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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 26, Raiders 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Philip Rivers Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33 Ronnie Brown Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 55 Le'Ron McClain Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 26 Malcom Floyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 43 Robert Meachem Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 64 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 3 Antonio Gates Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 1 Nate Kaeding FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Carson Palmer Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Darren McFadden Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 59 Taiwan Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 63 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 16 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
 WR 75 Denarius Moore Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 21 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Seek 3rd consecutive win against Raiders on MNF... Club has won 7 of past 8 at Oak... QB Philip Rivers (4,710 in '10; 4,624 in '11) joined DAN FOUTS ('80-81), WARREN MOON ('90-91), PEYTON MANNING ('09-10) & DREW BREES ('10-11) as only players with 4,500+ passing yards in consecutive seasons... For career, Rivers is 5-1 as starter at Oak. & has 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 102.2 passer rating... RB Ryan Mathews (1,091) reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career last year. RB Ronnie Brown averages 94.5 rush yards per game vs. Oak. (4 career games)... TE Antonio Gates (593) has most career rec. in franchise history. Has 10 career TD rec. vs. Raiders in 18 games... WR Malcom Floyd averaged career-best 19.9 yards per catch in '11 (43 catches, 856 yards). WR Robert Meachem will make Chargers debut after spending 4 seasons in NO (2008-11)... LB Takeo Spikes led team with 119 tackles last year. LB Shaun Phillips has 11.5 career sacks vs. Raiders, most vs. any team. Phillips ranks 3rd in franchise history with 60 sacks (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5; LEE WILLIAMS, 65.5)... S Eric Weddle had career-high 7 INTs in '11.

Raiders DENNIS ALLEN makes NFL debut as head coach... Raiders have 36-15-1 (.702) record in home openers, 3rd-best in NFL... Club has won 3 of past 4 against Chargers... In 5 career starts vs. SD, QB Carson Palmer has completed 116 of 166 passes (69.9 pct.) for 1,739 yards with 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 122.5 passer rating. Palmer averages 354.3 passing yards per game at home as starter with Raiders... For career, RB Darren McFadden averages 5.5 yards per carry against AFC West (208 att., 1,138 yards). Raiders are 7-2 when McFadden has 100+ rush yards... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career-best in catches (64), receiving yards (975) & TDs (4) in '11. Set career-high with 9 receptions in last game against SD. WR Denarius Moore averaged 18.7 yards per catch as rookie in '11 (33 rec., 618 yards). In 2 career games vs. Chargers, Moore has 8 catches for 224 yards (28 avg.) with 2 TD catches... DTs Tommy Kelly (7.5 - career-high) & Richard Seymour (6) combined for 13.5 sacks last season.


Results and Schedule
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    
3 2012-09-23 ATL H    
4 2012-09-30 KC A    
5 2012-10-07 NO A    
6 2012-10-15 DEN H    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A    
9 2012-11-01 KC H    
10 2012-11-11 TB A    
11 2012-11-18 DEN A    
12 2012-11-25 BAL H    
13 2012-12-02 CIN H    
14 2012-12-09 PIT A    
15 2012-12-16 CAR H    
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    
   
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    
3 2012-09-23 PIT H    
4 2012-09-30 DEN A    
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A    
7 2012-10-21 JAC H    
8 2012-10-28 KC A    
9 2012-11-04 TB H    
10 2012-11-11 BAL A    
11 2012-11-18 NO H    
12 2012-11-25 CIN A    
13 2012-12-02 CLE H    
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
   
Oakland Raiders

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 
OAK
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 30.5 20.8 22.4 SD
Rushing yards 146.8 91.0 121.7 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.69 3.84 4.37 SD
Completion % 64.8% 61.3% 60.0% SD
Passing yards 269.8 277.8 225.9 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.00 12.52 11.25 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.78 7.67 6.75 SD
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 0.9 SD
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 0.5 1.5 2.4 SD
3rd down conversions 48.7% 30.6% 37.1% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 60.0% 40.2% OAK
Time of possession 32:08 30:11 30:12 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 
OAK
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.5 30.0 22.4 SD
Rushing yards 104.3 149.0 121.7 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.37 4.93 4.37 SD
Completion % 61.4% 56.5% 60.0% OAK
Passing yards 229.0 273.5 225.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 11.89 13.86 11.25 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.30 7.84 6.75 SD
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.8 1.8 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 51.9% 44.9% 37.1% OAK
4th down conversions 0.0% 25.0% 40.2% SD
Time of possession 29:45 30:23 30:12 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.8 5.2 9.2 SD
Yards per kick return 29.5 22.8 23.6 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 8.7 10.3 9.2 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 24.3 31.6 23.6 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 9.8 6.1 SD
Penalty yards 42.5 82.5 51.9 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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
San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders
 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

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.