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San Diego Chargers at New York Jets - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
DET		 31
 18
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TEN
GB		 7
 55
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STL
TB		 28
 13
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SD
NYJ		 27
 17
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OAK
CAR		 6
 17
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NO
DAL		 34
 31
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NE
JAC		 23
 16
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MIN
HOU		 23
 6
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IND
KC		 20
 13
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CIN
PIT		 13
 10
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BUF
MIA		 10
 24
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WAS
PHI		 27
 20
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CLE
DEN		 12
 34
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NYG
BAL		 14
 33
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CHI
ARI		 28
 13
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SF
SEA		 13
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Jets 20, Chargers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Philip Rivers Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 37 Ronnie Brown Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 43 Jackie Battle Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 51 Curtis Brinkley Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 35 Danario Alexander Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 51 Robert Meachem Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 14 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 31 Nick Novak FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
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New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Greg McElroy Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Shonn Greene Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 32 Bilal Powell Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 60 Braylon Edwards Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 74 Chaz Schilens Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 27 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Have won 2 of past 3 vs. Jets... QB Philip Rivers is 1-1 as starter vs. NYJ with 4 TDs & 86.1 passer rating. In past 2 games, Rivers has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 92 passer rating. For career, Rivers is 24-5 (.828) as starter in Dec. w/ 52 TDs vs. 16 INTs & 98.5 rating. Since '08, Rivers (20,887) has 2nd-most passing yards in NFL (DREW BREES, 23,888)... RB Ronnie Brown has career-high 46 receptions in '12... TE Antonio Gates (479) needs 21 receiving yards to reach 500 for 9th consecutive season. Gates (81) tied HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in team history last week. Has 2 TDs in past 2 vs. NYJ. WR Malcom Floyd (814) needs 43 receiving yards to surpass career-best of 856 in '11. Has career-best 56 receptions in '12. WR Danario Alexander is averaging 106 receiving yards per game in past 3 on road with 5 TD receptions... S Eric Weddle leads team with 82 tackles. Since '11, Weddle (10) is tied for most INTs in NFL. LB Shaun Phillips has totaled 4 sacks in 2 career games at NYJ... DE Corey Liuget has career-best 5 sacks in '12.

Jets Have won 2 of past 3 overall... QB Greg McElroy completed 5 of 7 passes for 29 yards & game-winning 1-yard TD pass vs. Cardinals in Week 13. McElroy will make 1st career NFL start... In 2 career games vs. SD (incl. postseason), RB Shonn Greene has totaled 240 rush yards on 43 att. (5.6 avg.) with TD. Greene (951) needs 49 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,054 in '11). For career, Greene averages 101 rush yards per game with 20+ att. Club is 6-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards. RB Bilal Powell has 4 rush TDs in past 5... WR Jeremy Kerley has career-best in rec. (53) & rec. yards (739) in '12. With Jets, WR Braylon Edwards averages 16.4 yards per catch... TE Jeff Cumberland has 2 TD rec. in past 3... DE MIKE DE VITO had team-high 8 tackles last week... LB David Harris leads team with 108 tackles in '12... CB Antonio Cromartie was selected in 1st round by Chargers in '06 NFL Draft & spent 4 seasons in SD (2006-09)... Rookie DE Quinton Coples aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 4 sacks.


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 L 7-31 -24
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A W 27-17 +10
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H W 35-9 +26
7 2012-10-21 NE A L 26-29 -3
8 2012-10-28 MIA H L 9-30 -21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A L 7-28 -21
11 2012-11-18 STL A W 27-13 +14
12 2012-11-22 NE H L 19-49 -30
13 2012-12-02 ARI H W 7-6 +1
14 2012-12-09 JAC A W 17-10 +7
15 2012-12-17 TEN A L 10-14 -4
16 2012-12-23 SD H L 17-27 -10
17 2012-12-30 BUF A    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Doubtful  NT Aubrayo Franklin (knee)
Questionable  ILB Demorrio Williams (ankle)
Probable  RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring)
 ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
 ILB Takeo Spikes (hamstring)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring, 12/5)
 SS Atari Bigby (groin, 11/27)
 WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
 WR Malcom Floyd (ankle, 12/18)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring, 10/29)
 DE Vaughn Martin (groin, 12/12)
 RB Ryan Mathews (clavicle, 12/18)
 FS Darrell Stuckey (hamstring, 12/12)
   
New York Jets
Out  TE Dustin Keller (ankle)
Questionable  WR Braylon Edwards (hamstring)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 NT Sione Pouha (back)
 WR Chaz Schilens (knee)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (pectoral)
Probable  TE Jeff Cumberland (ankle)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (knee)
 K Nick Folk (back)
 RB Joe McKnight (ankle)
 OLB Calvin Pace (shoulder)
 RB Bilal Powell (shoulder)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 QB Tim Tebow (ribs)
IR  WR Stephen Hill (knee, 12/19)
 WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)
 ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 		 NYJ
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 18.3 13.3 22.8 SD
Rushing yards 77.0 138.8 118.4 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.39 3.94 4.32 NYJ
Completion % 61.5% 59.5% 60.0% SD
Passing yards 216.0 122.0 224.8 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.22 9.31 10.85 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 5.67 5.54 6.51 SD
Interceptions 0.8 1.3 1.0 SD
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.5 0.7 SD
Sacks allowed 4.0 2.8 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 39.3% 34.7% 37.1% SD
4th down conversions 60.0% 20.0% 43.8% SD
Time of possession 32:27 31:03 30:31 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 		 NYJ
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.3 16.3 22.8 NYJ
Rushing yards 115.5 139.0 118.4 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.04 4.58 4.32 SD
Completion % 59.5% 52.1% 60.0% NYJ
Passing yards 238.0 162.8 224.8 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 10.91 10.51 10.85 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 6.49 5.48 6.51 NYJ
INT return 0.5 0.5 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.7 -
Sacks 2.0 2.5 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 44.4% 28.4% 37.1% NYJ
4th down conversions 60.0% 72.7% 43.8% SD
Time of possession 30:32 28:57 30:31 NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.0 7.1 10.3 SD
Yards per kick return 19.0 25.1 22.9 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 10.0 9.1 10.3 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 19.7 22.9 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 3.8 6.4 NYJ
Penalty yards 52.0 24.5 54.0 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 9 2002-11-03 NYJ SD 44-13 NYJ
2004 2 2004-09-19 NYJ SD 34-28 NYJ
2004 WC 2005-01-08 NYJ SD 20-17 NYJ
2005 9 2005-11-06 SD NYJ 31-26 SD
2008 3 2008-09-22 NYJ SD 29-48 SD
2009 DP 2010-01-17 NYJ SD 17-14 NYJ
2011 7 2011-10-23 SD NYJ 21-27 NYJ

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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff