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Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

JAC
ATL		 14
 41
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DAL
TB		 31
 15
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WAS
NYG		 23
 10
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TEN
IND		 13
 27
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SEA
CHI		 38
 14
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NO
MIN		 42
 20
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MIA
BUF		 30
 23
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GB
KC		 14
 19
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CIN
STL		 20
 13
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CAR
HOU		 28
 13
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DET
OAK		 28
 27
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NE
DEN		 41
 23
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CLE
ARI		 17
 20
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NYJ
PHI		 19
 45
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BAL
SD		 14
 34
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PIT
SF		 3
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Jaguars 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 57 Jarett Dillard Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 85 Kassim Osgood Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 14 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 29 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
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Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Matt Ryan Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Michael Turner Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Roddy White Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 36 Julio Jones Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 88 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 9 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars MEL TUCKER earned 1st win as head coach last week... Rookie QB Blaine Gabbert (No. 10 overall) aims for 3rd straight game with 2 TD passes... RB Maurice Jones-Drew (61) needs 2 rush TDs to surpass FRED TAYLOR (62) for most in team history. Jones-Drew (73 TDs) had 4 TDs last week (2 rush, 2 rec.) & surpassed Taylor (70) for total TDs in club annals. Has NFL-best 1,222 rush yards & needs 170 rush yards to surpass career-best of 1,391 in '09. Has rushed for 80+ yards in 12 of 13 games... TE Marcedes Lewis had season-best 77 rec. yards last week. Has most rec. yards (2,609) & TD catches (17) by TE in club history... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 102 tackles. LB Daryl Smith had sack & FF last week... Rookie CB KEVIN RUTLAND (undrafted FA) had 1st career INT last game.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 6-1 at home vs. AFC, completing 150 of 237 (63.3 pct.) for 1,852 yards with 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 102.2 rating. Falcons are 21-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating, incl. last week's 120.5 rating. Had 320 pass yards, 4 TDs & 0 INTs vs. Car... Since joining Atl. in 2008, RB Michael Turner has 47 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL. In that span, has 29 rush TDs at home, most in NFL. When he has 23+ att., his teams are 21-1 (.955)... Rookie WR Julio Jones had 3 catches for 104 yards (34.7 avg.) & 2 TDs last week. Has 100+ yards in 4 of his past 8. WR Roddy White has 64 catches for 964 yards (120.5 per game) & 8 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC. Since start of 2007, has 446 rec., most in NFC. Aims for 4th in row with TD. TE Tony Gonzalez had 8 catches for 100 yards in last meeting (10/7/07 with KC). Has 73 receptions, his NFL-record 13th season in row with 60+ catches... DE John Abraham has 107.5 sacks, 2nd most among active players. LB Mike Peterson had 19th career INT last week. Played 6 years with Jax. (2003-08).


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 TEN H W 16-14 +2
2 2011-09-18 NYJ A L 3-32 -29
3 2011-09-25 CAR A L 10-16 -6
4 2011-10-02 NO H L 10-23 -13
5 2011-10-09 CIN H L 20-30 -10
6 2011-10-16 PIT A L 13-17 -4
7 2011-10-24 BAL H W 12-7 +5
8 2011-10-30 HOU A L 14-24 -10
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 IND A W 17-3 +14
11 2011-11-20 CLE A L 10-14 -4
12 2011-11-27 HOU H L 13-20 -7
13 2011-12-05 SD H L 14-38 -24
14 2011-12-11 TB H W 41-14 +27
15 2011-12-15 ATL A L 14-41 -27
16 2011-12-24 TEN A    
17 2012-01-01 IND H    
   
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CHI A L 12-30 -18
2 2011-09-18 PHI H W 35-31 +4
3 2011-09-25 TB A L 13-16 -3
4 2011-10-02 SEA A W 30-28 +2
5 2011-10-09 GB H L 14-25 -11
6 2011-10-16 CAR H W 31-17 +14
7 2011-10-23 DET A W 23-16 +7
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 IND A W 31-7 +24
10 2011-11-13 NO H L 23-26 -3
11 2011-11-20 TEN H W 23-17 +6
12 2011-11-27 MIN H W 24-14 +10
13 2011-12-04 HOU A L 10-17 -7
14 2011-12-11 CAR A W 31-23 +8
15 2011-12-15 JAC H W 41-14 +27
16 2011-12-26 NO A    
17 2012-01-01 TB H    

Injury Report
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  DE Matt Roth (Concussion)
 WR Cecil Shorts (Hamstring)
 WR Mike Thomas (Concussion)
Questionable  K Josh Scobee (Groin)
Probable  DT Tyson Alualu (Not Injury Related)
 RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Not Injury Related)
 FS Dwight Lowery (Shoulder)
 OT Guy Whimper (Thigh)
IR  OLB Kyle Bosworth (Broken Left Hand)
 OT Eben Britton (Back)
 DE John Chick (Knee)
 CB Derek Cox (Knee)
 FS Courtney Greene (Hamstring)
 CB Rod Issac (Hamstring)
 RB Rashad Jennings (Knee)
 DE Aaron Kampman (Knee)
 DE Austen Lane (Shoulder)
 CB Rashean Mathis (Torn Left ACL)
 CB William Middleton (Knee)
 TE Zach Miller (Shoulder)
 OLB Aaron Morgan (Shoulder)
 SS Chris Prosinski (Thumb)
 TE Martin Rucker (Undisclosed)
 OLB Clint Session (Head)
 DT D'Anthony Smith (Foot)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Doubtful  CB Brent Grimes (Knee)
 CB Kelvin Hayden (Toe)
Questionable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (Ankle)
 OLB Stephen Nicholas (Quadriceps)
 OT Will Svitek (Groin)
Probable  DE John Abraham (Not Injury Related)
 K Matt Bryant (Illness)
 OT Tyson Clabo (Illness)
 WR Harry Douglas (Groin)
 DE Ray Edwards (Neck)
 TE Tony Gonzalez (Not Injury Related)
 WR Julio Jones (Back)
 OC Todd McClure (Not Injury Related)
 CB Christopher Owens (Hand)
 RB Michael Turner (Groin)
IR  OG Mike Johnson (Foot)
 FB Ovie Mughelli (Right Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 14.7 25.3 21.6 ATL
Rushing yards 117.7 107.3 116.8 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.79 3.60 4.17 JAC
Completion % 56.0% 59.3% 59.4% ATL
Passing yards 174.0 290.0 223.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 8.95 13.05 11.30 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 5.01 7.74 6.71 ATL
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 1.0 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 JAC
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.0 2.2 ATL
3rd down conversions 40.0% 41.9% 36.9% ATL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 44.4% ATL
Time of possession 32:08 34:54 30:14 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.0 17.8 21.6 JAC
Rushing yards 112.3 86.3 116.8 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.31 3.86 4.17 ATL
Completion % 66.7% 56.0% 59.4% ATL
Passing yards 161.3 213.3 223.6 JAC
Passing yards per completion 9.63 10.92 11.30 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 6.42 6.11 6.71 ATL
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.6 JAC
Sacks 1.7 2.0 2.2 ATL
3rd down conversions 27.9% 40.0% 36.9% JAC
4th down conversions 33.3% 60.0% 44.4% JAC
Time of possession 27:52 26:45 30:14 ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.1 9.7 9.9 ATL
Yards per kick return 23.2 23.3 23.3 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.9 2.6 9.9 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 28.8 25.6 23.3 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 5.3 6.4 ATL
Penalty yards 55.0 44.5 54.5 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2011 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 17 2003-12-28 JAC ATL 14-21 ATL
2007 2 2007-09-16 ATL JAC 7-13 JAC

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.