Rams vs 49ers Match Player Stats | Week 15 Thursday 2024

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Rams vs 49ers Match Player Stats | Week 15 Thursday 2024

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 15 Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Todays Game is on Thursday, December 12th
12/12/24 20:15:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

The predictive model expects the Rams as the 9th-most pass-centric team on the slate this week with a 60.7% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.

In this week’s game, Puka Nacua is anticipated by the projections to place in the 100th percentile when it comes to WRs with 11.7 targets.

While Puka Nacua has garnered 27.0% of his team’s targets in games he has played this year, the model projects him to be much more involved in Los Angeles’s offense in this week’s game at 34.4%.

Puka Nacua rates as one of the top pass-catching wide receivers this year, averaging an exceptional 92.0 adjusted yards per game while ranking in the 99th percentile.

Puka Nacua’s 71.8% Adjusted Catch% this year shows a substantial gain in his receiving prowess over last year’s 67.4% mark.

Our trusted projections expect George Kittle to garner 5.4 targets in this contest, on balance, putting him in the 88th percentile among tight ends.

In regards to air yards, George Kittle grades out in the lofty 99th percentile among tight ends this year, totaling a whopping 55.0 per game.

George Kittle’s 48.9 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that assesses high-value offensive involvement) ranks among the best in football: 97th percentile for tight ends.

George Kittle’s 76.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this season represents a material gain in his pass-catching proficiency over last season’s 60.0 mark.

George Kittle’s 85.8% Adjusted Catch% this season conveys a meaningful progression in his pass-catching ability over last season’s 72.7% mark.

Matthew Stafford has attempted 34.6 passes per game this year, checking in at the 76th percentile among QBs.

Matthew Stafford’s 65.8% Adjusted Completion% this year signifies a remarkable improvement in his throwing precision over last year’s 62.4% rate.

The model projects Jauan Jennings to accrue 9.8 targets in this game, on balance, ranking him in the 96th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.

The projections expect Jauan Jennings to be much more involved in his offense’s pass game in this week’s contest (31.5% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (26.0% in games he has played).

Jauan Jennings has accumulated significantly more air yards this year (74.0 per game) than he did last year (26.0 per game).

Jauan Jennings’s 74.0 adjusted yards per game on passes this year illustrates a meaningful boost in his receiving skills over last year’s 23.0 rate.

Jauan Jennings’s possession skills have gotten better this season, with his Adjusted Catch% rising from 64.5% to 75.8%.

This week, Kyren Williams is anticipated by our trusted projection set to find himself in the 96th percentile among RBs with 18.0 carries.

Among all RBs, Kyren Williams grades out in the 100th percentile for carries this year, making up 78.3% of the workload in his offense’s run game.

The 49ers safeties project as the 27th-worst unit in the NFL this year in regard to stopping the run.

Brock Purdy ranks as one of the leading QBs in the NFL this year, averaging an impressive 252.0 adjusted yards per game while ranking in the 76th percentile.

With a terrific 8.65 adjusted yards-per-target (100th percentile) this year, Brock Purdy stands among the best per-play quarterbacks in football.

This year, the anemic Los Angeles Rams defense has been gouged for the 6th-most adjusted yards-per-target in the league to opposing offenses: a monstrous 8.24 yards.

The Los Angeles Rams cornerbacks grade out as the 6th-worst collection of CBs in football this year in covering pass-catchers.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

The model projects the Rams to call the 10th-fewest total plays among all teams this week with 63.5 plays, given their underlying play style and game dynamics.

Opposing QBs have averaged 30.8 pass attempts per game against the 49ers defense this year: 4th-fewest in football.

Puka Nacua has put up quite a few less air yards this season (84.0 per game) than he did last season (89.0 per game).

The Rams offensive line grades out as the 3rd-worst in football this year in pass protection, which has a negative impact on all air attack metrics across the board.

The 49ers defense has conceded the 5th-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in the league (just 131.0) to wideouts this year.

The predictive model expects the 49ers to be the 6th-least pass-focused offense among all teams this week with a 53.8% pass rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

Our trusted projections expect this game to chug along at the 11th-slowest pace among all games this week, averaging 26.80 seconds per play given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.

The 49ers have run the 9th-fewest plays in football this year, averaging a lowly 55.5 plays per game.

Opposing QBs teams have been wary to lean on the pass against the Rams, totaling the 9th-fewest attempts in football (a mere 32.7 per game) this year.

Opposing QBs have thrown for the fewest yards in the league (just 198.0 adjusted yards per game) against the 49ers defense this year.

The San Francisco 49ers pass defense has shown strong efficiency this year, allowing 7.16 adjusted yards-per-target: the 3rd-fewest in football.

Jauan Jennings’s 3.49 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) this season reflects a meaningful decrease in his efficiency in the open field over last season’s 4.7% mark.

Accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Los Angeles Rams to run on 39.3% of their chances: the 9th-lowest clip among all teams this week.

Kyren Williams has run for quite a few less adjusted yards per game (81.0) this season than he did last season (99.0).

Kyren Williams’s rushing effectiveness has diminished this season, notching a mere 4.21 adjusted yards-per-carry vs a 5.20 figure last season.

With a dreadful total of 2.70 yards after contact (18th percentile) this year, Kyren Williams places among the least efficient RBs in football.

Our trusted projections expect Brock Purdy to throw 32.4 passes this week, on average: the 6th-fewest among all QBs.

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