Prediction: Rams 27, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 32 |
Derek Carr |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
 RB 43 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 72 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 53 |
James Jones |
Rec: 4-55, 1 TD |
| WR 66 |
Andre Holmes |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Mychal Rivera |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 31 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 31 |
Defense / ST |
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Shaun Hill |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 13 |
Tre Mason |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Benny Cunningham |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 37 |
Kenny Britt  |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 68 |
Stedman Bailey |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Tavon Austin |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 5-45, 1 TD |
| TE 37 |
Lance Kendricks |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Greg Zuerlein |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Raiders QB Derek Carr (Rd. 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (2,249) & TDs (14), both club rookie records. Led 1st career GW 4th-qtr. drive vs. KC (9-yard TD pass to WR James Jones with 1:42 remaining)... RB Latavius Murray had career-highs in rush yards (112) & TDs (2) vs. KC, incl. 90-yarder. Averaged 28 yards on 4 att., highest-single game avg. in NFL history (min. 4 att.). In only meeting, RB Darren McFadden rushed for 145 yards on 30 att. (4.8 avg.). In 2 meetings (with Jax.), RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 264 scrim. yards (203 rush, 61 rec.) & 3 rush TDs. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players... WR Jones had 5 catches for 47 yards with GW TD vs. KC. Leads team with 545 rec. yards & now has 5 consec. 500-yard seasons. TE Mychal Rivera has 2 TDs vs. NFC in 2014. Has 3 TDs in past 4... S Charles Woodson had sack last week & is only player in NFL history with 50+ INTs (58) & 20+ sacks (20). Tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him.
 Rams QB Shaun Hill will make 30th career start & 4th this season... Rookie RB Tre Mason had led team in rushing in all 7 games played. Ranks 2nd among NFC rookies with 445 rush yards. RB Benny Cunningham has TD in 2 of past 3 at home... TE Lance Kendricks has TD in 3 of past 4 at home. WR-PR Tavon Austin had rush TD last week. Has 7 career TDs (4 rec., 2 rush, 1 PR). WR Stedman Bailey had career-high 7 catches & 89 yards last week & had 1st career TD catch. Has 3 career TDs (1 rush, 1 rec., 1 PR)... DT Aaron Donald leads NFL rookies with 5 sacks. Has sack in 4 of past 6. In past 6 vs. AFC, DE Robert Quinn has 5 sacks & 3 FFs. In 7 games vs. AFC, LB Alec Ogletree has 53 tackles, 8 PD, 2 INTs (98-yard TD) & FF. CB Janoris Jenkins had 99-yard INT-TD last week. Since entering NFL in 2012, has 5 INT-TDs, most in NFL. In past 8 vs. AFC, LB James Laurinaitis has 2 INTs, 2 FRs & 2 sacks. Since entering NFL in 2009, is only player in NFL with 14+ sacks (14) & 9+ INTs (9).
Results and Schedule
| Oakland Raiders |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
NYJ |
A |
L 14-19 |
-5 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
HOU |
H |
L 14-30 |
-16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NE |
A |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
MIA |
H |
L 14-38 |
-24 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
SD |
H |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
ARI |
H |
L 13-24 |
-11 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
CLE |
A |
L 13-23 |
-10 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
SEA |
A |
L 24-30 |
-6 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
DEN |
H |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SD |
A |
L 6-13 |
-7 |
| 12 |
2014-11-20 |
KC |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
STL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SF |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
KC |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
BUF |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DEN |
A |
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
MIN |
H |
L 6-34 |
-28 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
TB |
A |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
DAL |
H |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
PHI |
A |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-13 |
SF |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
SEA |
H |
W 28-26 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
KC |
A |
L 7-34 |
-27 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
SF |
A |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
ARI |
A |
L 14-31 |
-17 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
DEN |
H |
W 22-7 |
+15 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SD |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
OAK |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
WAS |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-11 |
ARI |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
NYG |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SEA |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Offense |
STL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
16.8 |
18.3 |
22.5 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
58.8 |
96.0 |
109.0 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.61 |
3.85 |
4.09 |
STL |
| Completion % |
57.3% |
62.0% |
62.4% |
STL |
| Passing yards |
179.3 |
166.5 |
237.8 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.66 |
9.50 |
10.84 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.96 |
5.89 |
6.76 |
STL |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
OAK |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
STL |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.6% |
32.9% |
39.8% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
87.5% |
60.0% |
50.6% |
OAK |
| Time of possession |
26:57 |
27:43 |
30:06 |
STL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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OAK
Defense |
STL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.3 |
23.5 |
22.5 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
114.3 |
94.8 |
109.0 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.52 |
4.19 |
4.09 |
OAK |
| Completion % |
62.4% |
70.5% |
62.4% |
OAK |
| Passing yards |
226.5 |
274.8 |
237.8 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.80 |
10.32 |
10.84 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.74 |
7.27 |
6.76 |
OAK |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
STL |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
STL |
| Sacks |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.8% |
38.7% |
39.8% |
OAK |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
50.6% |
STL |
| Time of possession |
33:03 |
32:17 |
30:06 |
STL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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OAK |
STL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.0 |
16.8 |
8.7 |
STL |
| Yards per kick return |
22.3 |
25.6 |
24.0 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.4 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
29.0 |
28.1 |
24.0 |
STL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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OAK |
STL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
- |
| Penalty yards |
56.0 |
64.0 |
53.4 |
OAK |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| Oakland Raiders vs. St. Louis Rams |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
6 |
2002-10-13 |
OAK |
STL |
13-28 |
STL |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-17 |
STL |
OAK |
20-0 |
STL |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
STL |
OAK |
14-16 |
OAK |
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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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