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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 27, Colts 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Andrew Luck Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16 Trent Richardson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 47 Donald Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 16 Reggie Wayne Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 24 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 62 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14 Coby Fleener Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 4 Adam Vinatieri FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Philip Rivers Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Danny Woodhead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 21 Vincent Brown Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 50 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 55 Keenan Allen Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 13 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Have won 2 of past 3 at SD. Club is 2-0 on road in '13... Last week, QB Andrew Luck registered 9th game-winning drive in 4th qtr./OT, most through player's 1st 21 games by any QB that began his career since 1970. Since 2012, has 7 rush TDs, most by AFC QB... RB Trent Richardson rushed for career-high 122 yards on 24 att. (5.1 avg.) with rush TD in only meeting vs. SD (w/ Cle. on 10/28/12). RB Ahmad Bradshaw has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 games... WR Reggie Wayne (996) needs 4 catches to become 9th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career. Since 2001, has NFL-best 13,428 rec. yards. WR T.Y. Hilton posted career-best 140 rec. yards last week, incl. career-long 73-yard TD rec. WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career-best 9 catches vs. SD on 1/1/12 (w/ Oak.)... LB Robert Mathis aims for 6th in row with sack. Mathis (9.5) has 2nd-most sacks through 1st 5 games of season (KEVIN GREENE, 10 in 1998) since 1982.

Chargers Last week, QB Philip Rivers (202) surpassed JOHN HADL (201) for 2nd-most TD passes in club history (DAN FOUTS, 254). Has passed for 400+ yards in 3 of past 4. For career (incl. playoffs), Rivers is 4-1 vs. Colts with 91.6 rating. Since '08, Rivers has 22,813 passing yards, 2nd-most in NFL (DREW BREES, 26,452)... RB Danny Woodhead had career-high 9 rec. last week. Has 31 catches, most among RBs... Since entering NFL in 2003, TE Antonio Gates has 85 TD catches, most among NFL TEs. Leads AFC TEs with 438 rec. yards... WR Eddie Royal (5) needs TD catch to surpass career best of 5 in 2008. WRs Keenan Allen (6 rec., 115 yards) & Vincent Brown (8 rec., 117 yards) each posted career-best in catches & yards last week... LB Jarret Johnson has 3 sacks in past 2. S Eric Weddle leads team with 32 tackles in 2013. Had 41-yard INT-return TD in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 OAK H W 21-17 +4
2 2013-09-15 MIA H L 20-24 -4
3 2013-09-22 SF A W 27-7 +20
4 2013-09-29 JAC A W 37-3 +34
5 2013-10-06 SEA H W 34-28 +6
6 2013-10-14 SD A    
7 2013-10-20 DEN H    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 HOU A    
10 2013-11-10 STL H    
11 2013-11-14 TEN A    
12 2013-11-24 ARI A    
13 2013-12-01 TEN H    
14 2013-12-08 CIN A    
15 2013-12-15 HOU H    
16 2013-12-22 KC A    
17 2013-12-29 JAC H    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 HOU H L 28-31 -3
2 2013-09-15 PHI A W 33-30 +3
3 2013-09-22 TEN A L 17-20 -3
4 2013-09-29 DAL H W 30-21 +9
5 2013-10-06 OAK A L 17-27 -10
6 2013-10-14 IND H    
7 2013-10-20 JAC A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A    
10 2013-11-10 DEN H    
11 2013-11-17 MIA A    
12 2013-11-24 KC A    
13 2013-12-01 CIN H    
14 2013-12-08 NYG H    
15 2013-12-12 DEN A    
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Out  OLB Bjoern Werner (foot)
Questionable  DE Ricky Jean-Francois (groin)
 SS LaRon Landry (ankle)
IR  TE Dwayne Allen (hip, 9/18/2013)
 RB Vick Ballard (knee, 9/13/2013)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (neck, 10/9/2013)
 OLB Lawrence Sidbury Jr. (shoulder, 8/25/2013)
   
San Diego Chargers
Questionable  RB Ryan Mathews (concussion)
 CB Shareece Wright (hamstring)
IR  WR Malcom Floyd (head, 10/1/2013)
 OLB Dwight Freeney (quadriceps, 10/1/2013)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
PUP  OLB Melvin Ingram (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 27.3 25.0 23.2 IND
Rushing yards 138.0 98.0 106.9 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 4.71 3.65 4.07 IND
Completion % 62.7% 73.8% 61.7% SD
Passing yards 216.0 322.7 249.0 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.99 11.04 11.05 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.89 8.15 6.82 SD
Interceptions 0.3 0.7 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.7 2.7 SD
3rd down conversions 50.0% 47.5% 37.7% IND
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 42.1% SD
Time of possession 31:49 31:02 30:06 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.0 26.0 23.2 IND
Rushing yards 129.0 105.3 106.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 4.75 4.07 SD
Completion % 56.9% 70.0% 61.7% IND
Passing yards 190.3 278.7 249.0 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.57 11.53 11.05 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.58 8.07 6.82 IND
INT return 1.3 0.0 1.0 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.7 IND
Sacks 3.0 2.3 2.7 IND
3rd down conversions 32.3% 40.7% 37.7% IND
4th down conversions 42.9% 50.0% 42.1% IND
Time of possession 28:11 28:58 30:06 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.4 7.1 8.8 IND
Yards per kick return 25.7 24.4 23.8 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 10.8 8.8 -
Yards allowed per kick return 21.7 25.8 23.8 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.0 5.7 6.4 IND
Penalty yards 26.3 44.0 56.0 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 16 2004-12-26 SD IND 31-34 IND
2005 15 2005-12-18 SD IND 26-17 SD
2007 10 2007-11-11 IND SD 21-23 SD
2007 DP 2008-01-13 SD IND 28-24 SD
2008 12 2008-11-23 IND SD 23-20 IND
2008 WC 2009-01-03 IND SD 17-23 SD
2010 12 2010-11-28 SD IND 36-14 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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff