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Final Score Prediction

Falcons 31, Raiders 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Carson Palmer Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Darren McFadden Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 43 Mike Goodson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 60 Taiwan Jones Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 27 Denarius Moore Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 40 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-70, 0 TD
WR 75 Derek Hagan Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
 TE 15 Brandon Myers Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 15 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Matt Ryan Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Michael Turner Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 32 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 Roddy White Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 10 Julio Jones Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 70 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 10 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Club has won 3 of past 5 at Atl... In 2 games vs. Atl., QB Carson Palmer has completed 60 of 86 passes (69.8 pct.) for 678 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 112.5 rating. Had 412 pass yards, 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs, & 116.4 rating in last game vs. Atl... RB Darren McFadden aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards vs. NFC (145, 105, 111). Raiders are 8-2 when he has 100+ rush yards. Will play in 50th career game... For career, WR Denarius Moore avg. 17.8 yards per catch (45 receptions, 801 yards). In past 2 vs. NFC, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 13 catches for 233 yards (17.9 avg.) with TD... TE Brandon Myers has career-best 228 receiving yards in '12... LB Philip Wheeler leads team with 34 tackles... DE Matt Shaughnessy has 3 sacks in past 3 against NFC... DT Tommy Kelly has 6.5 sacks in past 6 vs. NFC... DT Richard Seymour has 16.5 career sacks with Raiders.

Falcons Are 5-0 for 1st time in team history... QB Matt Ryan completed 17 of 22 (77.3 pct.) for 220 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 138.4 rating in last meeting. In career, Falcons are 27-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating (4-0 in 2012). When Ryan has 3+ TD passes, team is 14-0 (3-0 in 2012)... RB Michael Turner rushed for 139 yards in last meeting. When he has 23+ att., his teams are 21-1 (.955)... WR Roddy White has 93 catches for 1,343 yards (111.9 per game) & 11 TDs in past 12 vs. AFC. In past 6 at home, has 47 catches for 742 yards (123.7 per game) & 6 TDs. Since 2007, has 502 rec., most in NFC. WR Julio Jones has 6 TDs in 6 career games vs. AFC. TE Tony Gonzalez had 8 catches for 110 yards in last meeting. Has 99 rec. TDs & needs 1 for 100. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD... DE John Abraham has 7 sacks, 3 FFs & FR in 4 career meetings & has sack in all 4 games. Had 3 sacks in last game vs. Oak. & 5 sacks in past 2 meetings. Has 115 sacks, most by active player. S Thomas DeCoud has 3 INTs in past 2 vs. AFC.


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    
8 2012-10-28 KC A    
9 2012-11-04 TB H    
10 2012-11-11 BAL A    
11 2012-11-18 NO H    
12 2012-11-25 CIN A    
13 2012-12-02 CLE H    
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    
   
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 KC A W 40-24 +16
2 2012-09-17 DEN H W 27-21 +6
3 2012-09-23 SD A W 27-3 +24
4 2012-09-30 CAR H W 30-28 +2
5 2012-10-07 WAS A W 24-17 +7
6 2012-10-14 OAK H W 23-20 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A    
9 2012-11-04 DAL H    
10 2012-11-11 NO A    
11 2012-11-18 ARI H    
12 2012-11-25 TB A    
13 2012-11-29 NO H    
14 2012-12-09 CAR A    
15 2012-12-16 NYG H    
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Questionable  DT Tommy Kelly (foot)
Probable  WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (concussion)
 K Sebastian Janikowski (groin)
 RB Taiwan Jones (shoulder)
 RB Darren McFadden (shoulder)
 TE Brandon Myers (shoulder)
 DT Richard Seymour (knee)
IR  CB Ron Bartell (shoulder, 9/16)
 WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
PUP  WLB Aaron Curry (knee)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Out  TE Michael Palmer (shoulder)
Questionable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (groin)
 SLB Stephen Nicholas (ankle)
Probable  WR Kevin Cone (knee)
 DT Peria Jerry (thigh)
 SS William Moore (hip)
 CB Dunta Robinson (shoulder)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)
Non-Football Related  DT Corey Peters (foot)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
ATL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 13.5 28.0 23.1 ATL
Rushing yards 50.5 95.3 112.5 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.42 3.82 4.17 ATL
Completion % 61.1% 68.3% 62.0% ATL
Passing yards 239.0 287.3 240.4 ATL
Passing yards per completion 10.42 10.35 11.00 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 7.08 6.82 ATL
Interceptions 0.5 0.7 1.0 OAK
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.3 2.3 ATL
3rd down conversions 27.5% 48.5% 38.3% ATL
4th down conversions 25.0% 0.0% 59.1% OAK
Time of possession 24:33 32:38 30:15 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
ATL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 33.0 20.7 23.1 ATL
Rushing yards 109.5 133.0 112.5 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.25 5.37 4.17 OAK
Completion % 71.5% 61.1% 62.0% ATL
Passing yards 282.0 203.3 240.4 ATL
Passing yards per completion 10.48 10.57 11.00 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.50 6.47 6.82 ATL
INT return 0.0 2.0 1.0 ATL
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.0 0.7 ATL
Sacks 1.0 3.0 2.3 ATL
3rd down conversions 53.3% 42.4% 38.3% ATL
4th down conversions 80.0% 100.0% 59.1% OAK
Time of possession 35:28 27:22 30:15 ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.1 7.3 10.1 OAK
Yards per kick return 24.5 27.8 24.6 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.1 6.8 10.1 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 19.4 24.4 24.6 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 2.0 6.5 ATL
Penalty yards 38.0 14.3 56.6 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 13 2000-11-26 ATL OAK 14-41 OAK
2004 14 2004-12-12 OAK ATL 10-35 ATL
2008 9 2008-11-02 ATL OAK 24-0 ATL

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.