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New England Patriots at St. Louis Rams - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
MIN		 36
 17
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ATL
PHI		 30
 17
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SEA
DET		 24
 28
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SD
CLE		 6
 7
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WAS
PIT		 12
 27
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NE
STL		 45
 7
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MIA
NYJ		 30
 9
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JAC
GB		 15
 24
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IND
TEN		 19
 13
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CAR
CHI		 22
 23
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OAK
KC		 26
 16
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NYG
DAL		 29
 24
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NO
DEN		 14
 34
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SF
ARI		 24
 3
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 27, Rams 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Tom Brady Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Stevan Ridley Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Shane Vereen Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 17 Wes Welker Rec: 10-110, 0 TD
 WR 34 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 1 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
K 8 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Sam Bradford Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Steven Jackson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 29 Daryl Richardson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 33 Brandon Gibson Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 38 Chris Givens Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 58 Austin Pettis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
 WR 73 Danny Amendola Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 32 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Sixth overseas NFL regular-season game


Patriots Play 2nd International Series game in London (35-7 win vs. TB in '09)... Average NFL-best in pts per game (31) & yards per game (436.1)... NE is 38-12 (.760) vs. NFC under BILL BELICHICK... QB Tom Brady has 34-8 (.809) career record vs. NFC. Has thrown TD pass in 39 consec. games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. Brady (49) needs 300-yard passing game to surpass HOFer WARREN MOON (49) for 7th-most all-time. Passed for 308 yards w/ 3 TDs & 107.3 rating in last game in London. RB Stevan Ridley has 3 100-yard rush games in '12 (125, 106, 151). WR Wes Welker has 16 career games with 10+ rec., tied for 2nd-most in NFL history (JERRY RICE, 17; MARVIN HARRISON, 16). Had 10 catches for 107 yards with TD in London vs. TB. WR Brandon Lloyd played in 11 games w/Rams last season. Had 7 rec. for 169 yards with TD in London on 10/31/10 vs. SF (w/ Den.)... TE Rob Gronkowski has 32 career TD rec., most by TE in 1st 3 seasons... Rookie DE Chandler Jones leads NFL rookies with 5 sacks... Rookie LB DONT'A HIGHTOWER has 2 sacks in past 2.

Rams Play 1st international regular-season game... QB Sam Bradford has TD pass or 300+ pass yards in 6 of 7 career vs. AFC. Has won 3 of past 4 home starts... In past 4 games vs. AFC, RB Steven Jackson has 501 scrimmage yards (125.3 per game), incl. 354 rush yards (88.5 per game). Rookie RB Daryl Richardson is 3rd among NFC rookie RBs with 282 rush yards. Had career-highs in catches (3) & rec. yards (43) last week... Rookie WR Chris Givens aims for 5th in row with 50+ yard catch. Is 1st rookie with 50+ yard catch in 4 consecutive games since WILLIE GAULT in 1983. Averages 27 yards per catch (270 yards, 10 rec.)... DE Robert Quinn has 6 sacks in past 4 at home, incl. career-high 3 vs. Cardinals. Has 7 sacks in past 7. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 5. Had 2 sacks in only meeting. Rookie DT Michael Brockers had 1st career sack last week. LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 NFC players (PATRICK WILLIS) with 8+ sacks (8.5) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009. Leads team with 69 tackles & has 9+ tackles in 6 of 7 games.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H L 18-20 -2
3 2012-09-23 BAL A L 30-31 -1
4 2012-09-30 BUF A W 52-28 +24
5 2012-10-07 DEN H W 31-21 +10
6 2012-10-14 SEA A L 23-24 -1
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H W 29-26 +3
8 2012-10-28 STL A W 45-7 +38
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H    
11 2012-11-18 IND H    
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A    
13 2012-12-02 MIA A    
14 2012-12-10 HOU H    
15 2012-12-16 SF H    
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA 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    
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H    
12 2012-11-25 ARI A    
13 2012-12-02 SF H    
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
New England Patriots
Out  RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
 FS Steve Gregory (hip)
 TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle)
 DE Trevor Scott (hamstring)
 OLB Tracy White (foot)
Questionable  WR Julian Edelman (hand)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (hip)
 OLB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring)
 WR Brandon Lloyd (knee)
 OLB Jerod Mayo (elbow)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
Probable  DT Kyle Love (knee)
IR  CB Will Allen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SS Josh Barrett (undisclosed, 8/27)
 CB Ras-I Dowling (quadriceps, 10/26)
 MLB Dane Fletcher (knee, 8/15)
 FB Spencer Larsen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 TE Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring, 9/5)
PUP  DT Myron Pryor (shoulder)
   
St. Louis Rams
Out  DE Eugene Sims (knee)
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (collarbone)
 SLB Mario Haggan (thigh)
Probable  TE Brody Eldridge (other-illness)
 WR Brandon Gibson (other-illness)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.3 17.5 22.8 NE
Rushing yards 138.8 111.3 116.0 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.15 4.38 4.27 STL
Completion % 64.2% 59.0% 61.8% NE
Passing yards 299.8 222.0 239.9 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.92 11.22 10.96 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.01 6.62 6.78 NE
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 1.0 NE
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.7 STL
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.5 2.3 NE
3rd down conversions 47.3% 34.2% 38.9% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 57.1% 57.1% STL
Time of possession 32:16 28:40 30:17 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.8 20.3 22.8 STL
Rushing yards 98.5 98.5 116.0 -
Rushing yards per attempt 3.55 3.75 4.27 NE
Completion % 64.5% 66.2% 61.8% NE
Passing yards 313.0 194.5 239.9 STL
Passing yards per completion 12.67 9.40 10.96 STL
Passing yards per attempt 8.18 6.22 6.78 STL
INT return 0.5 0.5 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 1.8 0.0 0.7 NE
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.3 STL
3rd down conversions 45.5% 36.6% 38.9% STL
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 57.1% NE
Time of possession 28:07 31:20 30:17 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.1 7.3 8.8 NE
Yards per kick return 23.6 21.9 25.0 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 10.7 8.8 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 22.0 27.2 25.0 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 6.5 6.5 -
Penalty yards 59.8 49.3 56.3 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 10 2001-11-18 STL NE 24-17 STL
2004 9 2004-11-07 NE STL 40-22 NE
2008 8 2008-10-26 STL NE 16-23 NE

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.