Game Preview - Week 11: Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings

Oakland: The Raiders are the latest team to pull the ole' switcheroo at quarterback. Daunte Culpepper will get the call this week against his former team, the Minnesota Vikings. "When you go to a place that you played before obviously emotion is going to be a part of it," Culpepper said Wednesday. "But the main thing is I have to try to keep an even keel." Josh McCown has started the last two games (both losses) and missed practice Wednesday with a bruised thigh. For what its worth, Culpepper has completed 56 percent of his passes for 817 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions… considering the options it may be time for JaMarcus Russell? For this week it will be Culpepper against another pitiful offense in a game that nobody will watch.

Start: N/A
Consider: RB Justin Fargas, WR Ronald Curry, TE Zach Miller
Sit: QB Daunte Culpepper, RB LaMont Jordan, WR Jerry Porter

Minnesota: The Vikings suffered a huge blow last week losing Adrian Peterson to a torn lateral collateral ligament that should keep him out of action at least a couple weeks. Chester Taylor will be called upon to carry the load and provide the only spark to what is at best a dismal offense. The Vikings passing game ranks 31st in the league just ahead of the 49ers and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is still seeking his first 200-yd passing game. What am I saying… Jackson hasn't thrown for more than 166 yards in any game this season! Start Chester Taylor but steer clear of this game and watch the highlights (or lowlights) Sunday night.

Start: RB Chester Taylor
Consider: N/A
Sit: RB Adrian Peterson, QB Tarvaris Jackson TE Visanthe Shiancoe, WR Troy Williamson, WR Bobby Wade, WR Sidney Rice

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Daunte Culpepper	Pass: 150, 1 Rush: 20, 0
RB 18	Justin Fargas	Rush: 80, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 51	Ronald Curry	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 79	Jerry Porter	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 11	Zach Miller	Rec: 3-30, 1

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Tarvaris Jackson	Pass: 140, 0 Rush: 5, 0
RB 5	Chester Taylor	Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 60	Bobby Wade	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 78	Sidney Rice	Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 86	Troy Williamson	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 22	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 2-25, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Oakland Raiders
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DET	H	L 21-36	-15
2	2007-09-16	DEN	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CLE	H	W 26-24	+2
4	2007-09-30	MIA	A	W 35-17	+18
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	SD	A	L 14-28	-14
7	2007-10-21	KC	H	L 10-12	-2
8	2007-10-28	TEN	A	L 9-13	-4
9	2007-11-04	HOU	H	L 17-24	-7
10	2007-11-11	CHI	H	L 6-17	-11
11	2007-11-18	MIN	A	L 22-29	-7
12	2007-11-25	KC	A
13	2007-12-02	DEN	H
14	2007-12-09	GB	A
15	2007-12-16	IND	H
16	2007-12-23	JAC	A
17	2007-12-30	SD	H

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	ATL	H	W 24-3	+21
2	2007-09-16	DET	A	L 17-20	-3
3	2007-09-23	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
4	2007-09-30	GB	H	L 16-23	-7
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	CHI	A	W 34-31	+3
7	2007-10-21	DAL	A	L 14-24	-10
8	2007-10-28	PHI	H	L 16-23	-7
9	2007-11-04	SD	H	W 35-17	+18
10	2007-11-11	GB	A	L 0-34	-34
11	2007-11-18	OAK	H	W 29-22	+7
12	2007-11-25	NYG	A
13	2007-12-02	DET	H
14	2007-12-09	SF	A
15	2007-12-17	CHI	H
16	2007-12-23	WAS	H
17	2007-12-30	DEN	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	MIN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	11.0	21.3	21.3
Rushing yards	86.7	182.3	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.43	6.44	3.95
Completion %	54.9%	50.0%	61.4%
Passing yards	164.3	144.7	213.6
Passing yards per completion	9.36	11.38	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	5.14	5.69	6.41
Interceptions	1.3	0.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.3	0.7
Sacked	3.7	2.3	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	MIN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.0	26.0	21.3
Rushing yards	165.3	88.3	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.51	3.32	3.95
Completion %	56.1%	63.8%	61.4%
Passing yards	167.0	314.7	213.6
Passing yards per completion	11.63	11.24	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.53	7.17	6.41
INT return	0.7	0.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.7
Sacks	1.3	1.3	2.0

Weather

Dome stadium

Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	11	2003-11-16	MIN	OAK	18-28	OAK

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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