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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 27, Raiders 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 28 Terrelle Pryor Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 22 Darren McFadden Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 51 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 56 Mike Goodson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 46 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 54 Denarius Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 58 Rod Streater Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 12 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Philip Rivers Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33 Jackie Battle Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Ronnie Brown Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 16 Danario Alexander Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 66 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 16 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Carson Palmer (4,018) joined RICH GANNON (4,689 in '02) last week as only QBs in club history to reach 4,000 in season. In 6 career games vs. SD, Palmer averages 339.3 passing yards per game with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 116.4 passer rating... RB Darren McFadden rushed for 97 yards on 19 att. (5.1 avg.) with TD in last game at SD (12/5/10). For career, McFadden averages 87.1 rush yards per game with 8 rush TDs on road against AFC West opponents (871 in 10 games). RB Marcel Reece has 496 receiving yards, most among AFC RBs... WR Denarius Moore has career-best 6 TD catches. WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career-best 9 receptions vs. SD on 1/1/12 & totaled 2nd-most receiving yards in a game (130). In past 4, rookie WR Rod Streater is averaging 19.6 yards/catch (14 rec., 274 yards)... TE Brandon Myers leads AFC TEs with 75 catches... LB Philip Wheeler has team-best 107 tackles... Rookie LB Miles Burris posted 1st INT of career last week... DT Desmond Bryant has 2.5 sacks in past 3 games...

Chargers Have won 7 of past 9 at home vs. Raiders... QB Philip Rivers (3,455) needs 45 passing yards to become 1st Charger ever with 5 straight seasons with 3,500+ passing yards. In past 3 games, Rivers has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95.4 passer rating. For career, Rivers is 25-5 (.833) as starter in Dec. w/ 54 TDs vs. 16 INTs & 98.7 rating. Rivers has 10-3 (.769) record as starter against Raiders... RB Ronnie Brown has career-high 48 receptions in '12... TE Antonio Gates (82) surpassed HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in team history last week. Has 10 career TDs vs. Oak. WR Danario Alexander has career-best 6 TD catches in '12... Club tied franchise record with 11 sacks last week... DE Kendall Reyes had 3.5 sacks last week, most by Chargers rookie since '86. DE Corey Liuget has career-best 7 sacks in '12... S Eric Weddle leads team with 89 tackles. LB Shaun Phillips (9.5) needs half sack to register at least 10 for 3rd time in career... PR Micheal Spurlock had 63-yard PR-TD last week.


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H L 17-38 -21
12 2012-11-25 CIN A L 10-34 -24
13 2012-12-02 CLE H L 17-20 -3
14 2012-12-06 DEN H L 13-26 -13
15 2012-12-16 KC H W 15-0 +15
16 2012-12-23 CAR A L 6-17 -11
17 2012-12-30 SD A L 21-24 -3
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H L 13-16 -3
13 2012-12-02 CIN H L 13-20 -7
14 2012-12-09 PIT A W 34-24 +10
15 2012-12-16 CAR H L 7-31 -24
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A W 27-17 +10
17 2012-12-30 OAK H W 24-21 +3

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  QB Carson Palmer (other-excused)
Questionable  SS Tyvon Branch (ankle)
Probable  WLB Miles Burris (knee)
 DE Jack Crawford (toe)
 WR Juron Criner (hip)
 TE Brandon Myers (shoulder)
IR  CB Phillip Adams (groin, 12/28)
 WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
 DT Richard Seymour (hamstring, 12/27)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot, 11/10)
   
San Diego Chargers
Doubtful  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
Questionable  RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring)
Probable  ILB Takeo Spikes (hamstring)
 ILB Demorrio Williams (ankle)
 CB Shareece Wright (shoulder)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring, 12/5)
 SS Atari Bigby (groin, 11/27)
 WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
 WR Malcom Floyd (ankle, 12/18)
 NT Aubrayo Franklin (knee, 12/26)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring, 10/29)
 DE Vaughn Martin (groin, 12/12)
 RB Ryan Mathews (clavicle, 12/18)
 FS Darrell Stuckey (hamstring, 12/12)
 SS Brandon Taylor (knee, 12/26)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 13.8 19.0 22.3 SD
Rushing yards 91.3 75.3 117.9 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.13 3.17 4.30 OAK
Completion % 58.9% 57.3% 59.3% OAK
Passing yards 217.8 187.3 225.0 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.11 9.04 10.90 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 5.96 5.18 6.47 OAK
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 1.0 SD
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.5 4.5 2.4 OAK
3rd down conversions 36.3% 31.4% 37.4% OAK
4th down conversions 25.0% 66.7% 41.9% SD
Time of possession 29:15 30:49 30:27 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.3 22.8 22.3 SD
Rushing yards 131.8 114.3 117.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.49 3.98 4.30 SD
Completion % 64.9% 58.6% 59.3% SD
Passing yards 217.5 238.0 225.0 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.74 10.47 10.90 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.97 6.14 6.47 SD
INT return 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.7 SD
Sacks 2.0 3.0 2.4 SD
3rd down conversions 40.0% 42.4% 37.4% OAK
4th down conversions 40.0% 40.0% 41.9% -
Time of possession 30:45 32:10 30:27 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.4 15.5 10.0 SD
Yards per kick return 21.0 17.4 22.8 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 6.9 10.2 10.0 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 29.5 23.9 22.8 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 7.0 6.3 OAK
Penalty yards 59.3 56.0 52.9 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 1 2000-09-03 SD OAK 6-9 OAK
2000 9 2000-10-29 OAK SD 15-13 OAK
2001 10 2001-11-18 SD OAK 24-34 OAK
2001 14 2001-12-15 OAK SD 13-6 OAK
2002 7 2002-10-20 SD OAK 27-21 SD
2002 14 2002-12-08 OAK SD 27-7 OAK
2003 4 2003-09-28 SD OAK 31-34 OAK
2003 17 2003-12-28 OAK SD 14-21 SD
2004 8 2004-10-31 OAK SD 14-42 SD
2004 11 2004-11-21 SD OAK 23-17 SD
2005 6 2005-10-16 SD OAK 27-14 SD
2005 13 2005-12-04 OAK SD 10-34 SD
2006 1 2006-09-11 SD OAK 27-0 SD
2006 12 2006-11-26 OAK SD 14-21 SD
2007 6 2007-10-14 OAK SD 14-28 SD
2007 17 2007-12-30 SD OAK 30-17 SD
2008 4 2008-09-28 SD OAK 28-18 SD
2008 14 2008-12-04 OAK SD 7-34 SD
2009 1 2009-09-14 SD OAK 24-20 SD
2009 8 2009-11-01 OAK SD 16-24 SD
2010 5 2010-10-10 SD OAK 27-35 OAK
2010 13 2010-12-05 OAK SD 28-13 OAK
2011 10 2011-11-10 OAK SD 24-17 OAK
2011 17 2012-01-01 SD OAK 38-26 SD
2012 1 2012-09-10 SD OAK 22-14 SD

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.