NFL Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams - Week 6

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San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams - Week 6

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IND HOU	33 28
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PIT CLE	10 31
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NE BUF	37 22
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JAC TEN	14 16
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BAL TB	48 17
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GB MIA	27 24
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DET MIN	17 3
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DEN NYJ	31 17
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CHI ATL	27 13
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CAR CIN	37 37
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SD OAK	31 28
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DAL SEA	30 23
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WAS ARI	20 30
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NYG PHI	0 27
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SF STL	31 17
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: 49ers 23, Rams 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Colin Kaepernick	Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 35, 0
RB 7	Frank Gore	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 49	Carlos Hyde	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR 41	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70	Steve Johnson	Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 9	Vernon Davis	Rec: 4-45, 1 TD
TE 33	Vance McDonald	Rec: 1-15, 0 TD
K 8	Phil Dawson	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 8	Defense / ST

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Austin Davis	Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 23	Zac Stacy	Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44	Benny Cunningham	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 29	Brian Quick	Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 84	Austin Pettis	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 85	Tavon Austin	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR 87	Kenny Britt	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Jared Cook	Rec: 5-45, 0 TD
TE 38	Lance Kendricks	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22	Greg Zuerlein	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16	Defense / ST

Game Notes

49ers Have won past 6 on MNF, outscoring opp. 164-49... QB Colin Kaepernick went 2-0 with 113.4 rating last year vs.StL. Is 3-0 on MNF with 6 TDs, 0 INTs & 126.8 rating. Has 100+ rating in all 3... RB Frank Gore aims for 5th in row vs. StL with TD. Has 15 rush TDs in past 14 meetings... WR Michael Crabtree aims for 4th MNF game in row with 100+ yards or TD. TE Vernon Davis aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with TD. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), is 2nd in NFL with 53 rec. TDs. WR Steve Johnson aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. WR Anquan Boldin has 97 catches & 1,326 yards in career vs. StL, his most vs. opp. Has 5 TDs in past 4 on MNF... In 10/4/09 meeting, LB Patrick Willis had 2.5 sacks & 23-yard INT-TD. Is only player in team history with 2.5+ sacks & INT-TD in game. Since entering NFL in 2007, is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 8+ INTs (8). DT Justin Smith has 3.5 sacks in past 3 on MNF.

Rams QB Austin Davis has 300+ yards & 3+ TDs in past 2 starts. QB Shaun Hill played 3 seasons with SF (2007-09). Played 18 games with 16 starts (10 wins) & had 87.3 rating... RB Zac Stacy rushed for 134 yards in only MNF game (10/28/13 vs. Sea.). Had 4 100-yard rush games in past 7 at home... WR Brian Quick had career-high 2 TDs last week. Has 3 TDs in past 2. Had TD catch in last meeting. WR Kenny Britt had TD last week. WR-PR Tavon Austin has 6 career TDs (4 rec., 1 rush, 1 PR)... DE Robert Quinn had sack in last home meeting. Has 4 sacks in 3 career MNF games. Has 20 sacks in past 21. Since entering NFL in 2012, CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 INT-TDs, tied for most in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9).

Results and Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	DAL	A	W 28-17	+11
2	2014-09-14	CHI	H	L 20-28	-8
3	2014-09-21	ARI	A	L 14-23	-9
4	2014-09-28	PHI	H	W 26-21	+5
5	2014-10-05	KC	H	W 22-17	+5
6	2014-10-13	STL	A
7	2014-10-19	DEN	A
8		Bye
9	2014-11-02	STL	H
10	2014-11-09	NO	A
11	2014-11-16	NYG	A
12	2014-11-23	WAS	H
13	2014-11-27	SEA	H
14	2014-12-07	OAK	A
15	2014-12-14	SEA	A
16	2014-12-20	SD	H
17	2014-12-28	ARI	H

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
7	2014-10-19	SEA	H
8	2014-10-26	KC	A
9	2014-11-02	SF	A
10	2014-11-09	ARI	A
11	2014-11-16	DEN	H
12	2014-11-23	SD	A
13	2014-11-30	OAK	H
14	2014-12-07	WAS	A
15	2014-12-11	ARI	H
16	2014-12-21	NYG	H
17	2014-12-28	SEA	A

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out	RB Marcus Lattimore (knee) CB Keith Reaser (knee)
Questionable	CB Tramaine Brock (toe) TE Vernon Davis (back)
Probable	ILB Nick Moody (hamstring)
IR	CB Kenneth Acker (foot, 8/30/2014) NT Glenn Dorsey (biceps, 9/2/2014) RB Kendall Hunter (knee, 7/26/2014)
PUP	ILB Navorro Bowman (knee) DE Kaleb Ramsey (undisclosed)

St. Louis Rams
Out	CB Trumaine Johnson (knee)
Questionable	WR Kenny Britt (knee) DT Alex Carrington (knee) WLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (groin) QB Shaun Hill (quadriceps) CB Brandon McGee (foot) RB Chase Reynolds (hip) DE Eugene Sims (groin) RB Zac Stacy (calf)
IR	QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014) DE Chris Long (ankle, 9/11/2014) RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SF Offense	STL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.7	23.5	23.2	STL
Rushing yards	141.3	120.0	114.0	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.44	4.20	4.21	SF
Completion %	64.2%	67.3%	63.8%	STL
Passing yards	204.3	286.5	241.9	STL
Passing yards per completion	10.67	10.80	10.77	STL
Passing yards per attempt	6.85	7.27	6.87	STL
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	0.8	SF
Fumbles lost	0.0	1.0	0.6	SF
Sacks allowed	2.7	3.0	2.0	SF
3rd down conversions	46.6%	46.2%	42.1%	SF
4th down conversions	75.0%	33.3%	45.1%	SF
Time of possession	34:03	32:48	30:10	SF

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	STL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.3	34.0	23.2	SF
Rushing yards	79.0	151.0	114.0	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.90	5.01	4.21	SF
Completion %	57.3%	70.8%	63.8%	SF
Passing yards	205.0	191.0	241.9	STL
Passing yards per completion	10.08	10.12	10.77	SF
Passing yards per attempt	5.78	7.16	6.87	SF
INT return	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.5	0.6	SF
Sacks	0.7	0.5	2.0	SF
3rd down conversions	49.1%	45.5%	42.1%	STL
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	45.1%	STL
Time of possession	25:57	27:12	30:10	SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SF	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.8	3.4	8.6	SF
Yards per kick return	23.1	22.7	23.0	SF
Yards allowed per punt return	14.8	9.7	8.6	STL
Yards allowed per kick return	23.9	25.3	23.0	SF

Misc Stats Comparison

	SF	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	10.0	9.0	6.9	STL
Penalty yards	89.0	100.5	59.2	SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	SF	STL	24-41	STL
2000	9	2000-10-29	STL	SF	34-24	STL
2001	2	2001-09-23	STL	SF	30-26	STL
2001	13	2001-12-09	SF	STL	14-27	STL
2002	5	2002-10-06	STL	SF	13-37	SF
2002	17	2002-12-30	SF	STL	20-31	STL
2003	2	2003-09-14	SF	STL	24-27	STL
2003	9	2003-11-02	STL	SF	10-30	SF
2004	4	2004-10-03	STL	SF	24-14	STL
2004	13	2004-12-05	SF	STL	6-16	STL
2005	1	2005-09-11	STL	SF	25-28	SF
2005	16	2005-12-24	SF	STL	24-20	SF
2006	2	2006-09-17	STL	SF	13-20	SF
2006	12	2006-11-26	SF	STL	17-20	STL
2007	2	2007-09-16	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2007	11	2007-11-18	STL	SF	13-9	STL
2008	11	2008-11-16	STL	SF	16-35	SF
2008	16	2008-12-21	SF	STL	17-16	SF
2009	4	2009-10-04	STL	SF	0-35	SF
2009	17	2010-01-03	SF	STL	28-6	SF
2010	10	2010-11-14	STL	SF	20-23	SF
2010	16	2010-12-26	SF	STL	17-25	STL
2011	13	2011-12-04	STL	SF	0-26	SF
2011	17	2012-01-01	SF	STL	34-27	SF
2012	10	2012-11-11	STL	SF	24-24	Tie
2012	13	2012-12-02	SF	STL	13-16	STL
2013	4	2013-09-26	SF	STL	35-11	SF
2013	13	2013-12-01	STL	SF	13-23	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.