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St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

DEN
OAK		 26
 13
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TEN
IND		 23
 27
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STL
BUF		 15
 12
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SD
PIT		 34
 24
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PHI
TB		 23
 21
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NYJ
JAC		 17
 10
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KC
CLE		 7
 30
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DAL
CIN		 20
 19
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CHI
MIN		 14
 21
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BAL
WAS		 28
 31
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ATL
CAR		 20
 30
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MIA
SF		 13
 27
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NO
NYG		 27
 52
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ARI
SEA		 0
 58
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DET
GB		 20
 27
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HOU
NE		 14
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bills 23, Rams 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Sam Bradford Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Steven Jackson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 40 Daryl Richardson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 27 Chris Givens Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 65 Danny Amendola Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 75 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81 Austin Pettis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 34 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
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Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 12 C.J. Spiller Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 22 Fred Jackson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 WR 18 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 41 Donald Jones Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 27 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Rian Lindell FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford aims for 3rd win in row... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 110 yards with TD & had 5 catches for 78 yards (188 scrimmage yards) in last meeting. Since 2006, has NFL-best 10,838 scrimmage yards... Rookie WR Chris Givens had 11 catches for 92 yards last week. In past 2, has 16 catches for 207 yards (103.5 per game) & TD. Has 3 career TDs & avg. 46 yards per TD. WR Danny Amendola aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 7+ catches... CB Janoris Jenkins has 3 TDs in past 2 (2 INT-TDs & FR-TD). Aims for 3rd in row with defensive TD. DE William Hayes has 2.5 sacks in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with sack. DE Robert Quinn has 8.5 sacks in past 12. DE Chris Long has 7 sacks in past 10. LB James Laurinaitis is only NFC player with 8.5+ sacks & 6+ INTs since 2009... Rookie K Greg Zuerlein is 1st in NFL history to tie game with 0:00 left in 4th & win game in OT with 50-yard FGs.

Bills Aim for 3rd consecutive win at home... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (76) needs 2 TDs to surpass JACK KEMP (77) for 3rd-most in Bills history. Was selected in 7th round of '05 NFL Draft by Rams & spent 2 seasons in StL... Club leads AFC with 147.9 rush yards per game in '12... RB C.J. Spiller (907) needs 93 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. Is averaging 91.7 rush yards per game in past 3 (275). Averages NFL-best 6.6 yards per carry. RB Fred Jackson posted 1st 100-yard rush game of season last week (109). Bills are 11-3 (.786) when Jackson has 100+ rush yards... Since '11, TE Scott Chandler is 2nd among AFC TEs with 12 TD catches. Has 6 TD receptions in 2012, tying his career high (2011)....DE Mario Williams has 5 sacks in past 3 games. Williams (9.5) needs 0.5 sack to become 1st Bill since 2009 to with 10+ sacks in season (AARON SCHOBEL, 10)... Since entering NFL in 2009, S Jairus Byrd is tied for 3rd in league with 18 INTs... PR Leodis McKelvin has NFL-best 20.4 PR avg.


Results and Schedule
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 W 15-12 +3
15 2012-12-16 MIN H    
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    
   
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H L 34-35 -1
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A L 9-21 -12
10 2012-11-11 NE A L 31-37 -6
11 2012-11-15 MIA H W 19-14 +5
12 2012-11-25 IND A L 13-20 -7
13 2012-12-02 JAC H W 34-18 +16
14 2012-12-09 STL H L 12-15 -3
15 2012-12-16 SEA H    
16 2012-12-23 MIA A    
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H    

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (foot)
 SLB Mario Haggan (elbow)
Probable  RB Steven Jackson (foot)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)
   
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
Questionable  DE Spencer Johnson (ankle)
 WR Steve Johnson (hamstring)
 CB Leodis McKelvin (back)
 CB Justin Rogers (foot)
 WLB Chris White (back)
 CB Aaron Williams (knee)
Probable  WLB Nick Barnett (knee)
 FS Jairus Byrd (back)
 TE Scott Chandler (groin)
 DT Marcell Dareus (shoulder)
 WR T.J. Graham (ankle)
 WR Donald Jones (calf)
 FS Da'Norris Searcy (hand)
 WR Brad Smith (hamstring)
 RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder)
 DE Mario Williams (wrist)
IR  DE Chris Kelsay (neck, 12/5)
 CB Terrence McGee (knee, 11/6)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 		 BUF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 17.7 21.0 22.6 BUF
Rushing yards 126.7 139.0 117.4 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.52 5.05 4.30 BUF
Completion % 62.3% 61.3% 60.9% STL
Passing yards 207.0 186.7 230.4 STL
Passing yards per completion 9.97 10.43 10.88 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.21 6.39 6.63 BUF
Interceptions 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.7 2.2 STL
3rd down conversions 30.4% 33.9% 38.0% BUF
4th down conversions 54.5% 66.7% 48.2% BUF
Time of possession 31:52 32:27 30:12 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 		 BUF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.7 19.7 22.6 BUF
Rushing yards 141.3 88.0 117.4 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 3.27 4.30 BUF
Completion % 65.5% 55.0% 60.9% BUF
Passing yards 219.0 213.7 230.4 BUF
Passing yards per completion 10.33 10.86 10.88 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.76 5.97 6.63 BUF
INT return 0.0 0.7 0.9 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.7 0.6 BUF
Sacks 2.7 3.0 2.2 BUF
3rd down conversions 40.0% 39.0% 38.0% BUF
4th down conversions 42.9% 0.0% 48.2% BUF
Time of possession 33:19 27:33 30:12 BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.7 14.3 9.9 BUF
Yards per kick return 20.6 23.8 22.6 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 9.5 15.9 9.9 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.7 22.8 22.6 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 10.0 8.0 6.2 BUF
Penalty yards 78.0 82.0 51.9 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Buffalo Bills
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 11 2004-11-21 STL BUF 17-37 BUF
2008 4 2008-09-28 BUF STL 31-14 BUF

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.