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San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYJ
NE		 25
 27
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TEN
WAS		 17
 19
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SEA
STL		 26
 28
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NO
DET		 23
 24
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MIN
BUF		 16
 17
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MIA
CHI		 27
 14
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CLE
JAC		 6
 24
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CIN
IND		 0
 27
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CAR
GB		 17
 38
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ATL
BAL		 7
 29
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KC
SD		 23
 20
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NYG
DAL		 21
 31
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ARI
OAK		 24
 13
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SF
DEN		 17
 42
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HOU
PIT		 23
 30
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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: Broncos 27, 49ers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 35, 0
RB 19 Frank Gore Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 42 Carlos Hyde Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 28 Michael Crabtree Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 76 Steve Johnson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-55, 1 TD
K 8 Phil Dawson FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Peyton Manning Pass: 340, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55 Juwan Thompson Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 65 C.J. Anderson Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-105, 1 TD
WR 11 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 49 Wes Welker Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
TE 2 Julius Thomas Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
K 9 Brandon McManus FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick has won 6 of 7 starts vs. AFC. Had 343 yards, 3 TDs & 120.5 rating last week. When he starts & has 100+ rating (inc. playoffs), team is 15-1 (.938)... RB Frank Gore has rushed for 271 yards (135.5 per game) & TD in 2 meetings. Has 9 rush TDs in past 10 vs. AFC... WR Anquan Boldin had 7 catches for 94 yards & TD last week. Leads team with 32 catches & 397 yards. WR Michael Crabtree had 28-yard TD in last meeting. Has TD in 3 of past 5. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), TE Vernon Davis is 2nd in NFL with 53 rec. TDs. WR Brandon Lloyd had 80-yard TD catch last week. Spent 2009-11 with Den. & had career-best 77 catches, 1,448 yards & 11 TDs in 2010... DT Justin Smith has 4 sacks & FF in past 3 vs. Den. LBs Ahmad Brooks & Dan Skuta each had 2 sacks last week. Since entering NFL in 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 8+ INTs (8).

Broncos QB Peyton Manning (506) had 3 TD passes last week & needs 3 to surpass BRETT FAVRE (508) for most in NFL history. In past 9 vs. NFC, has 3,032 passing yards (336.9 per game) & 27 TDs with 111.4 rating... RB Ronnie Hillman made 1st career NFL start last week, rushing for 100 yards on 24 att... In past 12 vs. NFC, WR Demaryius Thomas has 81 catches for 1,198 yards & 12 TDs. Since 2012, leads AFC with 28 TD catches. WR Wes Welker has 5 TD catches in past 6 vs. NFC. WR Emmanuel Sanders has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. TE Julius Thomas leads all NFL players with 9 TDs, tied for most TD catches of any NFL player in 1st 5 games of season (CALVIN JOHNSON, 2011). Needs 1 TD to become 1st TE in Broncos history with 10+ TDs in consecutive seasons... LB Von Miller has 6 sacks in past 4, including 2 vs. NYJ. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads AFC with 41 sacks.


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 W 31-17 +14
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    
   

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 IND H W 31-24 +7
2 2014-09-14 KC H W 24-17 +7
3 2014-09-21 SEA A L 20-26 -6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 ARI H W 41-20 +21
6 2014-10-12 NYJ A W 31-17 +14
7 2014-10-19 SF H    
8 2014-10-23 SD H    
9 2014-11-02 NE A    
10 2014-11-09 OAK A    
11 2014-11-16 STL A    
12 2014-11-23 MIA H    
13 2014-11-30 KC A    
14 2014-12-07 BUF H    
15 2014-12-14 SD A    
16 2014-12-22 CIN A    
17 2014-12-28 OAK H    

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out  RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 CB Keith Reaser (knee)
 ILB Patrick Willis (toe)
Questionable  CB Tramaine Brock (toe)
 CB Chris Culliver (shoulder)
 WR Steve Johnson (hip)
 FS Jimmie Ward (quadriceps)
Probable  CB Chris Cook (quadriceps)
 CB Perrish Cox (quadriceps)
 TE Vernon Davis (back)
 DE Tony Jerod-Eddie (shoulder)
 NT Ian Williams (ankle)
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)
   

Denver Broncos
Out  RB Montee Ball (groin)
Probable  SS Omar Bolden (groin)
 FS David Bruton (ankle)
 CB Chris Harris (knee)
 K Brandon McManus (groin)
 WLB Corey Nelson (hamstring)
 RB Juwan Thompson (knee)
IR  WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (knee, 10/14/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Offense 		 DEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.0 28.7 23.4 DEN
Rushing yards 128.3 94.0 112.8 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.21 3.45 4.17 SF
Completion % 63.6% 66.5% 63.3% DEN
Passing yards 212.3 264.0 243.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.58 11.72 10.89 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.37 7.80 6.89 DEN
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.8 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.6 DEN
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.0 2.1 DEN
3rd down conversions 46.0% 42.9% 41.8% SF
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 42.2% DEN
Time of possession 32:42 31:14 30:13 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Defense 		 DEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.5 20.3 23.4 SF
Rushing yards 82.5 73.3 112.8 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.89 3.31 4.17 DEN
Completion % 55.9% 58.5% 63.3% SF
Passing yards 207.8 226.7 243.8 SF
Passing yards per completion 10.11 9.98 10.89 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.65 5.83 6.89 SF
INT return 1.0 0.7 0.8 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 SF
Sacks 1.3 3.0 2.1 DEN
3rd down conversions 46.4% 39.5% 41.8% DEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 42.2% DEN
Time of possession 27:19 30:01 30:13 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SF   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.1 5.2 8.4 SF
Yards per kick return 23.1 27.0 23.5 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 13.2 4.8 8.4 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 24.4 25.4 23.5 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SF   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.8 8.3 6.9 DEN
Penalty yards 72.5 69.3 58.9 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 6 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-23 SF DEN 9-38 DEN
2002 2 2002-09-15 DEN SF 24-14 DEN
2006 17 2006-12-31 SF DEN 26-23 SF
2010 8 2010-10-31 DEN SF 16-24 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.