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Prediction: Saints 27, Rams 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Pierre Thomas Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 17 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
RB 60 Mark Ingram Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 74 Kenny Stills Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 79 Lance Moore Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 14 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Kellen Clemens Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 8 Zac Stacy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 59 Benny Cunningham Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 41 Tavon Austin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 71 Chris Givens Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 88 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 16 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees passed for 313 yards & 4 TDs last week. Has 50,026 pass yards, 1 of 5 in NFL history with 50,000 & fastest to reach mark (183 games). Has 4,107 yards, his 8th consecutive 4,000-yard season. Has 33 TDs, his 6th 30-TD season in row. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 37,678 pass yards & 277 TDs... RB Pierre Thomas had rush TD in last meeting. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 219 catches, 1,895 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... TE Jimmy Graham has 6 100-yard games, tied for most in season by TE in NFL history. Had 2 TDs last week. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 270 catches, 3,496 yards & 37 TDs. Last week, WR Marques Colston had 9 catches for 125 yards & 2 TDs. In 12/12/10 meeting, had 2 TD catches. WR Lance Moore aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with TD... DE Cameron Jordan has 11.5 sacks in past 12, incl. 2 sacks last week. S Roman Harper aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. In past 2 meetings, S Malcolm Jenkins has 2 INTs, incl. 96-yard TD, & sack. LB Junior Galette had career-high 3 sacks last week & has career-best 9 sacks in 2013...

Rams QB Kellen Clemens has 115.5 rating in 2 wins this season... Rookie RB Zac Stacy has rushed for 507 yards (84.5 per game) & 5 TDs in past 6. Has rush TD last week... Rookie WR-PR Tavon Austin is only player in NFL history with 95+ yard PR-TD, 80+ yard rec. TD & 65+ yard rush TD in season. Had 56-yard run last week, his 2nd 50+ yard run this season. TE Jared Cook has 43 catches & needs 7 to reach 50 for 1st time in career. WR Chris Givens has 3 career rec. TDs & averages 46 yards per TD... DE Robert Quinn has 14 sacks in past 14. Had sack in last meeting. DE Chris Long has 10.5 sacks in past 15. In last meeting, had 3 sacks, tied for his most in game. CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INT, 1 FR). Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 LBs with 10+ sacks (10.5) & 9+ INTs (9). Had 10 tackles & sack in last meeting. S Darian Stewart had INT-TD in last game vs. NO. Rookie LB Alec Ogletree had 1st career sack last week. Ties Laurinaitis for team lead with 95 tackles.


Results and Schedule

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 W 23-20 +3
12 2013-11-21 ATL A W 17-13 +4
13 2013-12-02 SEA A L 7-34 -27
14 2013-12-08 CAR H W 31-13 +18
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    
   

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ARI H W 27-24 +3
2 2013-09-15 ATL A L 24-31 -7
3 2013-09-22 DAL A L 7-31 -24
4 2013-09-26 SF H L 11-35 -24
5 2013-10-06 JAC H W 34-20 +14
6 2013-10-13 HOU A W 38-13 +25
7 2013-10-20 CAR A L 15-30 -15
8 2013-10-28 SEA H L 9-14 -5
9 2013-11-03 TEN H L 21-28 -7
10 2013-11-10 IND A W 38-8 +30
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 CHI H W 42-21 +21
13 2013-12-01 SF A L 13-23 -10
14 2013-12-08 ARI A L 10-30 -20
15 2013-12-15 NO H    
16 2013-12-22 TB H    
17 2013-12-29 SEA A    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Questionable  NT Brodrick Bunkley (back)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 CB Jabari Greer (knee, 11/19/2013)
 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)
   

St. Louis Rams
Questionable  WR Tavon Austin (ankle)
 CB Janoris Jenkins (back)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot)
 RB Daryl Richardson (thigh)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 10/22/2013)
 DB Matt Daniels (ankle, 9/16/2013)
 CB Cortland Finnegan (eye, 11/23/2013)
 QB Brady Quinn (hip, 11/23/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.8 24.0 24.2 STL
Rushing yards 77.0 138.0 120.6 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.44 5.40 4.36 STL
Completion % 68.5% 53.6% 60.8% NO
Passing yards 309.0 186.0 235.2 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.37 12.68 11.04 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.11 6.80 6.71 NO
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 49.4% 37.1% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 25.0% 0.0% 50.0% NO
Time of possession 29:28 27:43 30:28 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.0 24.0 24.2 NO
Rushing yards 108.8 90.0 120.6 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.55 3.55 4.36 STL
Completion % 61.8% 69.6% 60.8% NO
Passing yards 157.5 287.0 235.2 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.42 11.22 11.04 NO
Passing yards per attempt 5.82 7.81 6.71 NO
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.9 STL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.6 STL
Sacks 3.3 2.7 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 36.7% 45.0% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 50.0% STL
Time of possession 30:32 32:17 30:28 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.6 19.0 10.0 STL
Yards per kick return 26.6 22.4 22.7 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 4.1 10.0 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 20.0 22.7 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 8.3 6.0 NO
Penalty yards 51.0 60.0 51.5 NO

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

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 13 2000-11-26 NO STL 31-24 NO
2000 17 2000-12-24 STL NO 26-21 STL
2001 7 2001-10-28 NO STL 34-31 NO
2001 14 2001-12-17 STL NO 34-21 STL
2004 3 2004-09-26 NO STL 28-25 NO
2005 7 2005-10-23 NO STL 17-28 STL
2007 10 2007-11-11 STL NO 37-29 STL
2009 10 2009-11-15 NO STL 28-23 NO
2010 14 2010-12-12 STL NO 13-31 NO
2011 8 2011-10-30 NO STL 21-31 STL

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.