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Prediction: Chiefs 24, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Alex Smith Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 3 Jamaal Charles Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 51 De'Anthony Thomas Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 56 Knile Davis Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 75 Junior Hemingway Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 9 Travis Kelce Rec: 5-45, 0 TD
TE 30 Anthony Fasano Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 21 Cairo Santos FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Derek Carr Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 21 Latavius Murray Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 39 Darren McFadden Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 64 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 45 James Jones Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 60 Andre Holmes Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 16 Mychal Rivera Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
K 29 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Have won 7 of past 8... QB Alex Smith is 4-0 vs. Oak. with 10 TDs vs. 1 INT for 112.0 rating. In past 8 overall, has completed 148 of 214 (69.2 pct.) for 1,520 yards & 10 TDs vs. 1 INT with 102.9 rating, incl. 4 games with 100+ rating. Smith's teams are 21-1-1 (.934) when he starts & has 100+ rating... RB Jamaal Charles led team with 159 rush yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 9 career 150-yard rushing games, tied with PRIEST HOLMES & LARRY JOHNSON for most in club history. Has 10 TDs in past 7 (8 rush, 2 rec.). In last meeting, became 1st player in NFL history with 4 rec. TD & rush TD in single game. Averages 5.5 yards/att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.)... WR Dwayne Bowe has 6,910 career rec. yards & needs 90 to join TONY GONZALEZ (10,940) & OTIS TAYLOR (7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000 career... LB Justin Houston has 10 sacks & FF in past 8. DT Dontari Poe aims for 4th in row with sack.

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (2,075) & TDs (13), both club rookie records... In past 3 vs. KC, RB Darren McFadden is averaging 123 scrimmage yards per game (276 rush, 93 receiving). RB Latavius Murray led team with career-high 59 scrimmage yards last week, incl. 43 rush yards on 4 att. (10.8 avg.) & 16 rec. yards. In 5 career meetings (with Jaguars), RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 receiving). Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... WR James Jones leads team with 498 receiving yards & needs 2 for 5th consecutive 500-yard season. WR Brice Butler has TD in 2 of past 3. TE Mychal Rivera had TD catch in last meeting. Has 3 TDs in past 3... S Charles Woodson (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him. Leads team with 74 tackles.


Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TEN H L 10-26 -16
2 2014-09-14 DEN A L 17-24 -7
3 2014-09-21 MIA A W 34-15 +19
4 2014-09-29 NE H W 41-14 +27
5 2014-10-05 SF A L 17-22 -5
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 SD A W 23-20 +3
8 2014-10-26 STL H W 34-7 +27
9 2014-11-02 NYJ H W 24-10 +14
10 2014-11-09 BUF A W 17-13 +4
11 2014-11-16 SEA H W 24-20 +4
12 2014-11-20 OAK A    
13 2014-11-30 DEN H    
14 2014-12-07 ARI A    
15 2014-12-14 OAK H    
16 2014-12-21 PIT A    
17 2014-12-28 SD H    
   

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NYJ A L 14-19 -5
2 2014-09-14 HOU H L 14-30 -16
3 2014-09-21 NE A L 9-16 -7
4 2014-09-28 MIA H L 14-38 -24
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 SD H L 28-31 -3
7 2014-10-19 ARI H L 13-24 -11
8 2014-10-26 CLE A L 13-23 -10
9 2014-11-02 SEA A L 24-30 -6
10 2014-11-09 DEN H L 17-41 -24
11 2014-11-16 SD A L 6-13 -7
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable  WR Donnie Avery (groin)
 WR Junior Hemingway (head)
 CB Christopher Owens (knee)
 DE Kevin Vickerson (calf)
IR  QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014)
 DE Mike Catapano (other-illness, 9/25/2014)
 DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Cyrus Gray (knee, 11/11/2014)
 TE Demetrius Harris (foot, 11/11/2014)
 WR A.J. Jenkins (shoulder, 11/21/2014)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Joe McKnight (achilles-tendon, 9/26/2014)
   

Oakland Raiders
Questionable  TE David Ausberry (foot)
 CB T.J. Carrie (ankle)
 FS Jonathan Dowling (back)
 RB Latavius Murray (head)
 CB Carlos Rogers (knee)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
 WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
 DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps, 10/25/2014)
 FS Usama Young (ankle, 10/25/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Offense 
OAK
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.7 16.8 22.7 KC
Rushing yards 141.3 58.8 107.4 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.81 3.35 4.04 KC
Completion % 69.7% 57.5% 62.1% KC
Passing yards 186.0 206.8 242.1 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.61 9.46 11.04 KC
Passing yards per attempt 6.70 5.44 6.85 KC
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.8 0.6 KC
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.0 2.5 OAK
3rd down conversions 44.8% 33.7% 39.6% KC
4th down conversions 100.0% 85.7% 46.3% KC
Time of possession 30:48 25:25 30:11 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Defense 
OAK
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 14.3 27.0 22.7 KC
Rushing yards 111.3 119.3 107.4 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.90 3.46 4.04 OAK
Completion % 61.0% 63.7% 62.1% KC
Passing yards 191.7 249.0 242.1 KC
Passing yards per completion 8.99 11.30 11.04 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.49 7.20 6.85 KC
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 2.3 1.0 2.5 KC
3rd down conversions 36.1% 41.6% 39.6% KC
4th down conversions 20.0% 33.3% 46.3% KC
Time of possession 28:52 34:35 30:11 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   KC   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.7 8.1 8.8 KC
Yards per kick return 35.8 23.9 24.1 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 10.5 11.0 8.8 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 21.4 23.8 24.1 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison

   KC   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 7.3 6.5 KC
Penalty yards 30.0 59.5 53.5 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather


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
2013 15 2013-12-15 KC OAK 56-31 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.