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San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 10
 34
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SEA
NYG		 36
 25
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PHI
BUF		 24
 31
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OAK
HOU		 25
 20
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TEN
PIT		 17
 38
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NO
CAR		 30
 27
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KC
IND		 28
 24
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CIN
JAC		 30
 20
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TB
SF		 3
 48
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SD
DEN		 29
 24
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NYJ
NE		 21
 30
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GB
ATL		 25
 14
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CHI
DET		 Mon
 8:30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chargers 27, Broncos 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Philip Rivers Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Ryan Mathews Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 33 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 9 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
 WR 47 Malcom Floyd Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 56 Patrick Crayton Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 16 Randy McMichael Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
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Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Kyle Orton Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Willis McGahee Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 34 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 15 Eric Decker Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 25 Daniel Fells Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 17 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Club has 6-2 record against Broncos under head coach NORV TURNER...SD aims for 4th consecutive win vs. AFC West... QB Philip Rivers is 8-2 as starter vs. Den. & has 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 112.4 passer rating. Since '10, Rivers leads AFC with 5,996 passing yards. Had 110.6 passer rating last week & Chargers are 33-8 (.804) when Rivers has 100+ rating as starter... In past 2, RB Ryan Mathews is averaging 89.5 rush yards per game (179 total). Mathews had career-best in rush yards (120) & TDs (3) in last game vs. Den... RB Mike Tolbert leads AFC RBs with 25 catches this season. Has 15 TDs (13 rush, 2 receiving) in past 18 games... WR Vincent Jackson posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (108). Jackson averages 18.7 yards per catch this year (20 rec., 374 yards)... LB Shaun Phillips has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. Broncos. LB Larry English had career-high 2 sacks last week... S Eric Weddle aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT... Rookie CB Marcus Gilchrist (2nd round, No. 50) recorded 1st career INT last week. CB Antoine Cason has 2 career INTs vs. Broncos.

Broncos Have won 14 of past 20 at home vs. Chargers... In 2 career starts against SD, QB Kyle Orton has completed 44 of 67 passes (65.7 pct.) for 446 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 93.3 passer rating. Orton (49) needs TD pass to reach 50 with Broncos. RB Willis McGahee has 4 rush TDs in past 3 against SD. McGahee recorded 2nd 100-yard rush game of season (103) last week & 25th of career... WR Brandon Lloyd aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD vs. Chargers. Lloyd recorded 1st 100-yard receiving game (136) of season last week. WR Eric Decker tied career-high with 2 TD catches last week & has 4 TD rec. in past 3 games. Decker had TD catch in last game vs. SD... TE Daniel Fells posted 1st TD catch as Bronco last week. Rookie LB Von Miller (No. 2 overall) aims for 4th consecutive game with sack & has NFL rookie-high of 4 sacks... Rookie S Rahim Moore (2nd round, No. 45) registered 1st INT of career last week. CB Champ Bailey has 4 career INTs vs. Chargers... LB Wesley Woodyard leads team with 34 tackles this season.


Results and Schedule
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 MIN H W 24-17 +7
2 2011-09-18 NE A L 21-35 -14
3 2011-09-25 KC H W 20-17 +3
4 2011-10-02 MIA H W 26-16 +10
5 2011-10-09 DEN A W 29-24 +5
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 NYJ A    
8 2011-10-31 KC A    
9 2011-11-06 GB H    
10 2011-11-10 OAK H    
11 2011-11-20 CHI A    
12 2011-11-27 DEN H    
13 2011-12-05 JAC A    
14 2011-12-11 BUF H    
15 2011-12-18 BAL H    
16 2011-12-24 DET A    
17 2012-01-01 OAK A    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 OAK H L 20-23 -3
2 2011-09-18 CIN H W 24-22 +2
3 2011-09-25 TEN A L 14-17 -3
4 2011-10-02 GB A L 23-49 -26
5 2011-10-09 SD H L 24-29 -5
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 MIA A    
8 2011-10-30 DET H    
9 2011-11-06 OAK A    
10 2011-11-13 KC A    
11 2011-11-17 NYJ H    
12 2011-11-27 SD A    
13 2011-12-04 MIN A    
14 2011-12-11 CHI H    
15 2011-12-18 NE H    
16 2011-12-24 BUF A    
17 2012-01-01 KC H    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  DE Luis Castillo (Tibia)
 DE Jacques Cesaire (Knee)
Doubtful  TE Antonio Gates (Foot)
Probable  OC Nick Hardwick (Neck)
 WR Vincent Jackson (Hamstring)
 CB Quentin Jammer (Illness)
IR  K Nate Kaeding (Left Knee ACL)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (Shoulder)
 SS Bob Sanders (Knee)
   
Denver Broncos
Out  WR Eddie Royal (Groin)
 WR Demaryius Thomas (Finger)
 TE Julius Thomas (Ankle)
Questionable  SS Brian Dawkins (Ankle)
 TE Daniel Fells (Knee)
 CB Jonathan Wilhite (Illness)
Probable  CB Champ Bailey (Hamstring)
 FS Rahim Moore (Illness)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (Hamstring)
 DT Marcus Thomas (Groin)
IR  CB Syd'quan Thompson (Achilles)
 DT Ty Warren (Triceps)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 		 DEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.8 20.3 22.8 SD
Rushing yards 102.0 86.8 108.5 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.74 3.65 4.16 SD
Completion % 68.2% 59.9% 61.0% SD
Passing yards 313.8 224.0 245.7 SD
Passing yards per completion 11.73 10.54 11.44 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.99 6.31 6.98 SD
Interceptions 1.5 1.5 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.3 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.3 SD
3rd down conversions 58.5% 45.1% 38.5% SD
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 45.4% DEN
Time of possession 34:04 28:26 30:01 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 		 DEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.3 27.8 22.8 SD
Rushing yards 101.5 102.8 108.5 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.06 3.74 4.16 DEN
Completion % 68.8% 69.6% 61.0% SD
Passing yards 196.3 275.0 245.7 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.47 11.46 11.44 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.20 7.97 6.98 SD
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 SD
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.8 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.0 1.8 2.3 SD
3rd down conversions 43.2% 43.4% 38.5% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 45.4% DEN
Time of possession 25:56 31:34 30:01 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.1 21.9 10.4 DEN
Yards per kick return 21.8 26.9 24.4 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 19.0 5.2 10.4 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 29.3 29.5 24.4 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 5.3 6.5 DEN
Penalty yards 47.5 46.3 53.9 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 DEN SD 21-7 DEN
2000 12 2000-11-19 SD DEN 37-38 DEN
2001 6 2001-10-21 DEN SD 10-27 SD
2001 9 2001-11-11 SD DEN 16-26 DEN
2002 5 2002-10-06 SD DEN 9-26 DEN
2002 13 2002-12-01 DEN SD 27-30 SD
2003 2 2003-09-14 DEN SD 37-13 DEN
2003 11 2003-11-16 SD DEN 8-37 DEN
2004 3 2004-09-26 SD DEN 13-23 DEN
2004 13 2004-12-05 DEN SD 17-20 SD
2005 2 2005-09-18 SD DEN 17-20 DEN
2005 17 2005-12-31 DEN SD 23-7 DEN
2006 11 2006-11-19 SD DEN 35-27 SD
2006 14 2006-12-10 DEN SD 20-48 SD
2007 5 2007-10-07 SD DEN 41-3 SD
2007 16 2007-12-24 DEN SD 3-23 SD
2008 2 2008-09-14 SD DEN 38-39 DEN
2008 17 2008-12-28 DEN SD 21-52 SD
2009 6 2009-10-19 DEN SD 34-23 DEN
2009 11 2009-11-22 SD DEN 32-3 SD
2010 11 2010-11-22 DEN SD 14-35 SD
2010 17 2011-01-02 SD DEN 33-28 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.