-19	CHI	H	W 32-7	+25
12	2012-11-25	NO	A	W 31-21	+10
13	2012-12-02	STL	A	L 13-16	-3
14	2012-12-09	MIA	H
15	2012-12-16	NE	A
16	2012-12-23	SEA	A
17	2012-12-30	ARI	H

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	DET	A	L 23-27	-4
2	2012-09-16	WAS	H	W 31-28	+3
3	2012-09-23	CHI	A	L 6-23	-17
4	2012-09-30	SEA	H	W 19-13	+6
5	2012-10-04	ARI	H	W 17-3	+14
6	2012-10-14	MIA	A	L 14-17	-3
7	2012-10-21	GB	H	L 20-30	-10
8	2012-10-28	NE	H	L 7-45	-38
9		Bye
10	2012-11-11	SF	A	T 24-24	0
11	2012-11-18	NYJ	H	L 13-27	-14
12	2012-11-25	ARI	A	W 31-17	+14
13	2012-12-02	SF	H	W 16-13	+3
14	2012-12-09	BUF	A
15	2012-12-16	MIN	H
16	2012-12-23	TB	A
17	2012-12-30	SEA	A

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Questionable	DE Demarcus Dobbs (other-excused)
Probable	K David Akers (pelvis) CB Tarell Brown (knee) FS Dashon Goldson (calf) ILB Tavares Gooden (elbow) RB Frank Gore (other-excused) WR Mario Manningham (shoulder) OLB Aldon Smith (shoulder) TE Delanie Walker (hip) SS Donte Whitner (knee) ILB Patrick Willis (shoulder)
IR	OLB Parys Haralson (undisclosed, 9/3) RB Kendall Hunter (achilles-tendon, 11/27) WR Kyle Williams (knee, 11/27)
PUP	OLB Darius Fleming (knee)

St. Louis Rams
Out	SLB Mario Haggan (elbow)
Doubtful	WR Danny Amendola (foot)
Questionable	DE Robert Quinn (concussion)
Probable	RB Steven Jackson (foot)
IR	DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SF Offense	STL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.3	19.0	22.8	SF
Rushing yards	150.7	127.0	116.3	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.89	4.86	4.30	SF
Completion %	71.3%	61.2%	61.6%	SF
Passing yards	197.7	219.7	230.0	STL
Passing yards per completion	11.74	10.82	10.76	SF
Passing yards per attempt	8.37	6.62	6.63	SF
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	0.8	SF
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.7	SF
Sacks allowed	2.7	2.0	2.3	STL
3rd down conversions	35.6%	34.4%	38.5%	SF
4th down conversions	100.0%	53.8%	47.5%	SF
Time of possession	30:22	28:60	30:08	SF

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	STL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	11.3	27.0	22.8	SF
Rushing yards	93.3	116.7	116.3	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.60	3.97	4.30	SF
Completion %	60.9%	68.8%	61.6%	SF
Passing yards	201.3	262.3	230.0	SF
Passing yards per completion	8.82	10.73	10.76	SF
Passing yards per attempt	5.37	7.38	6.63	SF
INT return	1.3	0.0	0.8	SF
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.0	0.7	-
Sacks	3.7	2.7	2.3	SF
3rd down conversions	28.4%	43.9%	38.5%	SF
4th down conversions	60.0%	50.0%	47.5%	STL
Time of possession	29:18	32:40	30:08	SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SF	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.5	4.0	9.1	SF
Yards per kick return	23.0	21.9	23.1	SF
Yards allowed per punt return	2.7	10.9	9.1	SF
Yards allowed per kick return	23.9	24.5	23.1	SF

Misc Stats Comparison

	SF	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.3	9.3	6.1	SF
Penalty yards	61.3	66.3	51.0	SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2012 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

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
2007	2	2007-09-16	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2007	11	2007-11-18	STL	SF	13-9	STL
2008	11	2008-11-16	STL	SF	16-35	SF
2008	16	2008-12-21	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2009	4	2009-10-04	STL	SF	0-35	SF
2009	17	2010-01-03	SF	STL	28-6	SF
2010	10	2010-11-14	STL	SF	20-23	SF
2010	16	2010-12-26	SF	STL	17-25	STL
2011	13	2011-12-04	STL	SF	0-26	SF
2011	17	2012-01-01	SF	STL	34-27	SF
2012	10	2012-11-11	STL	SF	24-24	Tie

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.