Prediction: Broncos 31, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Denver Broncos |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 2 |
Peyton Manning  |
Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Montee Ball |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 31 |
Knowshon Moreno |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 9 |
Demaryius Thomas |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 17 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 56 |
Andre Caldwell |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Julius Thomas |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| TE 29 |
Jacob Tamme |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 1 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Terrelle Pryor |
Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0 |
| RB 22 |
Rashad Jennings |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 62 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 39 |
Rod Streater |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 57 |
Denarius Moore |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 65 |
Andre Holmes |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Mychal Rivera |
Rec: 3-30, 1 TD |
| K 24 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Broncos Club (572) needs 18 points for most by team in season in NFL history (NE, 589)... QB Peyton Manning is 1st player in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards & 50 TDs in same season. Has passed for 5,211 yards, 3rd-most ever in single-season in NFL history. Posted 5th game of season with at least 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs, tied for most such games in season in NFL history (TOM BRADY in 2007)... RB Knowshon Moreno (1,015) has reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career... Since 2012, WR Eric Decker has 23 TD catches, most in AFC. Had 8 catches for 133 yards (16.6 avg.) in last game vs. Oak. Demaryius Thomas (1,317) needs 83 rec. yards to become 1st Bronco to have 2 1,400-yard seasons. Thomas is averaging 93.3 rec. yards per game in past 3 vs. Oak. TE Julius Thomas (12) has most TD rec. by Broncos TE in season in franchise history. Den. is 1st team in NFL history to have 5 players score at least 10 TDs in same season... DE Shaun Phillips (10) needs 2 sacks to surpass career-best of 11.5 in '06. Has 14 career sacks vs. Oak., most against any team.
 Raiders Rookie QB Matt McGloin had career-best 297 passing yards in last home game... QB Terrelle Pryor completed 19 of 28 passes (67.9 pct.) for 281 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 112.4 rating in last game vs. Den. Pryor (527) needs 3 rush yards to surpass RICH GANNON (529 in 2000) for most rush yards by Raiders QB in single-season... Club ranks 3rd in AFC with 129.1 rush yards per game in 2013... RB Darren McFadden posted 5th rush TD of season last week. Has 3 100-yard rush games vs. Den... WR Rod Streater (848) needs 152 rec. yards to become 1st Raider with 1,000 rec. yards in season since RANDY MOSS (1,005) in 2005. WR Denarius Moore had 6 rec. for 124 yards (20.7 avg.), incl. 73-yard TD rec. in last game vs. Den. WR ANDRE HOLMES has 19 rec. for 328 yards (17.3 avg.) & TD in past 4... TE Mychal Rivera has 2 TD rec. in 2 of past 3... LB Nick Roach leads team with 106 tackles... DE Lamarr Houston aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. Den.
Results and Schedule
| Denver Broncos |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 49-27 |
+22 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
NYG |
A |
W 41-23 |
+18 |
| 3 |
2013-09-23 |
OAK |
H |
W 37-21 |
+16 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
PHI |
H |
W 52-20 |
+32 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
DAL |
A |
W 51-48 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
JAC |
H |
W 35-19 |
+16 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
IND |
A |
L 33-39 |
-6 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
W 45-21 |
+24 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
SD |
A |
W 28-20 |
+8 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
KC |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
NE |
A |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
KC |
A |
W 35-28 |
+7 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
TEN |
H |
W 51-28 |
+23 |
| 15 |
2013-12-12 |
SD |
H |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
HOU |
A |
W 37-13 |
+24 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
OAK |
A |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
L 31-56 |
-25 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
SD |
A |
L 13-26 |
-13 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DEN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DEN
Offense |
OAK
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
32.5 |
24.5 |
24.1 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards |
126.0 |
108.0 |
117.0 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.56 |
4.17 |
4.26 |
DEN |
| Completion % |
62.2% |
55.6% |
61.1% |
DEN |
| Passing yards |
348.5 |
238.5 |
231.6 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.83 |
12.70 |
10.84 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.36 |
7.06 |
6.62 |
DEN |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
DEN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
DEN |
| Sacks allowed |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
DEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.5% |
37.3% |
37.8% |
DEN |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
80.0% |
50.8% |
- |
| Time of possession |
31:20 |
28:36 |
30:20 |
DEN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DEN
Defense |
OAK
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.0 |
29.3 |
24.1 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards |
128.8 |
122.8 |
117.0 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.50 |
4.14 |
4.26 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
56.9% |
65.8% |
61.1% |
DEN |
| Passing yards |
202.8 |
256.8 |
231.6 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.39 |
11.54 |
10.84 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.91 |
7.60 |
6.62 |
DEN |
| INT return |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
OAK |
| Sacks |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
DEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.7% |
45.0% |
37.8% |
DEN |
| 4th down conversions |
42.9% |
50.0% |
50.8% |
DEN |
| Time of possession |
31:56 |
31:24 |
30:20 |
OAK |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DEN |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
4.4 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
OAK |
| Yards per kick return |
22.8 |
21.5 |
22.7 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.6 |
12.3 |
9.4 |
DEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
35.8 |
21.9 |
22.7 |
OAK |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DEN |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.5 |
8.0 |
6.2 |
OAK |
| Penalty yards |
71.0 |
67.8 |
52.1 |
OAK |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
DEN |
OAK |
33-24 |
DEN |
| 2000 |
11 |
2000-11-13 |
OAK |
DEN |
24-27 |
DEN |
| 2001 |
8 |
2001-11-05 |
DEN |
OAK |
28-38 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
16 |
2001-12-30 |
OAK |
DEN |
17-23 |
DEN |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-11 |
OAK |
DEN |
34-10 |
OAK |
| 2002 |
16 |
2002-12-22 |
DEN |
OAK |
16-28 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
3 |
2003-09-22 |
OAK |
DEN |
10-31 |
DEN |
| 2003 |
13 |
2003-11-30 |
DEN |
OAK |
22-8 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
DEN |
OAK |
31-3 |
DEN |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
OAK |
DEN |
25-24 |
OAK |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
DEN |
OAK |
31-17 |
DEN |
| 2005 |
16 |
2005-12-24 |
OAK |
DEN |
3-22 |
DEN |
| 2006 |
6 |
2006-10-15 |
OAK |
DEN |
3-13 |
DEN |
| 2006 |
10 |
2006-11-12 |
DEN |
OAK |
17-13 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
OAK |
DEN |
20-23 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
13 |
2007-12-02 |
DEN |
OAK |
20-34 |
OAK |
| 2008 |
1 |
2008-09-08 |
DEN |
OAK |
41-14 |
DEN |
| 2008 |
12 |
2008-11-23 |
OAK |
DEN |
31-10 |
OAK |
| 2009 |
3 |
2009-09-27 |
DEN |
OAK |
23-3 |
DEN |
| 2009 |
15 |
2009-12-20 |
OAK |
DEN |
20-19 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
7 |
2010-10-24 |
OAK |
DEN |
59-14 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
DEN |
OAK |
23-39 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
1 |
2011-09-12 |
OAK |
DEN |
23-20 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
9 |
2011-11-06 |
DEN |
OAK |
38-24 |
DEN |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
OAK |
DEN |
6-37 |
DEN |
| 2012 |
14 |
2012-12-06 |
DEN |
OAK |
26-13 |
DEN |
| 2013 |
3 |
2013-09-23 |
OAK |
DEN |
21-37 |
DEN |
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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.
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