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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 24, Raiders 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 25 Kyle Boller Pass: 170, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 16 Michael Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 40 Darren McFadden Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 52 Louis Murphy Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 61 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 71 Johnnie Lee Higgins Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Zach Miller Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 22 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Kyle Orton Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 33 Laurence Maroney Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 10 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 48 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 25 Daniel Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 15 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Aim for 3rd consecutive win against Broncos at Invesco Field... Raiders have won 4 of past 6 on road against AFC West... In 7 starts w/Raiders, QB Bruce Gradkowski has 1,391 passing yards w/9 TDs vs. 4 INTs. In 1 start against Broncos (w/Was. on 11/15/09), QB Jason Campbell completed 17 of 26 passes (65.4 pct.) for 193 yards w/1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 100.3 passer rating... RB Darren McFadden had career-high 2 rush TDs at Denver on 11/23/08. Needs 108 rush yards to surpass career high of 499 in '08. RB Michael Bush had 133 rush yards on 18 att. (7.4 avg.) w/1 TD in last game against Broncos... WR Louis Murphy averages 18.3 yards per reception vs. AFC West (12 rec., 220 yards)... TE Zach Miller (196) needs 4 catches to become 4th Raiders TE to reach 200 career... DE Matt Shaughnessy aims for 3rd straight game w/sack & 5th in row w/sack vs. against AFC West... DT Tommy Kelly aims for 3rd straight game with at least 0.5 sacks.

Broncos In 2 career starts against Raiders, QB Kyle Orton has 435 passing yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 92.4 passer rating. Orton ranks 2nd in NFL w/1,942 passing yards in '10. Rookie QB Tim Tebow (1st round, No. 25) had 1st career TD on 5-yard run last week... RB Knowshon Moreno had 5 rush TDs in past 6 against AFC West. RB Correll Buckhalter had 108 rush yards (7.7 avg.) on 14 att. in last game vs. Raiders... WR Brandon Lloyd (663) needs 71 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 733 in '05 w/49ers. In past 4, Lloyd is averaging 123.3 receiving yards per game (493 total). Leads NFL w/13 catches of 20+ yards in '10. WR Jabar Gaffney aims for 3rd straight game w/80+ receiving yards (87, 81). Rookie WR Demaryius Thomas (1st round, No. 22) had 2nd career TD catch last week... CB Champ Bailey has 4 career INTs against Raiders. Rookie CB SYD'QUAN THOMPSON (7th round, No. 225) had 1st career INT vs. Jets last game... LB D.J. Williams has 2 sacks in past 3. Williams leads team w/56 tackles.


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    
9 2010-11-07 KC H    
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 PIT A    
12 2010-11-28 MIA H    
13 2010-12-05 SD A    
14 2010-12-12 JAC A    
15 2010-12-19 DEN H    
16 2010-12-26 IND H    
17 2011-01-02 KC A    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 JAC A L 17-24 -7
2 2010-09-19 SEA H W 31-14 +17
3 2010-09-26 IND H L 13-27 -14
4 2010-10-03 TEN A W 26-20 +6
5 2010-10-10 BAL A L 17-31 -14
6 2010-10-17 NYJ H L 20-24 -4
7 2010-10-24 OAK H L 14-59 -45
8 2010-10-31 SF A    
9   Bye      
10 2010-11-14 KC H    
11 2010-11-22 SD A    
12 2010-11-28 STL H    
13 2010-12-05 KC A    
14 2010-12-12 ARI A    
15 2010-12-19 OAK A    
16 2010-12-26 HOU H    
17 2011-01-02 SD H    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  MLB Travis Goethel (Back)
 DT John Henderson (Foot)
 OLB Thomas Howard (Knee)
 WR Chaz Schilens (Knee)
Questionable  RB Michael Bennett (Hamstring)
 SS Tyvon Branch (Back)
 QB Jason Campbell (Knee)
 FS Hiram Eugene (Back)
 QB Bruce Gradkowski (Shoulder)
 RB Darren McFadden (Hamstring)
 TE Brandon Myers (Concussion)
IR  QB Charlie Frye (Wrist)
   
Denver Broncos
Out  OLB Robert Ayers (Foot)
 SS Brian Dawkins (Knee)
 CB Andre' Goodman (Quadriceps)
 FS Darcel McBath (Ankle)
 ILB Wesley Woodyard (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Champ Bailey (Ribs)
 WR Eddie Royal (Groin)
 DE Kevin Vickerson (Groin)
IR  OLB Elvis Dumervil (Pectoral)
 RB LenDale White (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.0 20.0 20.9 DEN
Rushing yards 124.5 60.0 112.2 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.24 2.68 4.16 OAK
Completion % 53.9% 62.8% 61.3% DEN
Passing yards 195.0 298.3 220.7 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.52 12.04 10.65 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.67 7.55 6.53 DEN
Interceptions 1.5 0.5 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.7 OAK
Sacks allowed 3.0 1.5 2.2 DEN
3rd down conversions 34.1% 40.7% 38.5% DEN
4th down conversions 37.5% 33.3% 46.1% OAK
Time of possession 30:02 31:33 30:18 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.8 23.8 20.9 DEN
Rushing yards 143.3 123.3 112.2 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.01 4.38 4.16 DEN
Completion % 57.0% 61.0% 61.3% OAK
Passing yards 164.5 192.3 220.7 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.05 11.34 10.65 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.87 6.92 6.53 OAK
INT return 0.3 0.5 1.0 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.5 0.7 OAK
Sacks 2.3 1.3 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 41.3% 42.5% 38.5% OAK
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 46.1% DEN
Time of possession 29:58 28:27 30:18 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.4 10.1 9.1 DEN
Yards per kick return 20.1 27.1 23.3 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 12.5 9.1 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 26.7 27.4 23.3 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 10.3 6.0 6.4 DEN
Penalty yards 78.0 71.3 55.0 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 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

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.