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New Orleans Saints at Oakland Raiders - Week 11
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

MIA
BUF		 14
 19
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ARI
ATL		 19
 23
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PHI
WAS		 6
 31
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NYJ
STL		 27
 13
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JAC
HOU		 37
 43
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GB
DET		 24
 20
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CLE
DAL		 20
 23
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CIN
KC		 28
 6
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TB
CAR		 27
 21
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NO
OAK		 38
 17
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IND
NE		 24
 59
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SD
DEN		 23
 30
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BAL
PIT		 13
 10
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CHI
SF		 7
 32
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 34, Raiders 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
 RB 34 Chris Ivory Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 50 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 52 Mark Ingram Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Marques Colston Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 20 Lance Moore Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 73 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 5 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
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Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Carson Palmer Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Marcel Reece Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 40 Taiwan Jones Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 9 Denarius Moore Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
 WR 39 Derek Hagan Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 59 Rod Streater Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 WR 78 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
 TE 8 Brandon Myers Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 7 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints In past 6 vs. Oak., QB Drew Brees is 6-0 & has completed 112 of 159 passes (70.4 pct.) for 1,248 yards with 13 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.7 rating. Has TD pass in NFL-record 52 games in row. Brees has 20+ comp. in 45 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history... RB Chris Ivory had 56-yard rush TD last week. In his past 3 games played, has 3 rush TDs (56, 35 & 22 yards). RB Pierre Thomas is only player in franchise history with 2,500+ rush (2,812), 1,500+ rec. (1,540) & 1,500+ KR (1,884) yards... TE Jimmy Graham had 7 catches for 146 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has TD catch in 9 of past 11. Since 2010, Graham leads NFC TEs with 23 TDs. Has 8 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC. WR Marques Colston has 55 career TDs & needs 1 to pass DEUCE MC ALLISTER for most by Saint. Has 7 TDs in past 6. Has 7 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC & 12 TDs in past 12 vs. AFC. WR Lance Moore had 7 catches for 97 yards in last meeting... Since 2006, S Roman Harper has 17 sacks, most by DB. DE CAM JORDAN has 5 sacks in past 5. DE Will Smith has 5 sacks in past 6 vs. AFC. LB Curtis Lofton leads team with 81 tackles.

Raiders In 2 career games vs. Saints, QB Carson Palmer has passed for 524 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.5 passer rating. Palmer is averaging 360.7 passing yards per game in past 3 at home vs. NFC. Palmer (2,723) needs 277 passing yards to reach 3,000 for 6th time in career. Aims for 3rd straight game with 300+ passing yards (414, 368)... Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when RB Darren McFadden has 100+ rush yards. FB Marcel Reece totaled 104 scrimmage yards last week (48 rushing, 56 receiving). Has 15 catches in past 2 games... In past 4, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is averaging 18.2 yards per catch (15 receptions, 273 yards). WR Denarius Moore has TD catch in 4 of past 5 & 90+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3. Moore has 9 catches for 170 yards (18.9 avg.) with TD in last 2 vs. NFC... TE Brandon Myers has career-best in catches (44), receiving yards (499) & TDs (2) in '12... S Michael Huff recorded 2nd INT of season last week.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
5 2012-10-07 SD H W 31-24 +7
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A W 35-28 +7
8 2012-10-28 DEN A L 14-34 -20
9 2012-11-05 PHI H W 28-13 +15
10 2012-11-11 ATL H W 31-27 +4
11 2012-11-18 OAK A W 38-17 +21
12 2012-11-25 SF H    
13 2012-11-29 ATL A    
14 2012-12-09 NYG A    
15 2012-12-16 TB H    
16 2012-12-23 DAL A    
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    
   
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 W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H L 17-38 -21
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    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  DE Junior Galette (ankle)
 CB Corey White (leg)
Questionable  RB Darren Sproles (hand)
Probable  WR Courtney Roby (shoulder)
 DE Will Smith (other-excused)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)
   
Oakland Raiders
Out  RB Mike Goodson (ankle)
 RB Darren McFadden (ankle)
 DT Richard Seymour (hamstring)
Doubtful  WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (hamstring)
Questionable  SS Tyvon Branch (neck)
Probable  FS Matt Giordano (concussion)
 K Sebastian Janikowski (groin)
 TE Brandon Myers (concussion)
 FB Marcel Reece (hamstring)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
 MLB Travis Goethel (knee, 11/12)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot, 11/10)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 30.0 24.0 22.5 NO
Rushing yards 91.3 92.0 117.0 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.01 3.52 4.35 NO
Completion % 65.6% 61.4% 61.9% NO
Passing yards 291.3 319.0 233.2 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.10 11.88 10.78 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.93 7.29 6.67 NO
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.3 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 45.2% 35.1% 38.8% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 53.3% NO
Time of possession 26:47 32:34 29:52 OAK
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.3 29.3 22.5 NO
Rushing yards 145.3 78.0 117.0 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 5.40 4.53 4.35 OAK
Completion % 62.3% 61.1% 61.9% OAK
Passing yards 341.0 225.0 233.2 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.90 11.48 10.78 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 8.04 7.01 6.67 OAK
INT return 0.7 1.0 0.9 OAK
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
Sacks 2.3 1.7 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 39.1% 27.9% 38.8% OAK
4th down conversions 42.9% 33.3% 53.3% OAK
Time of possession 33:13 28:08 29:52 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.2 2.9 8.3 NO
Yards per kick return 26.5 20.5 23.3 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 11.6 8.3 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 21.0 29.1 23.3 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 9.3 6.3 NO
Penalty yards 41.7 81.0 52.1 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 OAK NO 31-22 OAK
2004 7 2004-10-24 NO OAK 31-26 NO
2008 6 2008-10-12 OAK NO 3-34 NO

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.