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Final Score Prediction

Panthers 30, Raiders 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 20 Carson Palmer Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Darren McFadden Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 48 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 50 Mike Goodson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 41 Denarius Moore Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 45 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 46 Rod Streater Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 11 Brandon Myers Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 16 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Cam Newton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 50, 0
RB 27 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 8 Steve Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 44 Louis Murphy Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 85 Brandon LaFell Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 8 Graham Gano FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Carson Palmer (3,987) needs 13 pass yards to join RICH GANNON (4,689 in '02) as only QBs in club history to reach 4,000 in season. Palmer is 2-0 as starter vs. Car... RB Darren McFadden is averaging 89.6 rush yards/game in past 5 vs. NFC (448 total). Posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week. RB Mike Goodson spent 3 seasons with Panthers (2009-11). Had season-high 89 rush yards last week. RB Marcel Reece has 478 rec. yards, most among AFC RBs... WR Denarius Moore has career-best 6 TD catches. In past 3, rookie WR Rod Streater is averaging 21.5 yards/catch (12 rec., 258 yards)... TE Brandon Myers leads AFC TEs with 72 rec... LB Philip Wheeler has team-best 104 tackles & career-high 3 sacks... DT Desmond Bryant aims for 3rd game in row with sack.

Panthers In past 5, QB Cam Newton has passed for 10 TDs, 0 INTs & 109.8 rating. Has 152 att. without INT, longest current streak in NFL. Has 293 rush yards & 3 TDs in those 5. Is only player with 30+ pass (39) & 20+ rush (21) TDs in 1st 2 NFL seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for 140 yards (7.4 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Had 45-yard rec. TD last week. RB Mike Tolbert rushed for 2 TDs vs. KC. WR Steve Smith has 18 catches for 286 yards (95.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3. Has 1,056 yards, his 7th 1,000-yard season. WR Brandon LaFell has 8 career rec. TDs & avg. 26.5 yards per TD (212 yards). TE Greg Olsen has 4 TDs in past 6. Has 3 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC... CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. Since 2010, DE Charles Johnson has 10.5 sacks in 11 games vs. AFC. Has 27.5 sacks in past 36. Has 10.5 sacks in past 11. Had sack in last meeting. DE Greg Hardy has 9 sacks in past 8. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 139 tackles. Has 3 games with 15+ tackles, most in NFL. Has 8 games with 10+ tackles, tied for most. DE MARIO ADDISON had sack & FF last week.


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H L 17-38 -21
12 2012-11-25 CIN A L 10-34 -24
13 2012-12-02 CLE H L 17-20 -3
14 2012-12-06 DEN H L 13-26 -13
15 2012-12-16 KC H W 15-0 +15
16 2012-12-23 CAR A L 6-17 -11
17 2012-12-30 SD A    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TB A L 10-16 -6
2 2012-09-16 NO H W 35-27 +8
3 2012-09-20 NYG H L 7-36 -29
4 2012-09-30 ATL A L 28-30 -2
5 2012-10-07 SEA H L 12-16 -4
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H L 14-19 -5
8 2012-10-28 CHI A L 22-23 -1
9 2012-11-04 WAS A W 21-13 +8
10 2012-11-11 DEN H L 14-36 -22
11 2012-11-18 TB H L 21-27 -6
12 2012-11-26 PHI A W 30-22 +8
13 2012-12-02 KC A L 21-27 -6
14 2012-12-09 ATL H W 30-20 +10
15 2012-12-16 SD A W 31-7 +24
16 2012-12-23 OAK H W 17-6 +11
17 2012-12-30 NO A    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  DT Richard Seymour (hamstring)
Questionable  SS Tyvon Branch (ankle)
 WR Juron Criner (hip)
Probable  CB Phillip Adams (concussion)
 SS Mike Mitchell (neck)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot, 11/10)
   
Carolina Panthers
Questionable  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
Probable  DT Dwan Edwards (wrist)
 WR Brandon LaFell (toe)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 DT Ron Edwards (elbow, 11/27)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)
 FS Sherrod Martin (knee, 12/3)
 FS Haruki Nakamura (groin, 12/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 15.5 25.5 22.8 CAR
Rushing yards 94.0 131.5 118.4 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.24 4.22 4.32 OAK
Completion % 60.3% 59.6% 60.0% OAK
Passing yards 268.3 237.8 224.8 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.94 12.84 10.85 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.59 7.65 6.51 CAR
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.3 0.7 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 39.8% 46.3% 37.1% CAR
4th down conversions 25.0% 66.7% 43.8% CAR
Time of possession 30:19 33:40 30:31 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 29.5 24.0 22.8 CAR
Rushing yards 123.3 115.0 118.4 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.28 4.72 4.32 OAK
Completion % 64.8% 68.5% 60.0% OAK
Passing yards 263.0 208.8 224.8 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.92 9.17 10.85 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.72 6.28 6.51 CAR
INT return 0.8 0.3 1.0 OAK
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.7 CAR
Sacks 1.5 1.3 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 40.3% 32.9% 37.1% CAR
4th down conversions 50.0% 62.5% 43.8% OAK
Time of possession 29:41 27:25 30:31 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.6 10.6 10.3 CAR
Yards per kick return 22.1 20.8 22.9 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 7.0 14.4 10.3 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 35.6 24.3 22.9 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.5 6.4 CAR
Penalty yards 65.3 57.3 54.0 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-24 CAR OAK 9-52 OAK
2004 9 2004-11-07 OAK CAR 27-24 OAK
2008 10 2008-11-09 CAR OAK 17-6 CAR

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.