Final Score Prediction
Chargers 26, Raiders 24
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| San Diego Chargers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 10 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 33 |
Ronnie Brown |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 55 |
Le'Ron McClain |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 26 |
Malcom Floyd |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 43 |
Robert Meachem |
Rec: 6-70, 0 TD |
| WR 64 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 3 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
| K 1 |
Nate Kaeding |
FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 3 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| RB 59 |
Taiwan Jones |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| RB 63 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Darrius Heyward-Bey |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
 WR 75 |
Denarius Moore  |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 30 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 21 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chargers Seek 3rd consecutive win against Raiders on MNF... Club has won 7 of past 8 at Oak... QB Philip Rivers (4,710 in '10; 4,624 in '11) joined DAN FOUTS ('80-81), WARREN MOON ('90-91), PEYTON MANNING ('09-10) & DREW BREES ('10-11) as only players with 4,500+ passing yards in consecutive seasons... For career, Rivers is 5-1 as starter at Oak. & has 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 102.2 passer rating... RB Ryan Mathews (1,091) reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career last year. RB Ronnie Brown averages 94.5 rush yards per game vs. Oak. (4 career games)... TE Antonio Gates (593) has most career rec. in franchise history. Has 10 career TD rec. vs. Raiders in 18 games... WR Malcom Floyd averaged career-best 19.9 yards per catch in '11 (43 catches, 856 yards). WR Robert Meachem will make Chargers debut after spending 4 seasons in NO (2008-11)... LB Takeo Spikes led team with 119 tackles last year. LB Shaun Phillips has 11.5 career sacks vs. Raiders, most vs. any team. Phillips ranks 3rd in franchise history with 60 sacks (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5; LEE WILLIAMS, 65.5)... S Eric Weddle had career-high 7 INTs in '11.
 Raiders DENNIS ALLEN makes NFL debut as head coach... Raiders have 36-15-1 (.702) record in home openers, 3rd-best in NFL... Club has won 3 of past 4 against Chargers... In 5 career starts vs. SD, QB Carson Palmer has completed 116 of 166 passes (69.9 pct.) for 1,739 yards with 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 122.5 passer rating. Palmer averages 354.3 passing yards per game at home as starter with Raiders... For career, RB Darren McFadden averages 5.5 yards per carry against AFC West (208 att., 1,138 yards). Raiders are 7-2 when McFadden has 100+ rush yards... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career-best in catches (64), receiving yards (975) & TDs (4) in '11. Set career-high with 9 receptions in last game against SD. WR Denarius Moore averaged 18.7 yards per catch as rookie in '11 (33 rec., 618 yards). In 2 career games vs. Chargers, Moore has 8 catches for 224 yards (28 avg.) with 2 TD catches... DTs Tommy Kelly (7.5 - career-high) & Richard Seymour (6) combined for 13.5 sacks last season.
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 |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
ATL |
H |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
KC |
A |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
NO |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-15 |
DEN |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
CLE |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-01 |
KC |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
TB |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
DEN |
A |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
BAL |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
PIT |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
CAR |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
OAK |
H |
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| 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 |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
PIT |
H |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
DEN |
A |
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| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
ATL |
A |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
JAC |
H |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
KC |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
TB |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
BAL |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
NO |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CIN |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CLE |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-06 |
DEN |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
KC |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
SD |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Offense |
OAK
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
30.5 |
20.8 |
22.4 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
146.8 |
91.0 |
121.7 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.69 |
3.84 |
4.37 |
SD |
| Completion % |
64.8% |
61.3% |
60.0% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
269.8 |
277.8 |
225.9 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.00 |
12.52 |
11.25 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.78 |
7.67 |
6.75 |
SD |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
SD |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
SD |
| Sacks allowed |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
SD |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.7% |
30.6% |
37.1% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
60.0% |
40.2% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
32:08 |
30:11 |
30:12 |
SD |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Defense |
OAK
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
17.5 |
30.0 |
22.4 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
104.3 |
149.0 |
121.7 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.37 |
4.93 |
4.37 |
SD |
| Completion % |
61.4% |
56.5% |
60.0% |
OAK |
| Passing yards |
229.0 |
273.5 |
225.9 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.89 |
13.86 |
11.25 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.30 |
7.84 |
6.75 |
SD |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
51.9% |
44.9% |
37.1% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
25.0% |
40.2% |
SD |
| Time of possession |
29:45 |
30:23 |
30:12 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.8 |
5.2 |
9.2 |
SD |
| Yards per kick return |
29.5 |
22.8 |
23.6 |
SD |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.7 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
SD |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.3 |
31.6 |
23.6 |
SD |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.5 |
9.8 |
6.1 |
SD |
| Penalty yards |
42.5 |
82.5 |
51.9 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
SD |
OAK |
6-9 |
OAK |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
OAK |
SD |
15-13 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
10 |
2001-11-18 |
SD |
OAK |
24-34 |
OAK |
| 2001 |
14 |
2001-12-15 |
OAK |
SD |
13-6 |
OAK |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
SD |
OAK |
27-21 |
SD |
| 2002 |
14 |
2002-12-08 |
OAK |
SD |
27-7 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
SD |
OAK |
31-34 |
OAK |
| 2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
OAK |
SD |
14-21 |
SD |
| 2004 |
8 |
2004-10-31 |
OAK |
SD |
14-42 |
SD |
| 2004 |
11 |
2004-11-21 |
SD |
OAK |
23-17 |
SD |
| 2005 |
6 |
2005-10-16 |
SD |
OAK |
27-14 |
SD |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
OAK |
SD |
10-34 |
SD |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-11 |
SD |
OAK |
27-0 |
SD |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
OAK |
SD |
14-21 |
SD |
| 2007 |
6 |
2007-10-14 |
OAK |
SD |
14-28 |
SD |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
SD |
OAK |
30-17 |
SD |
| 2008 |
4 |
2008-09-28 |
SD |
OAK |
28-18 |
SD |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-04 |
OAK |
SD |
7-34 |
SD |
| 2009 |
1 |
2009-09-14 |
SD |
OAK |
24-20 |
SD |
| 2009 |
8 |
2009-11-01 |
OAK |
SD |
16-24 |
SD |
| 2010 |
5 |
2010-10-10 |
SD |
OAK |
27-35 |
OAK |
| 2010 |
13 |
2010-12-05 |
OAK |
SD |
28-13 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
10 |
2011-11-10 |
OAK |
SD |
24-17 |
OAK |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
SD |
OAK |
38-26 |
SD |
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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.
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