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NFL Week 15 Thursday Preview | LAR v. SF | The Numbers You Need to Know

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The Week 15 Thursday Preview was curated by senior staff writer Steven Pintado using statistics from the Fantasy Points Data Suite. If you want access to these stats (and dozens of other proprietary figures) sign up here and use promo code NERDS to save 25% on a Data Suite or All-In subscription. Without further ado, let’s dig in to the Week 15 Thursday Preview!

Los Angeles Rams (7-6) vs San Francisco 49ers (6-7)

Game Summary | Week 15 Thursday Preview

TeamDef. Rank Vs. QBsDef. Rank Vs. RBsDef. Rank Vs. WRsDef. Rank Vs. TEsDef. 2 Man %Def. Zone %1-HI Sfty%2-HI Sfty%Offensive Plays RanPoints Per GamePass Yards Per GameRush Yards per Game
Rams25th20th27th23rd19.677.541.358.76222.9237.7103
49ers12th22nd12th2nd257055.544.359.923.7239.6138.9

Quarterbacks | Week 15 Thursday Preview

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Los Angeles Rams
PlayerFantasy Rank
(6 PPT)		Week 15 RankingConfidence Start RatingFP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksA/GSCRMYDS/G1 Read %YAC %Press %ADOTCHK %
Matthew Stafford24thLow QB265%17.625.933.81.3254.970.644.926.18.25.9
San Francisco 49ers
PlayerFantasy Rank
(6 PPT)		Week 15 RankingConfidence Start RatingFP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksA/GSCRMYDS/G1 Read %YAC %Press %ADOTCHK %
Brock Purdy6thLow QB192%20.116.229.34.8276.267.940.336.497.7
  • The last time Brock Purdy played the Rams, he threw for 292 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.
  • The 49ers have allowed a 2+ passing touchdown game in 3 straight games but have kept those quarterbacks under 200 passing yards.

Running Backs | Week 15 Thursday Preview

Los Angeles Rams
PlayerFantasy Rank (PPR)Week 15 RankingStart %FP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksATT/GATT %Off. Snaps/GTGT %i5%i20%EXP Run %MTF/ATTYACO/ATTYBCO/ATT
Kyren Williams9thLow RB192%17.115.519.374.386%2.20252.30.141.992.18
Blake Corum90thOutside the Top 4830%2.134.113.312%1.026.314.30.111.682.32
San Francisco 49ers
PlayerFantasy Rank (PPR)Week 15 RankingStart %FP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksATT/GATT %Off. Snaps/GTGT %i5%i20%EXP Run %MTF/ATTYACO/ATTYBCO/ATT
Isaac Guerendo55thMid RB325%5.78.94.815.219%2.905.99.50.212.333.52
Patrick Taylor84thLow RB355%1.48.51.53.714%1.410.017.93.90.12.81.3
KeShawn Vaughn123rdOutside the Top 4830%0.40.40.30.55%0.00.00.04.50.12.60.4
Isaac Guerendo – GTD (cautious to play him in he goes )
  • The Rams have allowed at least a 70-yard rusher in 3 of the last 4 games.
  • The 49ers have allowed at least a 100-yard rusher in 2 of the last 3 games.

Pass Catchers | Week 15 Thursday Preview

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Los Angeles Rams
PlayerFantasy Rank (PPR)Week 15 RankingStart %FP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksOff. Snaps/GTGT/GTGT %RTE/GSLOT RTE %YACEZTGT1READ %MAN WIN RATEZONE WIN RATE
Cooper Kupp4thHigh WR289%18.418.481%10.227.830.666.5263835.12411
Puka Nacua3rdHigh WR197%19.026.364%9.45.314.269816.526.33.9
Demarcus Robinson62ndOutside the Top 6048%8.76.682%4.111.828.633.9551112.934.79.3
Tutu Atwell83rdOutside the Top 60 40%6.65.641%3.89.615.335.3118412.340.56
Cobly Parkinson (TE)TE37Outside the Top 2415%4.63.859%3.29.119.22014747.718.74.5
San Francisco 49ers
PlayerFantasy Rank (PPR)Week 15 RankingStart %FP/GFP/G Last 4 WeeksOff. Snaps/GTGT/GTGT %RTE/GSLOT RTE %YACEZTGT1READ %MAN WIN RATEZONE WIN RATE
Deebo Samuel51stHigh WR467%9.54.771%5.318.125.234.4308122.817.68.9
Jauan Jennings14thMid WR285%15.517.773%7.123.324.846.920672934.216.6
Ricky Pearsall96thOutside the Top 60 25%5.10.464%2.915.631.145.3307215.6195.2
George Kittle (TE)TE1High TE196%16.714.389%6.16.313.522.37966.7132.9
  • The Rams have allowed an opposing WR1 to produce at least 70 yards and a touchdown in 3 of the last 4 games.
    • Los Angeles has not allowed an opposing TE to score a touchdown in 6 straight games.
  • The 49ers have allowed a receiving touchdown to a receiver in 3 consecutive games.
    • The 49ers have not allowed a TE1 in 7 straight games.

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Glossary of Terms | Week 15 Thursday Preview

Quarterbacks
FP/GFantasy Points per Game
YPAPassing Yards per Attempt
SCRMQB Rush Attempts per Game
YDS/GYards Per Game
First Read %Percentage of Throws to the QB’s 1st Read or Designed Throws
YAC %Percentage of Passing Yards that come after the catch
Press %Percentage of Dropbacks Under Pressure
ADOTAverage Depth of Target
Running Backs
FP/GFantasy Points per Game
ATT/GAttempts per Game
ATT %Team Carry Share
TGT %Team Target Share
Off. Snaps/GOffensive Snaps per Game
i5 %Percentage of Team’s Inside-the-5 Carries
i20 %Percentage of Team’s Inside-the-20 Carries
EXP RUN %Percentage of Runs to go for 15+ Yards
MTF/ATTMissed Tackles Forced per Attempt
YACO/ATTYards After Contact per Attempt
YBCO/ATTYards Before Contact per Attempt
Pass Catchers
FP/GFantasy Points per Game
Off. Snaps/GOffensive Snaps Per Game
TGT/GTargets Per Game
TGT %Team Target Share
RTE/GRoutes Run Per Game
SLOT RTE %Percentage of Routes Run from the Slot
YACYards After the Catch
EZTGTEndzone Targets
1READ %Percentage of Team’s 1st Read and Designed Targets
MAN WIN RATEPercentage of Routes against Man Coverage with a Positive Separation Score
ZONE WIN RATEPercentage of Routes against Zone Coverage with a Positive Separation Score
Matchup ScoreA weighted score taking into account league average CB play vs. the totality of the CBs a WR is slated to face in a given matchup + how much we expect him to face each CB individually, not just the one he will see the most
Advantage ScoreA weighted score taking into account the skill gap between a WR and the totality of CBs he’s expected to face. A player of high caliber may have a poor matchup score but still have a strong advantage score and vice versa.
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