NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders - Week 15

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Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders - Week 15

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SD DEN	27 20
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ARI TEN	37 34
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SF TB	33 14
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SEA NYG	23 0
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PHI MIN	30 48
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NO STL	16 27
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NE MIA	20 24
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HOU IND	3 25
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CHI CLE	38 31
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BUF JAC	27 20
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WAS ATL	26 27
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KC OAK	56 31
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NYJ CAR	20 30
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GB DAL	37 36
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CIN PIT	20 30
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BAL DET	18 16
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Chiefs 27, Raiders 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Alex Smith	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 2	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 53	Knile Davis	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 27	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 61	Dexter McCluster	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63	Donnie Avery	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 29	Sean McGrath	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5	Ryan Succop	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15	Defense / ST

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Matt McGloin	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Rashad Jennings	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50	Marcel Reece	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25	Rod Streater	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 40	Andre Holmes	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 31	Mychal Rivera	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 30	Sebastian Janikowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 25	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chiefs Are 5-1 on road this season... Have won 8 of past 10 at Oak... Last week, ANDY REID became 21st coach in NFL history to win 150 games (incl. postseason)... KC (+15) has best turnover ratio in NFL... QB Alex Smith is 3-0 as starter vs. Oak. with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 86.9 rating. Smith (367) needs 20 rush yards for most in season by Chiefs QB (TYLER THIGPEN, 386)... RB Jamaal Charles had season-best 151 rush yards on 19 att. (7.9 avg.) with rush TD last week. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3. Is 1st Chief ever with 4 career 1,000-yard rush seasons. Averages 124.8 scrimmage yards per game in '13, 2nd-best in AFC... WR Dwayne Bowe has TD rec. in 3 of past 4... Allow AFC-low 17.2 points per game in 2013... LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 96 tackles. LB Tamba Hali (11) has registered at least 10 sacks for 3rd time in career. Had 2.5 sacks in last game vs. Oak... S Eric Berry has 3.5 sacks this season, most among NFL DBs... CB Brandon Flowers had 2 INTs & INT-return TD at Oak. on 10/23/11... Last week, KC posted 2nd game in franchise history with KR-TD & PR-TD.

Raiders As starter, rookie QB Matt McGloin has 957 passing yards with 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 88.7 rating. QB Terrelle Pryor (508) needs 22 rush yards to surpass RICH GANNON (529 in 2000) for most rush yards by Oak QB in single-season... Club ranks 1st in AFC with 134.4 rush yards per game in 2013... FB Marcel Reece had career-high 123 rush yards on 19 att. (6.5 avg.), incl. 63-yard rush TD vs. Jets. In past 5, RB Rashad Jennings is averaging 89.6 rush yards per game (90 att., 448 yards) & has 4 rush TDs. RB Darren McFadden has rushed for 100+ yards in 2 of past 3 vs. KC (114, 110)... WR Rod Streater had career-high 130 rec. yards last week. Streater (787) needs 213 rec. yards to become 1st Raider with 1,000 rec. yards in season since RANDY MOSS (1,005) in 2005. WR ANDRE HOLMES has 10 catches for 199 yards (19.9 avg.) in past 2... For career vs. Chiefs, S Charles Woodson has 6 INTs, 2 INT-return TDs, 3 FFs & 2 FRs... LB Nick Roach has FF in each of past 3 games. Leads team with 98 tackles. LB Kevin Burnett posted 1st INT of season last week.

Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	JAC	A	W 28-2	+26
2	2013-09-15	DAL	H	W 17-16	+1
3	2013-09-19	PHI	A	W 26-16	+10
4	2013-09-29	NYG	H	W 31-7	+24
5	2013-10-06	TEN	A	W 26-17	+9
6	2013-10-13	OAK	H	W 24-7	+17
7	2013-10-20	HOU	H	W 17-16	+1
8	2013-10-27	CLE	H	W 23-17	+6
9	2013-11-03	BUF	A	W 23-13	+10
10		Bye
11	2013-11-17	DEN	A	L 17-27	-10
12	2013-11-24	SD	H	L 38-41	-3
13	2013-12-01	DEN	H	L 28-35	-7
14	2013-12-08	WAS	A	W 45-10	+35
15	2013-12-15	OAK	A
16	2013-12-22	IND	H
17	2013-12-29	SD	A

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		Bye
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
16	2013-12-22	SD	A
17	2013-12-29	DEN	H

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable	TE Anthony Fasano (knee) OLB Justin Houston (elbow)
Probable	TE Sean McGrath (knee) FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR	CB Sanders Commings (shoulder, 11/30/2013) TE Travis Kelce (knee, 10/12/2013)

Oakland Raiders
Questionable	SS Tyvon Branch (ankle) TE Nick Kasa (concussion) RB Darren McFadden (hamstring) WR Denarius Moore (shoulder) SLB Sio Moore (neck) DT Vance Walker (concussion)
Probable	DE Jason Hunter (foot) RB Rashad Jennings (concussion)
IR	TE David Ausberry (shoulder, 9/23/2013) WR Juron Criner (shoulder, 11/23/2013) CB D.J. Hayden (groin, 11/20/2013) WLB Kaluka Maiava (calf, 12/6/2013) RB Latavius Murray (ankle, 8/27/2013) FS Usama Young (neck, 12/7/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	KC Offense	OAK Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	29.7	22.8	24.2	KC
Rushing yards	139.0	128.8	120.6	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.47	4.75	4.36	KC
Completion %	60.5%	54.2%	60.8%	KC
Passing yards	211.7	231.0	235.2	OAK
Passing yards per completion	9.75	12.00	11.04	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	5.89	6.51	6.71	OAK
Interceptions	0.7	1.0	0.9	KC
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.6	KC
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.0	2.4	KC
3rd down conversions	28.8%	32.6%	38.3%	OAK
4th down conversions	40.0%	66.7%	50.0%	OAK
Time of possession	30:21	29:27	30:28	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	KC Defense	OAK Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	25.0	28.8	24.2	KC
Rushing yards	113.3	129.5	120.6	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.34	4.32	4.36	OAK
Completion %	56.4%	64.7%	60.8%	KC
Passing yards	313.0	258.3	235.2	OAK
Passing yards per completion	13.95	12.04	11.04	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	7.87	7.79	6.71	OAK
INT return	1.0	0.5	0.9	KC
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.5	0.6	KC
Sacks	0.3	2.0	2.4	OAK
3rd down conversions	38.4%	44.0%	38.3%	KC
4th down conversions	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	OAK
Time of possession	29:39	30:33	30:28	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	KC	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	13.6	8.1	10.0	KC
Yards per kick return	32.8	21.4	22.7	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	5.4	12.3	10.0	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	23.6	22.5	22.7	OAK

Misc Stats Comparison

	KC	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	7.0	6.0	-
Penalty yards	51.0	64.0	51.5	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 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

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.