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Prediction: Seahawks 24, Rams 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Kellen Clemens Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Zac Stacy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 60 Benny Cunningham Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 60 Chris Givens Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 80 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 35 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 30 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Russell Wilson Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 5 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 57 Robert Turbin Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 26 Doug Baldwin Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 43 Golden Tate Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 61 Jermaine Kearse Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18 Zach Miller Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 12 Steve Hauschka FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Kellen Clemens has won past 2 & has 114.2 rating... Rookie RB Zac Stacy rushed for career-high 134 yards in Week 8. Has rushed for 744 yards (93 per game) & 7 TDs in past 8... 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. WR Chris Givens has 3 career rec. TDs & averages 46 yards per TD. WR Austin Pettis had TD in last game at Sea. Rookie WR Stedman Bailey had 27-yard TD run, 1st career TD... Rams have 13 sacks in past 2 meetings. DE Robert Quinn had 3 sacks in Week 8. Aims for 4th in row vs. Sea. with sack. Leads NFL with 18 sacks, incl. 3 last week. DE Chris Long has 11.5 sacks in past 17. Has 6 sacks in past 2 meetings. CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INT, 1 FR). Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9). Rookie LB Alec Ogletree leads team with 110 tackles.

Seahawks Clinch No. 1 seed with win... QB Russell Wilson has 23 wins in 1st 2 seasons, most in SB era. Has 51 pass TDs, 1 of 3 in NFL history with 50+ pass TDs in 1st 2 seasons. Has won past 2 vs. StL & has 129.2 rating. Is 14-1 with 113.6 rating at home... RB Marshawn Lynch has rushed for 215 yards (107.5 per game) & TD in past 2 home meetings. Has 1,160 rush yards, his 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard season. Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 3,691 rush yards & 31 rush TDs... WR-PR Golden Tate is only player in NFL with 700+ rec. (769) & 500+ PR (587) yards. In past 2 vs. StL, has 8 catches for 198 yards (99 per game) & 2 TDs... Defense leads NFL with 26 INTs, incl. 9 in past 2. CB Richard Sherman has 4 INTs in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ INTs. Since entering NFL in 2011, Sherman leads NFL with 20 INTs. Aims for 4th in row vs. StL with INT. S Earl Thomas is 1 of 2 in NFL with 90+ tackles (98), 5+ INTs (5) & 2+ FFs (2). Since 2011, DE Cliff Avril is 1 of 2 in NFL with 25+ sacks (28.5) & 12+ FF (13). LB Bruce Irvin had sack, INT & FF in Week 8. LB Bobby Wagner aims for 3rd in row with 1+ sack.


Results and Schedule

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 W 27-16 +11
16 2013-12-22 TB H W 23-13 +10
17 2013-12-29 SEA A    
   

Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CAR A W 12-7 +5
2 2013-09-15 SF H W 29-3 +26
3 2013-09-22 JAC H W 45-17 +28
4 2013-09-29 HOU A W 23-20 +3
5 2013-10-06 IND A L 28-34 -6
6 2013-10-13 TEN H W 20-13 +7
7 2013-10-17 ARI A W 34-22 +12
8 2013-10-28 STL A W 14-9 +5
9 2013-11-03 TB H W 27-24 +3
10 2013-11-10 ATL A W 33-10 +23
11 2013-11-17 MIN H W 41-20 +21
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-02 NO H W 34-7 +27
14 2013-12-08 SF A L 17-19 -2
15 2013-12-15 NYG A W 23-0 +23
16 2013-12-22 ARI H L 10-17 -7
17 2013-12-29 STL H    

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  WR Tavon Austin (ankle)
Questionable  SS T.J. McDonald (other-illness)
 RB Daryl Richardson (thigh)
Probable  DE Chris Long (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)
   

Seattle Seahawks
Out  SLB K.J. Wright (foot)
Doubtful  WR Percy Harvin (hip)
Questionable  DE Red Bryant (knee)
 WR Jermaine Kearse (ankle)
Probable  CB Richard Sherman (hip)
 WLB Malcolm Smith (ankle)
 FS Earl Thomas (thigh)
 CB Walter Thurmond (other-excused)
IR  WR Sidney Rice (knee, 10/30/2013)
 FB Spencer Ware (ankle, 10/22/2013)
 DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/26/2013)
 WR Stephen Williams (achilles-tendon, 11/23/2013)
PUP  DB Tharold Simon (foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Offense 
SEA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.0 24.7 24.1 SEA
Rushing yards 129.0 107.7 117.0 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.07 3.80 4.26 STL
Completion % 59.1% 62.1% 61.1% SEA
Passing yards 154.3 200.3 231.6 SEA
Passing yards per completion 10.79 12.10 10.84 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 7.52 6.62 SEA
Interceptions 0.3 0.7 1.0 STL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 38.7% 33.3% 37.8% STL
4th down conversions 20.0% 50.0% 50.8% SEA
Time of possession 26:31 29:12 30:20 SEA
  Defense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Defense 
SEA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.0 14.3 24.1 SEA
Rushing yards 74.7 105.0 117.0 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 2.98 3.59 4.26 STL
Completion % 72.5% 56.2% 61.1% SEA
Passing yards 287.0 159.7 231.6 SEA
Passing yards per completion 9.80 9.09 10.84 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 7.11 5.10 6.62 SEA
INT return 0.3 2.7 1.0 SEA
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.3 0.6 STL
Sacks 3.0 2.0 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 41.5% 32.4% 37.8% SEA
4th down conversions 71.4% 0.0% 50.8% SEA
Time of possession 33:29 30:48 30:20 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   STL   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 9.7 9.4 SEA
Yards per kick return 22.5 21.5 22.7 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 1.6 2.0 9.4 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 19.3 23.3 22.7 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   STL   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 8.3 6.2 STL
Penalty yards 71.3 82.3 52.1 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 STL SEA 37-34 STL
2002 7 2002-10-20 SEA STL 20-37 STL
2002 16 2002-12-22 STL SEA 10-30 SEA
2003 3 2003-09-21 STL SEA 23-24 SEA
2003 15 2003-12-14 SEA STL 22-27 STL
2004 5 2004-10-10 STL SEA 33-27 STL
2004 10 2004-11-14 SEA STL 12-23 STL
2004 WC 2005-01-08 STL SEA 27-20 STL
2005 5 2005-10-09 SEA STL 37-31 SEA
2005 10 2005-11-13 STL SEA 16-31 SEA
2006 6 2006-10-15 SEA STL 30-28 SEA
2006 10 2006-11-12 STL SEA 22-24 SEA
2007 7 2007-10-21 STL SEA 6-33 SEA
2007 12 2007-11-25 SEA STL 24-19 SEA
2008 3 2008-09-21 STL SEA 13-37 SEA
2008 15 2008-12-14 SEA STL 23-20 SEA
2009 1 2009-09-13 STL SEA 0-28 SEA
2009 12 2009-11-29 SEA STL 27-17 SEA
2010 4 2010-10-03 SEA STL 3-20 STL
2010 17 2011-01-02 STL SEA 6-16 SEA
2011 11 2011-11-20 SEA STL 24-7 SEA
2011 14 2011-12-12 STL SEA 13-30 SEA
2012 4 2012-09-30 SEA STL 13-19 STL
2012 17 2012-12-30 STL SEA 13-20 SEA
2013 8 2013-10-28 SEA STL 14-9 SEA

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. WC = Wild-Card