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San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

DEN
OAK		 26
 13
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TEN
IND		 23
 27
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STL
BUF		 15
 12
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SD
PIT		 34
 24
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PHI
TB		 23
 21
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NYJ
JAC		 17
 10
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KC
CLE		 7
 30
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DAL
CIN		 20
 19
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CHI
MIN		 14
 21
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BAL
WAS		 28
 31
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ATL
CAR		 20
 30
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MIA
SF		 13
 27
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NO
NYG		 27
 52
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ARI
SEA		 0
 58
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DET
GB		 20
 27
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HOU
NE		 14
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 23, Chargers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Philip Rivers Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 43 Ronnie Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 16 Danario Alexander Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 29 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 15 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 22 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 42 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 36 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 47 Antonio Brown Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Heath Miller Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 4 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Club is 18-4 (.818) in Dec. under NORV TURNER... QB Philip Rivers had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.9 passer rating in last game at Pit. Rivers (27,254) has 2nd-most pass yards in club history, trailing only HOFer DAN FOUTS (43,040). Since '08, Rivers (20,566) has 2nd-most passing yards in NFL (DREW BREES, 23,227)... RB Ronnie Brown has career-high 45 rec. in '12... TE Antonio Gates had 9 receptions for 124 yards with 2 TDs in last game at Pit. Gates (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in team history. WR Danario Alexander registered 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season last week (102). In past 4, Alexander is averaging 101.5 rec. yards per game with 3 TDs... LB Shaun Phillips (67) has 2nd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5) since '82. Has 2.5 sacks & FF in 4 career games vs. Pit... LB Demorrio Williams had 31-yard INT-return TD last week... LB Antwan Barnes had season-best 2 sacks last week.

Steelers Club has won 9 of past 11 in Dec... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 23-9 (.719) as starter in Dec. Has 28,866 career passing yards, most in Steelers annals. Has 3-1 record vs. SD. QB Charlie Batch is 6-3 as starter with Pit. Registered 25th career win as starter last week. RB Jonathan Dwyer posted 1st rush TD of career last week... WR Emmanuel Sanders has career-high in receptions (34) & yards (489) in '12... TE Heath Miller (393) needs 7 receptions to become 3rd Steeler to reach 400 career. Has 7 TD receptions in '12, tied for most in career (7 in '07). Has 3 TDs in 3 games vs. SD... Defense allows NFL-low 259.8 yards per game in '12... In 4 career games vs. SD, LB James Harrison has 3 sacks, 2 INTs & 2 FFs. Harrison has (62) 2nd-most sacks by Steeler since sacks became official statistic in 1982 (JASON GILDON, 77). ... DE Brett Keisel has 3 sacks in past 3... S Ryan Clark posted 2nd INT of season last week... LB Larry Foote leads team with 84 tackles... K Shaun Suisham has registered game-winning FGs in Steelers' past 2 wins.


Results and Schedule
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H L 13-16 -3
13 2012-12-02 CIN H L 13-20 -7
14 2012-12-09 PIT A W 34-24 +10
15 2012-12-16 CAR H    
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H W 16-13 +3
11 2012-11-18 BAL H L 10-13 -3
12 2012-11-25 CLE A L 14-20 -6
13 2012-12-02 BAL A W 23-20 +3
14 2012-12-09 SD H L 24-34 -10
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
Probable  OLB Jarret Johnson (back)
 SS Corey Lynch (quadriceps)
 TE Dante Rosario (hamstring)
 FS Darrell Stuckey (hamstring)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring, 12/5)
 SS Atari Bigby (groin, 11/27)
 WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring, 10/29)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  CB Ike Taylor (ankle)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (ankle)
Questionable  QB Byron Leftwich (ribs)
Probable  WR Antonio Brown (ankle)
 FS Ryan Clark (hip)
 WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder)
 QB Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder)
 WR Emmanuel Sanders (shoulder)
 WR Mike Wallace (knee)
IR  OLB Chris Carter (abdomen, 11/15)
 ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 18.3 19.3 22.6 PIT
Rushing yards 91.0 116.3 117.4 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.73 4.10 4.30 PIT
Completion % 64.2% 60.5% 60.9% SD
Passing yards 220.0 194.0 230.4 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.79 9.68 10.88 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.28 5.85 6.63 SD
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.8 1.3 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 2.8 1.8 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 36.1% 34.2% 38.0% SD
4th down conversions 33.3% 33.3% 48.2% -
Time of possession 31:28 32:57 30:12 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.8 16.5 22.6 PIT
Rushing yards 125.3 93.3 117.4 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 3.60 4.30 PIT
Completion % 59.6% 50.8% 60.9% PIT
Passing yards 211.3 150.0 230.4 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.31 9.90 10.88 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.14 5.03 6.63 PIT
INT return 0.5 0.8 0.9 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 SD
Sacks 1.8 2.3 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 43.3% 21.1% 38.0% PIT
4th down conversions 75.0% 75.0% 48.2% -
Time of possession 30:30 27:17 30:12 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 6.6 9.9 SD
Yards per kick return 21.1 24.6 22.6 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 14.0 9.9 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 22.7 22.6 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 4.8 6.2 PIT
Penalty yards 40.3 45.3 51.9 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-24 PIT SD 34-21 PIT
2003 16 2003-12-21 SD PIT 24-40 PIT
2005 5 2005-10-10 PIT SD 24-22 PIT
2006 5 2006-10-08 PIT SD 13-23 SD
2008 11 2008-11-16 SD PIT 10-11 PIT
2008 DP 2009-01-11 SD PIT 24-35 PIT
2009 4 2009-10-04 SD PIT 28-38 PIT

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. DP = Divisional Playoff