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Final Score Prediction

Rams 24, Vikings 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Christian Ponder Pass: 180, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Adrian Peterson Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 57 Jerome Simpson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 77 Jarius Wright Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 23 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Sam Bradford Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Steven Jackson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 44 Daryl Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 WR 24 Danny Amendola Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 45 Chris Givens Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 73 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 31 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 28 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Christian Ponder has won 7 of past 8 games played indoors... RB Adrian Peterson is 1 of 3 in NFL history with 1,600+ rush yards, 6.0+ avg. & 10+ TDs in team's 1st 13 games. Rushed for 154 yards & 2 TDs last week, his team-record 7th consecutive 100-yard game. Has rushed for 1,101 yards (157.3 per game) & 8 TDs in past 7. Has 13 career 150+ yard rush games, most by active player. Since 2007, leads NFL with 8,352 rush yards & 74 rush TDs. Rushed for 2 TDs in only meeting... TE Kyle Rudolph has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. WR Michael Jenkins aims for 4th in row vs. StL with 4+ catches... DE Jared Allen had 52-yard FR-TD in last meeting. In past 2 vs. StL, has 2 sacks, 3 FRs (1 TD) & FF. Has 41 sacks in past 38. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 114 sacks. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 126 tackles. Rookie S Harrison Smith had 56-yard INT-TD last week, his 2nd INT-TD of season. Aims for 3rd in row with INT. CB Antoine Winfield is 2nd on team with 93 tackles...

Rams QB Sam Bradford aims for 4th win in row. Has 2,877 yards & needs 123 for 2nd career 3,000-yard season... In 12/31/06 meeting, RB Steven Jackson had 166 scrimmage yards & career-best 4 TDs. Rushed for 142 yards with 3 TDs & had 2 catches for 24 yards with TD. Since 1960, is 1 of only 9 players with 140+ rush yards, 3+ rush TDs & rec. TD in single game. Since 2006, has NFL-best 10,911 scrimmage yards... WR Brandon Gibson had GW 13-yard TD catch with 0:48 left last week. Had 6 catches for 100 yards, his 1st career 100-yard game. Rookie WR Chris Givens has 3 career TDs & avg. 46 yards per TD. WR Danny Amendola has 576 rec. yards & needs 114 for career-high (689 in 2010)... Rookie CB Janoris Jenkins has 3 TDs in past 3 (2 INTs-TDs & FR-TD). DE Robert Quinn has 9.5 sacks in past 13. DE Chris Long has 7.5 sacks in past 11. Has 16.5 sacks in past 21 at home. LB James Laurinaitis is only NFC player with 8.5+ sacks & 6+ INTs since 2009. Rookie DT Michael Brockers had 1.5 sacks last week. Has 4 sacks, tied for most by rookie DT... Rookie K Greg Zuerlein has 7 FGs of 50+ yards & needs 1 to tie for most in season all-time.


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H L 17-36 -19
9 2012-11-04 SEA A L 20-30 -10
10 2012-11-11 DET H W 34-24 +10
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A L 10-28 -18
13 2012-12-02 GB A L 14-23 -9
14 2012-12-09 CHI H W 21-14 +7
15 2012-12-16 STL A W 36-22 +14
16 2012-12-23 HOU A    
17 2012-12-30 GB H    
   
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DET A L 23-27 -4
2 2012-09-16 WAS H W 31-28 +3
3 2012-09-23 CHI A L 6-23 -17
4 2012-09-30 SEA H W 19-13 +6
5 2012-10-04 ARI H W 17-3 +14
6 2012-10-14 MIA A L 14-17 -3
7 2012-10-21 GB H L 20-30 -10
8 2012-10-28 NE H L 7-45 -38
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A T 24-24 0
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H L 13-27 -14
12 2012-11-25 ARI A W 31-17 +14
13 2012-12-02 SF H W 16-13 +3
14 2012-12-09 BUF A W 15-12 +3
15 2012-12-16 MIN H L 22-36 -14
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  CB A.J. Jefferson (concussion)
Probable  RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen)
 TE Kyle Rudolph (shoulder)
IR  CB Chris Cook (arm, 10/26)
 WR Percy Harvin (ankle, 12/5)
   
St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  FS Craig Dahl (concussion)
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (foot)
Probable  RB Steven Jackson (foot)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.3 18.3 23.0 -
Rushing yards 200.0 119.3 119.5 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 6.47 4.20 4.36 MIN
Completion % 57.6% 57.5% 60.5% MIN
Passing yards 113.3 203.0 228.4 STL
Passing yards per completion 7.48 10.34 10.94 STL
Passing yards per attempt 4.30 5.94 6.62 STL
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.7 2.2 MIN
3rd down conversions 37.3% 32.9% 38.2% MIN
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 47.4% STL
Time of possession 24:54 31:18 30:31 STL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 18.0 23.0 STL
Rushing yards 127.7 115.3 119.5 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 3.83 4.36 STL
Completion % 66.1% 68.1% 60.5% MIN
Passing yards 260.3 192.0 228.4 STL
Passing yards per completion 10.44 9.32 10.94 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.90 6.35 6.62 STL
INT return 1.0 0.3 0.9 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks 1.7 3.7 2.2 STL
3rd down conversions 43.8% 34.3% 38.2% STL
4th down conversions 83.3% 33.3% 47.4% STL
Time of possession 35:06 33:13 30:31 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 1.0 7.0 10.3 STL
Yards per kick return 20.7 21.5 23.0 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 10.3 10.7 10.3 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.0 25.6 23.0 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 7.7 6.4 MIN
Penalty yards 46.3 59.7 53.3 MIN

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

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 MIN STL 29-40 STL
2003 13 2003-11-30 MIN STL 17-48 STL
2005 14 2005-12-11 STL MIN 13-27 MIN
2006 17 2006-12-31 STL MIN 41-21 STL
2009 5 2009-10-11 MIN STL 38-10 MIN

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.