Prediction: 49ers 24, Giants 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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San Francisco 49ers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 7 |
Colin Kaepernick |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1 |
RB 7 |
Frank Gore |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 41 |
Carlos Hyde |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 14 |
Anquan Boldin |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 47 |
Michael Crabtree |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
WR 69 |
Steve Johnson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 15 |
Vernon Davis |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
K 19 |
Phil Dawson |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
49ers When QB Colin Kaepernick starts & has 100+ rating (incl. playoffs), team is 15-1 (.938)... Last week, RBs Frank Gore & rookie Carlos Hyde each had rush TD... WR Anquan Boldin has 12 catches for 188 yards (94 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. TE Vernon Davis has 3 TDs (73, 31 & 28 yards) in past 3 meetings (incl. playoffs). In NFC Champ, had 3 catches for 112 yards (37.3 avg.) & 2 TDs. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), ties for 2nd in NFL with 53 rec. TDs. WR Michael Crabtree had season-long 51-yard catch last week. WR Steve Johnson had TD in only game vs. NYG (10/16/11 with Buf.)... Rookie LB Chris Borland has 35 tackles in past 2. Had 17 tackles & FR in OT last week. LB Ahmad Brooks had sack & FF in OT last week to set up GW FG. CB Antoine Bethea aims for 3rd in row with INT. DT Justin Smith had sack vs. NYG in NFC Champ. LB Patrick Willis has sack in 2 of past 3 meetings (incl. NFC Champ). Since entering NFL in 2007, is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 8+ INTs (8).
Giants QB Eli Manning has won 5 of 6 career starts vs. SF (incl. playoffs). Has 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs vs. SF. Has started 160 consecutive games, longest active streak... Rookie RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 4 rush TDs. Ranks 2nd among NFC rookies with 335 rush yards... Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. aims for 3rd 100-yard game in row. Has 15 catches for 264 yards (132 per game). Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards or TD. WR Rueben Randle has 10 rec. TDs in past 15 home games. Has recorded 10 of his 11 career rec. TDs at home. WR Preston Parker had 7 catches for 79 yards & TD last week. TE Larry Donnell has club-best 5 rec. TDs & TE Daniel Fells is 2nd with 4... S Antrel Rolle had 2 INTs in last meeting, 1 of 3 career games with 2+ INTs. DE Jason Pierre-Paul is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. Had 2 sacks in last game vs. SF. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 0.5+ sack (incl. playoffs). DE Mathias Kiwanuka has 1.5 sacks in past 2 meetings (incl. NFC Champ).
Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
DAL |
A |
W 28-17 |
+11 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
CHI |
H |
L 20-28 |
-8 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
ARI |
A |
L 14-23 |
-9 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
PHI |
H |
W 26-21 |
+5 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
KC |
H |
W 22-17 |
+5 |
6 |
2014-10-13 |
STL |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-42 |
-25 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
STL |
H |
L 10-13 |
-3 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
NO |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
NYG |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
WAS |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-27 |
SEA |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
OAK |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
SEA |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-20 |
SD |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
ARI |
H |
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New York Giants |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
ARI |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-17 |
+13 |
4 |
2014-09-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 45-14 |
+31 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
ATL |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
PHI |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
DAL |
A |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
DAL |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
JAC |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
TEN |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
WAS |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
STL |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
PHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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SF Offense |
NYG Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
22.0 |
20.7 |
23.5 |
SF |
Rushing yards |
104.3 |
92.7 |
107.9 |
SF |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.87 |
3.80 |
4.07 |
SF |
Completion % |
56.9% |
60.4% |
61.9% |
NYG |
Passing yards |
206.7 |
237.0 |
242.9 |
NYG |
Passing yards per completion |
11.58 |
10.87 |
11.04 |
SF |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.59 |
6.57 |
6.83 |
SF |
Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
SF |
Sacks allowed |
4.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
NYG |
3rd down conversions |
34.3% |
37.1% |
39.2% |
NYG |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
40.0% |
48.1% |
SF |
Time of possession |
32:38 |
27:04 |
30:15 |
SF |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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SF Defense |
NYG Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
19.3 |
32.0 |
23.5 |
SF |
Rushing yards |
105.0 |
152.3 |
107.9 |
SF |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.20 |
5.57 |
4.07 |
SF |
Completion % |
58.8% |
61.8% |
61.9% |
SF |
Passing yards |
220.3 |
273.0 |
242.9 |
SF |
Passing yards per completion |
10.67 |
12.98 |
11.04 |
SF |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.28 |
8.02 |
6.83 |
SF |
INT return |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
- |
Sacks |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
SF |
3rd down conversions |
43.8% |
40.3% |
39.2% |
NYG |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
66.7% |
48.1% |
NYG |
Time of possession |
28:57 |
32:56 |
30:15 |
SF |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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SF |
NYG |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
4.7 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
SF |
Yards per kick return |
27.2 |
21.5 |
24.1 |
SF |
Yards allowed per punt return |
9.3 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
NYG |
Yards allowed per kick return |
23.6 |
16.8 |
24.1 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SF |
NYG |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.3 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
SF |
Penalty yards |
27.3 |
35.0 |
55.6 |
SF |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2002 |
1 |
2002-09-05 |
SF |
NYG |
16-13 |
SF |
2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
NYG |
SF |
24-6 |
NYG |
2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
SF |
NYG |
15-33 |
NYG |
2008 |
7 |
2008-10-19 |
SF |
NYG |
17-29 |
NYG |
2011 |
10 |
2011-11-13 |
NYG |
SF |
20-27 |
SF |
2011 |
CF |
2012-01-22 |
NYG |
SF |
20-17 |
NYG |
2012 |
6 |
2012-10-14 |
NYG |
SF |
26-3 |
NYG |
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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. CF = Conference Final
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