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St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks - Week 17
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
ATL		 22
 17
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PHI
NYG		 7
 42
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NYJ
BUF		 9
 28
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JAC
TEN		 20
 38
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HOU
IND		 16
 28
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CLE
PIT		 10
 24
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CHI
DET		 26
 24
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BAL
CIN		 17
 23
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CAR
NO		 44
 38
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ARI
SF		 13
 27
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STL
SEA		 13
 20
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OAK
SD		 21
 24
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MIA
NE		 0
 28
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KC
DEN		 3
 38
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GB
MIN		 34
 37
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DAL
WAS		 18
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Seahawks 34, Rams 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Sam Bradford Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Steven Jackson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 44 Daryl Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 24 Danny Amendola Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 48 Chris Givens Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 63 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 86 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 31 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
View all Week 17 Rankings or Projections
  
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Russell Wilson Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 6 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 57 Robert Turbin Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31 Sidney Rice Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 55 Golden Tate Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 62 Doug Baldwin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 26 Zach Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7 Steve Hauschka FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford is 4-0-1 in past 5 vs. division. Has won 4 of past 5 overall. Has 3,450 yards & needs 63 yards for career-high (3,512 in 2010)... RB Steven Jackson has 10,083 career rush yards & is 15th player to rush for 10,000 yards with 1 team. Has 990 rush yards & needs 10 to become 6th in NFL history with 1,000+ rush yards in 8 consecutive seasons. Since 2006, has NFL-best 11,134 scrimmage yards... WR Danny Amendola had TD catch in last meeting. TE Lance Kendricks had career-high 119 yards last week, incl. 80-yard TD. Rookie WR Chris Givens has 3 career TDs & avg. 46 yards per TD... CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 defensive TDs (3 INTs, 1 FR), most in NFL history by rookie. Had 41-yard INT-TD last week. His 3 INT-TDs are tied for most by rookie in NFL history. DE Robert Quinn has 9.5 sacks in past 15. DE Chris Long has 8.5 sacks in past 13. LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 in NFC with 8.5+ sacks & 6+ INTs since 2009. Rookie DT Michael Brockers has 4 sacks, 2nd most by rookie DT.

Seahawks Clinched playoff berth. Clinch NFC West with win & SF loss... Rookie QB Russell Wilson has completed 91 of 145 (62.8 pct.) for 1,254 yards with 16 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 121.5 rating at home. Is 7-0 at home, 1st rookie since merger to start & win team's 1st 7 at home. Has 25 TD passes & needs 2 to pass PEYTON MANNING (26) for most by rookie... RB Marshawn Lynch aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with 100+ rush yards. Aims for 4th meeting in row with rush TD. Has 100+ rush yards in 7 of past 9. In past 9, has 941 yards (104.6 per game) & 9 TDs. Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 2,431 rush yards...WR Golden Tate has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 pass) in past 7. WR Sidney Rice has 6 TDs in past 10. WR Doug Baldwin had 2 TDs last week... DE Red Bryant blocked FG last week that was returned 90 yards for TD by CB Richard Sherman. Sherman has 2 TDs in past 3. DE Chris Clemons has 17.5 sacks in past 22. Rookie LB Bobby Wagner leads team with 129 tackles. DE Bruce Irvin leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks.


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 L 22-36 -14
16 2012-12-23 TB A W 28-13 +15
17 2012-12-30 SEA A L 13-20 -7
   
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 ARI A L 16-20 -4
2 2012-09-16 DAL H W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-24 GB H W 14-12 +2
4 2012-09-30 STL A L 13-19 -6
5 2012-10-07 CAR A W 16-12 +4
6 2012-10-14 NE H W 24-23 +1
7 2012-10-18 SF A L 6-13 -7
8 2012-10-28 DET A L 24-28 -4
9 2012-11-04 MIN H W 30-20 +10
10 2012-11-11 NYJ H W 28-7 +21
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 MIA A L 21-24 -3
13 2012-12-02 CHI A W 23-17 +6
14 2012-12-09 ARI H W 58-0 +58
15 2012-12-16 BUF A W 50-17 +33
16 2012-12-23 SF H W 42-13 +29
17 2012-12-30 STL H W 20-13 +7

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
Probable  FS Craig Dahl (knee)
 CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh)
 RB Steven Jackson (foot)
 MLB James Laurinaitis (back)
 WR Austin Pettis (shoulder)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)
   
Seattle Seahawks
Out  CB Walter Thurmond (hamstring)
Questionable  DE Red Bryant (foot)
 WLB Leroy Hill (hamstring)
Probable  RB Marshawn Lynch (back)
 TE Anthony McCoy (back)
 WR Sidney Rice (knee)
 WR Golden Tate (other-illness)
 FS Earl Thomas (ankle)
 CB Marcus Trufant (hamstring)
IR  DT Jason Jones (knee, 12/20)
 WR Ben Obomanu (wrist, 10/30)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 		 SEA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.3 38.3 22.3 SEA
Rushing yards 93.8 207.3 117.9 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 5.83 4.30 SEA
Completion % 55.9% 64.9% 59.3% SEA
Passing yards 201.3 207.0 225.0 SEA
Passing yards per completion 10.62 12.64 10.90 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 5.93 8.20 6.47 SEA
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 1.0 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.7 SEA
Sacks allowed 1.5 1.7 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 29.8% 53.1% 37.4% SEA
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 41.9% SEA
Time of possession 28:26 33:42 30:27 SEA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 		 SEA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.5 15.7 22.3 SEA
Rushing yards 106.5 110.7 117.9 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 4.86 4.30 STL
Completion % 64.8% 57.1% 59.3% SEA
Passing yards 219.3 224.0 225.0 STL
Passing yards per completion 9.54 10.61 10.90 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.18 6.05 6.47 SEA
INT return 1.3 1.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.7 0.7 SEA
Sacks 3.3 1.7 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 36.8% 37.3% 37.4% STL
4th down conversions 11.1% 25.0% 41.9% STL
Time of possession 32:58 28:27 30:27 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.2 7.6 10.0 SEA
Yards per kick return 21.8 33.6 22.8 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 9.4 3.7 10.0 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 26.6 23.4 22.8 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 7.3 6.3 SEA
Penalty yards 51.5 53.0 52.9 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 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
2010 17 2011-01-02 STL SEA 6-16 SEA
2011 11 2011-11-20 SEA STL 24-7 SEA
2011 14 2011-12-12 STL SEA 13-30 SEA
2012 4 2012-09-30 SEA STL 13-19 STL

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. WC = Wild-Card