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Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers - Week 15
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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

Steelers 20, 49ers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 40 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 23 Antonio Brown Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 84 Hines Ward Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Heath Miller Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
 K 21 Shaun Suisham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
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San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Alex Smith Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 24 Frank Gore Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 34 Kendall Hunter Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 24 Michael Crabtree Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 66 Kyle Williams Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 92 Braylon Edwards Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Vernon Davis Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
 K 13 David Akers FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Seek 7th straight win on MNF... Club has 4-2 record at SF since 12/15/73... Steelers are 2-0 vs. NFC West in '11... QB Ben Roethlisberger has 8-2 record on MNF. Has completed 48 of 69 passes (69.6 pct.) for 659 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 119.2 passer rating vs. NFC in '11. Has 23-8 (.742) record in Dec... RB Rashard Mendenhall (8) needs 2 rush TDs to reach 10+ rush TDs in consecutive seasons (13 in '10)... WR Mike Wallace has career-best 62 receptions in '11. WR Hines Ward (991) needs 9 catches to become 8th player in NFL history with 1,000 rec... Defense allows 276.1 yards per game, 2nd-fewest in NFL. WR Antonio Brown (925) needs 75 receiving yards to reach 1,000-yard mark for 1st time in career. Had career-best 151 receiving yards last week... S Troy Polamalu posted 1st INT of season last week... LB Jason Worilds had career-high 2 sacks last week.

49ers QB Alex Smith has won 11 of past 14 starts. 49ers are 10-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating... RB Frank Gore has 1,054 rush yards, his 5th 1,000-yard season. Since start of 2006, ranks 2nd in NFL with 9,113 scrimmage yards (6,860 rush, 2,253 rec.). In past 2 home MNF games, has 345 scrimmage yards (279 rush, 66 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.)... Since start of 2009, TE Vernon Davis has 25 rec. TDs, tied for most among NFL TEs. WR Michael Crabtree has 35+ yard TD in 2 of past 3 MNF games. WR Kyle Williams aims for 3rd in row at home with TD. WR Braylon Edwards had 8 catches for 100 yards in last meeting (12/19/10 with NYJ)... Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 35 consecutive games, longest active streak. Are 1st team since Decatur in 1920 to not allow rush TD in 1st 13 games. DE Justin Smith has started 168 games in row. LB Aldon Smith leads NFC rookies with 10.5 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BAL A L 7-35 -28
2 2011-09-18 SEA H W 24-0 +24
3 2011-09-25 IND A W 23-20 +3
4 2011-10-02 HOU A L 10-17 -7
5 2011-10-09 TEN H W 38-17 +21
6 2011-10-16 JAC H W 17-13 +4
7 2011-10-23 ARI A W 32-20 +12
8 2011-10-30 NE H W 25-17 +8
9 2011-11-06 BAL H L 20-23 -3
10 2011-11-13 CIN A W 24-17 +7
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 KC A W 13-9 +4
13 2011-12-04 CIN H W 35-7 +28
14 2011-12-08 CLE H W 14-3 +11
15 2011-12-19 SF A L 3-20 -17
16 2011-12-24 STL H    
17 2012-01-01 CLE A    
   
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 SEA H W 33-17 +16
2 2011-09-18 DAL H L 24-27 -3
3 2011-09-25 CIN A W 13-8 +5
4 2011-10-02 PHI A W 24-23 +1
5 2011-10-09 TB H W 48-3 +45
6 2011-10-16 DET A W 25-19 +6
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 CLE H W 20-10 +10
9 2011-11-06 WAS A W 19-11 +8
10 2011-11-13 NYG H W 27-20 +7
11 2011-11-20 ARI H W 23-7 +16
12 2011-11-24 BAL A L 6-16 -10
13 2011-12-04 STL H W 26-0 +26
14 2011-12-11 ARI A L 19-21 -2
15 2011-12-19 PIT H W 20-3 +17
16 2011-12-24 SEA A    
17 2012-01-01 STL A    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Did Not Practice  OLB Chris Carter (Hamstring)
 SS Troy Polamalu (Hamstring)
 OC Maurkice Pouncey (Ankle)
 WR Emmanuel Sanders (Foot)
Limited Practice  WR Arnaz Battle (Hamstring)
 CB Curtis Brown (Knee)
 QB Ben Roethlisberger (Ankle)
Full Practice  OT Marcus Gilbert (Illness)
Suspended  OLB James Harrison (5th Illegal Hit on QB, 2011 week 15)
IR  RB Baron Batch (Knee)
 OT Willie Colon (Triceps)
 RB Jonathan Dwyer (Foot)
 NT Chris Hoke (Neck)
 QB Byron Leftwich (Broken Arm)
 DE Aaron Smith (Foot)
   
San Francisco 49ers
Did Not Practice  OT Joe Staley (Concussion)
 ILB Patrick Willis (Hamstring)
Limited Practice  WR Braylon Edwards (Knee)
IR  TE Nate Byham (Knee ACL)
 WR Josh Morgan (Leg)
 DE Will Tukuafu (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 SF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 21.8 21.6 SF
Rushing yards 116.3 112.3 116.8 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 3.88 4.17 PIT
Completion % 63.3% 59.6% 59.4% PIT
Passing yards 224.7 201.0 223.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.42 11.01 11.30 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.86 6.56 6.71 PIT
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 1.0 SF
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.6 SF
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.3 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 35.8% 26.4% 36.9% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 44.4% SF
Time of possession 31:17 31:57 30:14 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 SF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 11.0 13.5 21.6 PIT
Rushing yards 97.3 69.8 116.8 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.37 2.96 4.17 SF
Completion % 55.0% 59.7% 59.4% PIT
Passing yards 179.3 207.8 223.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.16 10.76 11.30 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.58 6.42 6.71 PIT
INT return 1.7 1.5 1.0 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.6 SF
Sacks 2.3 1.5 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 44.6% 33.8% 36.9% SF
4th down conversions 80.0% 25.0% 44.4% SF
Time of possession 28:43 28:03 30:14 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.6 10.9 9.9 PIT
Yards per kick return 19.8 26.2 23.3 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 10.3 7.4 9.9 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 26.7 22.6 23.3 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   SF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 6.8 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 50.0 62.3 54.5 PIT

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

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 11 2003-11-17 PIT SF 14-30 SF
2007 3 2007-09-23 SF PIT 16-37 PIT

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.