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| All Games | 0-9 | -9 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 281.2 | (4.8) | 2.1 | 28.0 | 15.8 | 372.4 | (5.6) | 0.9 | | Road Games | 0-5 | -5 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 265.8 | (4.4) | 2.2 | 25.2 | 15.4 | 353.2 | (5.5) | 1.0 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 278.3 | (4.2) | 3.0 | 31.3 | 17.7 | 367.7 | (5.5) | 0.7 | | Grass Games | 0-6 | -6 | 1-5 | 4-2 | 16.5 | 7.8 | 317.7 | (5.3) | 2.5 | 31.2 | 16.3 | 387.8 | (5.9) | 1.0 | | Division Games | 0-2 | -2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 309.0 | (5.3) | 2.0 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 447.0 | (6.2) | 1.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 16.2 | 6.7 | 15.6 | 26:23 | 18-62 | (3.3) | 24-40 | 60.9% | 220 | (5.5) | 58-281 | (4.8) | (17.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 21.2 | 11.1 | 20 | 30:56 | 25-99 | (3.9) | 23-37 | 62.0% | 241 | (6.5) | 62-339 | (5.4) | (16) | | Offense Road Games | 14.8 | 5.2 | 15.6 | 28:29 | 19-51 | (2.7) | 25-41 | 61.4% | 215 | (5.2) | 60-266 | (4.4) | (18) | | Defense (All Games) | 28.0 | 15.8 | 21.7 | 33:37 | 34-131 | (3.8) | 22-33 | 67.0% | 242 | (7.4) | 67-372 | (5.6) | (13.3) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 25.1 | 12.5 | 20.6 | 30:18 | 29-117 | (4.1) | 21-34 | 62.4% | 236 | (6.9) | 63-353 | (5.6) | (14.1) | | Defense Road Games | 25.2 | 15.4 | 20.2 | 31:31 | 33-127 | (3.9) | 21-32 | 66.2% | 227 | (7.1) | 65-353 | (5.5) | (14) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 14-5 | 35.2% | 1-1 | 77.8% | 3-63 | (24.6) | 2-21 | (9.3) | 7-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 14-6 | 40.7% | 1-0 | 43.5% | 3-59 | (23.3) | 20-2 | (10) | 6-53 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 15-5 | 34.2% | 1-1 | 71.4% | 2-54 | (24.5) | 3-27 | (10.5) | 6-54 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | | 14-7 | 46.9% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 1-27 | (27.3) | 2-19 | (9.6) | 8-64 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | | 14-6 | 41.5% | 1-0 | 43.2% | 2-44 | (22.8) | 15-2 | (7.6) | 7-60 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | | 14-6 | 39.4% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 1-43 | (30.9) | 2-15 | (8.3) | 7-59 |
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| All Games | 5-4 | +1.5 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 334.1 | (5.6) | 1.0 | 20.7 | 10.6 | 342.2 | (5.7) | 1.0 | | Home Games | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 368.5 | (5.9) | 0.5 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 280.7 | (5.1) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3.5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 245.0 | (5) | 2.3 | 31.7 | 14.7 | 410.3 | (6) | 0.0 | | Grass Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 23.7 | 13.3 | 340.1 | (5.7) | 1.1 | 22.6 | 12.3 | 340.7 | (5.8) | 1.0 | | Division Games | 1-2 | -1.5 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 326.7 | (5.7) | 1.0 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 395.3 | (6.4) | 0.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 22.8 | 12.1 | 19.6 | 31:17 | 27-82 | (3.1) | 22-33 | 66.4% | 252 | (7.6) | 60-334 | (5.6) | (14.7) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.3 | 11.9 | 19.7 | 30:25 | 26-97 | (3.8) | 23-36 | 63.1% | 236 | (6.5) | 62-334 | (5.4) | (15) | | Offense Home Games | 28.5 | 18.0 | 21.2 | 32:54 | 28-93 | (3.3) | 23-34 | 69.6% | 275 | (8.1) | 62-368 | (5.9) | (12.9) | | Defense (All Games) | 20.7 | 10.6 | 20.0 | 28:43 | 26-113 | (4.4) | 21-34 | 63.1% | 229 | (6.7) | 60-342 | (5.7) | (16.6) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.4 | 10.6 | 19.7 | 30:47 | 26-112 | (4.3) | 22-35 | 62.1% | 224 | (6.4) | 61-336 | (5.5) | (15) | | Defense Home Games | 14.5 | 9.5 | 17.0 | 27:06 | 24-109 | (4.5) | 19-30 | 63.6% | 171 | (5.7) | 55-281 | (5.1) | (19.4) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14-7 | 48.4% | 0-0 | 25.0% | 1-22 | (21.8) | 1-9 | (7.1) | 6-58 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 14-6 | 40.2% | 1-0 | 46.6% | 2-52 | (25.1) | 19-2 | (8.9) | 6-54 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 15-8 | 55.7% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-20 | (16) | 1-5 | (5) | 5-59 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | | 13-6 | 48.7% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 4-84 | (21.5) | 2-17 | (10.3) | 8-62 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | | 14-6 | 41.0% | 1-0 | 47.7% | 2-59 | (24.3) | 19-2 | (8.3) | 7-54 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | | 12-5 | 41.7% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 6-120 | (20.8) | 1-13 | (10.4) | 7-63 |
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| 9/21/2014 | @ NEW ENGLAND | 9-16 | L | 13.5 | W | 47 | U | 22-67 | 21-34-174 | 1 | 32-76 | 24-37-221 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | *MIAMI | 14-38 | L | 4 | L | 41 | O | 18-53 | 28-44-264 | 4 | 35-157 | 23-31-278 | 3 | | 10/12/2014 | SAN DIEGO | 28-31 | L | 7 | W | 44 | O | 20-114 | 18-34-282 | 1 | 33-116 | 22-35-307 | 0 | | 10/19/2014 | ARIZONA | 13-24 | L | 3.5 | L | 47 | U | 19-56 | 16-28-164 | 0 | 37-123 | 22-31-242 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 13-23 | L | 6.5 | L | 44 | U | 22-71 | 34-56-316 | 3 | 25-39 | 19-28-267 | 0 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/20/2014 | KANSAS CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | @ ST LOUIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | SAN FRANCISCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2014 | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/21/2014 | @ BUFFALO | 22-10 | W | 3 | W | 45.5 | U | 37-85 | 18-25-251 | 0 | 22-87 | 23-40-205 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | JACKSONVILLE | 33-14 | W | -11 | W | 45.5 | O | 20-42 | 29-39-365 | 0 | 25-85 | 29-37-234 | 3 | | 10/5/2014 | NY JETS | 31-0 | W | -7 | W | 44.5 | U | 40-162 | 20-28-277 | 1 | 21-91 | 12-31-60 | 2 | | 10/12/2014 | @ OAKLAND | 31-28 | W | -7 | L | 44 | O | 33-116 | 22-35-307 | 0 | 20-114 | 18-34-282 | 1 | | 10/19/2014 | KANSAS CITY | 20-23 | L | -3 | L | 46 | U | 16-69 | 17-31-182 | 1 | 39-154 | 19-28-211 | 0 | | 10/23/2014 | @ DENVER | 21-35 | L | 9 | L | 50.5 | O | 15-61 | 30-41-245 | 2 | 30-139 | 25-35-286 | 0 | | 11/2/2014 | @ MIAMI | 0-37 | L | 3 | L | 45 | U | 19-50 | 13-26-128 | 4 | 35-132 | 26-39-309 | 0 | | 11/16/2014 | OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | ST LOUIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | @ BALTIMORE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | NEW ENGLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2014 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | SAN DIEGO: Veteran offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris kept San Diego's man-blocking scheme for the most part intact during his first season with the Chargers. They've also turned to a full committee approach. Ryan Mathews will once again lead the rotation as long as he stays healthy. Danny Woodhead will  most passing downs and, surprisingly considering his size, stays on the field in many red-zone situations. Donald Brown will have a significant role as well, spelling Mathews and Woodhead on all three downs. The trio will continue to rotate inside the 20 with Woodhead getting the most touches.
Philip Rivers found new life last year under offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt. Whiz took the head job in Tennessee, but new OC Franck Reich ascends from quarterbacks coach and should keep the game plan intact. There are a lot more quick throws in this offense, keeping Rivers upright and also giving San Diego's playmakers a chance. Keenan Allen is the No. 1 target, often working the same side of the field as tight end Antonio Gates, the second receiver. Woodhead will continue to have a big role as an underneath target, stealing chances from slot receiver Eddie Royal. Allen emerged as a big threat when they threw deep in opponent territory last season, partially because teams still focus coverage on Gates. Woodhead remains a big receiving threat around the goal line, and second TE Ladarius Green appears ready for a bigger role. Malcom Floyd will be the deep threat if he can stay healthy. If not, Vincent Brown will assume that role.
John Pagano's 3-4 defense doesn't give up many points, but they finished 30th in takeaways last year and ranked 23rd in both total defense and sacks. With no significant free agent additions, rookie CB Jason Verrett is the only real upgrade here. |
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*Raiders-Chargers Preview* ==========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
The San Diego Chargers were atop the AFC West after beating the Oakland Raiders a month ago, but they haven't won since.
With their playoff hopes precarious, the Chargers emerge from their bye looking to capitalize on another meeting with the winless Raiders on Sunday.
San Diego (5-4) had a five-game winning streak after Branden Oliver's 1-yard TD run with 1:56 to play provided the difference in a 31-28 win at Oakland in Week 6.
The Chargers, though, followed that with three straight losses, including a 37-0 defeat at Miami on Nov. 2.
The losing streak is "in the past but it's also kind of right there on your mind," wide receiver Eddie Royal said. "As a competitor you just hate losing and you know that feeling and you never want to have it again. So that kind of motivates you to come out and work that much harder, study a little bit more film, just so you don't have that feeling again."
San Diego, though, is struggling in nearly every facet of the game. The offense is averaging 245.0 yards with seven turnovers during the losing streak after gaining 395.8 per game with one interception over the previous five games.
The defense was limiting opponents to 289.4 yards a contest while forcing seven turnovers during the winning streak, but that's increased to 410.3 with no turnovers the last three games.
The Chargers were outgained 441-178 by the Dolphins and shut out for the first time since Oct. 31, 1999.
They're hoping to get a lift from the potential returns of running back Ryan Mathews (knee) and linebackers Melvin Ingram (hip) and Manti Te'o (foot).
Mathews, who set a career high with 1,255 yards with an average of 4.4 per carry last year, has only 71 in 2014. He had 99 yards and a touchdown in a 26-13 home win over Oakland last season.
San Diego has topped 100 yards twice without Mathews and is averaging only 60.0 the last three games. However, coach Mike McCoy feels there's more needed to end the skid.
"You're definitely excited but those two guys aren't going to change everything we do," McCoy said. "The other 10 guys on the field have got to play better with him. Ryan Mathews does not guarantee 200 yards rushing. It's not just a couple guys coming back that all of a sudden you're winning a football game. All 46 have got to play better, we've got to coach better.
"(Mathews is) a talented player without a doubt, but he can"t do it all on his own. Melvin can't do everything on his own, either."
That's especially true if Philip Rivers struggles again. The quarterback has completed 62.1 percent of his passes for 595 yards with five touchdowns, six interceptions and a 71.2 rating in three games.
He had been the driving force behind the winning streak, connecting on 71.8 percent of his attempts for 1,518 yards with 14 scores and one pick for a staggering 126.8 rating. That included 313 yards with three TDs on 22-of-34 passing against the Raiders (0-9).
The Chargers, though, aren't taking the AFC West rival lightly, despite Oakland losing 15 games in a row for the longest slide since St. Louis dropped 17 straight from Oct. 26, 2008-Oct. 25, 2009.
"I think normally if it was a non-divisional game you might view it a little different," linebacker Jarret Johnson said. "But this is the Raiders. We know how talented they are, we know how hard they play and if you take them for granted, if you look at them just for the record, you're a fool."
The Raiders have lost seven straight road games and are coming off last week's 41-17 home defeat in what was perhaps their worst performance of the season.
They mustered 222 yards of offense - only 30 on the ground - and they failed to gain a first down rushing for the first time since 2006.
"They're looking for the gold at the end of the rainbow and it hasn't been there," coach Tony Sparano said. "We have to stay the course and believe in the things that we're doing and we're getting better as a football team."
Derek Carr is struggling, compiling a 67.7 rating while completing 61.4 percent of his passes for 386 yards with four touchdowns and as many interceptions over the past two games.
The rookie, though, had a season-high four TD passes against the Chargers in Week 5, hitting Andre Holmes for a 77-yard score on the third play from scrimmage.
"It's not just Derek," Sparano said. "I know we want to make this just about Derek, but it's not really about Derek."
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