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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 31, Raiders 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Jason Campbell Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Darren McFadden Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 46 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 34 Jacoby Ford Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 59 Louis Murphy Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 84 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Zach Miller Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 28 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Philip Rivers Pass: 290, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Mike Tolbert Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 47 Darren Sproles Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 48 Ryan Mathews Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20 Malcom Floyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 36 Legedu Naanee Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 63 Seyi Ajirotutu Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 19 Antonio Gates Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 27 Randy McMichael Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9 Nate Kaeding FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Club has won 3 of past 4 on road against AFC West... In 3 road starts w/ Raiders, QB Bruce Gradkowski has passed for 763 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 90.4 passer rating. In 2 games vs. SD, QB Jason Campbell has completed 41 of 60 passes (68.3 pct.) for 440 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 106.3 rating... RB Darren McFadden averages 127 rush yards per game vs. AFC West in '10 (254 total). McFadden (4) needs rush TD to surpass career-high of 4 in '08. Had career-high 7 rec. last week. RB Michael Bush had 104 rush yards in last game vs. SD... Rookie WR-KR Jacoby Ford (4th round, No. 108) had 44-yard TD rec. & 101-yard KR-TD last week. Became 1st Raiders player ever to return game's opening KO for TD. Recorded 2nd 100-yard rec. game of career last week (108). WR Louis Murphy averages 24.7 yards per catch against Chargers (6 rec., 148 yards)... TE Zach Miller is averaging 70.0 rec. yards per game in past 3 vs. SD... Rookie LB Rolando McClain (1st round, No. 8) had 1st career INT last week... S Michael Huff has sack in 2 of past 3 games.

Chargers Club has won 18 consecutive games in Dec., longest such streak in NFL history. SD aims for 5th consecutive win in '10. Chargers seek 8th straight home win vs. Raiders... QB Philip Rivers is tied for NFL-best w/ 23 TDs & needs 2 TD passes to become 1st Chargers QB w/ 25+ TD passes in 3 consecutive seasons (34 in '08, 28 in '09). Rivers is 8-1 vs. Oak. & has 89.3 rating. Rivers is 18-0 as starter in Dec. w/ 33 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 100.6 rating... RB Mike Tolbert aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rush yards (111, 103). Tolbert has career-high 9 rush TDs in '10... TE Antonio Gates had 92 rec. yards on 5 rec. (18.4 avg.) in last game vs. Oak... SD leads NFL w/ 33 sacks. Defense allows NFL-low in yards per game (273.6) & AFC-low in pass yards per game (192.5). Chargers recorded 4 INTs last week... LB Kevin Burnett & S Eric Weddle each had INT-TD return vs. Colts... CB Antoine Cason aims for 3rd straight game w/ INT.


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 TEN A L 13-38 -25
2 2010-09-19 STL H W 16-14 +2
3 2010-09-26 ARI A L 23-24 -1
4 2010-10-03 HOU H L 24-31 -7
5 2010-10-10 SD H W 35-27 +8
6 2010-10-17 SF A L 9-17 -8
7 2010-10-24 DEN A W 59-14 +45
8 2010-10-31 SEA H W 33-3 +30
9 2010-11-07 KC H W 23-20 +3
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 PIT A L 3-35 -32
12 2010-11-28 MIA H L 17-33 -16
13 2010-12-05 SD A W 28-13 +15
14 2010-12-12 JAC A    
15 2010-12-19 DEN H    
16 2010-12-26 IND H    
17 2011-01-02 KC A    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 KC A L 14-21 -7
2 2010-09-19 JAC H W 38-13 +25
3 2010-09-26 SEA A L 20-27 -7
4 2010-10-03 ARI H W 41-10 +31
5 2010-10-10 OAK A L 27-35 -8
6 2010-10-17 STL A L 17-20 -3
7 2010-10-24 NE H L 20-23 -3
8 2010-10-31 TEN H W 33-25 +8
9 2010-11-07 HOU A W 29-23 +6
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-22 DEN H W 35-14 +21
12 2010-11-28 IND A W 36-14 +22
13 2010-12-05 OAK H L 13-28 -15
14 2010-12-12 KC H    
15 2010-12-16 SF H    
16 2010-12-26 CIN A    
17 2011-01-02 DEN A    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Doubtful  CB Chris Johnson (Groin)
Questionable  CB Nnamdi Asomugha (Ankle)
 SS Tyvon Branch (Shoulder)
 MLB Rolando McClain (Foot)
 TE Zach Miller (Foot)
 WR Chaz Schilens (Knee)
 DT Richard Seymour (Shoulder)
IR  QB Charlie Frye (Wrist)
 QB Bruce Gradkowski (Right Shoulder)
 DE Trevor Scott (Knee ACL)
   
San Diego Chargers
Out  WR Patrick Crayton (Wrist)
Doubtful  WR Vincent Jackson (Calf)
 OG Louis Vasquez (Neck)
Questionable  ILB Stephen Cooper (Knee)
 WR Malcom Floyd (Hamstring)
 TE Antonio Gates (Toe)
 SS Steve Gregory (Shoulder)
 RB Mike Tolbert (Hand)
Probable  DE Travis Johnson (Shoulder)
 RB Ryan Mathews (Ankle)
 CB Donald Strickland (Hip)
 TE Kris Wilson (Back)
IR  LS Ian Beckles (Knee)
 LS David Binn (Hamstring)
 ILB Donald Butler (Achilles)
 WR Craig Davis (Groin)
 LS James Dearth (Foot)
 OLB Jyles Tucker (Pectoral)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.3 32.3 23.6 SD
Rushing yards 137.3 117.7 112.1 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 5.21 3.62 4.18 OAK
Completion % 53.2% 71.5% 61.3% SD
Passing yards 212.0 281.0 237.1 SD
Passing yards per completion 12.81 11.86 11.10 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 6.81 8.48 6.80 SD
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.7 SD
Sacks allowed 2.7 1.3 2.1 SD
3rd down conversions 29.2% 46.9% 38.9% SD
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 50.3% SD
Time of possession 34:03 34:47 30:21 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.3 20.0 23.6 SD
Rushing yards 113.7 59.7 112.1 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 3.33 4.18 SD
Completion % 51.6% 60.8% 61.3% OAK
Passing yards 211.3 234.0 237.1 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.93 10.04 11.10 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.67 6.10 6.80 SD
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 OAK
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 OAK
Sacks 3.3 2.3 2.1 OAK
3rd down conversions 25.3% 27.4% 38.9% OAK
4th down conversions 40.0% 44.4% 50.3% OAK
Time of possession 29:57 25:13 30:21 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.9 7.4 9.9 SD
Yards per kick return 25.6 25.8 22.2 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 13.3 15.0 9.9 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 18.9 18.9 22.2 -
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.3 5.7 6.2 SD
Penalty yards 84.7 54.7 52.1 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 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 7 to 12 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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.