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 |
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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 |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
DEN |
H |
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8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
HOU |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
STL |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-14 |
TEN |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
ARI |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
TEN |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
CIN |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
HOU |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
KC |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
JAC |
H |
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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 |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
JAC |
A |
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8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
WAS |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
DEN |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
MIA |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
KC |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
CIN |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
NYG |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-12 |
DEN |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
OAK |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
KC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Yards allowed per kick return |
21.7 |
25.8 |
23.8 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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IND |
SD |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
3.0 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
IND |
Penalty yards |
26.3 |
44.0 |
56.0 |
IND |
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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 |
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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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff
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