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Prediction: Chiefs 27, Raiders 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Alex Smith Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 2 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 53 Knile Davis Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 27 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 61 Dexter McCluster Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 29 Sean McGrath Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Ryan Succop FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Matt McGloin Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Rashad Jennings Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50 Marcel Reece Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25 Rod Streater Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 40 Andre Holmes Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 31 Mychal Rivera Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 30 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Are 5-1 on road this season... Have won 8 of past 10 at Oak... Last week, ANDY REID became 21st coach in NFL history to win 150 games (incl. postseason)... KC (+15) has best turnover ratio in NFL... QB Alex Smith is 3-0 as starter vs. Oak. with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 86.9 rating. Smith (367) needs 20 rush yards for most in season by Chiefs QB (TYLER THIGPEN, 386)... RB Jamaal Charles had season-best 151 rush yards on 19 att. (7.9 avg.) with rush TD last week. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3. Is 1st Chief ever with 4 career 1,000-yard rush seasons. Averages 124.8 scrimmage yards per game in '13, 2nd-best in AFC... WR Dwayne Bowe has TD rec. in 3 of past 4... Allow AFC-low 17.2 points per game in 2013... LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 96 tackles. LB Tamba Hali (11) has registered at least 10 sacks for 3rd time in career. Had 2.5 sacks in last game vs. Oak... S Eric Berry has 3.5 sacks this season, most among NFL DBs... CB Brandon Flowers had 2 INTs & INT-return TD at Oak. on 10/23/11... Last week, KC posted 2nd game in franchise history with KR-TD & PR-TD.

Raiders As starter, rookie QB Matt McGloin has 957 passing yards with 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 88.7 rating. QB Terrelle Pryor (508) needs 22 rush yards to surpass RICH GANNON (529 in 2000) for most rush yards by Oak QB in single-season... Club ranks 1st in AFC with 134.4 rush yards per game in 2013... FB Marcel Reece had career-high 123 rush yards on 19 att. (6.5 avg.), incl. 63-yard rush TD vs. Jets. In past 5, RB Rashad Jennings is averaging 89.6 rush yards per game (90 att., 448 yards) & has 4 rush TDs. RB Darren McFadden has rushed for 100+ yards in 2 of past 3 vs. KC (114, 110)... WR Rod Streater had career-high 130 rec. yards last week. Streater (787) needs 213 rec. yards to become 1st Raider with 1,000 rec. yards in season since RANDY MOSS (1,005) in 2005. WR ANDRE HOLMES has 10 catches for 199 yards (19.9 avg.) in past 2... For career vs. Chiefs, S Charles Woodson has 6 INTs, 2 INT-return TDs, 3 FFs & 2 FRs... LB Nick Roach has FF in each of past 3 games. Leads team with 98 tackles. LB Kevin Burnett posted 1st INT of season last week.


Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 JAC A W 28-2 +26
2 2013-09-15 DAL H W 17-16 +1
3 2013-09-19 PHI A W 26-16 +10
4 2013-09-29 NYG H W 31-7 +24
5 2013-10-06 TEN A W 26-17 +9
6 2013-10-13 OAK H W 24-7 +17
7 2013-10-20 HOU H W 17-16 +1
8 2013-10-27 CLE H W 23-17 +6
9 2013-11-03 BUF A W 23-13 +10
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 DEN A L 17-27 -10
12 2013-11-24 SD H L 38-41 -3
13 2013-12-01 DEN H L 28-35 -7
14 2013-12-08 WAS A W 45-10 +35
15 2013-12-15 OAK A    
16 2013-12-22 IND H    
17 2013-12-29 SD A    
   

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 IND A L 17-21 -4
2 2013-09-15 JAC H W 19-9 +10
3 2013-09-23 DEN A L 21-37 -16
4 2013-09-29 WAS H L 14-24 -10
5 2013-10-06 SD H W 27-17 +10
6 2013-10-13 KC A L 7-24 -17
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 PIT H W 21-18 +3
9 2013-11-03 PHI H L 20-49 -29
10 2013-11-10 NYG A L 20-24 -4
11 2013-11-17 HOU A W 28-23 +5
12 2013-11-24 TEN H L 19-23 -4
13 2013-11-28 DAL A L 24-31 -7
14 2013-12-08 NYJ A L 27-37 -10
15 2013-12-15 KC H    
16 2013-12-22 SD A    
17 2013-12-29 DEN H    

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable  TE Anthony Fasano (knee)
 OLB Justin Houston (elbow)
Probable  TE Sean McGrath (knee)
 FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR  CB Sanders Commings (shoulder, 11/30/2013)
 TE Travis Kelce (knee, 10/12/2013)
   

Oakland Raiders
Questionable  SS Tyvon Branch (ankle)
 TE Nick Kasa (concussion)
 RB Darren McFadden (hamstring)
 WR Denarius Moore (shoulder)
 SLB Sio Moore (neck)
 DT Vance Walker (concussion)
Probable  DE Jason Hunter (foot)
 RB Rashad Jennings (concussion)
IR  TE David Ausberry (shoulder, 9/23/2013)
 WR Juron Criner (shoulder, 11/23/2013)
 CB D.J. Hayden (groin, 11/20/2013)
 WLB Kaluka Maiava (calf, 12/6/2013)
 RB Latavius Murray (ankle, 8/27/2013)
 FS Usama Young (neck, 12/7/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Offense 
OAK
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 29.7 22.8 24.2 KC
Rushing yards 139.0 128.8 120.6 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 5.47 4.75 4.36 KC
Completion % 60.5% 54.2% 60.8% KC
Passing yards 211.7 231.0 235.2 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.75 12.00 11.04 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 5.89 6.51 6.71 OAK
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 KC
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.0 2.4 KC
3rd down conversions 28.8% 32.6% 38.3% OAK
4th down conversions 40.0% 66.7% 50.0% OAK
Time of possession 30:21 29:27 30:28 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Defense 
OAK
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 28.8 24.2 KC
Rushing yards 113.3 129.5 120.6 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.34 4.32 4.36 OAK
Completion % 56.4% 64.7% 60.8% KC
Passing yards 313.0 258.3 235.2 OAK
Passing yards per completion 13.95 12.04 11.04 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.87 7.79 6.71 OAK
INT return 1.0 0.5 0.9 KC
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.5 0.6 KC
Sacks 0.3 2.0 2.4 OAK
3rd down conversions 38.4% 44.0% 38.3% KC
4th down conversions 20.0% 0.0% 50.0% OAK
Time of possession 29:39 30:33 30:28 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   KC   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.6 8.1 10.0 KC
Yards per kick return 32.8 21.4 22.7 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 5.4 12.3 10.0 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 23.6 22.5 22.7 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison

   KC   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 7.0 6.0 -
Penalty yards 51.0 64.0 51.5 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2013 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 OAK KC 20-17 OAK
2000 10 2000-11-05 KC OAK 31-49 OAK
2001 1 2001-09-09 OAK KC 27-24 OAK
2001 13 2001-12-09 KC OAK 26-28 OAK
2002 8 2002-10-27 OAK KC 10-20 KC
2002 17 2002-12-28 KC OAK 0-24 OAK
2003 7 2003-10-20 KC OAK 17-10 KC
2003 12 2003-11-23 OAK KC 24-27 KC
2004 13 2004-12-05 KC OAK 34-27 KC
2004 16 2004-12-25 OAK KC 30-31 KC
2005 2 2005-09-18 KC OAK 23-17 KC
2005 9 2005-11-06 OAK KC 23-27 KC
2006 11 2006-11-19 OAK KC 13-17 KC
2006 16 2006-12-23 KC OAK 20-9 KC
2007 7 2007-10-21 KC OAK 12-10 KC
2007 12 2007-11-25 OAK KC 20-17 OAK
2008 2 2008-09-14 OAK KC 23-8 OAK
2008 13 2008-11-30 KC OAK 20-13 KC
2009 2 2009-09-20 OAK KC 13-10 OAK
2009 10 2009-11-15 KC OAK 16-10 KC
2010 9 2010-11-07 KC OAK 20-23 OAK
2010 17 2011-01-02 OAK KC 31-10 OAK
2011 7 2011-10-23 KC OAK 28-0 KC
2011 16 2011-12-24 OAK KC 16-13 OAK
2012 8 2012-10-28 OAK KC 26-16 OAK
2012 15 2012-12-16 KC OAK 0-15 OAK
2013 6 2013-10-13 OAK KC 7-24 KC

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.