Final Score Prediction
Falcons 27, Rams 23
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| St. Louis Rams |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 15 |
Sam Bradford |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 29 |
Daryl Richardson  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 65 |
Isaiah Pead |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 32 |
Tavon Austin |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Chris Givens |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 82 |
Austin Pettis |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| TE 38 |
Lance Kendricks |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 7 |
Greg Zuerlein |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Matt Ryan |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 8 |
Steven Jackson |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0 |
| RB 61 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
 WR 5 |
Julio Jones  |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
Roddy White |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
 WR 57 |
Harry Douglas |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| TE 3 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 9 |
Matt Bryant |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Game features top 3 picks of 2008 NFL Draft: StL T JAKE LONG (No. 1 by Mia.), StL DE Chris Long (No. 2) & Atl. QB Matt Ryan (No. 3)  Rams QB Sam Bradford passed for 299 yards with 2 TDs & had 100.7 rating last week. When Bradford has 100+ rating, Rams are 6-1-1... RB Daryl Richardson had 96 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 33 rec.) last week... TE Jared Cook had 7 catches for 141 yards (20.1 avg.) & career-high 2 TDs last week. WR Chris Givens has 5 career catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 career rec. TDs & avg. 46 yards per TD (138 yards). WR Tavon Austin leads NFL rookies with 6 receptions... DE Robert Quinn tied career high with 3 sacks last week. DE Long has 4 sacks in past 3. LB James Laurinaitis led team with 11 tackles in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2009, is 1 of 3 players with 8+ sacks (8.5) & 7+ INTs (7). CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career INTs & 3 INT-TDs. CB Trumaine Johnson had INT last week.
 Falcons QB Ryan is 2-0 in career vs. StL. In last meeting, completed 26 of 39 (66.7 pct.) for 253 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 101.8 rating. In career, when Ryan starts & has 100+ rating, Falcons are 32-1 (.970)... RB Steven Jackson faces former team. Drafted No. 24 overall by Rams in 2004. Is franchise's leading rusher with 10,138 yards & rushed for 1,000+ yards in team-record 8 consecutive seasons. Had 122 scrimmage yards last week... Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR Roddy White has 599 receptions, most in NFC. WR Julio Jones has 5 TDs in past 5. TE Tony Gonzalez has TD catch in 4 of past 5 at home (incl. playoffs). Jones & Gonzalez each had TD last week. WR Harry Douglas led club with 93 rec. yards (4 catches, 23.3 avg.) in Week 1... S William Moore had INT in last meeting. Since 2011, S Thomas DeCoud has 10 INTs, tied for most in NFL by S. LB Stephen Nicholas had sack in last home game vs. StL. Rookie CB Robert Alford had INT last week.
Results and Schedule
| St. Louis Rams |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
ARI |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
ATL |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
DAL |
A |
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| 4 |
2013-09-26 |
SF |
H |
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| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
JAC |
H |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
HOU |
A |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
CAR |
A |
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| 8 |
2013-10-28 |
SEA |
H |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
TEN |
H |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
IND |
A |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CHI |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SF |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
ARI |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
NO |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
TB |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
SEA |
A |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
NO |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
STL |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
MIA |
A |
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| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
NE |
H |
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| 5 |
2013-10-07 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
TB |
H |
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| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
ARI |
A |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
CAR |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
SEA |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
TB |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-21 |
NO |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
BUF |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
GB |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
WAS |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-23 |
SF |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CAR |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
STL
Offense |
ATL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.0 |
17.0 |
23.2 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
67.0 |
88.0 |
93.1 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.79 |
6.29 |
3.62 |
ATL |
| Completion % |
71.1% |
65.8% |
63.2% |
STL |
| Passing yards |
299.0 |
279.0 |
254.5 |
STL |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.07 |
11.16 |
10.89 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.87 |
7.34 |
6.88 |
STL |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.4% |
27.3% |
41.0% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
- |
| Time of possession |
28:35 |
24:49 |
30:00 |
STL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
STL
Defense |
ATL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.0 |
23.0 |
23.2 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
86.0 |
78.0 |
93.1 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.31 |
2.69 |
3.62 |
ATL |
| Completion % |
65.0% |
74.3% |
63.2% |
STL |
| Passing yards |
304.0 |
341.0 |
254.5 |
STL |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.69 |
13.12 |
10.89 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.60 |
9.74 |
6.88 |
STL |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
STL |
| Sacks |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
46.2% |
41.0% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
- |
| Time of possession |
31:25 |
35:11 |
30:00 |
STL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
STL |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
1.0 |
10.5 |
8.2 |
ATL |
| Yards per kick return |
15.3 |
0.0 |
21.5 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
1.0 |
1.8 |
8.2 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
16.0 |
23.0 |
21.5 |
STL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
STL |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
59.0 |
20.0 |
58.6 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2013 season. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
STL |
ATL |
41-20 |
STL |
| 2000 |
7 |
2000-10-15 |
ATL |
STL |
29-45 |
STL |
| 2001 |
12 |
2001-12-02 |
STL |
ATL |
35-6 |
STL |
| 2001 |
17 |
2002-01-06 |
ATL |
STL |
13-31 |
STL |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-13 |
ATL |
STL |
0-36 |
STL |
| 2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
STL |
ATL |
17-34 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
DP |
2005-01-15 |
STL |
ATL |
17-47 |
ATL |
| 2007 |
13 |
2007-12-02 |
ATL |
STL |
16-28 |
STL |
| 2008 |
17 |
2008-12-28 |
STL |
ATL |
27-31 |
ATL |
| 2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
ATL |
STL |
34-17 |
ATL |
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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. DP = Divisional Playoff
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