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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 31, Chargers 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Philip Rivers Pass: 280, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 17 Ryan Mathews Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Ronnie Brown Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 27 Malcom Floyd Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 37 Danario Alexander Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 67 Eddie Royal Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 3 Nick Novak FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Peyton Manning Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Willis McGahee Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 14 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 66 Brandon Stokley Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 24 Jacob Tamme Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 25 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Seek 4th consecutive win at Den... For career, QB Philip Rivers is 5-1 at Den. with 9 TDs & 102.5 passer rating. Rivers posted 28th career 300-yard passing game last week. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ passer rating... RB Ryan Mathews has rushed for 100+ yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. Broncos (120, 125, 137). RB Ronnie Brown is tied for 2nd among NFL RBs with 35 catches in '12... TE Antonio Gates (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most rec TDs in team history. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD rec. Had 2 TD catches in last game vs. Den. In past 2 at Den., WR Malcom Floyd has 5 receptions for 157 yards (31.4 avg.) with TD. WR Danario Alexander had career-best 134 receiving yards last week, incl. 80-yard TD catch... LB Shaun Phillips (65) has 3rd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5; LEE WILLIAMS, 65.5)... CB Quentin Jammer had 80-yard INT-return TD in last meeting vs. Den... Since '11, S Eric Weddle has 9 INTs, best in AFC.

Broncos Club aims for 5th consecutive win. Overcame 24-0 deficit & became 1st team in NFL history to win by 10+ points after trailing by at least 24 in last game vs. SD. Totaled 115 points in 4th quarter of games in '12, 2nd-most in NFL... In 4 home games in 2012, QB Peyton Manning has 1,226 passing yards with 10 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 115.3 passer rating. Registered 69th career game with 300+ passing yards last week, most in NFL history... RB Willis McGahee has 100+ rush yards in 2 of past 3 vs. SD (125, 117)... WR Demaryius Thomas has 100+ receiving yards in 3 of 4 home games in '12 (110, 103, 137). WR Eric Decker has 7 TD rec. in past 6 games. WR Brandon Stokley posted 4th TD catch of season last week... Since entering NFL in '11, LB Von Miller has 21.5 sacks, most in AFC. Has 4 sacks in past 2 games... CB Chris Harris had 2 INTs, incl. 46-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. SD. CB TONY CARTER had 40-yard INT-return TD last week. Had INT & FR in last game against Chargers... KR TRINDON HOLLIDAY had 76-yard PR-TD last week.


Results and Schedule
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H    
13 2012-12-02 CIN H    
14 2012-12-09 PIT A    
15 2012-12-16 CAR H    
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PIT H W 31-19 +12
2 2012-09-17 ATL A L 21-27 -6
3 2012-09-23 HOU H L 25-31 -6
4 2012-09-30 OAK H W 37-6 +31
5 2012-10-07 NE A L 21-31 -10
6 2012-10-15 SD A W 35-24 +11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NO H W 34-14 +20
9 2012-11-04 CIN A W 31-23 +8
10 2012-11-11 CAR A W 36-14 +22
11 2012-11-18 SD H W 30-23 +7
12 2012-11-25 KC A    
13 2012-12-02 TB H    
14 2012-12-06 OAK A    
15 2012-12-16 BAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CLE H    
17 2012-12-30 KC H    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  NT Aubrayo Franklin (knee)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring)
Questionable  RB Ryan Mathews (neck)
 TE Dante Rosario (hamstring)
Probable  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring)
 SS Atari Bigby (quadriceps)
 OLB Melvin Ingram (knee)
 FS Eric Weddle (knee)
IR  WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
   
Denver Broncos
Out  CB Tracy Porter (other-illness)
Probable  DE Robert Ayers (groin)
 DE Elvis Dumervil (shoulder)
 FS Jim Leonhard (calf)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (thigh)
 OLB D.J. Williams (other-excused)
IR  SS Quinton Carter (knee, 9/29)
 DE Jason Hunter (triceps, 8/27)
 MLB Joe Mays (ankle, 10/30)
 DT Ty Warren (triceps, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.0 33.3 22.5 DEN
Rushing yards 112.3 67.7 117.0 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 3.70 4.35 SD
Completion % 67.2% 74.0% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 248.0 303.0 233.2 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.38 11.69 10.78 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.98 8.66 6.67 DEN
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.7 0.7 SD
Sacks allowed 2.3 0.3 2.2 DEN
3rd down conversions 44.8% 42.6% 38.8% SD
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 53.3% DEN
Time of possession 31:44 28:18 29:52 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.0 20.3 22.5 DEN
Rushing yards 81.3 77.7 117.0 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.36 3.72 4.35 SD
Completion % 64.2% 60.9% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 230.0 205.7 233.2 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.94 9.27 10.78 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.67 5.65 6.67 DEN
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.7 SD
Sacks 1.3 4.3 2.2 DEN
3rd down conversions 41.7% 32.9% 38.8% DEN
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 53.3% DEN
Time of possession 28:16 31:42 29:52 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.8 11.4 8.3 DEN
Yards per kick return 24.0 21.7 23.3 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 3.3 2.4 8.3 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.8 22.8 23.3 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.7 6.3 DEN
Penalty yards 41.7 41.0 52.1 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

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
2011 5 2011-10-09 SD DEN 29-24 SD
2011 12 2011-11-27 DEN SD 16-13 DEN
2012 6 2012-10-15 DEN SD 35-24 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.