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St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers - Week 9
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NO
CAR		 28
 10
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ARI
DAL		 28
 17
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TB
CLE		 17
 22
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SD
MIA		 0
 37
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PHI
HOU		 31
 21
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NYJ
KC		 10
 24
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JAC
CIN		 23
 33
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WAS
MIN		 26
 29
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STL
SF		 13
 10
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OAK
SEA		 24
 30
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DEN
NE		 21
 43
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BAL
PIT		 23
 43
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IND
NYG		 40
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: 49ers 30, Rams 10
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Austin Davis Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Tre Mason Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 32 Benny Cunningham Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 50 Zac Stacy Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 46 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 62 Tavon Austin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 70 Stedman Bailey Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Jared Cook Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 34 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 26 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 9 Frank Gore Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Carlos Hyde Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 10 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 29 Michael Crabtree Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR 60 Steve Johnson Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 7 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 1 Phil Dawson FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Austin Davis had 22-yard TD pass in Week 6 meeting. Has 10 TD passes in past 5 starts... Rookie RB Tre Mason is averaging 5.2 yards per carry (157 yards, 30 att.). RB Benny Cunningham had rush TD in last game vs. SF. Has TD in 3 of past 4. RB Zac Stacy rushed for 72 yards in last game at SF... TE Lance Kendricks aims for 4th in row with TD. Had 22-yard TD catch in Week 6. WR Brian Quick has TD catch in both career games at SF. WR Kenny Britt had season-long 43-yard catch last week. WR-PR Tavon Austin has 6 career TDs (4 rec., 1 rush, 1 PR)... DE Robert Quinn had 1.5 sacks in 11/11/12 meeting at SF. Has 23 sacks in past 24, incl. 2 sacks & FF last week. DE William Hayes had FR last week. Since entering NFL in 2012, CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 INT-TDs, tied for most in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 players in NFL with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9). Had FR in Week 6.

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick has won past 3 starts vs. StL with 117.6 rating (6 TDs, 0 INTs). In Week 6, had 123.9 rating, 343 yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs. When he starts & has 100+ rating (inc. playoffs), team is 15-1 (.938)... RB Frank Gore aims for 3rd in row at home vs. StL with TD. Has 5 TDs in past 5 at home vs. Rams. Has 15 rush TDs in past 15 meetings... WR Michael Crabtree has TD in 3 of past 4 at home vs. StL. Has 7 TDs in past 8 vs. StL. WR Anquan Boldin has 104 catches, 1,420 yards & 8 TDs vs. StL, his most vs. opp. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), TE Vernon Davis is 2nd in NFL with 53 rec. TDs. Had TD in last home game vs. StL. WR Brandon Lloyd has 5 TDs in past 3 meetings, incl. 80-yard TD in Week 6. WR Steve Johnson has TD catch in 3 of past 4... In past 5 home meetings, LB Patrick Willis has 4.5 sacks, 23-yard INT-TD & FF. In 10/4/09 meeting, had 2.5 sacks & 23-yard INT-TD. Since entering NFL in 2007, is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 8+ INTs (8). LBs Ahmad Brooks & Dan Skuta each had 2 sacks in Week 6. Brooks has 3.5 sacks in past 3 meetings.


Results and Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H L 6-34 -28
2 2014-09-14 TB A W 19-17 +2
3 2014-09-21 DAL H L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A L 28-34 -6
6 2014-10-13 SF H L 17-31 -14
7 2014-10-19 SEA H W 28-26 +2
8 2014-10-26 KC A L 7-34 -27
9 2014-11-02 SF A    
10 2014-11-09 ARI A    
11 2014-11-16 DEN H    
12 2014-11-23 SD A    
13 2014-11-30 OAK H    
14 2014-12-07 WAS A    
15 2014-12-11 ARI H    
16 2014-12-21 NYG H    
17 2014-12-28 SEA A    
   

San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DAL A W 28-17 +11
2 2014-09-14 CHI H L 20-28 -8
3 2014-09-21 ARI A L 14-23 -9
4 2014-09-28 PHI H W 26-21 +5
5 2014-10-05 KC H W 22-17 +5
6 2014-10-13 STL A W 31-17 +14
7 2014-10-19 DEN A L 17-42 -25
8   Bye      
9 2014-11-02 STL H    
10 2014-11-09 NO A    
11 2014-11-16 NYG A    
12 2014-11-23 WAS H    
13 2014-11-27 SEA H    
14 2014-12-07 OAK A    
15 2014-12-14 SEA A    
16 2014-12-20 SD H    
17 2014-12-28 ARI H    

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Questionable  WR Kenny Britt (hip)
 FS Cody Davis (concussion)
 DT Aaron Donald (shoulder)
 WLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (toe)
 DE William Hayes (foot)
 CB Janoris Jenkins (knee)
 CB Trumaine Johnson (knee)
 FS Lamarcus Joyner (hip)
 FS Rodney McLeod (knee)
 DT Ethan Westbrooks (hand)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 DE Chris Long (ankle, 9/11/2014)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot, 10/25/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)
 WR Brian Quick (shoulder, 10/27/2014)
   

San Francisco 49ers
Out  RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 CB Keith Reaser (knee)
Questionable  CB Tramaine Brock (toe)
 FS Jimmie Ward (quadriceps)
 ILB Patrick Willis (toe)
Probable  CB Chris Culliver (hamstring)
 NT Glenn Dorsey (biceps)
IR  CB Kenneth Acker (foot, 8/30/2014)
 CB Chris Cook (hamstring, 10/25/2014)
 RB Kendall Hunter (knee, 7/26/2014)
PUP  ILB Navorro Bowman (knee)
 DE Kaleb Ramsey (undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Offense 		 SF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.3 21.7 23.9 STL
Rushing yards 105.3 114.0 110.4 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.27 4.04 4.12 STL
Completion % 63.3% 61.9% 63.4% STL
Passing yards 237.7 224.3 249.4 STL
Passing yards per completion 10.26 11.03 11.16 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.50 6.83 7.08 SF
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 0.8 SF
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 SF
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.7 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 44.3% 38.7% 41.3% STL
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 45.6% SF
Time of possession 30:43 33:27 30:14 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Defense 		 SF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 33.0 20.3 23.9 SF
Rushing yards 137.0 94.7 110.4 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.33 3.83 4.12 SF
Completion % 69.4% 56.3% 63.4% SF
Passing yards 242.3 220.3 249.4 SF
Passing yards per completion 11.50 11.34 11.16 SF
Passing yards per attempt 7.98 6.38 7.08 SF
INT return 0.3 0.7 0.8 SF
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.7 STL
Sacks 0.7 1.0 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 49.2% 48.3% 41.3% SF
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 45.6% STL
Time of possession 29:17 26:33 30:14 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   STL   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.8 6.7 8.6 STL
Yards per kick return 25.8 25.6 23.9 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 8.2 15.1 8.6 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 33.0 22.3 23.9 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   STL   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 6.7 6.9 SF
Penalty yards 62.7 55.0 57.5 SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
 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
2012 13 2012-12-02 SF STL 13-16 STL
2013 4 2013-09-26 SF STL 35-11 SF
2013 13 2013-12-01 STL SF 13-23 SF
2014 6 2014-10-13 SF STL 31-17 SF

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.