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Prediction: Broncos 27, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Derek Carr Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 16 Latavius Murray Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 60 Marcel Reece Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 66 Darren McFadden Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 41 Andre Holmes Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 65 James Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 83 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Mychal Rivera Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
K 32 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Peyton Manning Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 C.J. Anderson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-35, 0
 RB 59 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 14 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 86 Wes Welker Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Julius Thomas Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 9 Connor Barth FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in passing yards (3,112) & TDs (20), both club rookie records. Posted 214 pass yards with 2 TD vs. 0 INTs last week. Has 6 TD passes in past 3 & aims for 4th in row with TD... RB Latavius Murray led team with 86 rush yards last week & has 333 in past 4. In past 4 at Den., RB Darren McFadden has 399 scrimmage yards (358 rush, 41 rec.) with 6 total TDs (4 rush, 1 rec., 1 pass)... WR Kenbrell Thompkins led team with season-high 90 yards on 5 catches (18 avg.) last week. WR James Jones leads team in catches (71) & TD receptions (6) with 649 yards. WR Andre Holmes leads team with 683 rec. yards. TE Mychal Rivera had 6 catches for 64 yards & TD in last meeting. Needs TD catch to eclipse career-high 4 in 2013... Rookie LB Khalil Mack (No. 5 overall) has 5 sacks in past 6. Last week, S Charles Woodson (60) became 11th player in NFL history to reach 60 career INTs. Leads team with 106 tackles.

Broncos QB Peyton Manning has 4,454 pass yards & has NFL-record 14 career 4,000-yard seasons. Last week, Manning (9,012) joined BRETT FAVRE (10,169) as only players to reach 9,000 career attempts. Has won past 8 vs. Oak., passing for 2,281 yards with 23 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 112.7 rating... In past 7, RB C.J. Anderson is averaging 135.7 scrimmage yards per game (950 total) with 7 total TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.). Had 163 scrimmage yards in last meeting (90 rush, 73 rec.) with TD... In past 12, WR Demaryius Thomas has 1,363 rec. yards & 10 TDs. Last week, Thomas (1,504) joined ROD SMITH (1,602 in 2000) as only Broncos with 1,500-yard receiving season. Since entering NFL in 2010, has 41 TD catches, tied for 1st among AFC WRs. WR Emmanuel Sanders has 9 TDs in past 10, incl. 2 vs. Cin... Broncos are 1 of 3 NFL teams with 2 players with 10+ sacks each (LBs Von Miller & DeMarcus Ware). Since entering NFL in 2011, Miller is 2nd in AFC with 48 sacks. CB Aqib Talib had 33-yard INT-TD last week & aims for 3rd in row with INT.


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 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 W 26-24 +2
17 2014-12-28 DEN A L 14-47 -33
   

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 IND H W 31-24 +7
2 2014-09-14 KC H W 24-17 +7
3 2014-09-21 SEA A L 20-26 -6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 ARI H W 41-20 +21
6 2014-10-12 NYJ A W 31-17 +14
7 2014-10-19 SF H W 42-17 +25
8 2014-10-23 SD H W 35-21 +14
9 2014-11-02 NE A L 21-43 -22
10 2014-11-09 OAK A W 41-17 +24
11 2014-11-16 STL A L 7-22 -15
12 2014-11-23 MIA H W 39-36 +3
13 2014-11-30 KC A W 29-16 +13
14 2014-12-07 BUF H W 24-17 +7
15 2014-12-14 SD A W 22-10 +12
16 2014-12-22 CIN A L 28-37 -9
17 2014-12-28 OAK H W 47-14 +33

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Questionable  WR Vincent Brown (groin)
 CB Chimdi Chekwa (hamstring)
 TE Brian Leonhardt (concussion)
 WR Denarius Moore (knee)
Probable  QB Derek Carr (other-illness)
IR  TE David Ausberry (foot, 11/26/2014)
 SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Tarell Brown (foot, 12/20/2014)
 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)
   

Denver Broncos
Questionable  RB Ronnie Hillman (ankle)
 WLB Brandon Marshall (foot)
 SS T.J. Ward (neck)
IR  RB Montee Ball (groin, 12/13/2014)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 12/13/2014)
 MLB Nate Irving (knee, 11/13/2014)
 WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (knee, 12/16/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.8 25.8 21.7 DEN
Rushing yards 93.5 132.5 111.9 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.99 4.36 4.21 DEN
Completion % 54.9% 64.6% 62.5% DEN
Passing yards 191.0 237.3 230.2 DEN
Passing yards per completion 9.08 11.04 10.67 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 4.98 7.13 6.67 DEN
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.9 OAK
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.3 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 32.3% 42.5% 39.0% DEN
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 46.3% DEN
Time of possession 31:44 30:28 30:03 OAK
  Defense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.0 22.8 21.7 OAK
Rushing yards 101.5 89.5 111.9 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.22 4.27 4.21 OAK
Completion % 60.0% 66.0% 62.5% OAK
Passing yards 217.0 200.0 230.2 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.79 8.94 10.67 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.47 5.90 6.67 DEN
INT return 0.5 1.3 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks 1.8 2.0 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 22.4% 37.8% 39.0% OAK
4th down conversions 50.0% 71.4% 46.3% OAK
Time of possession 28:16 29:32 30:03 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.5 6.7 8.7 DEN
Yards per kick return 18.8 25.6 23.1 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 12.7 18.1 8.7 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 30.1 27.6 23.1 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 6.5 6.5 DEN
Penalty yards 62.3 62.5 54.8 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 DEN OAK 33-24 DEN
2000 11 2000-11-13 OAK DEN 24-27 DEN
2001 8 2001-11-05 DEN OAK 28-38 OAK
2001 16 2001-12-30 OAK DEN 17-23 DEN
2002 10 2002-11-11 OAK DEN 34-10 OAK
2002 16 2002-12-22 DEN OAK 16-28 OAK
2003 3 2003-09-22 OAK DEN 10-31 DEN
2003 13 2003-11-30 DEN OAK 22-8 DEN
2004 6 2004-10-17 DEN OAK 31-3 DEN
2004 12 2004-11-28 OAK DEN 25-24 OAK
2005 10 2005-11-13 DEN OAK 31-17 DEN
2005 16 2005-12-24 OAK DEN 3-22 DEN
2006 6 2006-10-15 OAK DEN 3-13 DEN
2006 10 2006-11-12 DEN OAK 17-13 DEN
2007 2 2007-09-16 OAK DEN 20-23 DEN
2007 13 2007-12-02 DEN OAK 20-34 OAK
2008 1 2008-09-08 DEN OAK 41-14 DEN
2008 12 2008-11-23 OAK DEN 31-10 OAK
2009 3 2009-09-27 DEN OAK 23-3 DEN
2009 15 2009-12-20 OAK DEN 20-19 OAK
2010 7 2010-10-24 OAK DEN 59-14 OAK
2010 15 2010-12-19 DEN OAK 23-39 OAK
2011 1 2011-09-12 OAK DEN 23-20 OAK
2011 9 2011-11-06 DEN OAK 38-24 DEN
2012 4 2012-09-30 OAK DEN 6-37 DEN
2012 14 2012-12-06 DEN OAK 26-13 DEN
2013 3 2013-09-23 OAK DEN 21-37 DEN
2013 17 2013-12-29 DEN OAK 34-14 DEN
2014 10 2014-11-09 DEN OAK 41-17 DEN

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.