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San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
WAS		 21
 22
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SEA
PIT		 0
 24
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OAK
BUF		 35
 38
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KC
DET		 3
 48
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JAC
NYJ		 3
 32
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GB
CAR		 30
 23
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TB
MIN		 24
 20
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BAL
TEN		 13
 26
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CLE
IND		 27
 19
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CHI
NO		 13
 30
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DAL
SF		 27
 24
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CIN
DEN		 22
 24
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SD
NE		 21
 35
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HOU
MIA		 23
 13
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PHI
ATL		 31
 35
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STL
NYG		 16
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 31, Chargers 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Philip Rivers Pass: 320, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 Mike Tolbert Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 25 Ryan Mathews Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 6 Vincent Jackson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 39 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 2 Antonio Gates Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 7 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
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New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Tom Brady Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 35 Danny Woodhead Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 20 Wes Welker Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 30 Deion Branch Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 60 Chad Ochocinco Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 9 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 13 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers In 3 career games vs. NE, QB Philip Rivers has completed 71 of 107 passes (66.4 pct.) for 821 yards with 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 96.4 passer rating. Recorded 21st game with 300+ passing yards last week. Rivers (19,996) needs 4 passing yards to reach 20,000 career. Has 96.5 passer rating on road vs. AFC... RB Mike Tolbert had career-high 3 TDs (2 rec, 1 rush) last week. RB Ryan Mathews had career-best 73 receiving yards vs. Min... TE Antonio Gates (537) needs 5 receptions to surpass HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (541) for 2nd-most rec. in franchise history (CHARLIE JOINER, 586). Gates (69) needs TD rec. to join TONY GONZALEZ (88) as 2nd TE in NFL history w/ 70 TD catches. Has 3 TD catches in 4 career games vs. NE... WR Malcom Floyd had 49-yard TD rec. in last game vs. NE... LB Takeo Spikes led club with 11 tackles in Chargers debut last week... LB Antwan Barnes has 3 sacks in 3 career games vs. NE.

Patriots Dating back to 11/14/10, club has won 9 consecutive regular-season games... NE aims for 10th consecutive win in home openers... QB Tom Brady has won 28 consecutive regular-season games at home, longest such streak in NFL history. In past 5 starts at home, Brady has 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 126.5 passer rating. Brady's franchise-record 517 passing yards last week were 5th-most in NFL history. Brady (35,261) needs 207 passing yards to surpass HOFer JIM KELLY (35,467) for 17th most passing yards all-time. Incl. postseason, Brady aims for 5th straight win vs. SD... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 14 rush TDs since 2010, 2nd-most in NFL (ARIAN FOSTER, 16)... WR Wes Welker tied NFL record with 99-yard TD rec. last week & totaled AFC-best 160 rec. yards in Week 1. WR Deion Branch (5,890) needs 110 rec. yards to reach 6,000 career... TE Aaron Hernandez had career-high 103 rec. yards last week. TE Rob Gronkowski has 11 TD rec. in 1st 17 career games... S Patrick Chung posted 1st sack since 11/08/09 last week... CB Kyle Arrington recorded 2nd career INT in Week 1.


Results and Schedule
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 L 21-35 -14
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    
   
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 MIA A W 38-24 +14
2 2011-09-18 SD H W 35-21 +14
3 2011-09-25 BUF A    
4 2011-10-02 OAK A    
5 2011-10-09 NYJ H    
6 2011-10-16 DAL H    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 PIT A    
9 2011-11-06 NYG H    
10 2011-11-13 NYJ A    
11 2011-11-21 KC H    
12 2011-11-27 PHI A    
13 2011-12-04 IND H    
14 2011-12-11 WAS A    
15 2011-12-18 DEN A    
16 2011-12-24 MIA H    
17 2012-01-01 BUF H    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  DE Luis Castillo (Tibia)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (Shoulder)
Probable  WR Vincent Brown (Hamstring)
 WR Patrick Crayton (Ankle)
IR  K Nate Kaeding (Left Knee ACL)
   
New England Patriots
Out  DE Mike Wright (Concussion)
Questionable  ILB Gary Guyton (Hamstring)
 WR Taylor Price (Hamstring)
Probable  FS Josh Barrett (Thumb)
 CB Leigh Bodden (Back)
 ILB Dane Fletcher (Thumb)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (Hamstring)
 ILB Jerod Mayo (Thigh)
PUP  DE Ron Brace (Elbow)
 DE Brandon Deaderick (Shoulder)
 RB Kevin Faulk (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 		 NE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.0 38.0 23.5 NE
Rushing yards 77.0 106.0 105.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 2.85 4.82 4.11 NE
Completion % 68.8% 66.7% 61.4% SD
Passing yards 330.0 516.0 245.0 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.00 16.13 11.45 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.88 10.75 7.03 NE
Interceptions 2.0 1.0 0.8 NE
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.0 2.8 NE
3rd down conversions 46.2% 61.5% 37.5% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.8% -
Time of possession 37:17 28:27 29:59 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 		 NE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.0 24.0 23.5 SD
Rushing yards 159.0 98.0 105.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 6.12 4.90 4.11 NE
Completion % 46.7% 61.2% 61.4% SD
Passing yards 28.0 390.0 245.0 SD
Passing yards per completion 4.00 13.00 11.45 SD
Passing yards per attempt 1.87 7.96 7.03 SD
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks 2.0 4.0 2.8 NE
3rd down conversions 36.4% 14.3% 37.5% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 80.0% 45.8% SD
Time of possession 22:43 31:33 29:59 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 11.8 12.6 NE
Yards per kick return 22.5 24.5 26.8 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 8.5 5.5 12.6 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 43.3 21.5 26.8 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 7.0 6.8 SD
Penalty yards 26.0 50.0 55.0 SD

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2011 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 5 2001-10-14 SD NE 26-29 NE
2002 4 2002-09-29 NE SD 14-21 SD
2005 4 2005-10-02 SD NE 41-17 SD
2006 DP 2007-01-14 NE SD 24-21 NE
2007 2 2007-09-16 SD NE 14-38 NE
2007 CF 2008-01-20 SD NE 12-21 NE
2008 6 2008-10-12 NE SD 10-30 SD
2010 7 2010-10-24 NE SD 23-20 NE

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. DP = Divisional Playoff CF = Conference Final