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Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders - Week 10
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CLE
CIN		 24
 3
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ATL
TB		 27
 17
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SF
NO		 27
 24
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PIT
NYJ		 13
 20
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MIA
DET		 16
 20
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KC
BUF		 17
 13
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DAL
JAC		 31
 17
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TEN
BAL		 7
 21
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DEN
OAK		 41
 17
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NYG
SEA		 17
 38
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STL
ARI		 14
 31
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CHI
GB		 14
 55
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CAR
PHI		 21
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 34, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 Juwan Thompson Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 2 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-105, 1 TD
WR 5 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 6-85, 1 TD
WR 64 Wes Welker Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 3 Julius Thomas Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 26 Jacob Tamme Rec: 3-25, 0 TD
K 7 Brandon McManus FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Derek Carr Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 20 Darren McFadden Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 41 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 28 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 42 Andre Holmes Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 12 Mychal Rivera Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 20 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos QB Peyton Manning has won 7 in row vs. Oak., passing for 1,941 yards & 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 112.9 rating. Has 2+ TD passes in 14 consec. games, longest streak in NFL history. Has TD pass in 47 consec. games, tied with HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS for 3rd-longest streak in NFL annals... Last week, RB Ronnie Hillman became 1st Bronco with TD run & TD catch in game since 2010 (CORRELL BUCKHALTER)... WR Demaryius Thomas aims for 6th in row with 100+ rec. yards. In past 5, has 41 catches for 753 yards (18.4 avg.) & 5 TDs. Since 2012, leads AFC with 30 TD catches. WR Wes Welker (49) needs TD catch to become 3rd undrafted player since 1967 to reach 50 career (ANTONIO GATES, ROD SMITH). Aims for 4th in row with TD catch vs. Oak. WR Emmanuel Sanders has TD catch in 2 of 3 career meetings. TE Julius Thomas is tied for 1st in NFL with 10 TDs. 1st TE in club history with 10+ TDs in back-to-back seasons... Broncos are only NFL team with 2 players with 8+ sacks each (LBs Von Miller & DeMarcus Ware). Since entering NFL in 2011, Miller ranks 2nd in AFC with 44 sacks.

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (1,711) & TDs (11). Needs 28 yards & 2 TDs to surpass TOM FLORES (1,738 yards & 12 TDs in 1960) for club rookie records... In past 10 vs. Den., RB Darren McFadden has 816 scrimmage yards (692 rush, 124 rec.) & 9 total TDs (6 rush, 2 rec., 1 passing), including 3 100-yard rushing games. In past 3 vs. Den. (with Jax.), RB Maurice Jones-Drew averages 98 rush yards per game (294 total) with 3 TDs. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... WR James Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD catch vs. Broncos. WR Andre Holmes has 4 TDs in past 5. WR Brice Butler returned block punt for TD vs. Seahawks. Last week, TE Mychal Rivera led team with 8 catches for 38 yards & career-high 2 TDs... LBs Miles Burris & Sio Moore are tied for team lead with 54 tackles apiece. Moore had team-high 11 tackles & sack last week. S Charles Woodson (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him.


Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 IND H W 31-24 +7
2 2014-09-14 KC H W 24-17 +7
3 2014-09-21 SEA A L 20-26 -6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 ARI H W 41-20 +21
6 2014-10-12 NYJ A W 31-17 +14
7 2014-10-19 SF H W 42-17 +25
8 2014-10-23 SD H W 35-21 +14
9 2014-11-02 NE A L 21-43 -22
10 2014-11-09 OAK A    
11 2014-11-16 STL A    
12 2014-11-23 MIA H    
13 2014-11-30 KC A    
14 2014-12-07 BUF H    
15 2014-12-14 SD A    
16 2014-12-22 CIN A    
17 2014-12-28 OAK H    
   

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NYJ A L 14-19 -5
2 2014-09-14 HOU H L 14-30 -16
3 2014-09-21 NE A L 9-16 -7
4 2014-09-28 MIA H L 14-38 -24
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 SD H L 28-31 -3
7 2014-10-19 ARI H L 13-24 -11
8 2014-10-26 CLE A L 13-23 -10
9 2014-11-02 SEA A L 24-30 -6
10 2014-11-09 DEN H    
11 2014-11-16 SD A    
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out  MLB Nate Irving (knee)
Questionable  RB Montee Ball (groin)
 TE Virgil Green (calf)
Probable  SS Quinton Carter (hamstring)
 MLB Steven Johnson (ankle)
 K Brandon McManus (groin)
 RB Juwan Thompson (knee)
 WR Wes Welker (back)
IR  WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (knee, 10/14/2014)
   

Oakland Raiders
Out  TE David Ausberry (foot)
 CB Chimdi Chekwa (hamstring)
 CB Carlos Rogers (knee)
Questionable  CB T.J. Carrie (ankle)
 CB Keith McGill (groin)
 RB Jamize Olawale (shoulder)
Probable  WR Vincent Brown (hamstring)
 DE Justin Tuck (knee)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 SLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring, 10/7/2014)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
 WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
 DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps, 10/25/2014)
 FS Usama Young (ankle, 10/25/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 35.7 17.0 24.0 DEN
Rushing yards 115.0 60.0 109.3 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 3.41 4.12 DEN
Completion % 67.3% 59.1% 62.5% DEN
Passing yards 339.7 245.0 248.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 12.81 10.13 11.20 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.62 5.99 7.00 DEN
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.6 DEN
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 46.2% 39.7% 40.7% DEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 71.4% 46.4% OAK
Time of possession 31:43 25:58 30:12 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.3 28.3 24.0 DEN
Rushing yards 53.3 129.3 109.3 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 2.79 3.48 4.12 DEN
Completion % 57.6% 64.4% 62.5% DEN
Passing yards 223.7 262.3 248.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 9.41 12.34 11.20 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.42 7.94 7.00 DEN
INT return 1.0 0.3 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 3.0 1.0 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 30.4% 44.3% 40.7% DEN
4th down conversions 75.0% 25.0% 46.4% OAK
Time of possession 28:17 34:02 30:12 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DEN   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 10.5 9.1 OAK
Yards per kick return 16.7 24.9 24.0 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 13.2 9.9 9.1 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 26.0 25.0 24.0 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DEN   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 8.3 6.8 OAK
Penalty yards 72.7 74.0 56.0 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2014 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 DEN OAK 33-24 DEN
2000 11 2000-11-13 OAK DEN 24-27 DEN
2001 8 2001-11-05 DEN OAK 28-38 OAK
2001 16 2001-12-30 OAK DEN 17-23 DEN
2002 10 2002-11-11 OAK DEN 34-10 OAK
2002 16 2002-12-22 DEN OAK 16-28 OAK
2003 3 2003-09-22 OAK DEN 10-31 DEN
2003 13 2003-11-30 DEN OAK 22-8 DEN
2004 6 2004-10-17 DEN OAK 31-3 DEN
2004 12 2004-11-28 OAK DEN 25-24 OAK
2005 10 2005-11-13 DEN OAK 31-17 DEN
2005 16 2005-12-24 OAK DEN 3-22 DEN
2006 6 2006-10-15 OAK DEN 3-13 DEN
2006 10 2006-11-12 DEN OAK 17-13 DEN
2007 2 2007-09-16 OAK DEN 20-23 DEN
2007 13 2007-12-02 DEN OAK 20-34 OAK
2008 1 2008-09-08 DEN OAK 41-14 DEN
2008 12 2008-11-23 OAK DEN 31-10 OAK
2009 3 2009-09-27 DEN OAK 23-3 DEN
2009 15 2009-12-20 OAK DEN 20-19 OAK
2010 7 2010-10-24 OAK DEN 59-14 OAK
2010 15 2010-12-19 DEN OAK 23-39 OAK
2011 1 2011-09-12 OAK DEN 23-20 OAK
2011 9 2011-11-06 DEN OAK 38-24 DEN
2012 4 2012-09-30 OAK DEN 6-37 DEN
2012 14 2012-12-06 DEN OAK 26-13 DEN
2013 3 2013-09-23 OAK DEN 21-37 DEN
2013 17 2013-12-29 DEN OAK 34-14 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.