Prediction: Chargers 30, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| San Diego Chargers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 4 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 270, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 23 |
Ryan Mathews  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Branden Oliver |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 19 |
Keenan Allen |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 26 |
Malcom Floyd |
Rec: 4-70, 1 TD |
| WR 59 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| K 6 |
Nick Novak |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Raiders QB Derek Carr (Rd. 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass TDs (13) & ranks 2nd in yards (1,903). Passed for 192 yards & 2 TDs last week vs. Den., surpassing TOM FLORES (1,738 yards & 12 TDs in 1960) for club rookie records... RB Darren McFadden had 80 rush yards in last meeting. In 3 career starts vs. SD (with Jax.), RB Maurice Jones-Drew averages 97.3 scrimmage yards per game (292 total; 165 rush, 127 rec.) with TD catch. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... WR James Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD catch vs. SD. Had 5 rec. for 56 yards & TD in last meeting. WR Andre Holmes has 4 TDs in past 6. WR Brice Butler aims for 3rd in row with TD. Had TD catch last week & returned block punt for TD vs. Sea. in Wk. 9. Last week, TE Mychal Rivera led team with 64 yards on 6 catches with TD. Has 3 TDs in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with TD... LB Sio Moore leads with 61 tackles. S Charles Woodson (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him.
 Chargers Have won 6 of past 7 at home... In past 7 at home, QB Philip Rivers has 1,833 pass yards with 18 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 113.1 rating. Has 2+ TDs in 7 of past 8 overall. Has 34,720 career passing yards & needs 280 to become 2nd player in club history to reach 35,000... RB Branden Oliver (undrafted) rushed for 101 yards & TD in last meeting. Ranks 4th among AFC rookies with 371 yards with 2 TDs... TE Antonio Gates ranks 10th all-time with 96 TD catches & needs 3 to tie HOFer DON HUTSON (99). Needs 1 TD to become 1st TE in NFL history with 4 career 10+ TD seasons. WR Eddie Royal had 29-yard TD catch in last meeting. Has 5 TDs in past 7. WR Keenan Allen has TD catch in 2 of 3 career meetings. WR Malcom Floyd led team with 103 yards on 5 catches (20.6 avg.) with TD in last meeting... S Eric Weddle had INT in last home meeting. Has 13 INTs since 2011, most in AFC. Leads team with 59 tackles. Rookie CB Jason Verrett (No. 25 overall) had 1st career INT in last meeting.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SD |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-20 |
KC |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
STL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SF |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
KC |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
BUF |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DEN |
A |
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| San Diego Chargers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
ARI |
A |
L 17-18 |
-1 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
SEA |
H |
W 30-21 |
+9 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
BUF |
A |
W 22-10 |
+12 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
JAC |
H |
W 33-14 |
+19 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NYJ |
H |
W 31-0 |
+31 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
OAK |
A |
W 31-28 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
KC |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 8 |
2014-10-23 |
DEN |
A |
L 21-35 |
-14 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
MIA |
A |
L 0-37 |
-37 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
OAK |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
STL |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NE |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DEN |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
SF |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
KC |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Offense |
SD
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
18.0 |
24.0 |
23.5 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
54.7 |
82.0 |
107.9 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.28 |
3.72 |
4.07 |
SD |
| Completion % |
59.2% |
63.4% |
61.9% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
221.0 |
234.7 |
242.9 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.37 |
11.17 |
11.04 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.55 |
7.07 |
6.83 |
SD |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
SD |
| Sacks allowed |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.4% |
47.6% |
39.2% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
83.3% |
33.3% |
48.1% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
25:28 |
30:01 |
30:15 |
SD |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Defense |
SD
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.3 |
28.7 |
23.5 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards |
119.0 |
128.3 |
107.9 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.41 |
4.34 |
4.07 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
63.5% |
59.9% |
61.9% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
272.0 |
259.7 |
242.9 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.91 |
11.48 |
11.04 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.56 |
6.87 |
6.83 |
SD |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.6% |
48.5% |
39.2% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
48.1% |
SD |
| Time of possession |
34:32 |
29:39 |
30:15 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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OAK |
SD |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.5 |
11.8 |
9.0 |
SD |
| Yards per kick return |
25.8 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
OAK |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
11.0 |
11.1 |
9.0 |
OAK |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.5 |
23.5 |
24.1 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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OAK |
SD |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
SD |
| Penalty yards |
65.7 |
64.3 |
55.6 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
SD |
OAK |
6-9 |
OAK |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
OAK |
SD |
15-13 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
10 |
2001-11-18 |
SD |
OAK |
24-34 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
14 |
2001-12-15 |
OAK |
SD |
13-6 |
OAK |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
SD |
OAK |
27-21 |
SD |
| 2002 |
14 |
2002-12-08 |
OAK |
SD |
27-7 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
SD |
OAK |
31-34 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
OAK |
SD |
14-21 |
SD |
| 2004 |
8 |
2004-10-31 |
OAK |
SD |
14-42 |
SD |
| 2004 |
11 |
2004-11-21 |
SD |
OAK |
23-17 |
SD |
| 2005 |
6 |
2005-10-16 |
SD |
OAK |
27-14 |
SD |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
OAK |
SD |
10-34 |
SD |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-11 |
SD |
OAK |
27-0 |
SD |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
OAK |
SD |
14-21 |
SD |
| 2007 |
6 |
2007-10-14 |
OAK |
SD |
14-28 |
SD |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
SD |
OAK |
30-17 |
SD |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
SD |
OAK |
28-18 |
SD |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-04 |
OAK |
SD |
7-34 |
SD |
| 2009 |
1 |
2009-09-14 |
SD |
OAK |
24-20 |
SD |
| 2009 |
8 |
2009-11-01 |
OAK |
SD |
16-24 |
SD |
| 2010 |
5 |
2010-10-10 |
SD |
OAK |
27-35 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
13 |
2010-12-05 |
OAK |
SD |
28-13 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
10 |
2011-11-10 |
OAK |
SD |
24-17 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
SD |
OAK |
38-26 |
SD |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-10 |
SD |
OAK |
22-14 |
SD |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
OAK |
SD |
21-24 |
SD |
| 2013 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
SD |
OAK |
17-27 |
OAK |
| 2013 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
OAK |
SD |
13-26 |
SD |
| 2014 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
SD |
OAK |
31-28 |
SD |
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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.
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