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Final Score Prediction

49ers 24, Saints 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 6 Frank Gore Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 38 Kendall Hunter Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34 Michael Crabtree Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 64 Mario Manningham Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 88 Randy Moss Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
K 15 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Drew Brees Pass: 280, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 50 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 63 Mark Ingram Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 72 Chris Ivory Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 22 Lance Moore Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 84 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 28 Garrett Hartley FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers In last year's Div., QB Alex Smith had 3 TDs, 0 INTs & 103.2 rating. Added 28-yard TD run. In career (incl. playoffs), SF is 15-0 when he starts & has 100+ rating (min. 15 att.). QB Colin Kaepernick had 2 TDs, 0 INTs & 133.1 rating in 1st career start last week... RB Frank Gore rushed for 112 yards with TD & had 7 catches for 56 yards with TD in last reg. season meeting; 1 of 2 career games with rush & rec. TD. Is only player since 2006 with 10,000+ scrimmage yards (10,253) & 50+ TDs (54)... In Div., TE Vernon Davis had 7 catches for 180 yards & 2 TDs, incl. GW TD with 0:09 remaining. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFC TEs with 35 TDs. WR Michael Crabtree has 4 TDs in past 3. Had TD catch in Div... 49ers lead NFL allowing 13.4 points per game (134 points). LB Aldon Smith has 29 career sacks, most by player in 1st 26 games. Had 5.5 sacks last week. Since 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only NFC player with 17+ sacks & 6+ INTs.

Saints Have won 5 of past 6. QB Drew Brees is 5-0 in reg. season vs. SF with 107.2 rating & has 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs. In Div., passed for 462 yards & 4 TDs. Has TD pass in NFL-record 53 games in row. Has 20+ comp. in 46 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history... RB Chris Ivory has 3 rush TDs in his past 4 games played. RB Mark Ingram had 27-yard TD run last week... TE Jimmy Graham had 5 catches for 103 yards & 2 TDs in Div. Incl. playoffs, has TD catch in 12 of past 14. Since 2010, Graham leads NFC TEs with 27 TDs (incl. playoffs). WR Marques Colston has 55 career TDs & needs 1 to pass DEUCE MC ALLISTER for most by Saint. Has 7 TDs in past 7. Had 9 catches for 136 yards & TD in Div. Had 1st career 3-TD game vs. SF (10/28/07). WR Lance Moore had 2 TDs last week... S Roman Harper had 1.5 sacks & FF in Div. Since 2006, has 18.5 sacks, most by DB (incl. playoffs). Had INT last week. S Malcolm Jenkins had 55-yard INT-TD last week. Recorded sack in Div.


Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 GB A W 30-22 +8
2 2012-09-16 DET H W 27-19 +8
3 2012-09-23 MIN A L 13-24 -11
4 2012-09-30 NYJ A W 34-0 +34
5 2012-10-07 BUF H W 45-3 +42
6 2012-10-14 NYG H L 3-26 -23
7 2012-10-18 SEA H W 13-6 +7
8 2012-10-29 ARI A W 24-3 +21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 STL H T 24-24 0
11 2012-11-19 CHI H W 32-7 +25
12 2012-11-25 NO A W 31-21 +10
13 2012-12-02 STL A    
14 2012-12-09 MIA H    
15 2012-12-16 NE A    
16 2012-12-23 SEA A    
17 2012-12-30 ARI H    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
5 2012-10-07 SD H W 31-24 +7
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A W 35-28 +7
8 2012-10-28 DEN A L 14-34 -20
9 2012-11-05 PHI H W 28-13 +15
10 2012-11-11 ATL H W 31-27 +4
11 2012-11-18 OAK A W 38-17 +21
12 2012-11-25 SF H L 21-31 -10
13 2012-11-29 ATL A    
14 2012-12-09 NYG A    
15 2012-12-16 TB H    
16 2012-12-23 DAL A    
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Questionable  QB Alex Smith (concussion)
Probable  CB Tarell Brown (knee)
 CB Chris Culliver (shoulder)
 FS Dashon Goldson (calf)
 ILB Tavares Gooden (shin)
 RB Frank Gore (other-excused)
 WR Randy Moss (fingers)
 OLB Aldon Smith (shoulder)
 SS C.J. Spillman (fingers)
 DT Will Tukuafu (wrist)
 ILB Patrick Willis (shoulder)
IR  OLB Parys Haralson (undisclosed, 9/3)
PUP  OLB Darius Fleming (knee)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  DE Junior Galette (ankle)
 CB Elbert Mack (concussion)
 CB Corey White (knee)
Probable  MLB Ramon Humber (other-illness)
 RB Darren Sproles (hand)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.3 31.3 23.0 NO
Rushing yards 143.7 123.0 115.0 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.92 4.58 4.26 SF
Completion % 70.1% 67.5% 61.7% SF
Passing yards 198.0 250.7 232.6 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.85 11.88 10.78 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.61 8.01 6.65 NO
Interceptions 0.3 0.7 0.9 SF
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 3.7 0.7 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 31.7% 43.9% 37.9% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 50.6% NO
Time of possession 29:35 26:51 30:02 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 12.3 24.0 23.0 SF
Rushing yards 123.3 146.3 115.0 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 5.11 4.26 SF
Completion % 59.0% 60.5% 61.7% SF
Passing yards 188.7 332.3 232.6 SF
Passing yards per completion 9.42 13.21 10.78 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.56 7.99 6.65 SF
INT return 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7 NO
Sacks 2.7 1.7 2.2 SF
3rd down conversions 29.6% 39.1% 37.9% SF
4th down conversions 71.4% 40.0% 50.6% NO
Time of possession 30:05 33:09 30:02 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.1 5.8 9.1 SF
Yards per kick return 21.7 31.8 23.2 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 2.4 7.9 9.1 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 18.0 23.2 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.3 6.3 NO
Penalty yards 52.0 41.7 53.1 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 10 2000-11-05 SF NO 15-31 NO
2000 15 2000-12-10 NO SF 31-27 NO
2001 9 2001-11-11 NO SF 27-28 SF
2001 17 2002-01-06 SF NO 38-0 SF
2002 7 2002-10-20 SF NO 27-35 NO
2004 2 2004-09-19 SF NO 27-30 NO
2006 13 2006-12-03 SF NO 10-34 NO
2007 8 2007-10-28 NO SF 31-10 NO
2008 4 2008-09-28 SF NO 17-31 NO
2010 2 2010-09-20 NO SF 25-22 NO
2011 DP 2012-01-14 NO SF 32-36 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. DP = Divisional Playoff