Fantasy Football Today - fantasy football rankings, cheatsheets, and information
A Fantasy Football Community!




Create An Account  |  Advertise  |  Contact      

Free Newsletter!





Indianapolis Colts at New Orleans Saints - Week 7
Game Preview

Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
DET		 23
 16
PrePost
SEA
CLE		 3
 6
PrePost
SD
NYJ		 21
 27
PrePost
WAS
CAR		 20
 33
PrePost
HOU
TEN		 41
 7
PrePost
DEN
MIA		 18
 15
PrePost
CHI
TB		 24
 18
PrePost
KC
OAK		 28
 0
PrePost
PIT
ARI		 32
 20
PrePost
GB
MIN		 33
 27
PrePost
STL
DAL		 7
 34
PrePost
IND
NO		 7
 62
PrePost
BAL
JAC		 7
 12
PrePost
      

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

Final Score Prediction

Saints 30, Colts 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Curtis Painter Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Donald Brown Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 37 Delone Carter Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 43 Joseph Addai Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12 Pierre Garcon Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 26 Reggie Wayne Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 60 Austin Collie Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9 Dallas Clark Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 25 Adam Vinatieri FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
View all Week 7 Rankings or Projections
  
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 Mark Ingram Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 23 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
RB 45 Pierre Thomas Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Marques Colston Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 41 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 53 Robert Meachem Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 54 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
K 1 John Kasay FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Seek 3rd consecutive regular-season win vs. NO... Colts are 6-3 (.667) vs. NFC under JIM CALDWELL... In 3 career starts, QB Curtis Painter has completed 51 of 91 passes (56 pct.) for 746 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 96.7 passer rating... RB Donald Brown recorded 1st rush TD of season last week. Brown is averaging 5.6 yards per carry in past 2 games (13 att., 73 yards)... NO native WR Reggie Wayne had 7 catches for 115 rec. yards (16.4 avg.) with 2 TDs in last regular-season game vs. NO. WR Pierre Garcon tied career-high with 8 rec. last week. In past 4 games, Garcon has 21 rec. for 405 yards (19.3 avg.) w/ 4 TDs... Incl. postseason, TE Dallas Clark has 10 rec. for 145 yards (14.5 avg.) with TD vs. NO... DE Dwight Freeney (98.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 26th player with 100 career since stat became official in '82. DE Robert Mathis had sack, FF & FR in last regular-season game vs. NO...

Saints Meet for 1st time since NO defeated Ind. 31-17 in SB XLIV, team's 1st SB title... QB Drew Brees was MVP of SB XLIV. Completed 32 of 39 (82.1 pct.) for 288 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.5 rating. Has passed for 350+ yards in 4 consecutive games, longest such streak in history. Has 20+ comp. in NFL-record 26 games in row... RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles is only player in NFL with rush, rec. & ret. TD. Incl. playoffs, has 5 career TDs vs. Ind. (2 rush, 1 rec., 1 PR, 1 KR). RB Mark Ingram leads NFC rookies with 238 rush yards. RB Pierre Thomas had rec. TD in SB... TE Jimmy Graham is 2nd TE in NFL history with 100+ rec. yards in 4 consecutive games in same season (TONY GONZALEZ, 2000). Leads NFL TEs w/ 39 catches & 620 yards. WR Marques Colston had 7 rec. for 83 yards in SB... Since entering NFL in '06, S Roman Harper has 13 sacks, most by DB. CB Tracy Porter had 74-yard INT-TD in SB.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 HOU A L 7-34 -27
2 2011-09-18 CLE H L 19-27 -8
3 2011-09-25 PIT H L 20-23 -3
4 2011-10-03 TB A L 17-24 -7
5 2011-10-09 KC H L 24-28 -4
6 2011-10-16 CIN A L 17-27 -10
7 2011-10-23 NO A L 7-62 -55
8 2011-10-30 TEN A    
9 2011-11-06 ATL H    
10 2011-11-13 JAC H    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 CAR H    
13 2011-12-04 NE A    
14 2011-12-11 BAL A    
15 2011-12-18 TEN H    
16 2011-12-22 HOU H    
17 2012-01-01 JAC A    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-08 GB A L 34-42 -8
2 2011-09-18 CHI H W 30-13 +17
3 2011-09-25 HOU H W 40-33 +7
4 2011-10-02 JAC A W 23-10 +13
5 2011-10-09 CAR A W 30-27 +3
6 2011-10-16 TB A L 20-26 -6
7 2011-10-23 IND H W 62-7 +55
8 2011-10-30 STL A    
9 2011-11-06 TB H    
10 2011-11-13 ATL A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-28 NYG H    
13 2011-12-04 DET H    
14 2011-12-11 TEN A    
15 2011-12-18 MIN A    
16 2011-12-26 ATL H    
17 2012-01-01 CAR H    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Out  QB Peyton Manning (Neck)
Questionable  RB Joseph Addai (Hamstring)
 OT Anthony Castonzo (Ankle)
 QB Kerry Collins (Concussion)
 OLB Kavell Conner (Foot)
 OG Ryan Diem (Ankle)
 OLB A.J. Edds (Concussion)
 TE Brody Eldridge (Knee)
 WR Anthony Gonzalez (Groin)
 DT Drake Nevis (Back)
IR  MLB Gary Brackett (Shoulder)
 SS Melvin Bullitt (Right Shoulder)
 DT Eric Foster (Dislocated Right Ankle)
 OT Benjamin Ijalana (Torn Left ACL)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  OLB Will Herring (Hamstring)
 OT Zach Strief (Knee)
 TE David Thomas (Concussion)
Questionable  DT Sedrick Ellis (Ankle)
 DE Turk McBride (Shoulder)
Probable  TE Jimmy Graham (Ankle)
 OC Olin Kreutz (Not Injury Related)
 MLB Jonathan Vilma (Knee)
IR  OT Alex Barron (Knee)
 K Garrett Hartley (Right Hip)
 CB Fabian Washington (Hamstring)
PUP  RB Chris Ivory (Foot, Sports Hernia)
Non-Football Related  DE Greg Romeus (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 18.3 29.3 22.7 NO
Rushing yards 83.3 100.0 111.9 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 4.20 4.25 NO
Completion % 52.0% 68.6% 60.8% NO
Passing yards 195.8 351.5 242.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.58 11.41 11.44 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.02 7.83 6.95 NO
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.5 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.0 2.3 IND
3rd down conversions 35.5% 56.3% 38.8% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 46.4% NO
Time of possession 25:15 32:08 30:01 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.5 24.8 22.7 NO
Rushing yards 139.8 108.3 111.9 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.94 5.12 4.25 IND
Completion % 69.9% 52.8% 60.8% NO
Passing yards 249.3 251.0 242.9 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.37 12.50 11.44 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.95 6.60 6.95 NO
INT return 0.3 0.5 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 IND
Sacks 1.5 2.0 2.3 NO
3rd down conversions 48.3% 39.2% 38.8% NO
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 46.4% NO
Time of possession 34:30 27:52 30:01 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 1.5 12.1 10.1 NO
Yards per kick return 19.1 25.2 24.4 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 16.6 4.8 10.1 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 34.2 26.6 24.4 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 6.0 6.4 IND
Penalty yards 33.0 42.5 53.8 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2011 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
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 10 2001-11-18 IND NO 20-34 NO
2003 4 2003-09-28 IND NO 55-21 IND
2007 1 2007-09-06 NO IND 10-41 IND
2009 SB 2010-02-07 NO IND 31-17 NO

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. SB = Super Bowl