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Prediction: Chargers 24, Rams 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Shaun Hill Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Tre Mason Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 40 Benny Cunningham Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 46 Kenny Britt Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 71 Tavon Austin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 72 Stedman Bailey Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Jared Cook Rec: 5-45, 0 TD
TE 36 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 30 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Philip Rivers Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 43 Branden Oliver Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 26 Keenan Allen Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 50 Malcom Floyd Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 63 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 4 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 16 Nick Novak FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Shaun Hill completed 20 of 29 (69 pct.) for 220 yards with 1 TD, 0 INTs & 102.7 rating last week... Rookie RB Tre Mason rushed for career-high 113 yards & had career-best 29 carries last week. Has led team in rushing in all 6 games played. RB Benny Cunningham has TD in 4 of past 7... WR Kenny Britt had 4 catches for 128 yards & TD (63 yards) last week. TE Lance Kendricks has TD in 3 of past 5 vs. AFC. Is tied with RB Cunningham for team lead with 4 TDs... In past 5 vs. AFC, DE Robert Quinn has 5 sacks & 3 FFs. In 6 games vs. AFC, LB Alec Ogletree has 44 tackles, 8 PD, 2 INTs (98-yard TD) & FF. DT Aaron Donald leads NFL rookie DTs with 4 sacks & ties for overall rookie lead. In past 7 vs. AFC, LB James Laurinaitis has 2 INTs, 2 FRs & 2 sacks. Since entering NFL in 2009, is only player in NFL with 14+ sacks (14) & 9+ INTs (9). Since entering NFL in 2012, CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 INT-TDs, tied for most in NFL. DT Michael Brockers has 4.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 7 vs. AFC. CB Trumaine Johnson had INT last week.

Chargers Have won 7 of past 8 at home... In past 8 at home, QB Philip Rivers has 2,026 pass yards with 19 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 110.0 rating. Has 2+ TDs in 7 of past 9 overall. Has 34,913 career passing yards & needs 87 to become 2nd player in club history to reach 35,000... RB Ryan Mathews led team with 75 scrimmage yards last week vs. Raiders. Rushed for 64 yards on 12 att. (5.3 avg.) in only career meeting. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. Rookie RB Branden Oliver (undrafted) ranks 4th among NFL rookies in rush yards (407) & has 2 rush TDs... TE Antonio Gates ranks 10th all-time with 96 TD catches & needs 3 to tie HOFer DON HUTSON (99). Needs 1 TD to become 1st TE in NFL history with 4 career 10+ TD seasons. WR Keenan Allen has 3 TD catches in past 4 vs. NFC. WR Eddie Royal has 4 TD rec. in past 6 vs. NFC... S Eric Weddle leads team with 63 tackles. Has 13


Results and Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H L 6-34 -28
2 2014-09-14 TB A W 19-17 +2
3 2014-09-21 DAL H L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A L 28-34 -6
6 2014-10-13 SF H L 17-31 -14
7 2014-10-19 SEA H W 28-26 +2
8 2014-10-26 KC A L 7-34 -27
9 2014-11-02 SF A W 13-10 +3
10 2014-11-09 ARI A L 14-31 -17
11 2014-11-16 DEN H W 22-7 +15
12 2014-11-23 SD A    
13 2014-11-30 OAK H    
14 2014-12-07 WAS A    
15 2014-12-11 ARI H    
16 2014-12-21 NYG H    
17 2014-12-28 SEA A    
   

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 ARI A L 17-18 -1
2 2014-09-14 SEA H W 30-21 +9
3 2014-09-21 BUF A W 22-10 +12
4 2014-09-28 JAC H W 33-14 +19
5 2014-10-05 NYJ H W 31-0 +31
6 2014-10-12 OAK A W 31-28 +3
7 2014-10-19 KC H L 20-23 -3
8 2014-10-23 DEN A L 21-35 -14
9 2014-11-02 MIA A L 0-37 -37
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 OAK H W 13-6 +7
12 2014-11-23 STL H    
13 2014-11-30 BAL A    
14 2014-12-07 NE H    
15 2014-12-14 DEN H    
16 2014-12-20 SF A    
17 2014-12-28 KC A    

Injury Report

St. Louis Rams
Out  DT Alex Carrington (knee)
 SS Lamarcus Joyner (groin)
Questionable  TE Jared Cook (back)
 TE Cory Harkey (quadriceps)
Probable  MLB Daren Bates (groin)
 MLB James Laurinaitis (foot)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 DE Chris Long (ankle, 9/11/2014)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot, 10/25/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)
 WR Brian Quick (shoulder, 10/27/2014)
   

San Diego Chargers
Out  NT Ryan Carrethers (elbow)
Questionable  SS Jahleel Addae (concussion)
Probable  NT Sean Lissemore (quadriceps)
 QB Philip Rivers (ribs)
 CB Steve Williams (hamstring)
IR  DE Kwame Geathers (knee, 8/26/2014)
 OLB Melvin Ingram (hip, 9/20/2014)
 CB Jason Verrett (shoulder, 11/15/2014)
 RB Danny Woodhead (ankle, 9/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.5 18.0 22.7 SD
Rushing yards 92.5 82.0 107.4 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.76 3.62 4.04 STL
Completion % 61.0% 62.3% 62.1% SD
Passing yards 166.5 202.3 242.1 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.37 10.02 11.04 SD
Passing yards per attempt 5.72 6.24 6.85 SD
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.0 2.5 SD
3rd down conversions 31.5% 36.7% 39.6% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 46.3% STL
Time of possession 28:21 28:58 30:11 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  STL
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.5 28.7 22.7 STL
Rushing yards 85.0 128.3 107.4 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.69 4.27 4.04 STL
Completion % 67.1% 61.2% 62.1% SD
Passing yards 290.0 259.7 242.1 SD
Passing yards per completion 11.19 12.02 11.04 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.51 7.35 6.85 SD
INT return 0.3 0.0 0.9 STL
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 STL
Sacks 2.5 0.7 2.5 STL
3rd down conversions 40.3% 49.3% 39.6% STL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 46.3% STL
Time of possession 31:39 30:42 30:11 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   STL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.3 13.2 8.8 STL
Yards per kick return 26.5 24.9 24.1 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 6.8 10.5 8.8 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 29.4 23.1 24.1 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison

   STL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 6.7 6.5 SD
Penalty yards 52.8 55.3 53.5 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 SD STL 31-57 STL
2002 10 2002-11-10 SD STL 24-28 STL
2006 8 2006-10-29 STL SD 24-38 SD
2010 6 2010-10-17 SD STL 17-20 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.