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Prediction: Redskins 24, Rams 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Shaun Hill Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 13 Tre Mason Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 55 Benny Cunningham Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 49 Stedman Bailey Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 51 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 83 Tavon Austin Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 39 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 20 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Colt McCoy Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Alfred Morris Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 42 Roy Helu Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 6-35, 0
WR 29 Pierre Garcon Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 64 Andre Roberts Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
TE 6 Jordan Reed Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
TE 38 Niles Paul Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 23 Kai Forbath FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Shaun Hill won only career start vs. Was. (12/28/08 with SF). Last week had 116.3 rating (2 TDs) & added rush TD... Rookie RB Tre Mason rushed for 117 yards with 2 TDs (89, 8 yards) & had 47 rec. yards with TD (35 yards) last week. Is 4th player in NFL history with 85+ yard rush TD & 35+ yard rec. TD in same game. Leads NFC rookies with 562 rush yards & has led team in rushing in all 8 games played... WR-PR Tavon Austin had rush TD for 2nd week in row. Has 8 career TDs (4 rec., 3 rush, 1 PR). WR Stedman Bailey had 1st 100-yard rec. game last week. In past 2, has 12 catches for 189 yards (94.5 per game) & TD... DE Robert Quinn had 3 sacks & 2 FF last week. Has 9 sacks & 4 FFs in past 7. DT Aaron Donald leads NFL rookies with 6 sacks. Has sack in 5 of past 7. CB Trumaine Johnson had 2 INTs, incl. 43-yard TD, last week. Since entering NFL in 2012, CB Janoris Jenkins has 5 INT-TDs, most in NFL. LB James Laurinaitis has 32 tackles & INT in 4 games vs. Was. Since entering NFL in 2009, is only player in NFL with 14+ sacks (14) & 9+ INTs (9).

Redskins QB Colt McCoy passed for 392 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs & 113.1 rating last week. In 3 games in 2014, has 113.5 rating... Since entering NFL in 2012, RB Alfred Morris is 2nd in NFL with 3,781 rush yards. Rushed for 89 yards in last meeting. Has 4 rush TDs in past 5... WR DeSean Jackson has 100+ yards in both career games vs. StL. In those 2, has 12 catches for 208 yards (104 per game) & TD. Had 42-yard TD catch last week. WR Andre Roberts has 8+ catches & 90+ yards in 2 of past 3 meetings. TE Jordan Reed had 9 catches for 123 yards last week, his 2nd career 100-yard game. Since 2013, WR PIERRE GARÇON has 162 catches, most in NFC... LB Ryan Kerrigan aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with sack. Since entering NFL in 2011, is 1 of 3 with 30+ sacks (34) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Had sack & FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Is 3rd in NFC with 9.5 sacks. LB Keenan Robinson leads team with 93 tackles. Rookie CB Bashaud Breeland leads team with 8 PD.


Results and Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H L 6-34 -28
2 2014-09-14 TB A W 19-17 +2
3 2014-09-21 DAL H L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A L 28-34 -6
6 2014-10-13 SF H L 17-31 -14
7 2014-10-19 SEA H W 28-26 +2
8 2014-10-26 KC A L 7-34 -27
9 2014-11-02 SF A W 13-10 +3
10 2014-11-09 ARI A L 14-31 -17
11 2014-11-16 DEN H W 22-7 +15
12 2014-11-23 SD A L 24-27 -3
13 2014-11-30 OAK H W 52-0 +52
14 2014-12-07 WAS A    
15 2014-12-11 ARI H    
16 2014-12-21 NYG H    
17 2014-12-28 SEA A    
   

Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 HOU A L 6-17 -11
2 2014-09-14 JAC H W 41-10 +31
3 2014-09-21 PHI A L 34-37 -3
4 2014-09-25 NYG H L 14-45 -31
5 2014-10-06 SEA H L 17-27 -10
6 2014-10-12 ARI A L 20-30 -10
7 2014-10-19 TEN H W 19-17 +2
8 2014-10-27 DAL A W 20-17 +3
9 2014-11-02 MIN A L 26-29 -3
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 TB H L 7-27 -20
12 2014-11-23 SF A L 13-17 -4
13 2014-11-30 IND A L 27-49 -22
14 2014-12-07 STL H    
15 2014-12-14 NYG A    
16 2014-12-20 PHI H    
17 2014-12-28 DAL H    

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Questionable  DT Alex Carrington (knee)
 SS Lamarcus Joyner (groin)
Probable  MLB James Laurinaitis (ankle)
 DE Chris Long (ankle)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot, 10/25/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)
 WR Brian Quick (shoulder, 10/27/2014)
   

Washington Redskins
Questionable  NT Chris Baker (chest)
 CB E.J. Biggers (concussion)
 FS Ryan Clark (spine)
 ILB Will Compton (neck)
 DE Kedric Golston (foot)
 DE Jason Hatcher (knee)
 WR DeSean Jackson (fibula)
 SS Brandon Meriweather (toe)
 DB Chase Minnifield (concussion)
 FS Bacarri Rambo (hamstring)
 ILB Keenan Robinson (knee)
Probable  OLB Ryan Kerrigan (wrist)
 RB Silas Redd (ribs)
IR  CB DeAngelo Hall (achilles-tendon, 9/22/2014)
 ILB Adam Hayward (tibia, 11/24/2014)
 DB Duke Ihenacho (foot, 9/22/2014)
 ILB Akeem Jordan (knee, 10/18/2014)
 NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/30/2014)
 OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 10/21/2014)
 CB Tracy Porter (shoulder, 11/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Offense 
WAS
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.3 19.7 22.9 WAS
Rushing yards 103.3 127.0 109.7 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 4.34 4.46 4.13 WAS
Completion % 58.4% 68.8% 62.5% WAS
Passing yards 168.0 226.0 239.0 WAS
Passing yards per completion 10.14 10.15 10.86 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 5.93 6.98 6.79 WAS
Interceptions 1.3 0.7 1.0 WAS
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 2.8 5.3 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 29.2% 33.8% 40.2% WAS
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 50.0% STL
Time of possession 26:50 33:19 30:06 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Defense 
WAS
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 18.8 24.3 22.9 STL
Rushing yards 74.3 97.3 109.7 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.60 4.11 4.13 STL
Completion % 69.5% 65.2% 62.5% WAS
Passing yards 247.5 259.7 239.0 STL
Passing yards per completion 9.29 13.51 10.86 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.45 8.80 6.79 STL
INT return 1.0 0.3 1.0 STL
Fumble recoveries 1.3 1.7 0.6 WAS
Sacks 3.5 2.0 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 33.3% 44.8% 40.2% STL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% STL
Time of possession 33:10 28:17 30:06 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   STL   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.9 6.3 8.6 STL
Yards per kick return 25.0 23.6 24.1 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.1 4.3 8.6 WAS
Yards allowed per kick return 24.8 24.1 24.1 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison

   STL   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 7.3 6.4 WAS
Penalty yards 72.8 58.3 52.8 WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2014 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. Washington Redskins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-20 WAS STL 33-20 WAS
2002 12 2002-11-24 STL WAS 17-20 WAS
2005 13 2005-12-04 WAS STL 24-9 WAS
2006 16 2006-12-24 WAS STL 31-37 STL
2008 6 2008-10-12 STL WAS 19-17 STL
2009 2 2009-09-20 STL WAS 7-9 WAS
2010 3 2010-09-26 WAS STL 16-30 STL
2011 4 2011-10-02 WAS STL 17-10 WAS
2012 2 2012-09-16 WAS STL 28-31 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.