Final Score Prediction
Raiders 27, Broncos 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Kyle Orton |
Pass: 240, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Knowshon Moreno |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 36 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 17 |
Brandon Lloyd |
Rec: 6-80, 0 TD |
| WR 48 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 61 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 35 |
Daniel Fells |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 38 |
Julius Thomas |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 13 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 28 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Raiders HUE JACKSON will make debut as Raiders head coach... Oak. aims for 8th consecutive win vs. AFC West opponent... Club posted 6-0 record vs. AFC West in '10 & was only team in NFL last season to have undefeated division record... For career, QB Jason Campbell is 3-0 vs. Broncos & has completed 44 of 72 passes (61.1 pct.) for 635 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 96.7 passer rating. As Raider, Campbell is 5-0 as starter vs. AFC West & has 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 90.4 passer rating... Raiders averaged 155.9 rush yards per game last season (2,494 total), 2nd-most in NFL... RB Darren McFadden ranked 2nd in NFL w/ 128.0 scrimmage yards per game in '10 (ARIAN FOSTER, 135.3). Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rush yards vs. Broncos (165, 119). Averages 6.2 yards per carry vs. Den. (79 att., 487 yards). RB Michael Bush has 4 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Oak... WR-KR Jacoby Ford had 71-yard TD run vs. Den. in last meeting... TE Kevin Boss has 16 TD rec. since '08... DE Richard Seymour (48.5) needs 1.5 sacks to reach 50 career... DT Tommy Kelly had career-high 7 sacks in '10.
 Broncos Have won 16 of past 22 on Kickoff Weekend & are 32-18-1 (.637) on Kickoff Weekend, top mark in AFC. Club has won 11 straight home games on Kickoff Weekend, longest current streak in league... QB Kyle Orton has 21-9 career record (.700) as starter at home. Orton has 20+ TD passes in back-to-back seasons (21 in '09; 20 in '10). Orton (12,774) needs 226 passing yards to reach 13,000 career... RB Knowshon Moreno averaged 88.5 scrimmage yards per game in '10 (1,151 total in 13 games). RB Willis McGahee will make Broncos debut. In last meeting vs. Raiders (1/3/10 w/Bal.), McGahee had 167 rush yards with 3 TDs... WR Brandon Lloyd led league with career-best 1,448 receiving yards on career-high 77 receptions last year. His 11 TD catches in '10 are most by Broncos receiver since '01... Rookie LB Von Miller (No. 2 overall) will make NFL debut... LB Elvis Dumervil has 6 sacks in 8 career games vs. Raiders.
Results and Schedule
| Oakland Raiders |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-12 |
DEN |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
BUF |
A |
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| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
NE |
H |
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| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
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| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
CLE |
H |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
KC |
H |
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| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
DEN |
H |
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| 10 |
2011-11-10 |
SD |
A |
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| 11 |
2011-11-20 |
MIN |
A |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
CHI |
H |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
MIA |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
GB |
A |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
DET |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
KC |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
SD |
H |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-12 |
OAK |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
CIN |
H |
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| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
TEN |
A |
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| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
GB |
A |
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| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
SD |
H |
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| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
MIA |
A |
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| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
DET |
H |
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| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
OAK |
A |
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| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
KC |
A |
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| 11 |
2011-11-17 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
SD |
A |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
MIN |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
CHI |
H |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
NE |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
BUF |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
KC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Offense |
DEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
29.0 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards |
173.3 |
130.8 |
119.3 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.20 |
4.73 |
4.31 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
62.3% |
48.2% |
59.8% |
OAK |
| Passing yards |
207.5 |
195.3 |
209.3 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.65 |
13.01 |
10.71 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.26 |
6.27 |
6.41 |
OAK |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.8% |
26.0% |
37.4% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
33.3% |
51.4% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
31:53 |
26:55 |
30:07 |
OAK |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Defense |
DEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.0 |
32.8 |
21.8 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards |
149.5 |
170.8 |
119.3 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.44 |
5.14 |
4.31 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
50.9% |
55.9% |
59.8% |
OAK |
| Passing yards |
181.0 |
250.8 |
209.3 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.44 |
12.91 |
10.71 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.33 |
7.22 |
6.41 |
OAK |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
OAK |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
DEN |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.6% |
31.3% |
37.4% |
DEN |
| 4th down conversions |
20.0% |
80.0% |
51.4% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
28:07 |
33:05 |
30:07 |
OAK |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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OAK |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.5 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
DEN |
| Yards per kick return |
23.7 |
25.4 |
21.6 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.1 |
11.9 |
9.5 |
OAK |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.0 |
24.0 |
21.6 |
OAK |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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OAK |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.3 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
DEN |
| Penalty yards |
72.8 |
51.5 |
45.0 |
DEN |
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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
| Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
DEN |
OAK |
33-24 |
DEN |
| 2000 |
11 |
2000-11-13 |
OAK |
DEN |
24-27 |
DEN |
| 2001 |
8 |
2001-11-05 |
DEN |
OAK |
28-38 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
16 |
2001-12-30 |
OAK |
DEN |
17-23 |
DEN |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-11 |
OAK |
DEN |
34-10 |
OAK |
| 2002 |
16 |
2002-12-22 |
DEN |
OAK |
16-28 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
3 |
2003-09-22 |
OAK |
DEN |
10-31 |
DEN |
| 2003 |
13 |
2003-11-30 |
DEN |
OAK |
22-8 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
DEN |
OAK |
31-3 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
OAK |
DEN |
25-24 |
OAK |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
DEN |
OAK |
31-17 |
DEN |
| 2005 |
16 |
2005-12-24 |
OAK |
DEN |
3-22 |
DEN |
| 2006 |
6 |
2006-10-15 |
OAK |
DEN |
3-13 |
DEN |
| 2006 |
10 |
2006-11-12 |
DEN |
OAK |
17-13 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
OAK |
DEN |
20-23 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
13 |
2007-12-02 |
DEN |
OAK |
20-34 |
OAK |
| 2008 |
1 |
2008-09-08 |
DEN |
OAK |
41-14 |
DEN |
| 2008 |
12 |
2008-11-23 |
OAK |
DEN |
31-10 |
OAK |
| 2009 |
3 |
2009-09-27 |
DEN |
OAK |
23-3 |
DEN |
| 2009 |
15 |
2009-12-20 |
OAK |
DEN |
20-19 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
7 |
2010-10-24 |
OAK |
DEN |
59-14 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
DEN |
OAK |
23-39 |
OAK |
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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.
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