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Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
IND		 31
 7
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SF
WAS		 19
 11
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SEA
DAL		 13
 23
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NYJ
BUF		 27
 11
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MIA
KC		 31
 3
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CLE
HOU		 12
 30
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TB
NO		 16
 27
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DEN
OAK		 38
 24
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CIN
TEN		 24
 17
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GB
SD		 45
 38
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NYG
NE		 24
 20
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STL
ARI		 13
 19
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BAL
PIT		 23
 20
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CHI
PHI		 30
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Colts 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Matt Ryan Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Michael Turner Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
 WR 18 Julio Jones Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
TE 5 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 7 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
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Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Curtis Painter Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Delone Carter Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Joseph Addai Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19 Pierre Garcon Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Reggie Wayne Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 58 Austin Collie Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 15 Dallas Clark Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 28 Adam Vinatieri FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Falcons Aim for 6th consecutive win in Nov... QB Matt Ryan is 9-3 (.750) in career vs. AFC with 18 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 96 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 299+ yards, 3+ TDs & 100+ rating. Falcons are 17-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating. Has 26-6 (.813) record in games played indoors. Is 5-0 in past 5 Nov. starts with 101.9 rating... RB Michael Turner aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards (130.5 yards per game). Has 5 rush TDs in past 4. When Turner has 21+ att., his teams are 25-1 (.962). Since joining Atl. in 2008, has 45 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... WR Roddy White aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with 100+ yards. In past 5 vs. AFC, has 49 catches (9.8 per game), 690 yards (138 per game) & 7 TDs. Since start of 2007, has 410 rec., 2nd most in NFC. In Week 7, TE Tony Gonzalez moved into 2nd place all-time with 1,104 career catches. WR Julio Jones ties for NFC rookie lead with 25 catches & is 2nd with 358 rec. yards... DE John Abraham has 105.5 sacks, 2nd most among active players. Has sack in 2 of 3 career meetings. Has 3 sacks in past 2 Nov. games.

Colts Club has 6-0 record vs. Falcons at home... In only career start at home, QB Curtis Painter completed 15 of 27 passes (55.6 pct.) for 277 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 115.8 passer rating. Had career-high 79 rush yards last week... RB Joseph Addai has 12 rush TDs in 17 career games vs. NFC. RB Donald Brown has 2 rush TDs in past 3 games. Rookie RB Delone Carter (4th round, No. 119) is averaging 7.1 yards per carry in past 2 games (19 att., 135 yards)... WR Reggie Wayne (822) needs 6 catches to surpass LARRY CENTERS (827) for 19th-most all-time. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch vs. Falcons. In past 2 at home, WR Pierre Garcon is averaging 103.5 rec. yards per game (207 total)... DE Dwight Freeney (98.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 26th player with 100 career since stat became official in '82. DE Jamaal Anderson spent 4 seasons with Atl. (2007-10)... DT RICARDO MATHEWS posted 1st career sack last week... LB Pat Angerer leads team with 89 tackles.


Results and Schedule
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    
11 2011-11-20 TEN H    
12 2011-11-27 MIN H    
13 2011-12-04 HOU A    
14 2011-12-11 CAR A    
15 2011-12-15 JAC H    
16 2011-12-26 NO A    
17 2012-01-01 TB H    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 HOU A L 7-34 -27
2 2011-09-18 CLE H L 19-27 -8
3 2011-09-25 PIT H L 20-23 -3
4 2011-10-03 TB A L 17-24 -7
5 2011-10-09 KC H L 24-28 -4
6 2011-10-16 CIN A L 17-27 -10
7 2011-10-23 NO A L 7-62 -55
8 2011-10-30 TEN A L 10-27 -17
9 2011-11-06 ATL H L 7-31 -24
10 2011-11-13 JAC H    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 CAR H    
13 2011-12-04 NE A    
14 2011-12-11 BAL A    
15 2011-12-18 TEN H    
16 2011-12-22 HOU H    
17 2012-01-01 JAC A    

Injury Report
Atlanta Falcons
Out  OT Sam Baker (Back)
Probable  DE John Abraham (Not Injury Related)
 TE Tony Gonzalez (Back)
 WR Julio Jones (Hamstring)
 OC Todd McClure (Not Injury Related)
 CB Christopher Owens (Concussion)
IR  OG Mike Johnson (Foot)
 FB Ovie Mughelli (Right Knee)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  QB Peyton Manning (Neck)
 OG Joe Reitz (Knee)
Questionable  RB Joseph Addai (Knee)
 MLB Pat Angerer (Knee)
 OT Anthony Castonzo (Ankle)
 TE Dallas Clark (Knee)
 OG Ryan Diem (Ankle)
 TE Brody Eldridge (Knee)
 CB Terrence Johnson (Ankle)
 DT Drake Nevis (Back)
 OG Mike Pollak (Hamstring)
 OC Jeff Saturday (Knee)
 WR Blair White (Knee)
IR  MLB Gary Brackett (Shoulder)
 SS Melvin Bullitt (Right Shoulder)
 QB Kerry Collins (Concussion)
 DT Eric Foster (Dislocated Right Ankle)
 OT Benjamin Ijalana (Torn Left ACL)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Offense 		 IND
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.3 16.0 21.9 ATL
Rushing yards 115.0 106.0 117.1 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.89 4.67 4.35 IND
Completion % 59.6% 53.0% 59.9% ATL
Passing yards 216.3 205.0 229.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 10.38 11.16 11.08 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.18 5.91 6.64 ATL
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.5 ATL
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.3 2.4 IND
3rd down conversions 48.5% 39.5% 39.0% ATL
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 43.8% -
Time of possession 30:33 25:08 30:06 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ATL
 Defense 		 IND
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.3 26.5 21.9 ATL
Rushing yards 92.0 144.0 117.1 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 4.35 4.35 ATL
Completion % 61.9% 73.2% 59.9% ATL
Passing yards 242.7 275.3 229.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 11.52 11.05 11.08 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.14 8.08 6.64 ATL
INT return 1.3 0.0 1.0 ATL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.5 ATL
Sacks 1.3 1.8 2.4 IND
3rd down conversions 45.3% 49.4% 39.0% ATL
4th down conversions 75.0% 100.0% 43.8% ATL
Time of possession 29:27 34:37 30:06 ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ATL   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.3 3.5 9.7 ATL
Yards per kick return 23.2 17.3 23.6 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 11.7 9.7 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.4 27.0 23.6 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ATL   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.0 6.7 IND
Penalty yards 50.3 40.0 55.1 IND

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

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 14 2001-12-16 ATL IND 27-41 IND
2003 15 2003-12-14 ATL IND 7-38 IND
2007 12 2007-11-22 IND ATL 31-13 IND

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.