Game Preview - Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos

Oakland: That friend or co-worker who couldn't stop smiling Monday morning was… let me guess… a LaMont Jordan or Ronald Curry owner? Jordan made some fantasy owners look like geniuses with his 159 total yards and Curry emerged as Josh McCown's favorite target with 10 catches, 133 yds, & 1 TD. But hold everything, we may be adding a new QB to the mix. Daunte Culpepper may start this week thanks to a cracked finger and a mild ankle sprain suffered by McCown. Both QBs took reps with the first team offense on Thursday. It will be tough for Jordan and Curry to repeat those numbers against the Broncos defense but sitting them after their Week 1 performances might be even tougher.

Start: RB LaMont Jordan, WR Ronald Curry
Consider: WR Jerry Porter, TE Zach Miller, QB Josh McCown/Daunte Culpepper
Sit:WR Travis Taylor

Denver: The Broncos beat the Bills 15-14 on a last second field goal by Jason Elam but actually had a decent offensive showing. Travis Henry totaled 183 yds rushing/receiving on 26 touches while QB Jay Cutler threw for over 300 yards and 1 score. Javon Walker looked like a #1 fantasy wideout with 15 targets, 9 catches, and 119 yds. The Raiders gave up 3 TDs to Jon Kitna last week and look for Denver to keep the ball rolling with Walker, Marshall, and even Brandon Stokley getting into the act…. should be an easy victory for Denver at home.

Start: QB Jay Cutler, RB Travis Henry, WR Javon Walker, WR Brandon Stokley, TE Daniel Graham, K Jason Elam
Consider: WR Brandon Marshall
Sit:TE Tony Scheffler

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Daunte Culpepper	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 15, 0
RB 26	LaMont Jordan	Rush: 65, 0 Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 28	Ronald Curry	Rec: 5-75, 0
WR 55	Jerry Porter	Rec: 4-60, 0
WR 82	Mike Williams	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 28	Zach Miller	Rec: 2-20, 0

Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Jay Cutler	Pass: 250, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 7	Travis Henry	Rush: 115, 1 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4	Javon Walker	Rec: 7-95, 1
WR 33	Brandon Stokley	Rec: 5-55, 1
WR 61	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 4-50, 0
TE 9	Daniel Graham	Rec: 3-30, 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
4	2007-09-30	MIA	A
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	SD	A
7	2007-10-21	KC	H
8	2007-10-28	TEN	A
9	2007-11-04	HOU	H
10	2007-11-11	CHI	H
11	2007-11-18	MIN	A
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

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	BUF	A	W 15-14	+1
2	2007-09-16	OAK	H	W 23-20	+3
3	2007-09-23	JAC	H
4	2007-09-30	IND	A
5	2007-10-07	SD	H
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	PIT	H
8	2007-10-29	GB	H
9	2007-11-04	DET	A
10	2007-11-11	KC	A
11	2007-11-19	TEN	H
12	2007-11-25	CHI	A
13	2007-12-02	OAK	A
14	2007-12-09	KC	H
15	2007-12-13	HOU	A
16	2007-12-24	SD	A
17	2007-12-30	MIN	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	DEN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	21.0	15.0	19.0
Rushing yards	92.0	171.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.00	5.34	4.18
Completion %	75.0%	59.0%	61.7%
Passing yards	283.0	299.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	9.43	13.00	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	7.08	7.67	6.26
Interceptions	2.0	1.0	0.9
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	1.1
Sacked	3.0	1.0	2.1

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2007 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	DEN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	36.0	14.0	19.0
Rushing yards	108.0	112.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	5.14	4.31	4.18
Completion %	75.0%	66.7%	61.7%
Passing yards	284.0	72.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	10.52	5.14	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	7.89	3.43	6.26
INT return	2.0	1.0	0.9
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.0	1.1
Sacks	2.0	2.0	2.1

Weather

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Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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