Final Score Prediction
Falcons 31, Raiders 24
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 16 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Darren McFadden  |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 43 |
Mike Goodson |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 60 |
Taiwan Jones |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| WR 27 |
Denarius Moore |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Darrius Heyward-Bey |
Rec: 4-70, 0 TD |
| WR 75 |
Derek Hagan |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
 TE 15 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| K 15 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 28 |
Defense / ST |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 1 |
Matt Ryan |
Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Michael Turner |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 32 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Roddy White |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
| WR 10 |
Julio Jones |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 70 |
Harry Douglas |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 1 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Rec: 7-70, 1 TD |
| K 10 |
Matt Bryant |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Raiders Club has won 3 of past 5 at Atl... In 2 games vs. Atl., QB Carson Palmer has completed 60 of 86 passes (69.8 pct.) for 678 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 112.5 rating. Had 412 pass yards, 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs, & 116.4 rating in last game vs. Atl... RB Darren McFadden aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards vs. NFC (145, 105, 111). Raiders are 8-2 when he has 100+ rush yards. Will play in 50th career game... For career, WR Denarius Moore avg. 17.8 yards per catch (45 receptions, 801 yards). In past 2 vs. NFC, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 13 catches for 233 yards (17.9 avg.) with TD... TE Brandon Myers has career-best 228 receiving yards in '12... LB Philip Wheeler leads team with 34 tackles... DE Matt Shaughnessy has 3 sacks in past 3 against NFC... DT Tommy Kelly has 6.5 sacks in past 6 vs. NFC... DT Richard Seymour has 16.5 career sacks with Raiders.
 Falcons Are 5-0 for 1st time in team history... QB Matt Ryan completed 17 of 22 (77.3 pct.) for 220 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 138.4 rating in last meeting. In career, Falcons are 27-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating (4-0 in 2012). When Ryan has 3+ TD passes, team is 14-0 (3-0 in 2012)... RB Michael Turner rushed for 139 yards in last meeting. When he has 23+ att., his teams are 21-1 (.955)... WR Roddy White has 93 catches for 1,343 yards (111.9 per game) & 11 TDs in past 12 vs. AFC. In past 6 at home, has 47 catches for 742 yards (123.7 per game) & 6 TDs. Since 2007, has 502 rec., most in NFC. WR Julio Jones has 6 TDs in 6 career games vs. AFC. TE Tony Gonzalez had 8 catches for 110 yards in last meeting. Has 99 rec. TDs & needs 1 for 100. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD... DE John Abraham has 7 sacks, 3 FFs & FR in 4 career meetings & has sack in all 4 games. Had 3 sacks in last game vs. Oak. & 5 sacks in past 2 meetings. Has 115 sacks, most by active player. S Thomas DeCoud has 3 INTs in past 2 vs. AFC.
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 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
ATL |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 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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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
KC |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2012-09-17 |
DEN |
H |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
SD |
A |
W 27-3 |
+24 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
CAR |
H |
W 30-28 |
+2 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
WAS |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
OAK |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
PHI |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
DAL |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
NO |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
TB |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-11-29 |
NO |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CAR |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
NYG |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-22 |
DET |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
TB |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
OAK
Offense |
ATL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
13.5 |
28.0 |
23.1 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
50.5 |
95.3 |
112.5 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.42 |
3.82 |
4.17 |
ATL |
| Completion % |
61.1% |
68.3% |
62.0% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
239.0 |
287.3 |
240.4 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.42 |
10.35 |
11.00 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.37 |
7.08 |
6.82 |
ATL |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
OAK |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
27.5% |
48.5% |
38.3% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
25.0% |
0.0% |
59.1% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
24:33 |
32:38 |
30:15 |
ATL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
OAK
Defense |
ATL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
33.0 |
20.7 |
23.1 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
109.5 |
133.0 |
112.5 |
OAK |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.25 |
5.37 |
4.17 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
71.5% |
61.1% |
62.0% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
282.0 |
203.3 |
240.4 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.48 |
10.57 |
11.00 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.50 |
6.47 |
6.82 |
ATL |
| INT return |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
ATL |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
ATL |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
53.3% |
42.4% |
38.3% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
100.0% |
59.1% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
35:28 |
27:22 |
30:15 |
ATL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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OAK |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.1 |
7.3 |
10.1 |
OAK |
| Yards per kick return |
24.5 |
27.8 |
24.6 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
11.1 |
6.8 |
10.1 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
19.4 |
24.4 |
24.6 |
OAK |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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OAK |
ATL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
38.0 |
14.3 |
56.6 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| Oakland Raiders vs. Atlanta Falcons |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
13 |
2000-11-26 |
ATL |
OAK |
14-41 |
OAK |
| 2004 |
14 |
2004-12-12 |
OAK |
ATL |
10-35 |
ATL |
| 2008 |
9 |
2008-11-02 |
ATL |
OAK |
24-0 |
ATL |
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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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