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Jacksonville Jaguars at St. Louis Rams - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
CLE		 24
 37
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BAL
MIA		 26
 23
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PHI
NYG		 36
 21
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NO
CHI		 26
 18
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NE
CIN		 6
 13
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KC
TEN		 26
 17
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JAC
STL		 20
 34
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DET
GB		 9
 22
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SEA
IND		 28
 34
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CAR
ARI		 6
 22
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DEN
DAL		 51
 48
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SD
OAK		 17
 27
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HOU
SF		 3
 34
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NYJ
ATL		 30
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Rams 27, Jaguars 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 12 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53 Jordan Todman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 36 Cecil Shorts Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 40 Justin Blackmon Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 77 Ace Sanders Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 26 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 28 Josh Scobee FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
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St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Sam Bradford Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 36 Isaiah Pead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 40 Daryl Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 45 Zac Stacy Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 51 Benny Cunningham Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 33 Tavon Austin Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 47 Chris Givens Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 51 Austin Pettis Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Jared Cook Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 9 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars In last 5 road starts, QB Blaine Gabbert has 852 passing yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 91.9 rating. Has 10 TD passes in 8 career games vs. NFC... In past 5 vs. NFC, RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 465 scrimmage yards (373 rush, 92 rec.) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.). Jones-Drew (9,990) needs 10 scrimmage yards to become 3rd Jaguar to reach 10,000 (FRED TAYLOR, 13,632; JIMMY SMITH, 12,286). Has 64 career rush TDs, most in Jaguar annals... TE Marcedes Lewis has 3,224 career receiving yards, 3rd-most in franchise history. In past 3, WR Cecil Shorts has 23 catches for 297 yards (99 per game). Had career-high 143 rec. yards in last game vs. NFC (Seattle on 9/22)... Since 2010, DE Jason Babin ranks 4th in NFL with 39.5 sacks. LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 40 tackles in 2013. LB Russell Allen recorded 1st career solo sack last week. CB Will Blackmon had 1st INT of season last week.

Rams Are 6-1-1 when QB Sam Bradford starts & has 100+ rating... RB Daryl Richardson leads team with 114 rush yards & is 1 of 3 Rams with 200+ scrimmage yards (200). Other 2 Rams with 200+ scrimmage yards are TE Jared Cook (240) & WR Chris Givens (231)... TE Cook's 14.1 avg. (17 rec., 240 yards) is 2nd in NFC among TEs. In 12/24/11 game vs. Jax. (with Ten.), had 8 catches for career-high 169 yards & TD (55 yards). WR Givens has 5 career catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 career rec. TDs & avgs. 46 yards per TD (138 yards). WR Austin Pettis has TD catch in 2 of past 3. WR Tavon Austin ties for NFL rookie lead with 20 catches & ties for NFC rookie lead with 2 TDs. TE Lance Kendricks had TD catch last week... DE Robert Quinn ties for lead in NFC with 5 sacks. Has 6 sacks in past 5 & has 4 sacks in past 2 at home. DE Chris Long has 4.5 sacks in past 6. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 3 LBs with 8.5+ sacks (8.5) & 7+ INTs (7). CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INTs, FR). Rookie LB Alec Ogletree leads team with 32 tackles. DT Michael Brockers had 0.5 sack last week.


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 KC H L 2-28 -26
2 2013-09-15 OAK A L 9-19 -10
3 2013-09-22 SEA A L 17-45 -28
4 2013-09-29 IND H L 3-37 -34
5 2013-10-06 STL A    
6 2013-10-13 DEN A    
7 2013-10-20 SD H    
8 2013-10-27 SF H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 TEN A    
11 2013-11-17 ARI H    
12 2013-11-24 HOU A    
13 2013-12-01 CLE A    
14 2013-12-05 HOU H    
15 2013-12-15 BUF H    
16 2013-12-22 TEN H    
17 2013-12-29 IND 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
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  WR Stephen Burton (concussion)
 CB Dwayne Gratz (shin)
 TE Marcedes Lewis (calf)
 FS Dwight Lowery (concussion)
 DE Jeremy Mincey (concussion)
Questionable  WR Cecil Shorts (groin)
Probable  CB Alan Ball (groin)
 WR Justin Blackmon (other-excused)
 SLB Geno Hayes (hip)
 DT Roy Miller (shoulder)
 RB Denard Robinson (hamstring)
   
St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh)
 DE William Hayes (knee)
Questionable  CB Trumaine Johnson (other-illness)
Probable  CB Brandon McGee (thigh)
IR  DB Matt Daniels (ankle, 9/16/2013)
 SS T.J. McDonald (leg, 9/27/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 7.8 17.3 22.9 STL
Rushing yards 49.0 47.3 106.8 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 2.33 2.59 4.07 STL
Completion % 53.0% 58.5% 61.9% STL
Passing yards 175.0 254.5 248.8 STL
Passing yards per completion 8.86 9.51 10.91 STL
Passing yards per attempt 4.70 5.56 6.75 STL
Interceptions 1.8 0.8 1.0 STL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.8 JAC
Sacks allowed 4.8 2.8 2.7 STL
3rd down conversions 29.5% 25.9% 37.7% JAC
4th down conversions 50.0% 62.5% 41.8% STL
Time of possession 26:52 28:16 30:08 STL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 32.3 30.3 22.9 STL
Rushing yards 164.0 133.5 106.8 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.17 4.60 4.07 STL
Completion % 64.3% 70.0% 61.9% JAC
Passing yards 222.8 253.8 248.8 JAC
Passing yards per completion 11.00 11.15 10.91 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 7.07 7.81 6.75 JAC
INT return 0.5 0.3 1.0 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.0 0.8 STL
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.7 STL
3rd down conversions 36.5% 47.2% 37.7% JAC
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 41.8% JAC
Time of possession 33:08 31:44 30:08 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 2.4 3.2 8.5 STL
Yards per kick return 22.3 21.2 23.7 JAC
Yards allowed per punt return 8.3 2.6 8.5 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.2 16.3 23.7 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 6.8 6.4 STL
Penalty yards 52.5 58.8 56.3 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 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
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 8 2005-10-30 JAC STL 21-24 STL
2009 6 2009-10-18 STL JAC 20-23 JAC

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.