Oakland Raiders Vs Kansas City Chiefs: Statistical Match-up

– Oct 27, 2012

In an old fashion AFC West battle the Oakland Raiders (2-4) head to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Kansas City Chiefs (1-5).

In the last four meetings the Raiders have controlled the series with the exception of the last October battle when Oakland was dominated due to the loss of quarterback Jason Campbell when he suffered a fractured collarbone. In the game the Raiders were in search for someone to pull the reins on offense but no-one rose to the occasion on that day.

For the Raiders they are in development mode and are learning new methods and schemes. As for the Chiefs they seem to be losing their form and have not led in a game all season. The one game they won was in overtime.

For Kansas City, Brady Quinn will make his second start of his career at quarterback. While the Chiefs hazardous running game may get a little more help as running back Peyton Hillis appears to be healthy and may return to the lineup to help lighten the load for Jamaal Charles.

Chiefs' cornerback, Mr. Penalty himself, Stanford Routt, gets to face his former team. Look for him to make his number stand out somewhere on the Chiefs defense.

The Raiders are beginning to click on defense as they are improving every week against the rush. The Raiders' defense ranks 12th against the rush. While the offense, led by quarterback Carson Palmer who is slowly making his way up the rankings in passer rating, (86.6) and the passing game ranks in the top ten in the NFL.

Here is look at the statistics for the upcoming match-up.

NFL Rankings

Raiders		Chiefs
OFFENSE	APG
18.8 (24th)	PTS	17.3 (29th)
350 (18th)	Yards	378.7 (8th)
273.2 (9th)	Passing Yards	214.7 (23rd)
76.8 (31st)	Rushing Yards	164.0 (3rd)
Defense
28.5 (27th)	PTS	30.5 (30th)
356.8 (17th)	Yards	349.5 (15th)
254.7 (22nd)	Passing Yards	224.5 (13th)
102.2 (13th)	Rushing Yards	125.0 (22nd)

RAIDERS TEAM LEADERS

Passing Carson Palmer	CMP 241	ATT 148	YDS 1732	TD/INT 7/4
Rushing Darren McFadden	CAR 103	YDS 324	AVG 3.1	TD's 2
Receiving Denarius Moore	REC 21	YDS 323	AVG 15.4	TD's 3
Sacks Matt Shaughnessy	2.5
Tackles Phillip Wheeler	Total 34	Assist 14	Combo 48
Interceptions Joselio Hanson Tyvon Branch Michael Huff	INT 1 1 1	YDS/INT 21 11 0	TD's 0 0 0

RAIDERS TEAM STATISTICS

	Raiders	Opponents
Total First Downs	114	115
First Downs (Rushing-passing-by penalty	24-78-12	36-71-8
Third Down Conversions	25/81	35/84
Fourth Down Conversions	1/4	4/6
Total Offensive Yards	2100	2141
Offense (Plays-Average Yards)	382-5.5	389-5.5
Total Rushing Yards	461	613
Passing	1639	1528
Sacks	7	12
Field Goals	14/15	15/16
Touchdowns	10	18
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)	3-7-0-0	6-11-0-1
Time of Possession	28:15	32:05
Turnover Ratio	-2
Avg Penalties Per Game	6.7

CHIEFS TEAM LEADERS

Passing Matt Cassel	CMP 176	ATT 103	YDS 1150	TD/INT 5/9
Rushing Jamaal Charles	CAR 115	YDS 591	AVG 5.1	TD's 2
Receiving	REC 34	YDS 427	AVG 12.6	TD's 3
Sacks Tamba Hali	4.0
Tackles Derrick Johnson	Total 41	Assist 9	Combo 50
Interceptions Brandon Flowers	INT 2	YDS/INT 15.0	TD 0

CHIEFS TEAM STATISTICS

	Chiefs	Opponents
Total First Downs	133	103
First Downs (Rushing-passing-by penalty)	50-74-9	34-63-6
Third Down Conversions	39/88	29/67
Fourth Down Conversions	3/5	0/0
Total Offensive Yards	2272	2097
Offense (Plays-Average Yards)	434-5.2	335-6.3
Total Rushing Yards	984	750
Total Passing Yards	1288	1347
Sacks	13	13
Field Goals	11/12	12/14
Touchdowns	10	21
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)	127-216-11-6.3	99-162-4-8.9
Time of Possession	33:05	28:19
Turnover Ratio	-15
Avg Penalties Per Game	6.0