Prediction: Saints 27, 49ers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
L 9-10 |
-1 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
NO |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-25 |
WAS |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
STL |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
SEA |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
TB |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-23 |
ATL |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
ARI |
A |
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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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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12 |
2013-11-21 |
ATL |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-02 |
SEA |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
CAR |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
STL |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
CAR |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
TB |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SF |
NO |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
SF |
Penalty yards |
31.7 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
SF |
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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 |
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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
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