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

Player Rankings and Projections

Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Russell Wilson Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 35, 0
RB 5 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 45 Fred Jackson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 40 Doug Baldwin Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 68 Tyler Lockett Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
WR 74 Jermaine Kearse Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 3 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
K 15 Steve Hauschka FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Nick Foles Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 40 Benny Cunningham Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 76 Tre Mason Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 44 Brian Quick Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 55 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
WR 67 Tavon Austin Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 21 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 29 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks Advanced to past 2 SBs... QB Russell Wilson has 42 overall wins, 36 regular-season wins & 6 playoff wins, all most by QB in 1st 3 NFL seasons. As starter, is 42-14 (.750), incl. 6-2 (.750) in postseason... RB Marshawn Lynch rushed for 1,306 yards & 13 TDs in 2014, his 4th consecutive season with 1,200+ yards & 10+ TDs. Led NFL last year with 17 total TDs & tied for 1st with 13 rush TDs. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 6,141 rush yards & 56 rush TDs... WR Doug Baldwin led team with career-high 66 catches & 825 yards in 2014. Since 2011, TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs in catches (355), yards (4,396) & TDs (46)... Club led NFL in points allowed (15.9), total defense (267.1) & pass defense (185.6) in 2014. CB Richard Sherman leads NFL with 26 INTs since entering in 2011 (incl. playoffs). S Earl Thomas is only player in NFL with 400+ tackles (420), 16+ INTs (16) & 8+ FF (8) since 2010. LB Bobby Wagner has 100+ tackles in all 3 NFL seasons. Had 104 tackles in 11 games in 2014, 2nd on team behind LB K.J. Wright (106).

Rams QB Nick Foles makes 1st Rams start. In 3 seasons with Phi. (2012-14), played 28 games (24 starts) & had 46 TDs, 17 INTs & 94.2 rating... RB Tre Mason led NFC rookies last year with 765 rush yards. Has led team in rushing in all 12 games played... WR-PR Tavon Austin has 9 career TDs (4 rec., 3 rush, 2 PR). PR-WR Stedman Bailey had 90-yard PR-TD in last home game vs. Sea. TE Lance Kendricks had career-high 5 rec. TDs in 2014, incl. TD in last year's home meeting vs. Sea... DE Robert Quinn led team in 2014 with 10.5 sacks, his 3rd consecutive 10+ sack season. Has 7 sacks in past 6 meetings. DT Aaron Donald was named 2014 Def. Rookie of Year. Led rookies with 9 sacks. Has sack in 6 of past 7 & 8 of past 11. DE Chris Long has 7 sacks in past 4 meetings. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 9+ INTs (9). LB Alec Ogletree led team with 111 tackles in 2014 & has led club in tackles in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons.


Results and Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2015-09-13 STL A    
2 2015-09-20 GB A    
3 2015-09-27 CHI H    
4 2015-10-05 DET H    
5 2015-10-11 CIN A    
6 2015-10-18 CAR H    
7 2015-10-22 SF A    
8 2015-11-01 DAL A    
9   Bye      
10 2015-11-15 ARI H    
11 2015-11-22 SF H    
12 2015-11-29 PIT H    
13 2015-12-06 MIN A    
14 2015-12-13 BAL A    
15 2015-12-20 CLE H    
16 2015-12-27 STL H    
17 2016-01-03 ARI A    
   

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2015-09-13 SEA H    
2 2015-09-20 WAS A    
3 2015-09-27 PIT H    
4 2015-10-04 ARI A    
5 2015-10-11 GB A    
6   Bye      
7 2015-10-25 CLE H    
8 2015-11-01 SF H    
9 2015-11-08 MIN A    
10 2015-11-15 CHI H    
11 2015-11-22 BAL A    
12 2015-11-29 CIN A    
13 2015-12-06 ARI H    
14 2015-12-13 DET H    
15 2015-12-17 TB H    
16 2015-12-27 SEA A    
17 2016-01-03 SF A    

Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks
   

St. Louis Rams

Offense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.5 20.3 22.0 SEA
Rushing yards 157.3 103.3 112.6 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.88 4.51 4.24 SEA
Completion % 64.2% 62.8% 62.2% SEA
Passing yards 216.3 205.5 227.7 SEA
Passing yards per completion 12.81 10.84 10.65 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 8.22 6.80 6.63 SEA
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.6 SEA
Sacks allowed 3.5 2.3 2.6 STL
3rd down conversions 44.6% 31.3% 38.5% SEA
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 46.9% SEA
Time of possession 33:59 27:05 30:03 SEA
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 5.5 14.8 22.0 SEA
Rushing yards 56.8 112.3 112.6 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.14 3.97 4.24 SEA
Completion % 54.0% 67.5% 62.2% SEA
Passing yards 133.0 216.5 227.7 SEA
Passing yards per completion 8.60 9.95 10.65 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 4.64 6.71 6.63 SEA
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.8 0.6 STL
Sacks 3.8 3.3 2.6 SEA
3rd down conversions 27.6% 34.4% 38.5% SEA
4th down conversions 57.1% 33.3% 46.9% STL
Time of possession 26:01 32:54 30:03 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SEA   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.1 17.7 9.2 STL
Yards per kick return 20.8 23.6 23.7 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 4.8 6.2 9.2 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.2 20.1 23.7 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SEA   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 8.0 6.5 STL
Penalty yards 72.0 73.8 54.4 SEA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams
 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
2013 17 2013-12-29 STL SEA 9-27 SEA
2014 7 2014-10-19 SEA STL 26-28 STL
2014 17 2014-12-28 STL SEA 6-20 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