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Prediction: Chargers 27, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Matt McGloin Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Rashad Jennings Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 44 Marcel Reece Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 25 Rod Streater Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52 Denarius Moore Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 59 Andre Holmes Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 28 Mychal Rivera Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Philip Rivers Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Ryan Mathews Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 29 Danny Woodhead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 10 Keenan Allen Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 64 Vincent Brown Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Eddie Royal Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 33 Ladarius Green Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 6 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Rookie QB Matt McGloin has 697 passing yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 90.7 rating in 3 career road starts. QB Terrelle Pryor is 1-1 as starter vs. SD with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 101 rating. Pryor (527) needs 3 rush yards to surpass RICH GANNON (529 in 2000) for most rush yards by Raiders QB in single-season... Club ranks 2nd in AFC with 134.1 rush yards per game in 2013... In past 6, RB Rashad Jennings is averaging 89.8 rush yards per game (113 att., 538 yards) & has 6 rush TDs... WR Rod Streater (846) needs 154 rec. yards to become 1st Raider with 1,000 rec. yards in season since RANDY MOSS (1,005) in 2005. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 vs. SD. WR Denarius Moore has 2 100-yard rec. games & 4 TD rec. in past 4 vs. SD. WR ANDRE HOLMES has 14 rec. for 257 yards (18.4 avg.) & TD in past 3... TE Mychal Rivera has 2 TD rec. in past 2... S Charles Woodson had INT & 25-yard FR-TD in last game vs. SD... LB Nick Roach leads team with 100 tackles... DE Lamarr Houston aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. SD.

Chargers Last week, QB Philip Rivers (4,048) became 6th player in NFL history to register 5 4,000-yard seasons. In past 2, Rivers has completed 33 of 48 passes (68.8 pct.) for 415 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 130.1 rating. For career, Rivers is 11-4 (.733) vs. Oak. Has 28-6 (.826) career record in Dec... RB Ryan Mathews (1,012) needs 80 rush yards to set new career-best (1,091 in 2011). Has 100+ rush yards & rush TD in each of past 2. RB Danny Woodhead tied career-best with 9 rec. in last game vs. Raiders... TE Antonio Gates (9,120) needs 84 yards to surpass HOFer CHARLIE JOINER (9,203) for 2nd-most rec. yards in team history. Has 11 career TD rec. vs. Raiders, 2nd most vs. any team... Rookie WR Keenan Allen (63) has most rec. by Chargers rookie. Allen (931) needs 71 rec. yards for most by rookie in club history (JOHN JEFFERSON, 1,001 in 1978). Has 4 TDs in past 2. Had 6 receptions for 115 yards & TD in last game vs. Oak... S Eric Weddle leads club with 87 tackles in 2013.


Results and Schedule

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 L 31-56 -25
16 2013-12-22 SD A    
17 2013-12-29 DEN 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 W 19-9 +10
7 2013-10-20 JAC A W 24-6 +18
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A L 24-30 -6
10 2013-11-10 DEN H L 20-28 -8
11 2013-11-17 MIA A L 16-20 -4
12 2013-11-24 KC A W 41-38 +3
13 2013-12-01 CIN H L 10-17 -7
14 2013-12-08 NYG H W 37-14 +23
15 2013-12-12 DEN A W 27-20 +7
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Questionable  RB Darren McFadden (hamstring)
 DT Vance Walker (concussion)
IR  TE David Ausberry (shoulder, 9/23/2013)
 SS Tyvon Branch (ankle, 12/14/2013)
 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)
   

San Diego Chargers
Questionable  WR Eddie Royal (toe)
IR  OLB Larry English (biceps, 11/12/2013)
 WR Malcom Floyd (head, 10/1/2013)
 OLB Dwight Freeney (quadriceps, 10/1/2013)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Johnny Patrick (ankle, 12/16/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.8 25.0 24.3 SD
Rushing yards 120.0 133.3 115.7 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.26 4.09 4.22 OAK
Completion % 53.8% 66.3% 61.2% SD
Passing yards 231.0 241.5 234.4 SD
Passing yards per completion 12.84 12.20 10.93 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 6.91 8.09 6.68 SD
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 SD
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.3 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.4 OAK
3rd down conversions 35.4% 48.8% 38.3% SD
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 50.6% -
Time of possession 29:16 34:22 30:22 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.8 21.3 24.3 SD
Rushing yards 120.0 98.5 115.7 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 4.50 4.22 OAK
Completion % 64.6% 65.4% 61.2% OAK
Passing yards 256.8 259.5 234.4 OAK
Passing yards per completion 11.56 11.50 10.93 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.47 7.52 6.68 OAK
INT return 0.5 1.0 0.9 SD
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.6 -
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 44.6% 33.9% 38.3% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 50.6% OAK
Time of possession 30:44 25:38 30:22 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.9 7.1 9.6 OAK
Yards per kick return 22.3 22.7 22.6 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 11.9 5.6 9.6 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 23.8 23.3 22.6 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison

   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 6.5 6.2 SD
Penalty yards 65.8 49.0 52.2 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 1 2000-09-03 SD OAK 6-9 OAK
2000 9 2000-10-29 OAK SD 15-13 OAK
2001 10 2001-11-18 SD OAK 24-34 OAK
2001 14 2001-12-15 OAK SD 13-6 OAK
2002 7 2002-10-20 SD OAK 27-21 SD
2002 14 2002-12-08 OAK SD 27-7 OAK
2003 4 2003-09-28 SD OAK 31-34 OAK
2003 17 2003-12-28 OAK SD 14-21 SD
2004 8 2004-10-31 OAK SD 14-42 SD
2004 11 2004-11-21 SD OAK 23-17 SD
2005 6 2005-10-16 SD OAK 27-14 SD
2005 13 2005-12-04 OAK SD 10-34 SD
2006 1 2006-09-11 SD OAK 27-0 SD
2006 12 2006-11-26 OAK SD 14-21 SD
2007 6 2007-10-14 OAK SD 14-28 SD
2007 17 2007-12-30 SD OAK 30-17 SD
2008 4 2008-09-28 SD OAK 28-18 SD
2008 14 2008-12-04 OAK SD 7-34 SD
2009 1 2009-09-14 SD OAK 24-20 SD
2009 8 2009-11-01 OAK SD 16-24 SD
2010 5 2010-10-10 SD OAK 27-35 OAK
2010 13 2010-12-05 OAK SD 28-13 OAK
2011 10 2011-11-10 OAK SD 24-17 OAK
2011 17 2012-01-01 SD OAK 38-26 SD
2012 1 2012-09-10 SD OAK 22-14 SD
2012 17 2012-12-30 OAK SD 21-24 SD
2013 5 2013-10-06 SD OAK 17-27 OAK

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.