NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders - Week 4

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New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders - Week 4

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WAS STL	17 10
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MIN KC	17 22
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PIT HOU	10 17
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SF PHI	24 23
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DET DAL	34 30
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TEN CLE	31 13
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CAR CHI	29 34
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BUF CIN	20 23
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NO JAC	23 10
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NYG ARI	31 27
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ATL SEA	30 28
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MIA SD	16 26
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DEN GB	23 49
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NE OAK	31 19
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NYJ BAL	17 34
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IND TB	17 24
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 24, Raiders 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Tom Brady	Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 37	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 47	Danny Woodhead	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10	Wes Welker	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 36	Deion Branch	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 50	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 1	Rob Gronkowski	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 12	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 17	Defense / ST

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Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Jason Campbell	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	Darren McFadden	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 6-50, 0
RB 57	Michael Bush	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 58	Marcel Reece	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 31	Denarius Moore	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 55	Jacoby Ford	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 92	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 21	Kevin Boss	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7	Sebastian Janikowski	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Patriots Aim for 12th straight game with 30+ points... Rank 1st in NFL w/ 540.3 yards per game in '11... QB Tom Brady passed for 306 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 105.8 passer rating in last game vs. Raiders. Has passed for 1,327 yards in 1st 3 weeks (517 in Week 1, 423 in Week 2, 387 yards in Week 3), most ever by player in any 3-week span in single season. Brady has 22 completions of 20+ yards in 2011, most in NFL. Since '10, Brady leads NFL with 47 TD passes. RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 15 rush TDs in past 19 games... WR Wes Welker had Patriots-record 217 receiving yards last week & tied franchise-high with 16 catches. Welker is averaging 153 rec. yards per game this season & has NFL-best in rec. (31) & rec. yards (458). WR Deion Branch has 2 TDs in 3 career games vs. Oak... TE Rob Gronkowski has 15 TD catches in 19 career games. Leads NFL TEs with 5 TD rec. in '11.... CB Kyle Arrington had career-best 2 INTs last week.

Raiders Have won 6 of past 9 at home... Club has won 3 of past 4 at home vs. Patriots... QB Jason Campbell is 5-1 as starter at home for Oakland. In past 5 starts, Campbell has completed 98 of 149 passes (65.8 pct.) for 970 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 92.4 passer rating... Raiders average NFL-best 185 rush yards per game in '11 & have league-high 8 rush TDs this season... RB Darren McFadden is tied for NFL-best with 159 scrimmage yards per game (Wes Welker). Had career-high 171 rush yards last week (9th 100-yard rush game of career). RB Michael Bush aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... Rookie WR Denarius Moore (5th round, No. 148) had 23-yard rush TD last week. Moore averages 20 yards per catch (9 rec., 180 yards)... In 2 career games vs. NE (incl. Super Bowl XLII w/ NYG), TE Kevin Boss averages 19 yards per catch (5 rec., 95 yards)... Defense ranks 2nd in AFC with 10 sacks (BROWNS, 11)... Selected No. 6 overall by Patriots, DE Richard Seymour spent 8 seasons in NE (2001-08). DE Jarvis Moss tied career-high with 2 sacks last week.

Results and Schedule

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	L 31-34	-3
4	2011-10-02	OAK	A	W 31-19	+12
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

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	L 35-38	-3
3	2011-09-25	NYJ	H	W 34-24	+10
4	2011-10-02	NE	H	L 19-31	-12
5	2011-10-09	HOU	A
6	2011-10-16	CLE	H
7	2011-10-23	KC	H
8		Bye
9	2011-11-06	DEN	H
10	2011-11-10	SD	A
11	2011-11-20	MIN	A
12	2011-11-27	CHI	H
13	2011-12-04	MIA	A
14	2011-12-11	GB	A
15	2011-12-18	DET	H
16	2011-12-24	KC	A
17	2012-01-01	SD	H

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Out	TE Aaron Hernandez (Knee) DE Mike Wright (Concussion)
Questionable	CB Kyle Arrington (Chest) CB Leigh Bodden (Groin) SS Patrick Chung (Hand) CB Ras-I Dowling (Hip) DE Shaun Ellis (Knee) ILB Gary Guyton (Hamstring) DT Albert Haynesworth (Back) WR Taylor Price (Hamstring)
Probable	SS Josh Barrett (Thumb) ILB Dane Fletcher (Thumb)
IR	NT Myron Pryor (Shoulder)
PUP	DE Ron Brace (Elbow) DE Brandon Deaderick (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Knee)

Oakland Raiders
Out	CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring) WR Louis Murphy (Groin)
Questionable	MLB Ricky Brown (Concussion) WR Jacoby Ford (Hamstring) FS Michael Huff (Concussion) SS Mike Mitchell (Knee) FB Marcel Reece (Ankle) DE Matt Shaughnessy (Shoulder)
Probable	QB Jason Campbell (Foot) CB Chimdi Chekwa (Hamstring) FS Matt Giordano (Shoulder) OLB Quentin Groves (Quadriceps) RB Darren McFadden (Shoulder) CB Demarcus Van Dyke (Knee)
Suspended	QB Terrelle Pryor (NFL Policy, 2011 games 1-5)
IR	FS Hiram Eugene (Dislocated Hip) MLB Travis Goethel (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	OAK Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	34.7	30.7	22.5	NE
Rushing yards	102.7	185.0	103.9	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	4.22	5.50	4.01	OAK
Completion %	69.9%	65.9%	61.8%	NE
Passing yards	437.7	190.3	245.4	NE
Passing yards per completion	14.12	10.57	11.33	NE
Passing yards per attempt	9.87	6.96	7.00	NE
Interceptions	1.7	0.3	1.0	OAK
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.7	0.7	NE
Sacks allowed	1.0	0.7	2.4	OAK
3rd down conversions	54.5%	38.2%	38.1%	NE
4th down conversions	66.7%	100.0%	47.4%	OAK
Time of possession	29:35	29:31	30:01	NE

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	OAK Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.3	27.3	22.5	NE
Rushing yards	91.7	120.3	103.9	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.30	5.82	4.01	NE
Completion %	66.7%	58.5%	61.8%	OAK
Passing yards	377.0	289.7	245.4	OAK
Passing yards per completion	13.15	11.00	11.33	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	8.77	6.44	7.00	OAK
INT return	1.7	1.0	1.0	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.7	1.0	0.7	OAK
Sacks	2.0	3.3	2.4	OAK
3rd down conversions	43.2%	42.1%	38.1%	OAK
4th down conversions	57.1%	50.0%	47.4%	OAK
Time of possession	30:25	30:29	30:01	NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NE	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.3	6.8	10.7	NE
Yards per kick return	21.0	16.1	24.7	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	5.8	20.4	10.7	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	20.8	22.5	24.7	NE

Misc Stats Comparison

	NE	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.7	10.0	6.5	NE
Penalty yards	74.3	90.3	54.4	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Oakland Raiders
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	11	2002-11-17	NE	OAK	20-27	OAK
2005	1	2005-09-08	OAK	NE	20-30	NE
2008	15	2008-12-14	NE	OAK	49-26	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.