Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

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Week 8

STL DET	17 10
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SF IND	14 18
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SEA DAL	17 38
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NYG PHI	17 40
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MIA NYJ	30 25
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HOU BUF	31 10
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DEN BAL	7 30
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CLE CHI	6 30
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JAC TEN	13 30
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OAK SD	16 24
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MIN GB	38 26
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CAR ARI	34 21
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ATL NO	27 35
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Fantasy Player Projections

Oakland Raiders
Player	Projections
QB JaMarcus Russell	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Justin Fargas	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
RB Michael Bush	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR Louis Murphy	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR Todd Watkins	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Zach Miller	Rec: 5-55, 1 TD

San Diego Chargers
Player	Projections
QB Philip Rivers	Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB Darren Sproles	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 6-40, 1
WR Vincent Jackson	Rec: 5-75, 0 TD
WR Malcom Floyd	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR Chris Chambers	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Antonio Gates	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell has passed for 200+ yards with TD pass in each of 3 career home starts vs. SD, incl. career-high 277 yards on 9/28/08... In 9/14/09 meeting, RB Michael Bush started 1st NFL game, rushing for 55 yards on 12 att. (4.6 avg.) with TD. RB Justin Fargas led team in rushing (67 yards vs. NYJ) for 2nd straight week... Rookie WR Louis Murphy (4th round, Florida) averages 14.5 yards per catch (16 receptions, 232 yards). Had career-high 87 rec. yards & scored TD vs. SD in 9/14/09 meeting (also NFL debut)... Since '07, TE Zach Miller leads team in receptions (123) & receiving yards (1,591). Leads NFL TEs w/16.0 yards-per-catch avg. in '09 (min. 5 rec.). 11 of 23 Miller's catches this year have resulted in 1st downs (47.8 pct.)... Defense has 10 sacks in past 4... DE Richard Seymour (43) & DE Greg Ellis (81) have totaled 124 career sacks... LB Kirk Morrison leads team with 67 tackles. P Shane Lechler (52.2) is on pace to set NFL record for punt avg. in season (Pro Football HOFer SAMMY BAUGH, 51.4 avg. in 1940).

Chargers Club aims for 13th consecutive win against Raiders... For career, QB Philip Rivers has 7-0 record vs. Oak., completing 97 of 169 passes (57.4 pct.) for 1,178 yards with 8 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 82.4 passer rating. Has 7 passing TDs in past 3... For career, RB LaDainian Tomlinson averages 115.4 rush yards per game vs. Oak. (1,961 total in 17 games) & has 9 100-yard games vs. Raiders. RB Darren Sproles had 99 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 58 rec.) last week, incl. 58-yard TD rec... Since '02, TE Antonio Gates leads NFL TEs with 53 TD rec... WR Vincent Jackson has 120+ rec. yards in 3 of past 5, incl. 142 last week vs. KC. For career, WR CHRIS CHAMBERS averages 17.6 yards per catch vs. Oak. (22 rec., 387 yards)... LB Shawne Merriman has 6.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Oak... LB Shaun Phillips has 9.5 career sack against Oak. (most vs. any opponent)... Last week vs. KC, S Steve Gregory recorded 1st career INT.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Oakland Raiders
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-14	SD	H	L 20-24	-4
2	2009-09-20	KC	A	W 13-10	+3
3	2009-09-27	DEN	H	L 3-23	-20
4	2009-10-04	HOU	A	L 6-29	-23
5	2009-10-11	NYG	A	L 7-44	-37
6	2009-10-18	PHI	H	W 13-9	+4
7	2009-10-25	NYJ	H	L 0-38	-38
8	2009-11-01	SD	A	L 16-24	-8
9		Bye
10	2009-11-15	KC	H
11	2009-11-22	CIN	H
12	2009-11-26	DAL	A
13	2009-12-06	PIT	A
14	2009-12-13	WAS	H
15	2009-12-20	DEN	A
16	2009-12-27	CLE	A
17	2010-01-03	BAL	H

San Diego Chargers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-14	OAK	A	W 24-20	+4
2	2009-09-20	BAL	H	L 26-31	-5
3	2009-09-27	MIA	H	W 23-13	+10
4	2009-10-04	PIT	A	L 28-38	-10
5		Bye
6	2009-10-19	DEN	H	L 23-34	-11
7	2009-10-25	KC	A	W 37-7	+30
8	2009-11-01	OAK	H	W 24-16	+8
9	2009-11-08	NYG	A
10	2009-11-15	PHI	H
11	2009-11-22	DEN	A
12	2009-11-29	KC	H
13	2009-12-06	CLE	A
14	2009-12-13	DAL	A
15	2009-12-20	CIN	H
16	2009-12-25	TEN	A
17	2010-01-03	WAS	H

Injury Report

Oakland Raiders
Out	SLB Ricky Brown (Ankle) RB Darren McFadden (Knee) WR Nick Miller (Shin)
Doubtful	WR Chaz Schilens (Foot)
Questionable	DE Greg Ellis (Knee)
Probable	QB Bruce Gradkowski (Illness) CB Chris Johnson (Groin) WR Louis Murphy (Hip) DT Gerard Warren (Ribs)
Did Not Practice	TE Tony Stewart (Chest)

San Diego Chargers
Doubtful	ILB Kevin Burnett (Ankle)
Questionable	NT Ogemdi Nwagbuo (Ankle)
Probable	DE Travis Johnson (Groin) OLB Shawne Merriman (Foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

	OAK Offense	SD Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	7.3	25.7	21.7	SD
Rushing yards	84.5	65.0	115.6	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	3.39	3.04	4.22	OAK
Completion %	48.3%	57.6%	61.0%	SD
Passing yards	106.8	264.0	217.6	SD
Passing yards per completion	9.42	14.20	10.80	SD
Passing yards per attempt	4.55	8.18	6.59	SD
Interceptions	1.0	0.0	0.9	SD
Fumbles lost	1.5	0.7	0.8	SD
Sacks allowed	2.8	2.3	2.2	SD
3rd down conversions	27.7%	40.3%	37.7%	SD
4th down conversions	42.9%	20.0%	52.9%	OAK

Defense Stats Comparison

	OAK Defense	SD Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	25.0	26.0	21.7	OAK
Rushing yards	182.0	133.3	115.6	SD
Rushing yards per attempt	4.77	4.16	4.22	SD
Completion %	56.8%	63.9%	61.0%	OAK
Passing yards	204.5	182.7	217.6	SD
Passing yards per completion	12.63	10.11	10.80	SD
Passing yards per attempt	7.17	6.46	6.59	SD
INT return	0.3	0.7	0.9	SD
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.8	OAK
Sacks	1.8	1.7	2.2	OAK
3rd down conversions	34.9%	43.9%	37.7%	OAK
4th down conversions	70.0%	60.0%	52.9%	SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	OAK	SD	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	0.3	22.0	8.2	SD
Yards per kick return	17.0	23.2	22.7	SD
Yards allowed per punt return	8.3	14.6	8.2	OAK
Yards allowed per kick return	22.3	22.5	22.7	OAK

Misc Stats Comparison

	OAK	SD	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.8	5.3	6.3	SD
Penalty yards	45.5	41.0	52.0	SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2009 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. San Diego Chargers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	1	2000-09-03	SD	OAK	6-9	OAK
2000	9	2000-10-29	OAK	SD	15-13	OAK
2001	10	2001-11-18	SD	OAK	24-34	OAK
2001	14	2001-12-15	OAK	SD	13-6	OAK
2002	7	2002-10-20	SD	OAK	27-21	SD
2002	14	2002-12-08	OAK	SD	27-7	OAK
2003	4	2003-09-28	SD	OAK	31-34	OAK
2003	17	2003-12-28	OAK	SD	14-21	SD
2004	8	2004-10-31	OAK	SD	14-42	SD
2004	11	2004-11-21	SD	OAK	23-17	SD
2005	6	2005-10-16	SD	OAK	27-14	SD
2005	13	2005-12-04	OAK	SD	10-34	SD
2006	1	2006-09-11	SD	OAK	27-0	SD
2006	12	2006-11-26	OAK	SD	14-21	SD
2007	6	2007-10-14	OAK	SD	14-28	SD
2007	17	2007-12-30	SD	OAK	30-17	SD
2008	4	2008-09-28	SD	OAK	28-18	SD
2008	14	2008-12-04	OAK	SD	7-34	SD
2009	1	2009-09-14	SD	OAK	24-20	SD

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.