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Final Score Prediction

Chargers 23, Jets 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 13 Philip Rivers Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Ryan Mathews Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 26 Mike Tolbert Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 18 Vincent Jackson Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
WR 22 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 TE 13 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 5 Nick Novak FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Mark Sanchez Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Shonn Greene Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 32 LaDainian Tomlinson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 14 Santonio Holmes Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 50 Plaxico Burress Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Dustin Keller Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 12 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Club has won 3 of past 4 at NYJ... SD seeks 4th straight win... Offense leads NFL in time of poss. (35:17) in '11... In only reg. sea meeting vs. NYJ (9/22/08), QB Philip Rivers completed 19 of 25 passes (76 pct.) for 250 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 130 passer rating. Since '10, Rivers leads AFC with 6,246 passing yards. Aims for 60th win as starting QB (59-26)... RB Ryan Mathews had career-best 125 rush yards last game. In past 3, Mathews is averaging 101.3 rush yards per game (304 total)... TE Antonio Gates had 8 rec. for 132 yards (16.5 avg.) in last game at NYJ. Gates (537) needs 5 rec. to surpass HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (541) for 2nd-most rec. in team history (CHARLIE JOINER, 586)... WR Vincent Jackson had 7 rec. for 111 yards (15.9) vs. NYJ in Div. Playoffs (1/17/10)... Defense allows 179.6 passing yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL (STEELERS, 157.7)... Incl. postseason, LB Shaun Phillips has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. NYJ.

Jets Dating back to 1/2/11, NYJ seeks 5th consecutive win at home... At home in '11, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 57 of 93 passes (61.3 pct.) for 718 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 89.8 passer rating... RB Shonn Greene had 128 rush yards on 23 att. (5.6 avg.) with TD in Divisional Playoff Game vs. SD (1/17/10). RB LaDainian Tomlinson spent 9 seasons (2001-09) with SD & rushed for 12,490 yards with 138 TDs. Tomlinson (599) needs 1 catch to become the 4th RB in NFL history with 600 rec. (LARRY CENTERS, 827; MARSHALL FAULK, 767; KEITH BYARS, 610)... WR Santonio Holmes aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD... Incl. playoffs, TE Dustin Keller aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch vs. SD... CB Darrelle Revis tied career-high with 2 INTs last game, incl. 100-yard INT-return TD. Selected No. 19 overall in '06 NFL Draft by SD, CB Antonio Cromartie spent 4 seasons with Chargers (2006-09)... KR-RB Joe McKnight leads NFL with 44.1 KR avg.


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 L 21-27 -6
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    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 DAL H W 27-24 +3
2 2011-09-18 JAC H W 32-3 +29
3 2011-09-25 OAK A L 24-34 -10
4 2011-10-02 BAL A L 17-34 -17
5 2011-10-09 NE A L 21-30 -9
6 2011-10-17 MIA H W 24-6 +18
7 2011-10-23 SD H W 27-21 +6
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 BUF A    
10 2011-11-13 NE H    
11 2011-11-17 DEN A    
12 2011-11-27 BUF H    
13 2011-12-04 WAS A    
14 2011-12-11 KC H    
15 2011-12-18 PHI A    
16 2011-12-24 NYG H    
17 2012-01-01 MIA A    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  DE Luis Castillo (Tibia)
Questionable  TE Antonio Gates (Foot)
Probable  DE Jacques Cesaire (Knee)
 CB Marcus Gilchrist (Knee)
 FB Jacob Hester (Foot)
 WR Vincent Jackson (Hamstring)
 RB Mike Tolbert (Concussion)
IR  ILB Stephen Cooper (Triceps)
 K Nate Kaeding (Left Knee ACL)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (Shoulder)
 SS Bob Sanders (Knee)
   
New York Jets
Questionable  DE Mike Devito (Knee)
 OC Nick Mangold (Ankle)
Probable  CB Marquice Cole (Hamstring)
 CB Antonio Cromartie (Groin)
 NT Marcus Dixon (Knee)
 RB Joe McKnight (Knee)
 DE Ropati Pitoitua (Knee)
 LS Tanner Purdum (Back)
 CB Donald Strickland (Concussion)
 RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Not Injury Related)
 DE Muhammad Wilkerson (Shoulder)
IR  QB Greg McElroy (Right Thumb)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (Achilles)
 OG Robert Turner (Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 
NYJ
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.7 24.0 22.7 NYJ
Rushing yards 110.3 85.8 111.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.04 3.32 4.25 SD
Completion % 67.2% 56.3% 60.8% SD
Passing yards 294.3 211.8 242.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 11.74 11.69 11.44 SD
Passing yards per attempt 7.89 6.59 6.95 SD
Interceptions 1.7 0.8 1.0 NYJ
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.5 2.3 SD
3rd down conversions 56.5% 34.6% 38.8% SD
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 46.4% -
Time of possession 35:08 28:56 30:01 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 
NYJ
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.3 23.5 22.7 SD
Rushing yards 111.3 123.5 111.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.62 4.28 4.25 NYJ
Completion % 64.4% 54.8% 60.8% NYJ
Passing yards 153.3 197.0 242.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.56 11.81 11.44 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.80 6.48 6.95 NYJ
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.0 NYJ
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.8 0.6 NYJ
Sacks 1.7 3.0 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 39.6% 28.6% 38.8% NYJ
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 46.4% NYJ
Time of possession 24:52 31:04 30:01 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 9.7 10.1 NYJ
Yards per kick return 21.8 30.9 24.4 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 18.8 9.1 10.1 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 29.2 18.7 24.4 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 7.0 6.4 SD
Penalty yards 36.7 59.8 53.8 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2011 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
San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 9 2002-11-03 NYJ SD 44-13 NYJ
2004 2 2004-09-19 NYJ SD 34-28 NYJ
2004 WC 2005-01-08 NYJ SD 20-17 NYJ
2005 9 2005-11-06 SD NYJ 31-26 SD
2008 3 2008-09-22 NYJ SD 29-48 SD
2009 DP 2010-01-17 NYJ SD 17-14 NYJ

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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff