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New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SF
STL		 35
 11
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ARI
TB		 13
 10
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NYG
KC		 7
 31
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PIT
MIN		 27
 34
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SEA
HOU		 23
 20
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IND
JAC		 37
 3
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CIN
CLE		 6
 17
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CHI
DET		 32
 40
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BAL
BUF		 20
 23
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NYJ
TEN		 13
 38
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PHI
DEN		 20
 52
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WAS
OAK		 24
 14
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DAL
SD		 21
 30
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NE
ATL		 30
 23
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MIA
NO		 17
 38
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 24, Patriots 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Tom Brady Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Brandon Bolden Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-40, 0
RB 34 Stevan Ridley Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 51 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 28 Julian Edelman Rec: 8-70, 0 TD
WR 33 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 47 Aaron Dobson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 TE 16 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 11 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
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Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Matt Ryan Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Jason Snelling Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 32 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3 Julio Jones Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 48 Harry Douglas Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 56 Roddy White Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 14 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots Have won 13 of past 15 road games vs. NFC... QB Tom Brady has TD pass in 51 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (DREW BREES, 54). For career, Brady is 3-0 vs. Atl. & has completed 68 of 100 passes for 877 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.5 rating. Has 36-9 career record (.800) as starter vs. NFC... RB
LeGarrette Blount has 100-yard rush game vs. Falcons (103 on 12/5/10)... In 3 games vs. NFC in '12, TE Rob Gronkowski had 20 catches for 282 yards (14.1 avg.) with 3 TDs... Rookie WR Kenbrell Thompkins had 2 TD catches last week & became 1st undrafted rookie WR to have 2 TD rec. in game since 2010 (BLAIR WHITE)... DE Chandler Jones aims for 3rd straight game with sack... CB Aqib Talib has 2 career INTs vs. Falcons. Has 3 INTs in past 2 games. S Devin McCourty has 4 career INTs vs. NFC.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan has won 10 of his past 12 vs. AFC. Is 34-5 (.872) in home starts & has won 12 of his past 13 starts at home. Has 100+ rating in 9 of those 13 contests. In career, when Ryan starts & has 100+ rating, Falcons are 33-1 (.971)... RB Steven Jackson leads all active players with 10,215 rush yards... Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR Roddy White has 604 receptions, most in NFC. In past 14 vs. AFC, has 101 catches for 1,431 yards (102.2 per game) & 12 TDs. In past 2 at home (incl. playoffs), WR Julio Jones has 22 catches for 364 yards (182 per game) & 3 TDs. In 7 starts vs. AFC, has 36 catches for 637 yards (91 per game) & 6 TDs. TE Tony Gonzalez leads all active players with 1,253 catches, 14,361 rec. yards & 104 rec. TDs... Since 2011, S Thomas DeCoud has 10 INTs, tied for most in NFL by S. Has 4 INTs in past 6 vs. AFC. In past 5 vs. AFC, S William Moore has 3 INTs, FF & FR. In past 2, DE Osi Umenyiora has 2 sacks & 68-yard INT-TD.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 BUF A W 23-21 +2
2 2013-09-12 NYJ H W 13-10 +3
3 2013-09-22 TB H W 23-3 +20
4 2013-09-29 ATL A    
5 2013-10-06 CIN A    
6 2013-10-13 NO H    
7 2013-10-20 NYJ A    
8 2013-10-27 MIA H    
9 2013-11-03 PIT H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-18 CAR A    
12 2013-11-24 DEN H    
13 2013-12-01 HOU A    
14 2013-12-08 CLE H    
15 2013-12-15 MIA A    
16 2013-12-22 BAL A    
17 2013-12-29 BUF H    
   
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 L 23-27 -4
4 2013-09-29 NE H    
5 2013-10-07 NYJ H    
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 TB H    
8 2013-10-27 ARI A    
9 2013-11-03 CAR A    
10 2013-11-10 SEA H    
11 2013-11-17 TB A    
12 2013-11-21 NO H    
13 2013-12-01 BUF A    
14 2013-12-08 GB A    
15 2013-12-15 WAS H    
16 2013-12-23 SF A    
17 2013-12-29 CAR H    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  WR Matt Slater (wrist)
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (groin)
 CB Kyle Arrington (groin)
 RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 SS Nate Ebner (ankle)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (other-excused)
 RB Leon Washington (thigh)
Probable  WLB Jerod Mayo (ankle)
 TE Zach Sudfeld (hamstring)
 DT Vince Wilfork (foot)
IR  RB Shane Vereen (wrist, 9/10/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Out  RB Steven Jackson (thigh)
Questionable  WR Julio Jones (knee)
 CB Asante Samuel (thigh)
 WR Roddy White (ankle)
Probable  CB Robert McClain (ankle)
IR  DE Kroy Biermann (achilles-tendon, 9/16/2013)
 FB Bradie Ewing (shoulder, 9/16/2013)
 QB Sean Renfree (undisclosed, 8/30/2013)
 WLB Sean Weatherspoon (foot, 9/17/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.7 23.7 22.6 ATL
Rushing yards 122.7 90.0 106.2 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 4.50 4.05 ATL
Completion % 57.5% 68.1% 61.9% ATL
Passing yards 217.7 289.0 247.6 ATL
Passing yards per completion 8.95 10.70 10.87 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 5.14 7.29 6.73 ATL
Interceptions 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.8 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.7 2.7 ATL
3rd down conversions 39.6% 42.9% 38.5% ATL
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 40.5% NE
Time of possession 32:15 30:45 30:03 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 11.3 24.7 22.6 NE
Rushing yards 120.7 79.0 106.2 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 3.82 4.05 ATL
Completion % 50.5% 65.6% 61.9% NE
Passing yards 188.3 296.0 247.6 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.87 10.83 10.87 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 5.49 7.10 6.73 NE
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 NE
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.8 NE
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 33.3% 47.6% 38.5% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 66.7% 40.5% NE
Time of possession 27:45 29:15 30:03 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.1 4.1 8.0 NE
Yards per kick return 21.0 17.0 23.5 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 1.6 8.0 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 19.0 24.0 23.5 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 5.3 6.4 NE
Penalty yards 38.7 44.0 55.6 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 8 2001-11-04 NE ATL 24-10 NE
2005 5 2005-10-09 NE ATL 31-28 NE
2009 3 2009-09-27 ATL NE 10-26 NE

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.