NFL Game Preview: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 15

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Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 15

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ARI STL	12 6
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TB CAR	17 19
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PIT ATL	27 20
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OAK KC	13 31
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MIN DET	14 16
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MIA NE	13 41
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JAC BAL	12 20
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HOU IND	10 17
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GB BUF	13 21
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CIN CLE	30 0
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WAS NYG	13 24
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NYJ TEN	16 11
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DEN SD	22 10
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SF SEA	7 17
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DAL PHI	38 27
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NO CHI	31 15
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Chiefs 24, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Derek Carr	Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 9	Latavius Murray	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41	Marcel Reece	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 68	Darren McFadden	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 62	James Jones	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 72	Andre Holmes	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 11	Mychal Rivera	Rec: 3-45, 1 TD
K 22	Sebastian Janikowski	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 22	Defense / ST

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Alex Smith	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 5	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 51	Knile Davis	Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 64	De'Anthony Thomas	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 47	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 60	Jason Avant	Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 93	Junior Hemingway	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 10	Travis Kelce	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 24	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
K 19	Cairo Santos	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in passing yards (2,676) & TDs (17), both club rookie records. Posted 254 pass yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 140.2 passer rating last week... RB Latavius Murray led team with 76 rush yards last week & has 188 in past 2. In past 4 vs. KC, RB DARREN

MC FADDEN has 403 scrimmage yards (305 rush, 98 rec.), incl. 2 100-yard rushing games... WR James Jones leads team in catches (62) & rec. yards (589). TE Mychal Rivera led team with career-high 109 rec. yards on 7 catches (tied for career-best) with TD last week vs. 49ers. Needs TD catch to eclipse career-high 4 in 2013... Rookie LB Khalil Mack (No. 5 overall) had career-high 2 sacks last week & has 3 sacks in past 4. DT Antonio Smith has 3 sacks in past 4, incl. 2 vs SF. S Charles Woodson had 59th career INT last week, surpassing HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 all-time. DE Benson Mayowa posted 1st career sack last week.

Chiefs In past 11, QB Alex Smith has 2,200 pass yards & 15 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 99.3 rating, incl. 4 games with 100+ rating. Smith's teams are 21-1-1 (.934) when he starts & has 100+ rating. Passed for 293 yards last week & reached 20,000 career (20,250)... In past 3 meetings, RB Jamaal Charles has 465 scrimmage yards (178 rush, 287 rec.) & 8 total TDs (3 rush, 5 rec.). Has 14 TDs in past 10 overall (9 rush, 5 rec.). Averages 5.5 yards/att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.)... WR Dwayne Bowe has 6,999 career rec. yards & needs 1 to join TONY GONZALEZ (10,940) & OTIS TAYLOR (7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000 career. TE Travis Kelce led team with career-high 110 rec. yards on 7 catches last week. Ranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 688 rec. yards & needs 12 to join Gonzalez & WALTER WHITE as only Chiefs TEs with 700-yard receiving season... LB Justin Houston has 14 sacks & 3 FF in past 11. Tied for NFL lead in sacks (16) & joins HOFer DERRICK THOMAS, JARED ALLEN & NEIL SMITH as only KC players with 15+ sacks in season.

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		Bye
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	L 0-52	-52
14	2014-12-07	SF	H	W 24-13	+11
15	2014-12-14	KC	A
16	2014-12-21	BUF	H
17	2014-12-28	DEN	A

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	TEN	H	L 10-26	-16
2	2014-09-14	DEN	A	L 17-24	-7
3	2014-09-21	MIA	A	W 34-15	+19
4	2014-09-29	NE	H	W 41-14	+27
5	2014-10-05	SF	A	L 17-22	-5
6		Bye
7	2014-10-19	SD	A	W 23-20	+3
8	2014-10-26	STL	H	W 34-7	+27
9	2014-11-02	NYJ	H	W 24-10	+14
10	2014-11-09	BUF	A	W 17-13	+4
11	2014-11-16	SEA	H	W 24-20	+4
12	2014-11-20	OAK	A	L 20-24	-4
13	2014-11-30	DEN	H	L 16-29	-13
14	2014-12-07	ARI	A	L 14-17	-3
15	2014-12-14	OAK	H
16	2014-12-21	PIT	A
17	2014-12-28	SD	H

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Questionable	CB Tarell Brown (ankle) TE Brian Leonhardt (concussion) WR Denarius Moore (knee)
Probable	CB Chimdi Chekwa (shoulder) WR Andre Holmes (shoulder) DT Pat Sims (shoulder) DB Neiko Thorpe (hand)
IR	TE David Ausberry (foot, 11/26/2014) SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014) FS Jonathan Dowling (back, 12/6/2014) CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014) MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014) CB Carlos Rogers (knee, 11/29/2014) WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014) DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps, 10/25/2014) FS Usama Young (ankle, 10/25/2014)

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	SS Eric Berry (other-illness)
Questionable	DE Allen Bailey (concussion) TE Anthony Fasano (knee) CB Phillip Gaines (concussion) OLB Tamba Hali (knee)
Probable	FS Husain Abdullah (foot) WR Donnie Avery (groin) RB Jamaal Charles (knee) WR Junior Hemingway (concussion) ILB James-Michael Johnson (knee) ILB Joe Mays (knee) CB Christopher Owens (knee) CB Sean Smith (groin)
IR	QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014) DE Mike Catapano (other-illness, 9/25/2014) DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014) RB Cyrus Gray (knee, 11/11/2014) TE Demetrius Harris (foot, 11/11/2014) WR A.J. Jenkins (shoulder, 11/21/2014) ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014) RB Joe McKnight (achilles-tendon, 9/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.8	19.3	22.7	KC
Rushing yards	63.5	115.5	110.5	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.46	5.17	4.16	KC
Completion %	59.7%	63.2%	62.3%	KC
Passing yards	184.0	168.5	234.7	OAK
Passing yards per completion	8.22	9.51	10.76	KC
Passing yards per attempt	4.91	6.01	6.70	KC
Interceptions	1.0	0.3	0.9	KC
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.0	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	1.3	3.5	2.5	OAK
3rd down conversions	32.6%	31.9%	39.9%	OAK
4th down conversions	66.7%	33.3%	47.1%	OAK
Time of possession	29:11	27:58	30:05	OAK

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.0	18.5	22.7	KC
Rushing yards	121.0	165.8	110.5	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	4.56	5.02	4.16	OAK
Completion %	58.9%	57.2%	62.3%	KC
Passing yards	187.5	199.0	234.7	OAK
Passing yards per completion	10.20	9.89	10.76	KC
Passing yards per attempt	6.00	5.66	6.70	KC
INT return	0.5	0.0	0.9	OAK
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.5	0.6	KC
Sacks	1.5	1.5	2.5	-
3rd down conversions	29.6%	42.4%	39.9%	OAK
4th down conversions	66.7%	41.7%	47.1%	KC
Time of possession	30:50	32:02	30:05	OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	OAK	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.5	7.6	8.6	KC
Yards per kick return	20.1	31.8	23.6	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	11.3	7.2	8.6	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	29.5	21.9	23.6	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	OAK	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	4.5	6.4	KC
Penalty yards	60.8	33.3	53.4	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 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
2012	8	2012-10-28	OAK	KC	26-16	OAK
2012	15	2012-12-16	KC	OAK	0-15	OAK
2013	6	2013-10-13	OAK	KC	7-24	KC
2013	15	2013-12-15	KC	OAK	56-31	KC
2014	12	2014-11-20	KC	OAK	20-24	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.