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San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams - 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

Rams 23, 49ers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 8 Frank Gore Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 48 Kendall Hunter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Anquan Boldin Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 77 Marlon Moore Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR 80 Kyle Williams Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Vernon Davis Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 34 Vance McDonald Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 20 Phil Dawson FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
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St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Sam Bradford Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Daryl Richardson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 38 Isaiah Pead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34 Chris Givens Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 42 Tavon Austin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 81 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Jared Cook Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 36 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 6 Greg Zuerlein FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers Since becoming starter, QB Colin Kaepernick is only player in NFL (incl. playoffs) with 90+ rating (93.1) & 500+ rush yards (631). Incl. playoffs, has won 8 of 13 career starts... Since entering NFL in 2006, RB Frank Gore has 10,929 scrimmage yards (8,373 rush, 2,556 rec.), 2nd most in NFL. Has 13 rush TD in past 12 vs. Rams. Rushed for 82 yards on 11 att. (7.5 avg.) last week. RB Kendall Hunter had 13-yard rush TD last week... WR Anquan Boldin has 6 100-yard games vs. StL. In 7 of past 10 vs. Rams, has 100+ yards and/or TD. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), TE Vernon Davis leads NFC TEs with 38 TDs. Had 8 catches for 118 yards in 1/1/12 meeting at StL... Since entering NFL in 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only player with 17+ sacks (17.5), 10+ FF (14) & 7+ INTs (7). LB NA VORRO BOWMAN leads team with 28 tackles. DT Justin Smith has 8.5 sacks in 12 career meetings. Had sack last week. S Eric Reid ties for lead among NFL rookies with 2 INTs.

Rams QB Sam Bradford is 5-1-1 in past 7 vs. NFC West. Has 100+ rating in 3 of past 5 division games, incl. 104.1 rating in 11/11/12 game vs. SF. When Bradford has 100+ rating, Rams are 6-1-1... RB Isaiah Pead had career-best 7 catches last week... TE Jared Cook has 13 catches for 195 yards & 2 TDs. His 15.0 avg. is 2nd in NFC. WR Chris Givens had career-high 11 catches (92 yards) in last meeting. Has 5 career catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 career rec. TDs & avgs. 46 yards per TD (138 yards). WR Tavon Austin ties for lead among NFL rookies with 18 catches & ties for NFC rookie lead with 2 TDs. WR Austin Pettis had TD catch in 11/11/12 game vs. SF... DE Robert Quinn ties for NFC lead with 4 sacks. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 5. Has 5 sacks in past 6 vs. SF. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 3 players with 8.5+ sacks (8.5) & 7+ INTs (7). CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INTs, FR) & had 2-yard FR-TD in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 GB H W 34-28 +6
2 2013-09-15 SEA A L 3-29 -26
3 2013-09-22 IND H L 7-27 -20
4 2013-09-26 STL A W 35-11 +24
5 2013-10-06 HOU H    
6 2013-10-13 ARI H    
7 2013-10-20 TEN A    
8 2013-10-27 JAC A    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CAR H    
11 2013-11-17 NO A    
12 2013-11-25 WAS A    
13 2013-12-01 STL H    
14 2013-12-08 SEA H    
15 2013-12-15 TB A    
16 2013-12-23 ATL H    
17 2013-12-29 ARI A    
   
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 L 7-31 -24
4 2013-09-26 SF H L 11-35 -24
5 2013-10-06 JAC H    
6 2013-10-13 HOU A    
7 2013-10-20 CAR A    
8 2013-10-28 SEA H    
9 2013-11-03 TEN H    
10 2013-11-10 IND A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 CHI H    
13 2013-12-01 SF A    
14 2013-12-08 ARI A    
15 2013-12-15 NO H    
16 2013-12-22 TB H    
17 2013-12-29 SEA A    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Out  OLB Cornellius Carradine (knee)
 DE Quinton Dial (toe)
 RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 WR Quinton Patton (foot)
 OLB Aldon Smith (other-excused)
 CB Eric Wright (undisclosed)
Questionable  CB Nnamdi Asomugha (knee)
 ILB Patrick Willis (groin)
IR  CB Chris Culliver (knee, 8/27/2013)
 ILB Nick Moody (hand, 9/11/2013)
 NT Ian Williams (ankle, 9/17/2013)
PUP  WR Michael Crabtree (achilles-tendon)
 WR Mario Manningham (knee)
   
St. Louis Rams
Questionable  CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh)
 DE William Hayes (knee)
 DE Eugene Sims (undisclosed)
IR  DB Matt Daniels (ankle, 9/16/2013)
 SS T.J. McDonald (leg, 9/27/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 14.7 19.3 22.6 STL
Rushing yards 101.7 57.0 106.2 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.96 3.17 4.05 SF
Completion % 56.4% 62.0% 61.9% STL
Passing yards 216.7 282.7 247.6 STL
Passing yards per completion 12.26 9.64 10.87 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.91 5.97 6.73 SF
Interceptions 1.3 0.7 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.7 0.8 STL
Sacks allowed 2.7 2.0 2.7 STL
3rd down conversions 35.7% 29.3% 38.5% SF
4th down conversions 66.7% 62.5% 40.5% SF
Time of possession 28:29 28:17 30:03 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.0 28.7 22.6 SF
Rushing yards 138.0 105.0 106.2 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.94 4.14 4.05 SF
Completion % 56.6% 71.0% 61.9% SF
Passing yards 199.0 288.0 247.6 SF
Passing yards per completion 12.70 11.37 10.87 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.19 8.07 6.73 SF
INT return 0.7 0.3 0.9 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.8 STL
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 36.8% 50.0% 38.5% SF
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 40.5% STL
Time of possession 31:31 31:43 30:03 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.5 3.3 8.0 SF
Yards per kick return 21.1 19.5 23.5 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 12.0 3.0 8.0 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 16.0 16.3 23.5 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.7 6.3 6.4 STL
Penalty yards 84.7 51.0 55.6 STL

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
San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 SF STL 24-41 STL
2000 9 2000-10-29 STL SF 34-24 STL
2001 2 2001-09-23 STL SF 30-26 STL
2001 13 2001-12-09 SF STL 14-27 STL
2002 5 2002-10-06 STL SF 13-37 SF
2002 17 2002-12-30 SF STL 20-31 STL
2003 2 2003-09-14 SF STL 24-27 STL
2003 9 2003-11-02 STL SF 10-30 SF
2004 4 2004-10-03 STL SF 24-14 STL
2004 13 2004-12-05 SF STL 6-16 STL
2005 1 2005-09-11 STL SF 25-28 SF
2005 16 2005-12-24 SF STL 24-20 SF
2006 2 2006-09-17 STL SF 13-20 SF
2006 12 2006-11-26 SF STL 17-20 STL
2007 2 2007-09-16 SF STL 17-16 SF
2007 11 2007-11-18 STL SF 13-9 STL
2008 11 2008-11-16 STL SF 16-35 SF
2008 16 2008-12-21 SF STL 17-16 SF
2009 4 2009-10-04 STL SF 0-35 SF
2009 17 2010-01-03 SF STL 28-6 SF
2010 10 2010-11-14 STL SF 20-23 SF
2010 16 2010-12-26 SF STL 17-25 STL
2011 13 2011-12-04 STL SF 0-26 SF
2011 17 2012-01-01 SF STL 34-27 SF
2012 10 2012-11-11 STL SF 24-24 Tie
2012 13 2012-12-02 SF STL 13-16 STL

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.