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Prediction: Chargers 30, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Derek Carr Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 29 Darren McFadden Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 40 Andre Holmes Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 10 Mychal Rivera Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 27 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Philip Rivers Pass: 270, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 37 Branden Oliver Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19 Keenan Allen Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 26 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-70, 1 TD
WR 59 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 5 Antonio Gates Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 6 Nick Novak FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Rd. 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass TDs (13) & ranks 2nd in yards (1,903). Passed for 192 yards & 2 TDs last week vs. Den., surpassing TOM FLORES (1,738 yards & 12 TDs in 1960) for club rookie records... RB Darren McFadden had 80 rush yards in last meeting. In 3 career starts vs. SD (with Jax.), RB Maurice Jones-Drew averages 97.3 scrimmage yards per game (292 total; 165 rush, 127 rec.) with TD catch. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... WR James Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD catch vs. SD. Had 5 rec. for 56 yards & TD in last meeting. WR Andre Holmes has 4 TDs in past 6. WR Brice Butler aims for 3rd in row with TD. Had TD catch last week & returned block punt for TD vs. Sea. in Wk. 9. Last week, TE Mychal Rivera led team with 64 yards on 6 catches with TD. Has 3 TDs in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with TD... LB Sio Moore leads with 61 tackles. S Charles Woodson (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him.

Chargers Have won 6 of past 7 at home... In past 7 at home, QB Philip Rivers has 1,833 pass yards with 18 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 113.1 rating. Has 2+ TDs in 7 of past 8 overall. Has 34,720 career passing yards & needs 280 to become 2nd player in club history to reach 35,000... RB Branden Oliver (undrafted) rushed for 101 yards & TD in last meeting. Ranks 4th among AFC rookies with 371 yards with 2 TDs... TE Antonio Gates ranks 10th all-time with 96 TD catches & needs 3 to tie HOFer DON HUTSON (99). Needs 1 TD to become 1st TE in NFL history with 4 career 10+ TD seasons. WR Eddie Royal had 29-yard TD catch in last meeting. Has 5 TDs in past 7. WR Keenan Allen has TD catch in 2 of 3 career meetings. WR Malcom Floyd led team with 103 yards on 5 catches (20.6 avg.) with TD in last meeting... S Eric Weddle had INT in last home meeting. Has 13 INTs since 2011, most in AFC. Leads team with 59 tackles. Rookie CB Jason Verrett (No. 25 overall) had 1st career INT in last meeting.


Results and Schedule

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    
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    
   

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 ARI A L 17-18 -1
2 2014-09-14 SEA H W 30-21 +9
3 2014-09-21 BUF A W 22-10 +12
4 2014-09-28 JAC H W 33-14 +19
5 2014-10-05 NYJ H W 31-0 +31
6 2014-10-12 OAK A W 31-28 +3
7 2014-10-19 KC H L 20-23 -3
8 2014-10-23 DEN A L 21-35 -14
9 2014-11-02 MIA A L 0-37 -37
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 OAK H    
12 2014-11-23 STL H    
13 2014-11-30 BAL A    
14 2014-12-07 NE H    
15 2014-12-14 DEN H    
16 2014-12-20 SF A    
17 2014-12-28 KC A    

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Out  TE David Ausberry (foot)
 FS Jonathan Dowling (back)
 CB Carlos Rogers (knee)
Questionable  CB T.J. Carrie (ankle)
 DE Justin Tuck (knee)
Probable  CB Chimdi Chekwa (hamstring)
 CB D.J. Hayden (groin)
 RB Jamize Olawale (shoulder)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 SLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring, 10/7/2014)
 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)
   

San Diego Chargers
Out  CB Jason Verrett (shoulder)
Doubtful  NT Sean Lissemore (quadriceps)
Questionable  SS Jahleel Addae (concussion)
Probable  OLB Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring)
 RB Ryan Mathews (leg)
 ILB Manti Te'o (foot)
IR  DE Kwame Geathers (knee, 8/26/2014)
 OLB Melvin Ingram (hip, 9/20/2014)
 RB Danny Woodhead (ankle, 9/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.0 24.0 23.5 SD
Rushing yards 54.7 82.0 107.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.28 3.72 4.07 SD
Completion % 59.2% 63.4% 61.9% SD
Passing yards 221.0 234.7 242.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.37 11.17 11.04 SD
Passing yards per attempt 5.55 7.07 6.83 SD
Interceptions 1.3 1.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.7 SD
Sacks allowed 0.7 2.3 2.5 OAK
3rd down conversions 36.4% 47.6% 39.2% SD
4th down conversions 83.3% 33.3% 48.1% OAK
Time of possession 25:28 30:01 30:15 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.3 28.7 23.5 OAK
Rushing yards 119.0 128.3 107.9 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.41 4.34 4.07 OAK
Completion % 63.5% 59.9% 61.9% SD
Passing yards 272.0 259.7 242.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 11.91 11.48 11.04 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.56 6.87 6.83 SD
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks 1.0 0.7 2.5 OAK
3rd down conversions 44.6% 48.5% 39.2% OAK
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 48.1% SD
Time of possession 34:32 29:39 30:15 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.5 11.8 9.0 SD
Yards per kick return 25.8 24.9 24.1 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 11.0 11.1 9.0 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 23.5 24.1 -
  Misc Stats Comparison

   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 6.3 6.7 SD
Penalty yards 65.7 64.3 55.6 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 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
2013 16 2013-12-22 OAK SD 13-26 SD
2014 6 2014-10-12 SD OAK 31-28 SD

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.