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Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 27
 15
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MIA
DAL		 19
 20
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SF
BAL		 6
 16
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TB
TEN		 17
 23
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MIN
ATL		 14
 24
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ARI
STL		 23
 20
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HOU
JAC		 20
 13
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CLE
CIN		 20
 23
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CAR
IND		 27
 19
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BUF
NYJ		 24
 28
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CHI
OAK		 20
 25
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WAS
SEA		 23
 17
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DEN
SD		 16
 13
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NE
PHI		 38
 20
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PIT
KC		 13
 9
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NYG
NO		 24
 49
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Raiders 24, Bears 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Caleb Hanie Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Matt Forte Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 7-40, 0
RB 53 Marion Barber Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 41 Earl Bennett Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 62 Johnny Knox Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 72 Roy Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Kellen Davis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 18 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
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Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Carson Palmer Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Michael Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 52 Marcel Reece Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 42 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
 WR 69 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
 WR 74 Chaz Schilens Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 87 Denarius Moore Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 21 Kevin Boss Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
K 13 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears Have won 5 in row... QB Caleb Hanie expected to make 1st career start... RB Matt Forte leads NFL with 1,391 scrimmage yards & is only player in NFL with 900+ rush (926) & 450+ rec. (465) yards. Has 985 scrimmage yards (140.7 per game; 807 rush, 178 rec.) in past 7. RB Marion Barber has rush TD in 5 of 7 games played in 2011. Had 102 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 41 rec.) in last game vs. Oak. (11/26/09 with Dal.)... WR Earl Bennett aims for 4th in row with 75+ yards. Aims for 4th in row with 25+ yard catch. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester holds NFL record for most PR-TDs (12) & combined KR-TDs (17). Incl. playoffs, Hester has 19 career total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history. WR Johnny Knox had 3 catches for 97 yards (32.3 avg.) & TD last week... S Major Wright aims for 4th in row with INT. DE Julius Peppers had 3 sacks & 2 FFs in last meeting (11/9/08 with Car.). Has 5 sacks in 2 games vs. Oak. & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Since entering NFL in 2002, ranks 4th with 95 sacks. CB Corey Graham aims for 3rd in row with INT.

Raiders Club aims for 3rd consecutive win... QB Carson Palmer has 6 TD passes as starter with Raiders, 2nd-most in 1st 3 starts in franchise history, trailing only JIM PLUNKETT (7 in '80). In past 2, Palmer has completed 31 of 43 passes (72.1 pct.) for 463 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 120.6 passer rating. In 2 starts vs. Bears (w/ Cin.), Palmer is 2-0 & has completed 36 of 47 passes (76.6 pct.) for 402 yards with 8 TDs vs.0 INTs & 141.1 rating... RB Darren McFadden aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards vs. NFC (145, 105, 111). RB Michael Bush posted 2nd straight 100-yard rush game last week (157, 109). In past 4, Bush is averaging 115.3 rush yards per game (461 total). Aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... WR Chaz Schilens posted 2nd TD catch of season last week... TE Kevin Boss had season-best 5 catches last week... Raiders have registered 11 sacks in past 2 games... DT Tommy Kelly has 3 sacks in past 2 games. DT Desmond Bryant had career-best 2 sacks last week... S Matt Giordano has INT in 2 straight games.


Results and Schedule
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ATL H W 30-12 +18
2 2011-09-18 NO A L 13-30 -17
3 2011-09-25 GB H L 17-27 -10
4 2011-10-02 CAR H W 34-29 +5
5 2011-10-10 DET A L 13-24 -11
6 2011-10-16 MIN H W 39-10 +29
7 2011-10-23 TB A W 24-18 +6
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-07 PHI A W 30-24 +6
10 2011-11-13 DET H W 37-13 +24
11 2011-11-20 SD H W 31-20 +11
12 2011-11-27 OAK A L 20-25 -5
13 2011-12-04 KC H    
14 2011-12-11 DEN A    
15 2011-12-18 SEA H    
16 2011-12-25 GB A    
17 2012-01-01 MIN A    
   
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 DEN A W 23-20 +3
2 2011-09-18 BUF A L 35-38 -3
3 2011-09-25 NYJ H W 34-24 +10
4 2011-10-02 NE H L 19-31 -12
5 2011-10-09 HOU A W 25-20 +5
6 2011-10-16 CLE H W 24-17 +7
7 2011-10-23 KC H L 0-28 -28
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 DEN H L 24-38 -14
10 2011-11-10 SD A W 24-17 +7
11 2011-11-20 MIN A W 27-21 +6
12 2011-11-27 CHI H W 25-20 +5
13 2011-12-04 MIA A    
14 2011-12-11 GB A    
15 2011-12-18 DET H    
16 2011-12-24 KC A    
17 2012-01-01 SD H    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
Out  QB Jay Cutler (Right Thumb)
Doubtful  CB D.J. Moore (Ankle)
Probable  SS Chris Harris (Ankle)
 WR Devin Hester (Shin)
 FS Brandon Meriweather (Concussion)
IR  OT Gabe Carimi (Knee)
 LS Patrick Mannelly (Torn Left ACL)
 OLB James Thomas (Back)
 OG Chris Williams (Dislocated Left Wrist)
   
Oakland Raiders
Out  QB Jason Campbell (Collarbone)
 WR Jacoby Ford (Foot)
 RB Darren McFadden (Foot)
 DE Jarvis Moss (Hamstring)
Questionable  WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (Neck)
 DE Lamarr Houston (Knee)
 FS Michael Huff (Ankle)
 CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring)
 RB Taiwan Jones (Hamstring)
 SS Mike Mitchell (Ankle)
 WR Denarius Moore (Foot)
 DT Richard Seymour (Knee)
Probable  OC Samson Satele (Concussion)
IR  MLB Ricky Brown (Concussion)
 CB Chimdi Chekwa (Hamstring)
 FS Hiram Eugene (Dislocated Hip)
 MLB Travis Goethel (Knee)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 32.7 24.0 21.0 CHI
Rushing yards 130.7 156.0 117.3 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.08 4.34 4.26 OAK
Completion % 56.5% 58.0% 59.4% OAK
Passing yards 228.0 214.3 220.3 CHI
Passing yards per completion 12.98 13.73 10.99 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.33 7.96 6.53 OAK
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.1 CHI
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.7 2.3 CHI
3rd down conversions 40.0% 38.5% 38.0% CHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 43.3% CHI
Time of possession 32:12 31:51 30:13 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.0 22.0 21.0 CHI
Rushing yards 61.7 112.7 117.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.84 5.09 4.26 CHI
Completion % 58.1% 49.7% 59.4% OAK
Passing yards 254.3 183.7 220.3 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.75 10.26 10.99 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 5.67 5.10 6.53 OAK
INT return 2.3 1.0 1.1 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.7 0.5 -
Sacks 1.3 2.7 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 38.0% 39.2% 38.0% CHI
4th down conversions 28.6% 20.0% 43.3% OAK
Time of possession 27:48 28:09 30:13 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 21.7 9.9 10.2 CHI
Yards per kick return 20.5 29.0 22.9 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 0.1 13.0 10.2 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 25.2 21.3 22.9 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 11.0 6.8 CHI
Penalty yards 48.0 94.0 56.7 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 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
Chicago Bears vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 5 2003-10-05 OAK CHI 21-24 CHI
2007 10 2007-11-11 CHI OAK 17-6 CHI

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.