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| All Games | 3-12 | -4.7 | 8-7 | 9-6 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 287.7 | (4.7) | 1.8 | 27.0 | 14.9 | 351.3 | (5.6) | 0.9 | | Road Games | 0-8 | -8 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 260.7 | (4.2) | 2.2 | 27.7 | 16.9 | 350.2 | (5.6) | 0.7 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +4 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 319.0 | (4.7) | 0.3 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 319.0 | (5.6) | 1.7 | | Grass Games | 3-8 | -0.7 | 5-6 | 7-4 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 313.4 | (5.1) | 1.6 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 354.3 | (5.6) | 1.0 | | Division Games | 1-4 | -1.7 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 296.4 | (4.8) | 1.4 | 27.2 | 11.4 | 379.0 | (5.8) | 0.6 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 15.9 | 6.9 | 15.9 | 28:26 | 21-78 | (3.6) | 23-40 | 58.5% | 210 | (5.3) | 61-288 | (4.7) | (18.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 20.6 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 30:54 | 26-110 | (4.2) | 21-35 | 61.1% | 223 | (6.4) | 61-333 | (5.4) | (16.2) | | Offense Road Games | 11.6 | 4.0 | 15.1 | 29:20 | 19-58 | (3) | 25-43 | 57.7% | 203 | (4.7) | 62-261 | (4.2) | (22.4) | | Defense (All Games) | 27.0 | 14.9 | 19.7 | 31:34 | 30-118 | (4) | 21-33 | 64.1% | 233 | (7) | 63-351 | (5.6) | (13) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.6 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 30:21 | 28-114 | (4.1) | 21-34 | 62.7% | 225 | (6.7) | 61-339 | (5.5) | (15) | | Defense Road Games | 27.7 | 16.9 | 19.0 | 30:40 | 31-127 | (4.1) | 20-31 | 64.4% | 223 | (7.2) | 62-350 | (5.6) | (12.6) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 15-5 | 33.9% | 1-1 | 64.3% | 3-62 | (22) | 2-16 | (6.8) | 7-57 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 14-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 42.5% | 3-66 | (23.4) | 18-2 | (8.9) | 7-55 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 15-5 | 29.8% | 1-1 | 60.0% | 3-59 | (21.4) | 2-18 | (7.4) | 7-58 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | | 14-5 | 37.9% | 1-0 | 37.5% | 1-40 | (28.9) | 3-32 | (11.3) | 8-62 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | | 13-5 | 40.4% | 1-0 | 46.9% | 2-55 | (23.8) | 20-2 | (9) | 7-57 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | | 13-4 | 33.6% | 0-0 | 33.3% | 1-38 | (30.7) | 3-37 | (11.8) | 8-60 |
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| All Games | 11-4 | +3.6 | 7-8 | 9-6 | 29.0 | 14.8 | 399.7 | (6.1) | 1.3 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 312.3 | (5) | 1.5 | | Home Games | 7-0 | +7 | 3-4 | 5-2 | 33.7 | 18.9 | 407.7 | (6.7) | 0.9 | 21.7 | 10.1 | 335.3 | (5.3) | 1.3 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +0.4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 342.7 | (5.9) | 2.3 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 352.0 | (5.4) | 2.3 | | Grass Games | 10-0 | +10 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 32.8 | 18.1 | 405.0 | (6.3) | 0.9 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 300.8 | (5) | 1.7 | | Division Games | 5-0 | +5 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 30.2 | 16.8 | 389.2 | (6) | 0.6 | 16.2 | 7.4 | 269.4 | (4.6) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 29.0 | 14.8 | 22.3 | 30:37 | 27-110 | (4) | 25-38 | 66.2% | 290 | (7.7) | 65-400 | (6.1) | (13.8) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 21.2 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 30:49 | 27-112 | (4.2) | 21-34 | 61.4% | 224 | (6.5) | 61-335 | (5.5) | (15.9) | | Offense Home Games | 33.7 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 30:09 | 29-124 | (4.3) | 23-32 | 72.1% | 283 | (8.8) | 61-408 | (6.7) | (12.1) | | Defense (All Games) | 22.7 | 11.7 | 20.1 | 29:46 | 22-81 | (3.7) | 25-40 | 62.9% | 232 | (5.7) | 62-312 | (5) | (13.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.4 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 30:26 | 27-112 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 62.7% | 226 | (6.6) | 61-338 | (5.5) | (15.1) | | Defense Home Games | 21.7 | 10.1 | 22.0 | 29:51 | 19-74 | (3.9) | 28-44 | 62.8% | 261 | (5.9) | 63-335 | (5.3) | (15.4) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13-6 | 43.9% | 1-0 | 41.7% | 2-48 | (23.4) | 2-17 | (7.2) | 8-69 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 13-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 39.2% | 3-64 | (23.4) | 17-2 | (8.5) | 7-57 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12-6 | 51.8% | 0-0 | 100.0% | 1-39 | (30.6) | 3-14 | (5.6) | 8-71 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | | 14-5 | 36.7% | 1-1 | 62.5% | 2-53 | (26.7) | 2-23 | (11.2) | 6-49 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | | 13-5 | 40.6% | 1-0 | 48.6% | 2-60 | (24.4) | 21-2 | (9.3) | 7-56 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | | 13-5 | 41.3% | 2-1 | 58.3% | 1-20 | (27.4) | 2-9 | (5) | 7-58 |
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| 11/2/2014 | @ SEATTLE | 24-30 | L | 13 | W | 44 | O | 18-37 | 24-41-189 | 3 | 38-149 | 17-35-177 | 0 | | 11/9/2014 | DENVER | 17-41 | L | 12 | L | 50.5 | O | 15-30 | 30-47-192 | 3 | 27-118 | 33-49-353 | 2 | | 11/16/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO | 6-13 | L | 10 | W | 45.5 | U | 19-71 | 16-34-162 | 1 | 32-120 | 22-34-180 | 0 | | 11/20/2014 | KANSAS CITY | 24-20 | W | 7 | W | 41.5 | O | 30-179 | 18-35-172 | 1 | 24-96 | 20-36-217 | 0 | | 11/30/2014 | @ ST LOUIS | 0-52 | L | 6 | L | 43 | O | 21-61 | 29-48-183 | 5 | 26-172 | 13-22-176 | 0 | | 12/7/2014 | SAN FRANCISCO | 24-13 | W | 8.5 | W | 40 | U | 31-85 | 22-28-245 | 0 | 18-97 | 18-33-151 | 2 | | 12/14/2014 | @ KANSAS CITY | 13-31 | L | 11 | L | 41.5 | O | 17-78 | 27-56-202 | 1 | 27-93 | 18-31-295 | 1 | | 12/21/2014 | BUFFALO | 26-24 | W | 7 | W | 42.5 | O | 36-140 | 17-34-207 | 0 | 13-13 | 32-49-308 | 2 | | 12/28/2014 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/2/2014 | @ NEW ENGLAND | 21-43 | L | -3 | L | 52.5 | O | 17-43 | 34-57-429 | 2 | 25-66 | 33-53-332 | 1 | | 11/9/2014 | @ OAKLAND | 41-17 | W | -12 | W | 50.5 | O | 27-118 | 33-49-353 | 2 | 15-30 | 30-47-192 | 3 | | 11/16/2014 | @ ST LOUIS | 7-22 | L | -8 | L | 49.5 | U | 10-28 | 34-54-369 | 2 | 33-131 | 20-29-206 | 0 | | 11/23/2014 | MIAMI | 39-36 | W | -6 | L | 47 | O | 35-201 | 28-35-249 | 1 | 21-97 | 26-36-216 | 1 | | 11/30/2014 | @ KANSAS CITY | 29-16 | W | -1 | W | 49 | U | 45-214 | 17-34-174 | 1 | 15-41 | 15-23-110 | 3 | | 12/7/2014 | BUFFALO | 24-17 | W | -9.5 | L | 47.5 | U | 29-133 | 14-20-173 | 3 | 16-74 | 38-57-341 | 3 | | 12/14/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO | 22-10 | W | -4 | W | 49 | U | 39-111 | 14-22-226 | 0 | 20-56 | 24-41-232 | 2 | | 12/22/2014 | @ CINCINNATI | 28-37 | L | -3.5 | L | 47 | O | 19-85 | 28-44-300 | 4 | 37-207 | 17-26-146 | 2 | | 12/28/2014 | OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | OAKLAND: In addition to bringing in Greg Olson as offensive coordinator last season, the Raiders brought in Tony Sparano to install a man-blocking scheme. The move back to power blocking was for the most part successful. This year, newly acquired Maurice Jones-Drew will get the first crack at being a workhorse back. He's dropped weight and has the vision to succeed in this scheme. Darren McFadden will battle for the starting job in what will likely end up in a timeshare. Latavius Murray reportedly looked good in practice during a redshirt rookie year and should be the No. 3 behind the injury-prone vets.
Olson showed a good deal of creativity last year with Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin giving two different looks under center. While he's shown a willingness to attack deep in the past, this year should be more of a traditional West Coast passing game. James Jones will have a chance to be more of a possession guy, rather than the deep threat he was in Green Bay. Denarius Moore is going to be the home run threat, with Rod Streater likely to see a lot of targets working out of the slot. Tight end Mychal Rivera should see a slightly increased role. The backs will see plenty of work in the passing game, especially fullback Marcel Reece. They don't throw often near the end zone, but Jones figures to see most red-zone targets. Moore was their most effective red-zone receiver last year.
The Raiders had a huge offseason in signing DE Justin Tuck, DE LaMarr Woodley and DT Antonio Smith up front, and former 49ers cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers will help shore up a lacking secondary. But Oakland has the NFL's toughest schedule and doesn't create enough turnovers to overcome that deficiency. | | DENVER: Heading into 2013, the Broncos brought back Alex Gibbs as an offensive line coach to revitalize the zone-blocking scheme. The running game is obviously aided by the threat of Denver's passing game and Peyton Manning's ability to adjust at the line of scrim- mage, but the front five deserves huge credit for the ground game. A year ago, Denver used a committee approach, and they'll always have to rotate to an extent due to the Broncos' fast pace on offense and Denver's thin air. But Montee Ball should have a big workload with most red-zone touches. C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman, if he stops fumbling, will battle for scraps behind him. Denver runs the ball often inside the red zone, mostly because opponents put extra defensive backs on the field down near the goal line. Ball will almost surely take the bulk of the red zone and goal-line carries.
This is a pick-your-poison, catch-and-run passing game. Their bread-and-butter is dinking and dunking, often underneath with Wes Welker and tight end Julius Thomas and in the screen game with Demaryius Thomas and Ball. They're the best screen team in the NFL, especially when using wideouts. They will take some deep shots, a result of opponents crowding the line of scrimmage as the game goes on, with Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders slipping downfield when the opportunity arises. When they throw inside the red zone, they'll use Welker and Sanders for his ability to shake free underneath, or play-action for Julius Thomas.
Denver made plenty of personnel changes on defense with the additions of DE DeMarcus Ware, CB Aqib Talib and SS T.J. Ward, and once OLB Von Miller recovers from his torn ACL, Jack Del Rio's unit will be a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (OAKLAND-DENVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Raiders-Broncos Preview* =========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Peyton Manning's record-tying 14th Pro Bowl selection came on the heels of his worst performance in his three seasons with Denver that cost the Broncos a shot at home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
There's still little concern for coach John Fox, whose club can earn a first-round bye with a seventh straight victory over the visiting Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Manning threw four interceptions - the last returned for a touchdown with less than three minutes remaining - in Monday's 37-28 loss at Cincinnati that ended a four-game winning streak for the Broncos (11-4).
Manning is 38 and looking to become the oldest quarterback in history to win a Super Bowl, a record held by his boss, John Elway. But despite leading the league with 39 touchdown passes, he has just five over his last four games while tossing six picks.
"The sky's not falling. We're not getting ready to get rid of our quarterback. He's fine and, we're all going to get better," Fox said.
"The reality is we're going to get an opportunity to compete for the Lombardi Trophy. We're in the playoffs."
Denver can guarantee bypassing the wild-card round with a win over the Raiders (3-12), providing an extra week of rest for a squad that has nine Pro Bowlers - its most since having a team-record 10 in 1998 when Elway led the Broncos to their last Super Bowl title.
Denver also would clinch the No. 2 seed with a Bengals loss to Pittsburgh no matter the outcome of this contest.
"We won the No. 1 seed two years in a row and we still didn't win (the Super Bowl)," said cornerback Chris Harris Jr., who became the first undrafted cornerback to make the Pro Bowl since Dallas' Everson Walls in 1981. "It doesn't matter how you get to that point, you've just got to win in those big games. Either way it goes, you're still in the tournament and you've still got a chance."
Denver has taken six straight meetings with the Raiders and Manning has won his last eight starts against them dating to 2004 with Indianapolis. He threw for 340 yards, five touchdowns - two each to Pro Bowler Julius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders - and two interceptions in a 41-17 win at Oakland on Nov. 9.
C.J. Anderson took over in the backfield for the injured Ronnie Hillman in that contest and finished with 163 total yards and a receiving touchdown. He's second to Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell in scrimmage yards per game over the last seven weeks with 135.7.
Anderson rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries against Oakland, which allowed just 13 yards on the same amount of rushing attempts in last week's 26-24 home win over Buffalo that knocked the Bills out of playoff contention.
Derek Carr threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns, giving him six with no interceptions over his last three. He leads all rookies in completions (330), passing yards (3,112) and touchdowns (20), and his 11 interceptions are the fewest of any rookie quarterback with at least 500 attempts in NFL history.
"(He has) poise and leadership ability," offensive tackle Donald Penn said. "He does it just being himself. It comes natural to him."
Carr finished with 192 yards, two touchdowns and two picks in the first meeting with Denver.
Carr has only a 69.8 passer rating on the road, where the Raiders have gone 0-7. That doesn't include a 38-14 loss to Miami on Sept. 28 in London that counted as a home game on Oakland's schedule.
The Raiders have lost 10 straight true road games since beating Houston on Nov. 17, 2013.
"We've got to learn how to take what we do (at home) and go on the road and do it," Carr said. "We have to take that, the way we can play here against some really good football teams, and do that on the road.
"We need to learn how to do that and it's something that we are learning to do. But it just hasn't happened yet. Eventually we'll get it right."
Carr was feeling ill at practice Tuesday and was sent home by interim coach Tony Sparano, who thinks Carr will be fine by Sunday.
"(Winning on the road is) really the next step," Sparano said. "We have to be able to turn the tide when we're in those situations."
He believes the Raiders have made major strides in going 3-2 since the winless start.
"It is what it is at this point, but we're just out there just fighting for each other and this team and this organization," rookie linebacker Khalil Mack said. "It speaks to the veteran leaders in this locker room, as well as the young guys."
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