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Prediction: Seahawks 27, Rams 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Russell Wilson Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 35, 1
RB 3 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 63 Robert Turbin Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 50 Doug Baldwin Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
 WR 58 Jermaine Kearse Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
 WR 75 Paul Richardson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 35 Luke Willson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 5 Steve Hauschka FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Austin Davis Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 37 Zac Stacy Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 40 Benny Cunningham Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Tre Mason Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 39 Brian Quick Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 69 Kenny Britt Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
WR 82 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 84 Tavon Austin Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Jared Cook Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 39 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 29 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has won past 3 vs. StL & has 118.8 rating. Has 100+ rating in each of those 3. Ranks 4th in NFC with 99.7 rating & is only QB in NFL history with 100+ rating in both rookie & 2nd season... Rush offense is 2nd in NFL (149.8 per game). In past 5 vs. StL with 10+ att., RB Marshawn Lynch has 518 yards (103.6 per game) & 4 TDs. Has TD in 8 of past 9 (incl. playoffs) & has 11 TDs in those 9 (8 rush, 3 rec.)... WR-KR PERCY HARVIN leads team with 22 catches & WR Doug Baldwin is 1st with 187 rec. yards... CB Richard Sherman has INT in 3 of past 4 meetings. Since entering league in 2011, leads NFL with 20 INTs. LB Bobby Wagner leads team with 50 tackles. S Kam Chancellor is 2nd on club with 37 tackles. LB Malcolm Smith had 37-yard INT-TD in last game vs. StL. In last game at StL, LB Bruce Irvin had sack, INT & FF. Had sack last week. DE Michael Bennett had sack in last meeting. Leads team with 3 sacks. DE Cliff Avril has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. StL. CB Byron Maxwell had INT in last meeting.

Rams In past 3 starts, QB Austin Davis has 938 pass yards (312.7 per game) & 7 TDs... RB Zac Stacy rushed for 134 yards in only home meeting vs. Sea. RB Benny Cunningham aims for 3rd in row with TD run. Rookie RB Tre Mason made NFL debut last week & averaged 8.0 yards/carry (5 att., 40 yards) & had 12-yard catch... WR Brian Quick has 3 TDs in past 3. WR-PR Tavon Austin has 6 career TDs (4 rec., 1 rush, 1 PR). TE Jared Cook had TD in last meeting. TE Lance Kendricks had TD catch last week & aims for 3rd in row at home with TD... DE Robert Quinn has 6 sacks in past 4 vs. Sea. & aims for 5th meeting in row with sack. In last home game vs. Sea., had 3 sacks. Has 20 sacks in past 22. Since entering NFL in 2012, CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 INT-TDs, tied for most in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9). DT Kendall Langford had sack in last meeting. DE William Hayes has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. Sea.


Results and Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-04 GB H W 36-16 +20
2 2014-09-14 SD A L 21-30 -9
3 2014-09-21 DEN H W 26-20 +6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-06 WAS A W 27-17 +10
6 2014-10-12 DAL H L 23-30 -7
7 2014-10-19 STL A    
8 2014-10-26 CAR A    
9 2014-11-02 OAK H    
10 2014-11-09 NYG H    
11 2014-11-16 KC A    
12 2014-11-23 ARI H    
13 2014-11-27 SF A    
14 2014-12-07 PHI A    
15 2014-12-14 SF H    
16 2014-12-21 ARI A    
17 2014-12-28 STL H    
   

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    
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

Seattle Seahawks
Out  DE Cassius Marsh (foot)
 CB Byron Maxwell (calf)
 TE Zach Miller (ankle)
 SS Eric Pinkins (foot)
 MLB Bobby Wagner (toe)
Questionable  TE Luke Willson (groin)
Probable  CB Tharold Simon (knee)
IR  MLB Heath Farwell (groin, 8/26/2014)
 DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/1/2014)
   

St. Louis Rams
Questionable  WLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (thigh)
 CB Trumaine Johnson (knee)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot)
 DT Ethan Westbrooks (hand)
Probable  DT Alex Carrington (knee)
 WR Austin Pettis (ankle)
 RB Chase Reynolds (hip)
 RB Zac Stacy (ankle)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 DE Chris Long (ankle, 9/11/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.3 21.3 23.4 SEA
Rushing yards 148.0 111.0 112.8 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 5.31 4.14 4.17 SEA
Completion % 66.4% 63.6% 63.3% SEA
Passing yards 183.0 264.3 243.8 STL
Passing yards per completion 10.00 10.71 10.89 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.64 6.82 6.89 STL
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.8 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.6 SEA
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.7 2.1 SEA
3rd down conversions 38.1% 43.9% 41.8% STL
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 42.2% SEA
Time of possession 30:09 32:20 30:13 STL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.3 33.0 23.4 SEA
Rushing yards 72.3 141.7 112.8 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.11 4.61 4.17 SEA
Completion % 66.3% 68.3% 63.3% SEA
Passing yards 263.3 199.7 243.8 STL
Passing yards per completion 10.17 11.36 10.89 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 6.74 7.76 6.89 SEA
INT return 0.3 0.7 0.8 STL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.6 STL
Sacks 1.0 0.3 2.1 SEA
3rd down conversions 47.3% 44.8% 41.8% STL
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 42.2% -
Time of possession 30:27 27:40 30:13 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SEA   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.8 3.9 8.4 SEA
Yards per kick return 19.2 23.4 23.5 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 4.2 7.3 8.4 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 18.6 25.3 23.5 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SEA   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 8.7 6.9 SEA
Penalty yards 60.0 88.7 58.9 SEA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 STL SEA 37-34 STL
2002 7 2002-10-20 SEA STL 20-37 STL
2002 16 2002-12-22 STL SEA 10-30 SEA
2003 3 2003-09-21 STL SEA 23-24 SEA
2003 15 2003-12-14 SEA STL 22-27 STL
2004 5 2004-10-10 STL SEA 33-27 STL
2004 10 2004-11-14 SEA STL 12-23 STL
2004 WC 2005-01-08 STL SEA 27-20 STL
2005 5 2005-10-09 SEA STL 37-31 SEA
2005 10 2005-11-13 STL SEA 16-31 SEA
2006 6 2006-10-15 SEA STL 30-28 SEA
2006 10 2006-11-12 STL SEA 22-24 SEA
2007 7 2007-10-21 STL SEA 6-33 SEA
2007 12 2007-11-25 SEA STL 24-19 SEA
2008 3 2008-09-21 STL SEA 13-37 SEA
2008 15 2008-12-14 SEA STL 23-20 SEA
2009 1 2009-09-13 STL SEA 0-28 SEA
2009 12 2009-11-29 SEA STL 27-17 SEA
2010 4 2010-10-03 SEA STL 3-20 STL
2010 17 2011-01-02 STL SEA 6-16 SEA
2011 11 2011-11-20 SEA STL 24-7 SEA
2011 14 2011-12-12 STL SEA 13-30 SEA
2012 4 2012-09-30 SEA STL 13-19 STL
2012 17 2012-12-30 STL SEA 13-20 SEA
2013 8 2013-10-28 SEA STL 14-9 SEA
2013 17 2013-12-29 STL SEA 9-27 SEA

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. WC = Wild-Card