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Prediction: Saints 27, 49ers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 50, 1
RB 7 Frank Gore Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45 Kendall Hunter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 39 Anquan Boldin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 68 Mario Manningham Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 5 Vernon Davis Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
K 3 Phil Dawson FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 330, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Pierre Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 19 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 1
RB 57 Mark Ingram Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 29 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 31 Kenny Stills Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 62 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 14 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers Since Week 10 of 2012 (incl. playoffs), QB Colin Kaepernick is only player in NFL with 4,000+ pass yards (4,198) & 9+ rush TDs (9). Incl. playoffs, when Kaepernick starts & has 100+ rating, 49ers are 8-0... RB Frank Gore has 4 rush TDs in past 3. In past 4 vs. NO (incl. playoffs), has 509 scrimmage yards (366 rush, 143 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush). Since 2006, has 11,548 scrimmage yards (8,931 rush, 2,617 rec.), most in NFL... TE Vernon Davis had 7 catches for 180 yards & 2 TDs (49 & 14 yards) in Div. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs w/ 43 TDs. Has 5 TDs in past 6. WR Anquan Boldin has 34 career 100-yard rec. games... LB NA VORRO BOWMAN leads team with 76 tackles. Since entering NFL in 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only player with 18+ sacks (18.5), 15+ FF (16) & 7+ INTs (7). In last game, LB Ahmad Brooks (50 yards) & S Donte Whitner (42) each had INT-TD. Brooks tied career-high with 3 sacks last week. S Eric Reid leads NFC rookies with 3 INTs. CB Tramaine Brock has 4 INTs in past 5.

Saints QB Drew Brees has won 5 of 6 regular-season starts vs. SF & has 15 TDs, 4 INTs & 103.5 rating. Incl. playoffs, has 16 TD passes in past 5 meetings. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 36,635 yards & 269 TDs. Has 2+ pass TDs in past 21 home games, longest streak in NFL history... RB Mark Ingram rushed for career-high 145 yards last week. RBs Ingram, Pierre Thomas & Darren Sproles all rushed for TD last week. Since 2011, Sproles leads NFL RBs with 205 catches, 1,821 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs. In 2011 Div. (1/14/12) vs. SF, had 15 catches for 118 yard & TD (44 yards)... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 250 catches, 3,255 yards & 33 TDs. In 2011 Div., had 5 catches for 103 yards & 2 TDs (66 & 14 yards). WR Marques Colston had 7 catches for 107 yards & TD last week. Has 7,843 career rec. yards & needs 12 to pass ERIC MARTIN (7,854) for most in franchise history. Has 5 TDs in 4 meetings (incl. playoffs). Rookie WR Kenny Stills has 4 TDs in past 4... DE Cameron Jordan has 6 sacks in past 8. Incl. playoffs, S Roman Harper has 1.5 sacks, INT & 2 FFs in past 3 meetings.


Results and Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 GB H W 34-28 +6
2 2013-09-15 SEA A L 3-29 -26
3 2013-09-22 IND H L 7-27 -20
4 2013-09-26 STL A W 35-11 +24
5 2013-10-06 HOU H W 34-3 +31
6 2013-10-13 ARI H W 32-20 +12
7 2013-10-20 TEN A W 31-17 +14
8 2013-10-27 JAC A W 42-10 +32
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CAR H L 9-10 -1
11 2013-11-17 NO A    
12 2013-11-25 WAS A    
13 2013-12-01 STL H    
14 2013-12-08 SEA H    
15 2013-12-15 TB A    
16 2013-12-23 ATL H    
17 2013-12-29 ARI A    
   

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H W 35-17 +18
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A L 20-26 -6
10 2013-11-10 DAL H W 49-17 +32
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out  RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 WR Quinton Patton (foot)
Questionable  TE Vernon Davis (concussion)
 DE Ray McDonald (ankle)
 FS Eric Reid (concussion)
 ILB Dan Skuta (foot)
 DE Justin Smith (shoulder)
Probable  CB Tarell Brown (knee)
 DE Quinton Dial (ankle)
 RB Frank Gore (ankle)
 WR Mario Manningham (knee)
 ILB Nick Moody (hand)
IR  CB Chris Culliver (knee, 8/27/2013)
 NT Ian Williams (ankle, 9/17/2013)
PUP  WR Michael Crabtree (achilles-tendon)
   

New Orleans Saints
Out  NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
 FS Kenny Vaccaro (concussion)
Questionable  DE Akiem Hicks (back)
 ILB Curtis Lofton (ankle)
 TE Ben Watson (concussion)
Probable  TE Jimmy Graham (elbow)
 SS Roman Harper (knee)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (knee)
 DE Cameron Jordan (ankle)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 32.3 29.3 23.6 SF
Rushing yards 159.7 91.3 113.9 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.55 4.25 4.16 SF
Completion % 54.8% 69.0% 60.9% NO
Passing yards 160.0 318.7 232.6 NO
Passing yards per completion 13.40 11.54 10.93 SF
Passing yards per attempt 7.35 7.96 6.66 NO
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.7 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 38.1% 44.1% 39.1% NO
4th down conversions 75.0% 66.7% 49.0% SF
Time of possession 30:13 32:34 50:34 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 12.3 20.3 23.6 SF
Rushing yards 103.3 108.0 113.9 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 4.69 4.16 SF
Completion % 58.8% 56.6% 60.9% NO
Passing yards 234.7 195.3 232.6 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.75 11.44 10.93 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.73 6.48 6.66 SF
INT return 1.3 0.3 1.0 SF
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.6 SF
Sacks 1.7 3.3 2.7 NO
3rd down conversions 36.5% 29.5% 39.1% NO
4th down conversions 55.6% 20.0% 49.0% NO
Time of possession 29:47 27:26 50:34 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.4 4.4 10.0 SF
Yards per kick return 20.7 20.3 23.6 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 6.0 10.0 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 20.6 24.4 23.6 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 7.0 6.1 SF
Penalty yards 31.7 53.0 53.0 SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 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 5 to 10 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
2012 12 2012-11-25 SF NO 31-21 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