Game Preview - Week 8: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans

Tennessee: Despite giving up 29 points in the fourth quarter the Titans pulled out a victory against Houston last week without the services of quarterback Vince Young. Kerry Collins led the team to their highest point total of the season (38) but head coach Jeff Fisher said he expected Young (thigh) to return to practice this week and play against the Raiders. You should see a heavy dose of LenDale White in this game with Chris Brown still recovering from a sprained ankle. Rookie Chris Henry made an appearance last week (11 carries, 57 yds) and will provide a one-two rushing punch as the Titans passing game with Young ranks in the bottom third of the league. Leave the Titans receivers and tight ends on your bench but expect Tennessee to win the game.

Start: RB LenDale White
Consider: TE Bo Scaife Titans D/ST, WR Roydell Williams
Sit: QB Vince Young, RB Chris Brown, WR Brandon Jones, TE Ben Troupe, WR Eric Moulds

Oakland: The Raiders running game has gone kaput since Week 4 when they led the league, averaging 194 yards per game. Since then, LaMont Jordan has been in and out of the lineup with back problems and Dominic Rhodes has yet to provide a spark. Teams are stacking the line forcing Daunte Culpepper to make plays, which has been unable to do on a consistent basis. And now the Raiders face another good defense this week in Tennessee, which ranks first against the run. Expect another loss and the cries for JaMarcus Russell to begin.

Start: N/A
Consider: RB LaMont Jordan WR Jerry Porter, WR Ronald Curry TE Zach Miller, QB Josh McCown/Daunte Culpepper
Sit: WR Travis Taylor

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Daunte Culpepper	Pass: 205, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 7	LaMont Jordan	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 24	Ronald Curry	Rec: 5-65, 1
WR 37	Jerry Porter	Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 65	Mike Williams	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 17	Zach Miller	Rec: 2-25, 0

Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Vince Young	Pass: 165, 1 Rush: 25, 0
RB 5	LenDale White	Rush: 105, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 33	Chris Henry	Rush: 15, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 31	Roydell Williams	Rec: 4-55, 1
WR 52	Justin Gage	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 63	Eric Moulds	Rec: 2-20, 0
TE 13	Bo Scaife	Rec: 3-30, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Oakland Raiders
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DET	H	L 21-36	-15
2	2007-09-16	DEN	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CLE	H	W 26-24	+2
4	2007-09-30	MIA	A	W 35-17	+18
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	SD	A	L 14-28	-14
7	2007-10-21	KC	H	L 10-12	-2
8	2007-10-28	TEN	A	L 9-13	-4
9	2007-11-04	HOU	H
10	2007-11-11	CHI	H
11	2007-11-18	MIN	A
12	2007-11-25	KC	A
13	2007-12-02	DEN	H
14	2007-12-09	GB	A
15	2007-12-16	IND	H
16	2007-12-23	JAC	A
17	2007-12-30	SD	H

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	JAC	A	W 13-10	+3
2	2007-09-16	IND	H	L 20-22	-2
3	2007-09-24	NO	A	W 31-14	+17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	ATL	H	W 20-13	+7
6	2007-10-14	TB	A	L 10-13	-3
7	2007-10-21	HOU	A	W 38-36	+2
8	2007-10-28	OAK	H	W 13-9	+4
9	2007-11-04	CAR	H
10	2007-11-11	JAC	H
11	2007-11-19	DEN	A
12	2007-11-25	CIN	A
13	2007-12-02	HOU	H
14	2007-12-09	SD	H
15	2007-12-16	KC	A
16	2007-12-23	NYJ	H
17	2007-12-30	IND	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	TEN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	20.0	23.7	21.9
Rushing yards	147.0	111.7	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.61	3.38	4.09
Completion %	57.0%	62.4%	62.2%
Passing yards	157.7	193.0	219.7
Passing yards per completion	10.71	9.93	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	6.11	6.19	6.61
Interceptions	1.0	0.7	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.0	2.0	0.7
Sacked	2.7	1.3	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	TEN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	21.3	16.3	21.9
Rushing yards	149.3	51.3	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	5.26	3.25	4.09
Completion %	57.4%	60.7%	62.2%
Passing yards	181.3	262.0	219.7
Passing yards per completion	11.07	9.71	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	6.36	5.90	6.61
INT return	1.7	2.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.7	0.7
Sacks	1.7	1.7	2.2

Weather

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Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Tennessee Titans
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	15	2001-12-22	TEN	OAK	13-10	TEN
2002	4	2002-09-29	TEN	OAK	25-52	OAK
2003	1	2003-09-07	OAK	TEN	20-25	TEN
2004	15	2004-12-18	TEN	OAK	35-40	OAK
2005	8	2005-10-30	OAK	TEN	34-25	OAK

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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