NFL Game Preview: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 8

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Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 8

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TB MIN	36 17
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ATL PHI	30 17
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SEA DET	24 28
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SD CLE	6 7
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WAS PIT	12 27
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NE STL	45 7
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MIA NYJ	30 9
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JAC GB	15 24
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IND TEN	19 13
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CAR CHI	22 23
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OAK KC	26 16
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NYG DAL	29 24
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NO DEN	14 34
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SF ARI	24 3
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Raiders 20, Chiefs 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 13	Carson Palmer	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14	Darren McFadden	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 42	Mike Goodson	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 57	Marcel Reece	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20	Denarius Moore	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 48	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 71	Derek Hagan	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 17	Brandon Myers	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 13	Sebastian Janikowski	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9	Defense / ST

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Brady Quinn	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 38	Dexter McCluster	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 46	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 58	Shaun Draughn	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 22	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 54	Jonathan Baldwin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 31	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 25	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Raiders Aim for 6th consecutive win at Arrowhead... In 6 starts vs. AFC West (w/Raiders), QB Carson Palmer has 1,784 passing yards (297.3 avg. per game) with 9 TDs & 91.2 rating. In past 2, Palmer is averaging 325.5 pass yards per game (651). Palmer (174) needs TD pass to reach 175 career. Is 3-2 as starter vs. KC... In 2 career games at KC, RB Darren McFadden averages 6 yards per carry (33 att., 199 yards). Raiders are 8-2 when he has 100+ rush yards... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey averages 18.1 yards per catch vs. KC. Had season-best 85 rec. yards last week. WR Denarius Moore had 4 rec. for 94 yards (23.5 avg.) with TD in last game at KC. Moore (941) needs 59 rec. yards to reach 1,000 career. For career, avg. 17.4 yards per catch (54 rec., 941 yards)... TE Brandon Myers had career-high 7 rec. last week... DE Lamarr Houston had 8 tackles, sack & FF in Week 7... Rookie LB Miles Burris posted 1st sack of career last week... DT Tommy Kelly has 6 career sacks vs. Chiefs, most against any opponent... S Michael Huff has 4 career INTs vs. KC, most vs. any team... Since entering NFL in 2000, K Sebastian Janikowski leads NFL w/ 38 FGs of 50+ yards.

Chiefs QB Matt Cassel tied career-best with 4 TD passes vs. Raiders on 12/14/08 (w/ NE). QB Brady Quinn made 1st start since 12/20/09 (w/Cle.) last game... KC averages AFC-best 164 rush yards per game in '12... In past 3, RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 5.8 yards per carry vs. Raiders (42 att., 243 yards). Averages NFL-best 119.3 scrimmage yards per game in '12 (591 rush; 125 rec.)... WR Dwayne Bowe has 48 catches for 698 rec. yards against Oak., most vs. any opponent. Bowe (39) needs TD rec. to become 5th player in club history with 40 career... LB Justin Houston posted 1st INT of career last week. LB Tamba Hali has 6 career sacks vs. Raiders. Has 4 sacks in past 3... CB Brandon Flowers tied career-best with 2 INTs, incl. 58-yard INT-return TD vs. Raiders on 10/23/11. CB Stanford Routt spent 7 seasons (2005-11) with Oak... S Eric Berry had career-high 2 sacks vs. Oak. on 11/7/10... LB Derrick Johnson leads club with 50 tackles.

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	L 20-23	-3
7	2012-10-21	JAC	H	W 26-23	+3
8	2012-10-28	KC	A	W 26-16	+10
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

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	ATL	H	L 24-40	-16
2	2012-09-16	BUF	A	L 17-35	-18
3	2012-09-23	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2012-09-30	SD	H	L 20-37	-17
5	2012-10-07	BAL	H	L 6-9	-3
6	2012-10-14	TB	A	L 10-38	-28
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	OAK	H	L 16-26	-10
9	2012-11-01	SD	A
10	2012-11-12	PIT	A
11	2012-11-18	CIN	H
12	2012-11-25	DEN	H
13	2012-12-02	CAR	H
14	2012-12-09	CLE	A
15	2012-12-16	OAK	A
16	2012-12-23	IND	H
17	2012-12-30	DEN	A

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Out	CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Questionable	DE Desmond Bryant (elbow) MLB Travis Goethel (back) RB Taiwan Jones (knee) DE Matt Shaughnessy (shoulder) DE Dave Tollefson (shoulder)
Probable	WLB Miles Burris (elbow) WR Juron Criner (hip) RB Mike Goodson (hip) K Sebastian Janikowski (groin) DT Tommy Kelly (shoulder) RB Darren McFadden (shoulder) SS Mike Mitchell (ankle) TE Brandon Myers (knee) DT Richard Seymour (knee) WR Rod Streater (knee)
IR	WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
PUP	WLB Aaron Curry (knee)

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable	CB Jalil Brown (groin) DE Glenn Dorsey (calf)
Probable	QB Matt Cassel (concussion) RB Peyton Hillis (ankle) WR Devon Wylie (hamstring)
IR	TE Kevin Boss (concussion, 10/3) FS DeQuan Menzie (undisclosed, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.7	15.7	22.8	OAK
Rushing yards	81.3	161.0	116.0	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.82	4.89	4.27	KC
Completion %	59.5%	58.2%	61.8%	OAK
Passing yards	269.7	217.0	239.9	OAK
Passing yards per completion	11.75	9.79	10.96	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	6.99	5.69	6.78	OAK
Interceptions	1.0	1.7	1.0	OAK
Fumbles lost	0.7	2.0	0.7	OAK
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.3	KC
3rd down conversions	30.3%	38.9%	38.9%	KC
4th down conversions	50.0%	60.0%	57.1%	KC
Time of possession	27:02	32:33	30:17	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.7	32.0	22.8	OAK
Rushing yards	91.0	127.3	116.0	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	4.86	4.27	OAK
Completion %	66.8%	58.0%	61.8%	KC
Passing yards	256.0	190.7	239.9	KC
Passing yards per completion	10.42	13.88	10.96	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	6.96	8.05	6.78	OAK
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.0	KC
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.3	0.7	OAK
Sacks	1.0	2.7	2.3	KC
3rd down conversions	42.3%	35.1%	38.9%	KC
4th down conversions	66.7%	0.0%	57.1%	KC
Time of possession	33:40	27:38	30:17	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	OAK	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	5.3	10.8	8.8	KC
Yards per kick return	20.4	23.3	25.0	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	11.4	14.6	8.8	OAK
Yards allowed per kick return	20.4	21.1	25.0	OAK

Misc Stats Comparison

	OAK	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	7.0	6.5	OAK
Penalty yards	47.0	51.7	56.3	OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	7	2000-10-15	OAK	KC	20-17	OAK
2000	10	2000-11-05	KC	OAK	31-49	OAK
2001	1	2001-09-09	OAK	KC	27-24	OAK
2001	13	2001-12-09	KC	OAK	26-28	OAK
2002	8	2002-10-27	OAK	KC	10-20	KC
2002	17	2002-12-28	KC	OAK	0-24	OAK
2003	7	2003-10-20	KC	OAK	17-10	KC
2003	12	2003-11-23	OAK	KC	24-27	KC
2004	13	2004-12-05	KC	OAK	34-27	KC
2004	16	2004-12-25	OAK	KC	30-31	KC
2005	2	2005-09-18	KC	OAK	23-17	KC
2005	9	2005-11-06	OAK	KC	23-27	KC
2006	11	2006-11-19	OAK	KC	13-17	KC
2006	16	2006-12-23	KC	OAK	20-9	KC
2007	7	2007-10-21	KC	OAK	12-10	KC
2007	12	2007-11-25	OAK	KC	20-17	OAK
2008	2	2008-09-14	OAK	KC	23-8	OAK
2008	13	2008-11-30	KC	OAK	20-13	KC
2009	2	2009-09-20	OAK	KC	13-10	OAK
2009	10	2009-11-15	KC	OAK	16-10	KC
2010	9	2010-11-07	KC	OAK	20-23	OAK
2010	17	2011-01-02	OAK	KC	31-10	OAK
2011	7	2011-10-23	KC	OAK	28-0	KC
2011	16	2011-12-24	OAK	KC	16-13	OAK

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.