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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 30, Raiders 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Carson Palmer Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Darren McFadden Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 44 Mike Goodson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 21 Denarius Moore Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 54 Derek Hagan Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 71 Rod Streater Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 16 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Peyton Manning Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 22 Willis McGahee Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 52 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 9 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 12 Eric Decker Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 66 Brandon Stokley Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Jacob Tamme Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 26 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Head coach DENNIS ALLEN spent '11 season as Broncos def. coordinator... Raiders aim for 5th consecutive win at Denver... With Raiders, QB Carson Palmer is 2-0 on road as starter vs. AFC West with 99.5 passer rating. Palmer posted 3 TD passes last week & for career teams are 17-4 (.810) in such games... RB Darren McFadden has 637 rush yards vs. Broncos, most vs. any opponent. Aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards vs. Den. (165, 119, 150). Recorded 10th career game with 100+ rush yards last week (113), incl. 64-yard TD run. Raiders are 8-2 when McFadden has 100+ rush yards... WR Denarius Moore posted 1st TD catch of season on 6-yard TD pass in 4th quarter last week. For career, Moore averages 17.8 yards per catch (41 rec., 730 rec. yards)... TE Brandon Myers has career-best 206 receiving yards in '12... DT Richard Seymour has 5 career sacks vs. Broncos... DE Matt Shaughnessy has 2.5 sacks in past 2 games vs. Den... K Sebastian Janikowski had 43-yard game-winning FG last week.

Broncos QB Peyton Manning (64) surpassed HOF QB DAN MARINO (63) last week for most 300-yard passing games in NFL history. Manning posted 1st 300-yard passing game since 12/9/10. For career, Manning has 77-29 (.726) record as starter at home with 97.7 passer rating. Manning has won past 3 starts vs. Raiders... RB Willis McGahee rushed for 163 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Oak. McGahee has 6 rush TDs in past 4 against Raiders... WR Eric Decker recorded career-best in catches (8) & rec. yards (136) last week. Decker had 27-yard TD catch in last game vs. Raiders. WR Demaryius Thomas has TD catch in 2 of past 3. WR Brandon Stokley posted 1st TD reception (38 yards) since 1/3/10 last week... In last meeting vs. Raiders (w/ Hou. on 10/9/11), TE JOEL DREESEN had career-best 112 receiving yards... LB Elvis Dumervil has 7.5 career sacks vs. Raiders, most against any opponent. Recorded 1st sack of season vs. Hou. LB Von Miller has 14.5 sacks in 18 career games... CB Champ Bailey had 2 INTs in last game vs. Raiders... LB Wesley Woodyard recorded 1st INT since 9/13/09 last week.


Results and Schedule
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    
7 2012-10-21 JAC H    
8 2012-10-28 KC A    
9 2012-11-04 TB H    
10 2012-11-11 BAL A    
11 2012-11-18 NO H    
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    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PIT H W 31-19 +12
2 2012-09-17 ATL A L 21-27 -6
3 2012-09-23 HOU H L 25-31 -6
4 2012-09-30 OAK H W 37-6 +31
5 2012-10-07 NE A    
6 2012-10-15 SD A    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NO H    
9 2012-11-04 CIN A    
10 2012-11-11 CAR A    
11 2012-11-18 SD H    
12 2012-11-25 KC A    
13 2012-12-02 TB H    
14 2012-12-06 OAK A    
15 2012-12-16 BAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CLE H    
17 2012-12-30 KC H    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Doubtful  WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (concussion)
Questionable  RB Mike Goodson (hamstring)
 WR Rod Streater (other-excused)
Probable  FS Michael Huff (knee)
 K Sebastian Janikowski (groin)
 DT Tommy Kelly (knee)
 RB Darren McFadden (shoulder)
 TE Brandon Myers (concussion)
 DT Richard Seymour (knee)
IR  CB Ron Bartell (shoulder, 9/16)
 WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
PUP  WLB Aaron Curry (knee)
   
Denver Broncos
Out  SS Quinton Carter (knee)
Questionable  MLB Nate Irving (concussion)
 WR Matt Willis (hamstring)
Probable  TE Virgil Green (other-excused)
 RB Willis McGahee (ribs)
 CB Tracy Porter (knee)
 TE Jacob Tamme (groin)
IR  DE Jason Hunter (triceps, 8/27)
 DT Ty Warren (triceps, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.3 25.7 23.8 DEN
Rushing yards 62.3 90.3 109.7 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.40 3.61 4.06 DEN
Completion % 62.5% 60.0% 62.0% OAK
Passing yards 283.7 258.0 239.2 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.64 11.22 11.00 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.65 6.73 6.81 DEN
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 0.9 OAK
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.6 OAK
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.7 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 33.3% 39.5% 39.1% DEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 57.8% DEN
Time of possession 26:10 26:52 30:19 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 29.3 25.7 23.8 DEN
Rushing yards 116.3 98.0 109.7 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 3.34 4.06 DEN
Completion % 69.6% 59.4% 62.0% DEN
Passing yards 264.7 233.7 239.2 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.18 11.13 11.00 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.09 6.61 6.81 DEN
INT return 0.0 0.7 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.6 OAK
Sacks 1.0 2.3 2.2 DEN
3rd down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 39.1% -
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 57.8% DEN
Time of possession 33:50 33:08 30:19 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.1 6.9 10.8 OAK
Yards per kick return 24.5 21.8 24.1 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 12.5 5.7 10.8 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 18.5 24.1 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 7.7 6.8 OAK
Penalty yards 34.0 73.3 59.4 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

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
2007 2 2007-09-16 OAK DEN 20-23 DEN
2007 13 2007-12-02 DEN OAK 20-34 OAK
2008 1 2008-09-08 DEN OAK 41-14 DEN
2008 12 2008-11-23 OAK DEN 31-10 OAK
2009 3 2009-09-27 DEN OAK 23-3 DEN
2009 15 2009-12-20 OAK DEN 20-19 OAK
2010 7 2010-10-24 OAK DEN 59-14 OAK
2010 15 2010-12-19 DEN OAK 23-39 OAK
2011 1 2011-09-12 OAK DEN 23-20 OAK
2011 9 2011-11-06 DEN OAK 38-24 DEN

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.