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Prediction: Rams 23, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Matt Cassel Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 4 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 26 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 57 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 97 Jarius Wright Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 15 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Shaun Hill Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Zac Stacy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 57 Benny Cunningham Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 65 Tavon Austin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 73 Brian Quick Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 28 Jared Cook Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 4 Greg Zuerlein FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Matt Cassel has won both career starts vs. StL. Last year, had 103.3 rating in 3 wins as starter... Since entering NFL in 2007, Pro Bowl RB Adrian Peterson leads NFL with 10,115 rush yards & 86 rush TDs. In last meeting, rushed for 212 yards with 82-yard TD. Has 5 career 200-yard rush games & needs 1 to tie NFL record. Has 10+ rush TDs in all 7 seasons & is 1 of 3 in NFL history to rush for 10+ TDs in 7 different seasons... Pro Bowl WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson had 4 rec., 3 rush & 2 KR TDs last year, only player in NFL history to accomplish feat. Had 6 TDs (3 rush, 3 rec.) in final 5 games of 2013. Aims for 6th game in row with TD. In 4 meetings, WR Greg Jennings has 17 catches for 356 yards (89 per game) & 2 TDs. TE Kyle Rudolph has 12 rec. TDs in past 2 seasons... LB Chad Greenway led team with 134 tackles last year. DE Brian Robison had career-high 9 sacks last year, his 3rd consecutive season with 8+ sacks. CB Captain Munnerlyn leads NFL with 4 INT-TDs in past 2 seasons. Is only player in NFL with 2 INT-TDs in each of past 2 years. Last season as rookie, CB Xavier Rhodes led team with 10 PD.

Rams QB Shaun Hill makes 1st start since 2010 season with Det. In his last start, Hill defeated Min. & completed 28 of 39 (71.8 pct.) for 258 yards & 1 TD. Won final 2 starts of 2010 season & had 95.7 rating... RB Zac Stacy rushed for 973 yards & 7 TDs as rookie last season. In final 9 games, rushed for 759 yards (84.3 per game) & 7 TDs... Last year, WR-PR Tavon Austin became only player in NFL history with 95+ yard PR-TD, 80+ yard rec. TD & 65+ yard rush TD in season. Scored 6 TDs (4 rec., 1 rush, 1 PR) as rookie in 2013. WR Kenny Britt needs 50 yards to reach 2,500 career rec. yards & 1 TD to reach 20 career rec. TDs... Pro Bowl DE Robert Quinn set franchise record with 19 sacks & ranked 2nd in NFL last year. Led NFL in 2013 with 29 TFL. Had 6 sacks in final 3 games. DE Chris Long has 12.5 sacks in past 18 games. Had 8.5 sacks last year, his 4th consecutive season with 8.5+ sacks. CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INT, 1 FR). Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9). LB Alec Ogletree led team with 119 tackles as rookie in 2013.


Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 STL A    
2 2014-09-14 NE H    
3 2014-09-21 NO A    
4 2014-09-28 ATL H    
5 2014-10-02 GB A    
6 2014-10-12 DET H    
7 2014-10-19 BUF A    
8 2014-10-26 TB A    
9 2014-11-02 WAS H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 CHI A    
12 2014-11-23 GB H    
13 2014-11-30 CAR H    
14 2014-12-07 NYJ H    
15 2014-12-14 DET A    
16 2014-12-21 MIA A    
17 2014-12-28 CHI H    
   

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H    
2 2014-09-14 TB A    
3 2014-09-21 DAL H    
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A    
6 2014-10-13 SF H    
7 2014-10-19 SEA H    
8 2014-10-26 KC A    
9 2014-11-02 SF A    
10 2014-11-09 ARI A    
11 2014-11-16 DEN H    
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    

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  DT Sharrif Floyd (knee)
 MLB Michael Mauti (foot)
 WR Cordarrelle Patterson (back)
 FS Mistral Raymond (shoulder)
 FS Harrison Smith (back)
 ILB Brandon Watts (knee)
Probable  CB Jabari Price (shoulder)
IR  MLB Dom DeCicco (hip, 8/20/2014)
 FS Mistral Raymond (leg, 8/26/2014)
 SS Jamarca Sanford (undisclosed, 8/30/2014)
   

St. Louis Rams
Out  CB Trumaine Johnson (knee)
Questionable  DE Eugene Sims (knee)
Probable  WLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (shoulder)
 DE William Hayes (chest)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 18.3 23.4 MIN
Rushing yards 158.8 121.8 116.8 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.37 4.59 4.26 MIN
Completion % 58.8% 61.1% 61.2% STL
Passing yards 225.3 152.8 228.9 MIN
Passing yards per completion 11.38 9.94 10.71 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.69 6.08 6.56 MIN
Interceptions 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.0 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.0 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 31.3% 35.6% 38.3% STL
4th down conversions 66.7% 20.0% 50.5% MIN
Time of possession 32:42 26:29 30:22 MIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.3 21.8 23.4 STL
Rushing yards 98.0 82.8 116.8 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 3.00 4.26 STL
Completion % 61.2% 71.7% 61.2% MIN
Passing yards 304.8 254.8 228.9 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.37 9.88 10.71 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.97 7.08 6.56 MIN
INT return 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.3 0.6 STL
Sacks 3.0 3.3 2.4 STL
3rd down conversions 36.0% 39.7% 38.3% MIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 50.5% MIN
Time of possession 33:23 33:31 30:22 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIN   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.9 9.2 9.5 MIN
Yards per kick return 20.9 21.6 23.1 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 6.9 0.9 9.5 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 29.1 19.3 23.1 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIN   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 8.8 5.9 MIN
Penalty yards 44.5 75.3 50.2 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 MIN STL 29-40 STL
2003 13 2003-11-30 MIN STL 17-48 STL
2005 14 2005-12-11 STL MIN 13-27 MIN
2006 17 2006-12-31 STL MIN 41-21 STL
2009 5 2009-10-11 MIN STL 38-10 MIN
2012 15 2012-12-16 MIN STL 36-22 MIN

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.