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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 31, Vikings 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Donovan McNabb Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6 Adrian Peterson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 26 Percy Harvin Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 63 Bernard Berrian Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 83 Michael Jenkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Visanthe Shiancoe Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 31 Ryan Longwell FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 32 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Philip Rivers Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Ryan Mathews Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 34 Mike Tolbert Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1 Vincent Jackson Rec: 9-130, 1 TD
 WR 43 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 1 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 9 Nate Kaeding FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings Head coach LESLIE FRAZIER guided team to 3-3 record as interim head coach last year... QB Donovan McNabb makes Min. debut. In last start vs. SD (11/15/09 with Phi.), passed for 450 yards, 2nd most in game in career. Incl. playoffs, when McNabb has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-3 (.939)... In last meeting, RB Adrian Peterson set NFL single-game record with 296 rush yards & scored 3 TDs. Rushed for 1,298 yards & 12 TDs last year & is 1 of only 4 players to rush for 1,200+ yards & 10+ TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Has 52 career rush TDs, tied for most in franchise history... WR-KR Percy Harvin has 5 career games with 200+ combined yards, most in team history. Holds Vikings record with 3 career KR-TDs. WR-PR Greg Camarillo made NFL debut in 2006 with SD... DE Jared Allen had 11 sacks last year, his 4th season in row with 11+ sacks. Since entering NFL in 2004, has 83 sacks, most in NFL. In last game vs. SD (12/2/07 with KC), had 2 sacks. LBs Chad Greenway (149) & E.J. Henderson (139) topped team in tackles in 2010. Henderson & S Husain Abdullah tied for club lead with 3 INTs last year.

Chargers Club has 29-22 (.569) record on Kickoff Weekend, 3rd-best in AFC... SD has won 11 of past 18 home games on Kickoff Weekend... In '10, QB Philip Rivers joined HOFer DAN FOUTS as only Chargers QBs to reach 4,000 passing yards in 3 consecutive seasons (4,009 in '08; 4,254 in '09; 4,710 in '10). Rivers (19,661) needs 339 passing yards to reach 20,000 career. Since '08, Rivers ranked 3rd in NFL in passing yards (12,973) and TD passes (92). RB Ryan Mathews led NFL rookies w/ 7 rush TDs in '10. RB Mike Tolbert had career-high 11 rush TDs last season... TE Antonio Gates reached double-digit TD catches for 3rd time in career last year (13 in '04; 10 in '05; 10 in '10... For career, WR Vincent Jackson averages 17.2 yards per catch (212 catches, 3,648 yards)... SD tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 47 sacks in '10... S Bob Sanders & LB Takeo Spikes will make Chargers debuts. Spikes enters his 14th NFL season... LB Shaun Phillips had 11 sacks last season, 2nd-most in career (11.5 in '06).


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 SD A L 17-24 -7
2 2011-09-18 TB H    
3 2011-09-25 DET H    
4 2011-10-02 KC A    
5 2011-10-09 ARI H    
6 2011-10-16 CHI A    
7 2011-10-23 GB H    
8 2011-10-30 CAR A    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-14 GB A    
11 2011-11-20 OAK H    
12 2011-11-27 ATL A    
13 2011-12-04 DEN H    
14 2011-12-11 DET A    
15 2011-12-18 NO H    
16 2011-12-24 WAS A    
17 2012-01-01 CHI H    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 MIN H W 24-17 +7
2 2011-09-18 NE A    
3 2011-09-25 KC H    
4 2011-10-02 MIA H    
5 2011-10-09 DEN A    
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 NYJ A    
8 2011-10-31 KC A    
9 2011-11-06 GB H    
10 2011-11-10 OAK H    
11 2011-11-20 CHI A    
12 2011-11-27 DEN H    
13 2011-12-05 JAC A    
14 2011-12-11 BUF H    
15 2011-12-18 BAL H    
16 2011-12-24 DET A    
17 2012-01-01 OAK A    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  CB Asher Allen (Foot)
Probable  CB Chris Cook (Hamstring)
 QB Donovan McNabb (Right Wrist)
 TE Visanthe Shiancoe (Hamstring)
Suspended  DT Kevin Williams (Substance Abuse, 2011 games 1-2)
IR  MLB Jasper Brinkley (Hip)
   
San Diego Chargers
Questionable  WR Vincent Brown (Hamstring)
 WR Patrick Crayton (Ankle)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.0 29.5 21.8 SD
Rushing yards 121.5 116.3 119.3 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.23 3.87 4.31 MIN
Completion % 60.5% 67.6% 59.8% SD
Passing yards 159.3 249.8 209.3 SD
Passing yards per completion 8.82 11.45 10.71 SD
Passing yards per attempt 5.33 7.73 6.41 SD
Interceptions 1.3 0.8 1.0 SD
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 MIN
Sacks allowed 2.8 2.3 2.3 SD
3rd down conversions 33.3% 43.6% 37.4% SD
4th down conversions 75.0% 40.0% 51.4% MIN
Time of possession 30:20 34:08 30:07 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.3 19.3 21.8 MIN
Rushing yards 100.5 89.3 119.3 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.41 3.85 4.31 SD
Completion % 61.6% 59.4% 59.8% SD
Passing yards 195.5 177.0 209.3 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.50 9.96 10.71 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.85 5.92 6.41 MIN
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.5 0.6 MIN
Sacks 1.8 2.3 2.3 SD
3rd down conversions 36.8% 33.3% 37.4% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 46.2% 51.4% SD
Time of possession 29:40 25:52 30:07 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.4 14.7 9.5 SD
Yards per kick return 23.4 24.3 21.6 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 9.2 10.1 9.5 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 21.3 21.7 21.6 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 3.5 5.4 SD
Penalty yards 42.8 31.5 45.0 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2010 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 10 2003-11-09 MIN SD 28-42 SD
2007 9 2007-11-04 SD MIN 17-35 MIN

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.