Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers Rank  Player Projections QB 18 Alex Smith Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 22 Frank Gore Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 51 Kendall Hunter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 27 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 1 TD WR 65 Randy Moss Rec: 3-40, 0 TD WR 88 Mario Manningham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 6 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-60, 1 TD K 17 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 DEF 1 Defense / ST   View all Week 3 Rankings or Projections		Minnesota Vikings Rank  Player Projections QB 32 Christian Ponder Pass: 200, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0 RB 14 Adrian Peterson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 54 Toby Gerhart Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 WR 22 Percy Harvin Rec: 7-90, 0 TD WR 83 Michael Jenkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD WR 84 Devin Aromashodu Rec: 2-30, 0 TD TE 16 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 5-50, 0 TD K 31 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1 DEF 14 Defense / ST

49ers QB Alex Smith has thrown 216 consec. passes without INT, longest streak in team history. Has won 16 of past 19 starts. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 115.9 rating. In career, SF is 12-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating... 49ers have won 7 in row when RB Frank Gore rushes for 100+ yards. Since 2006, Gore has 7,218 rush yards, 2nd most in NFL. Has rush TD in 5 of past 6... WR Randy Moss was 1st round pick by Min. in 1998 & spent 7 seasons (1998-2004) with Min. Had 574 catches for 9,142 yards with 90 TDs as Viking. Faces former team for 1st time. In past 4 games indoors, WR Michael Crabtree has 25 catches for 333 yards (83.3 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2009, TE Vernon Davis has 29 TDs, most by NFC TE & tied for most by NFL TE. Had 2 TDs last week & aims for 3rd in row with TD. In last meeting, had 7 catches for 96 yards & 2 TDs... LB Patrick Willis has 18 tackles & FR in 2 career meetings. LB Aldon Smith has 16 sacks in past 15. DT Justin Smith has started 173 games in row, 3rd longest active streak by defensive player. S Dashon Goldson had INT last week.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 110.6 rating & leads NFL with 75.8 comp. pct... Since entering NFL in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads league with 6,896 rush yards & 66 rush TDs. In 37 career home games, has rushed for 3,854 yards (104.2 per game) & 36 TDs... WR-KR Percy Harvin had 101-yard KR-TD in last meeting & had career-high 180 KR yards (45 avg.). Also had 4 catches for 51 yards in that contest. Is 1 of 3 players since 2000 with 100+ yard KR-TD, 4+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in single game. Had 12 catches for 104 yards last week & had 2 KRs for 78 yards. Has 387 total yards (188 rec., 166 KR, 33 rush), most by Viking in 1st 2 games of season... DE Jared Allen has 32 sacks in past 27, incl. 20.5 in past 16. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 105 sacks. His 105 sacks are 2nd most by active player. Had sack & FF in last meeting. CB Antoine Winfield had INT vs. SF in 11/5/06 meeting. In 4 games vs. SF, DT Kevin Williams has 3 sacks & 18-yard INT-TD... Rookie K Blair Walsh ties for 2nd in NFC with 22 points (6/6 FGs, 4/4 PATs).