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Prediction: Seahawks 27, Raiders 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Derek Carr Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 24 Darren McFadden Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 32 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 33 Andre Holmes Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
TE 23 Mychal Rivera Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 22 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Russell Wilson Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 5 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 40 Robert Turbin Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 53 Christine Michael Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 Doug Baldwin Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR 56 Jermaine Kearse Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 68 Paul Richardson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Luke Willson Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 3 Steve Hauschka FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (1,517) & TDs (9). Passed for career-high 328 yards last week vs. Cle... RB Darren McFadden led team with 85 scrimmage yards last week (59 rush, 26 rec.). Rushed for 111 yards on 21 att. (5.3 avg.) in only meeting. RB Maurice Jones-Drew had rush TD in last meeting (9/22/13 with Jax.). Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most by active player... In last meeting (9/24/12 with GB), WR James Jones had 5 catches for 55 yards. WR Brice Butler has 45+ yard catch in 2 of past 3. In past 4, WR Andre Holmes has 17 catches for 298 yards & 4 TDs, incl. 69 yards & TD last week. Last week, TE Mychal Rivera led team in catches (7) & rec. yards (83), both season-highs... LB Miles Burris leads team with 47 tackles, including game-high 9 last week vs. Cle. CB Charles Woodson (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him. In 14 meetings, has 5 INTs & 5 FF.

Seahawks Have won 19 of past 21 at home (incl. playoffs)... QB Russell Wilson is 5-0 at home vs. AFC with 117.6 rating (11 TDs, 2 INTs). Incl. playoffs, is 19-2 (.905) at home with 106 rating (36 TDs, 9 INTs)... RB Marshawn Lynch has TD in 5 of past 6 home games (incl. playoffs). Has 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in those 6. Has TD in 8 of past 11 (incl. playoffs) & has 11 TDs in those 11 (8 rush, 3 rec.)... WR Doug Baldwin leads team with 29 catches & 371 yards. WR Ricardo Lockette leads Sea. WRs with 2 TDs. TE Luke Willson had 23-yard TD last week... CB Richard Sherman has 9 INTs in past 15 at home. Since entering league in 2011, leads NFL with 20 INTs. S Earl Thomas led team with 9 tackles last week. S Kam Chancellor has 2 INTs & FF in past 3 vs. AFC (incl. SB). DE Michael Bennett had sack in last game vs. Oak. (11/4/12 with TB). In only game vs. Oak. (12/18/11 with Det.), DE Cliff Avril had 2 sacks. LBs Bobby Wagner & K.J. Wright tie for team lead with 50 tackles. LB Bruce Irvin tied career-high with 2 sacks last week.


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    
10 2014-11-09 DEN H    
11 2014-11-16 SD A    
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    
   

Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-04 GB H W 36-16 +20
2 2014-09-14 SD A L 21-30 -9
3 2014-09-21 DEN H W 26-20 +6
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-06 WAS A W 27-17 +10
6 2014-10-12 DAL H L 23-30 -7
7 2014-10-19 STL A L 26-28 -2
8 2014-10-26 CAR A W 13-9 +4
9 2014-11-02 OAK H    
10 2014-11-09 NYG H    
11 2014-11-16 KC A    
12 2014-11-23 ARI H    
13 2014-11-27 SF A    
14 2014-12-07 PHI A    
15 2014-12-14 SF H    
16 2014-12-21 ARI A    
17 2014-12-28 STL H    

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Questionable  TE David Ausberry (foot)
 WR Vincent Brown (hamstring)
 CB Chimdi Chekwa (hamstring)
 CB Keith McGill (groin)
 FB Marcel Reece (quadriceps)
 CB Carlos Rogers (knee)
 DE Justin Tuck (knee)
Probable  CB T.J. Carrie (back)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 SLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring, 10/7/2014)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
 WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
 DE LaMarr Woodley (biceps, 10/25/2014)
 FS Usama Young (ankle, 10/25/2014)
   

Seattle Seahawks
Out  TE Zach Miller (ankle)
 SS Eric Pinkins (foot)
 MLB Bobby Wagner (toe)
Questionable  DT Jordan Hill (ankle)
 SS Jeron Johnson (concussion)
 CB Byron Maxwell (calf)
IR  RB Derrick Coleman (foot, 10/25/2014)
 MLB Heath Farwell (groin, 8/26/2014)
 DE Cassius Marsh (foot, 10/18/2014)
 DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/1/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Offense 
SEA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 13.3 25.0 23.9 SEA
Rushing yards 64.7 139.7 110.4 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.57 4.96 4.12 SEA
Completion % 59.7% 64.5% 63.4% SEA
Passing yards 240.0 208.0 249.4 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.26 10.42 11.16 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 6.12 6.72 7.08 SEA
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.8 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 SEA
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.7 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 40.8% 40.3% 41.3% OAK
4th down conversions 60.0% 50.0% 45.6% OAK
Time of possession 27:08 31:55 30:14 SEA
  Defense Stats Comparison

  OAK
 Defense 
SEA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.0 21.7 23.9 SEA
Rushing yards 105.0 84.0 110.4 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.15 3.38 4.12 OAK
Completion % 67.9% 64.6% 63.4% SEA
Passing yards 262.3 228.0 249.4 SEA
Passing yards per completion 11.95 10.88 11.16 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 8.12 7.03 7.08 SEA
INT return 0.3 0.3 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.7 0.7 SEA
Sacks 1.0 1.0 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 47.1% 39.1% 41.3% SEA
4th down conversions 20.0% 66.7% 45.6% OAK
Time of possession 32:52 28:40 30:14 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   OAK   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.6 8.4 8.6 OAK
Yards per kick return 23.3 23.7 23.9 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 14.9 8.6 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 29.0 25.7 23.9 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison

   OAK   SEA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 8.7 6.9 OAK
Penalty yards 69.0 62.7 57.5 SEA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Oakland Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 8 2000-10-22 SEA OAK 3-31 OAK
2000 16 2000-12-16 OAK SEA 24-27 SEA
2001 3 2001-09-30 SEA OAK 14-38 OAK
2001 9 2001-11-11 OAK SEA 27-34 SEA
2002 1 2002-09-08 SEA OAK 17-31 OAK
2006 9 2006-11-06 OAK SEA 0-16 SEA
2010 8 2010-10-31 SEA OAK 3-33 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.