Prediction: Bills 24, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Kyle Orton |
Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| RB 56 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 60 |
Anthony Dixon  |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 11 |
Sammy Watkins |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
| WR 44 |
Robert Woods |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE 18 |
Scott Chandler |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 22 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 31 |
Derek Carr |
Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 20 |
Latavius Murray |
Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 70 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 57 |
Andre Holmes |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| WR 70 |
James Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 11 |
Mychal Rivera  |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| K 28 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bills In past 2 vs. Oak., QB Kyle Orton has passed for 604 yards & 2 TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with 300+ yards vs. Raiders. Has 97 career TD passes & needs 3 to reach 100... In only career start vs. Oak., RB Fred Jackson rushed for 117 yards on 15 att. (7.8 avg.) with 2 TDs, incl. 43-yarder. Has 404 rec. yards & needs 39 to surpass career-high (442 in 2011). RB Bryce Brown had career-long 40-yard catch last week... WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) leads AFC rookies in rec. yards (850) & ranks 2nd in catches (59) with 5 TDs. In past 4 on road, has 20 catches for 403 yards (100.8 per game) & TD. TE Scott Chandler had TD catch in last meeting... Bills lead NFL with 49 sacks & are only team with 3 players with 9+ sacks (DE Mario Williams, DT Marcell Dareus & LB Jerry Hughes). Williams has 7.5 sacks in past 6. Dareus leads NFL DTs with 10 sacks. Hughes (9.5) needs half sack to record back-to-back 10-sack seasons. In past 10, has 8.5 sacks, 3 FF & FR. S BACCARI RAMBO posted 1st 2 career INTs last week vs. GB...
 Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in passing yards (2,898) & TDs (18), both club rookie records. Posted 222 pass yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs last week. Has 4 TD passes in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with TD... RB Latavius Murray led team with 59 rush yards last week & has 247 in past 3. In last meeting, RB Darren McFadden had 143 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 71 rec.) with 2 total TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.)... WR James Jones leads team in catches (70), receiving yards (646) & TD rec. (5), incl. 8 catches for 57 yards & TD last week vs. Chiefs. WR Andre Holmes led team with 70 receiving yards last week vs. KC. TE Mychal Rivera has 14 catches for 148 yards & TD in past 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches. Needs TD catch to eclipse career-high 4 in 2013... Rookie LB Khalil Mack (No. 5 overall) has 3 sacks in past 5. S Charles Woodson (59) needs INT to become 11th player in NFL history to reach 60 career. In past 4 at home, has 2 INTs & sack. Leads team with 100 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CHI |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIA |
H |
W 29-10 |
+19 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
SD |
H |
L 10-22 |
-12 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
HOU |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DET |
A |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NE |
H |
L 22-37 |
-15 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIN |
H |
W 17-16 |
+1 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
NYJ |
A |
W 43-23 |
+20 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
KC |
H |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 11 |
2014-11-13 |
MIA |
A |
L 9-22 |
-13 |
| 12 |
2014-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
W 38-3 |
+35 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CLE |
H |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
GB |
H |
W 21-13 |
+8 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
OAK |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NE |
A |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
STL |
A |
L 0-52 |
-52 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SF |
H |
W 24-13 |
+11 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
KC |
A |
L 13-31 |
-18 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
BUF |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DEN |
A |
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Injury Report
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Out |
CB Tarell Brown (foot)
WR Vincent Brown (groin)
CB Chimdi Chekwa (hamstring)
TE Brian Leonhardt (concussion)
WR Denarius Moore (knee)
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| Questionable |
CB D.J. Hayden (back)
DT C.J. Wilson (ankle)
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| Probable |
QB Derek Carr (thumb)
CB T.J. Carrie (ankle)
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| IR |
TE David Ausberry (foot, 11/26/2014)
SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
FS Jonathan Dowling (back, 12/6/2014)
CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
SLB Sio Moore (hip, 12/16/2014)
MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
CB Carlos Rogers (knee, 11/29/2014)
WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps, 10/25/2014)
FS Usama Young (ankle, 10/25/2014)
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Offense |
OAK
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.3 |
15.0 |
21.7 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
101.0 |
73.8 |
111.0 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.85 |
3.79 |
4.16 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
61.5% |
57.3% |
62.1% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
209.3 |
187.3 |
229.0 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.15 |
8.14 |
10.71 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.63 |
4.66 |
6.65 |
BUF |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
OAK |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.5% |
31.6% |
38.7% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
44.4% |
40.0% |
46.5% |
BUF |
| Time of possession |
31:24 |
30:12 |
30:05 |
BUF |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Defense |
OAK
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
15.5 |
26.3 |
21.7 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
119.3 |
107.8 |
111.0 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.82 |
4.52 |
4.16 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
58.8% |
60.5% |
62.1% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
176.0 |
217.0 |
229.0 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.39 |
11.06 |
10.71 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.52 |
6.69 |
6.65 |
BUF |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
BUF |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks |
3.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
28.8% |
26.3% |
38.7% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
66.7% |
46.5% |
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| Time of possession |
28:36 |
29:48 |
30:05 |
BUF |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BUF |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
12.5 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
BUF |
| Yards per kick return |
20.5 |
19.3 |
23.2 |
BUF |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.8 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
BUF |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
19.8 |
32.6 |
23.2 |
BUF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BUF |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
BUF |
| Penalty yards |
58.5 |
62.3 |
54.6 |
BUF |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Buffalo Bills vs. Oakland Raiders |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
OAK |
BUF |
49-31 |
OAK |
| 2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
BUF |
OAK |
10-13 |
OAK |
| 2005 |
7 |
2005-10-23 |
BUF |
OAK |
17-38 |
OAK |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
OAK |
BUF |
23-24 |
BUF |
| 2011 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
OAK |
BUF |
35-38 |
BUF |
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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.
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