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Week 17 Sunday, 12/28/2008 1:00 PM

	ST LOUIS - Local News Coverage
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Key Performance Information

Key performance records for ST LOUIS

ST LOUIS is 2-13 in all games this season. (13-34 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 2-13 in all lined games this season. (13-34 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-6 in road games this season. (7-16 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-6 in road lined games this season. (7-16 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 2-9 against conference opponents this season. (11-24 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-12 when playing with 6 or less days rest this season. (10-29 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 2-3 against NFC South division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (5-9 since 1992.)

ST LOUIS is 0-5 off a division game this season. (3-13 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-8 in dome games this season. (9-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-9 in games played on turf this season. (9-23 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-3 in December games this season. (4-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-5 off a loss against a division rival this season. (2-11 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-9 after 2 or more consecutive losses this season. (4-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 2-6 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (2-17 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-3 when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season. (0-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-5 vs. good offensive teams - scoring 24 or more points/game this season. (1-11 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-3 vs. good offensive teams - scoring 24 or more points/game in the second half of the season this season. (0-6 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-4 versus poor defensive teams - allowing >=5.65 yards/play this season. (3-6 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-2 versus poor defensive teams - allowing >=5.65 yards/play in the second half of the season this season. (1-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 1-4 versus good offensive teams - averaging >=5.65 yards/play this season. (2-7 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-3 versus good offensive teams - averaging >=5.65 yards/play in the second half of the season this season. (0-4 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-3 in the last 4 weeks of the regular season this season. (3-8 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-1 in the last 2 weeks of the regular season this season. (2-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 2-9 after the first month of the season this season. (10-25 over the last 3 seasons.)

ST LOUIS is 0-8 in the second half of the season this season. (7-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for ATLANTA

ATLANTA is 10-5 in all games this season. (21-26 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 10-5 in all lined games this season. (21-26 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 6-1 in home games this season. (12-11 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 6-1 in home lined games this season. (12-11 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 7-4 against conference opponents this season. (15-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 9-4 when playing with 6 or less days rest this season. (18-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 3-2 against NFC West division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (7-6 since 1992.)

ATLANTA is 7-2 in dome games this season. (13-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 7-2 in games played on turf this season. (14-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 2-1 in December games this season. (5-8 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 0-3 after 2 or more consecutive wins this season. (0-7 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 2-0 when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (7-7 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 1-0 when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season. (3-5 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 1-0 vs. poor offensive teams - scoring 17 or less points/game this season. (3-4 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 1-3 vs. poor offensive teams - scoring 17 or less points/game in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (16-11 since 1992.)

ATLANTA is 2-1 versus poor defensive teams - allowing >=5.65 yards/play this season. (3-5 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 1-1 versus poor defensive teams - allowing >=5.65 yards/play in the second half of the season this season. (1-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 2-1 in the last 4 weeks of the regular season this season. (4-7 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 1-0 in the last 2 weeks of the regular season this season. (2-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 8-3 after the first month of the season this season. (15-20 over the last 3 seasons.)

ATLANTA is 6-2 in the second half of the season this season. (11-15 over the last 3 seasons.)

Team Season Statistics

ST LOUIS - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	13.7	8.6	15.1	29:09	25-96	(3.8)	18-33	56.0%	183	(5.6)	58-279	(4.8)	(20.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	22.1	11.8	18.3	30:12	27-104	(3.9)	20-34	60.9%	218	(6.5)	60-322	(5.4)	(14.6)
Offense Road Games	11.4	5.1	13.6	27:29	23-80	(3.5)	19-33	57.1%	189	(5.7)	56-268	(4.8)	(23.5)
Defense (All Games)	28.9	17.1	20.2	31:46	31-147	(4.7)	18-28	63.5%	221	(7.8)	59-368	(6.2)	(12.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	22.8	12.1	18.9	30:07	26-112	(4.2)	21-33	61.9%	216	(6.5)	60-327	(5.5)	(14.4)
Defense Road Games	33	23.3	22.6	33:31	34-148	(4.3)	19-27	68.1%	236	(8.6)	61-384	(6.2)	(11.6)

ST LOUIS - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	1.3	0.8	2.1	-0.5	13-4	31.8%	1-1	50.0%	5-114	(22.2)	2-17	(8.6)	6-49
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.8	0.7	1.5	1.6	13-5	38.9%	1-1	54.8%	4-96	(22.9)	21-2	(10.1)	6-34
Stats For (Road Games)	1	1.1	2.1	-0.9	13-4	30.8%	1-0	42.9%	5-112	(21.2)	2-17	(10.9)	7-49
Stats Against (All Games)	0.7	0.9	1.5		12-5	40.7%	0-0	66.7%	3-85	(25)	4-39	(10.7)	6-34
Opponents Avg. Stats For	0.9	0.7	1.6		13-5	38.9%	1-0	55.3%	4-102	(23.4)	21-2	(9.2)	5-49
Stats Against (Road Games)	0.4	0.9	1.3		12-6	47.0%	1-0	75.0%	3-70	(24.3)	4-39	(10.1)	5-34

ATLANTA - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	24	14.5	19.7	32:36	35-145	(4.1)	17-28	61.7%	212	(7.7)	63-357	(5.7)	(14.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	23	11.8	18.6	31:33	28-121	(4.3)	20-33	60.4%	213	(6.5)	61-334	(5.5)	(14.5)
Offense Home Games	29.4	15.9	19.1	31:26	36-159	(4.4)	16-24	66.5%	229	(9.6)	60-388	(6.4)	(13.2)
Defense (All Games)	19.9	8.3	19.2	29:03	25-122	(4.8)	20-34	59.2%	221	(6.4)	60-343	(5.8)	(17.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	23.4	11.8	18.4	30:57	27-115	(4.2)	20-33	60.8%	224	(6.8)	60-339	(5.6)	(14.5)
Defense Home Games	19.6	6.7	20.7	30:08	24-112	(4.6)	23-38	59.9%	253	(6.6)	63-365	(5.8)	(18.7)

ATLANTA - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	0.6	0.6	1.2	0	14-6	44.5%	1-0	46.2%	4-81	(22.5)	3-25	(9.2)	5-35
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.9	0.7	1.6	2	13-5	39.4%	1-0	50.0%	4-98	(23.1)	22-2	(9.3)	5-44
Stats For (Home Games)	0.4	0.6	1	0.3	13-6	46.7%	0-0	66.7%	4-84	(23.6)	3-33	(10.1)	4-35
Stats Against (All Games)	0.7	0.5	1.2		13-5	38.5%	1-1	50.0%	5-99	(21.8)	1-4	(2.9)	7-44
Opponents Avg. Stats For	1	0.7	1.7		13-5	39.9%	1-0	47.5%	4-96	(23)	22-2	(9.9)	6-35
Stats Against (Home Games)	1.1	0.1	1.3		14-6	41.8%	1-1	62.5%	5-117	(21.5)	1-4	(4.3)	7-44

Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the season to date results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved.

ST LOUIS - Season Results
				Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/7/2008	@ PHILADELPHIA	3-38	L	15-36	14-26-130	0	32-108	26-39-414	0
9/14/2008	NY GIANTS	13-41	L	16-68	20-32-133	1	31-200	20-29-241	0
9/21/2008	@ SEATTLE	13-37	L	24-65	18-31-175	2	46-245	12-20-162	1
9/28/2008	BUFFALO	14-31	L	29-167	17-33-213	2	31-111	15-25-166	1
10/12/2008	@ WASHINGTON	19-17	W	26-76	15-26-124	1	31-181	18-26-187	3
10/19/2008	DALLAS	34-14	W	35-180	14-19-145	0	22-124	17-34-217	4
10/26/2008	@ NEW ENGLAND	16-23	L	26-90	18-34-268	1	29-98	21-33-250	2
11/2/2008	ARIZONA	13-34	L	20-61	16-33-170	3	33-177	23-34-333	0
11/9/2008	@ NY JETS	3-47	L	21-80	11-23-120	5	43-206	14-19-167	0
11/16/2008	@ SAN FRANCISCO	16-35	L	23-126	34-53-280	3	36-135	15-21-199	2
11/23/2008	CHICAGO	3-27	L	19-14	19-36-193	4	32-201	18-29-133	2
11/30/2008	MIAMI	12-16	L	30-129	16-35-149	3	35-149	14-24-178	1
12/7/2008	@ ARIZONA	10-34	L	25-85	22-38-223	3	22-63	24-33-272	1
12/14/2008	SEATTLE	20-23	L	31-131	20-33-211	2	27-125	15-25-208	2
12/21/2008	SAN FRANCISCO	16-17	L	39-129	20-37-214	1	17-83	18-34-190	4
12/28/2008	@ ATLANTA

ATLANTA - Season Results
				Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/7/2008	DETROIT	34-21	W	42-318	9-13-156	0	21-62	24-33-246	1
9/14/2008	@ TAMPA BAY	9-24	L	28-105	13-33-129	2	28-164	18-31-147	1
9/21/2008	KANSAS CITY	38-14	W	36-186	12-18-192	1	33-184	14-36-117	3
9/28/2008	@ CAROLINA	9-24	L	23-118	21-41-150	0	33-107	20-29-294	0
10/5/2008	@ GREEN BAY	27-24	W	36-176	16-26-194	1	23-104	25-37-304	1
10/12/2008	CHICAGO	22-20	W	30-75	22-30-301	1	23-79	26-43-282	1
10/26/2008	@ PHILADELPHIA	14-27	L	24-77	23-44-258	3	32-192	19-34-240	1
11/2/2008	@ OAKLAND	24-0	W	57-252	17-22-201	1	11-67	6-19-10	2
11/9/2008	NEW ORLEANS	34-20	W	36-113	16-23-248	0	17-105	31-58-416	3
11/16/2008	DENVER	20-24	L	35-114	20-33-250	1	25-124	19-27-208	0
11/23/2008	CAROLINA	45-28	W	33-133	17-27-259	1	26-134	21-35-274	0
11/30/2008	@ SAN DIEGO	22-16	W	43-141	17-23-207	3	19-70	17-30-131	0
12/7/2008	@ NEW ORLEANS	25-29	L	30-99	24-33-315	1	30-184	18-32-230	0
12/14/2008	TAMPA BAY	13-10	W	43-175	15-23-198	3	26-99	26-37-226	1
12/21/2008	@ MINNESOTA	24-17	W	32-98	13-24-124	0	31-155	22-36-195	4
12/28/2008	ST LOUIS

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Summary of past games in this series since 1992

ATLANTA is 12-12 in past games against ST LOUIS since 1992

The average score in these games was ST LOUIS 26, ATLANTA 22

Summary of games over the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS is 1-0 in past games against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was ST LOUIS 28, ATLANTA 16

Summary of past games in this series played at ATLANTA since 1992

ATLANTA is 8-4 in past games against ST LOUIS since 1992

The average score in these games was ATLANTA 28, ST LOUIS 25

Summary of games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

						Rushing	Passing		Turnovers		Penalties
Date	Teams	Score	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	CMP-ATT	YDS	FL	INT	PEN-YDS
12/2/2007	ATLANTA	16	0	23	30:55	18-111	33-58	324	1	2	8-55
	ST LOUIS	28	21	19	29:05	26-105	23-35	304	0	2	5-46

Key Player Injuries

ST LOUIS

[C] Nick Leckey IR - Foot - 11/26/08

[CB] Justin King IR - Toe - 08/16/08

[CB] Ricky Manning, Jr. IR - Foot - 10/13/08

[CB] Tye Hill IR - Knee - 12/09/08

[OL] Mark Setterstrom IR - Knee - 08/17/08

[OT] Brandon Gorin IR - Shoulder - 08/18/08

[RB] Brian Leonard IR - Shoulder - 10/13/08

[TE] Randy McMichael IR - Ankle - 10/06/08

[WR] Dante Hall IR - Ankle - 11/03/08

[WR] Derek Stanley expected to miss rest of season - Knee - 12/16/08

[WR] Drew Bennett IR - Foot - 11/03/08

ATLANTA

[CB] David Irons IR - Knee - 12/16/08

[CB] Von Hutchins IR - Foot - 07/28/08

[OT] Renardo Foster is out for the rest of the season. - Knee - 11/21/08

[RB] Thomas Brown IR - Leg - 08/30/08

[S] Antoine Harris IR - Groin - 12/09/08

[TE] Ben Hartsock IR - Toe - 11/26/08

[WR] Laurent Robinson IR - Hamstring - 12/17/08

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