NFL capsule: Raiders favored over Ryan, visiting Falcons

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ATLANTA (0-1) at OAKLAND (1-0)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE - Raiders by 5 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 0-1, Oakland 1-0

SERIES RECORD - Raiders lead 7-6

LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Raiders 23-20, Oct. 14, 2012

LAST WEEK - Falcons lost to Buccaneers 31-24; Raiders beat Saints 35-34

AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 27, Raiders No. 12

FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (31), PASS (7).

FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (15), PASS (22).

RAIDERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (8).

RAIDERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (14), PASS (32).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Falcons won last three meetings, outscoring Raiders 82-30. ... Atlanta WR Julio Jones seeks 13th straight game with at least 60 catches, 80 yards receiving. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan has at least 200 yards passing in 40 straight games. ... Atlanta rushed for 52 yards, 2.4 per carry, in opener vs. Tampa Bay. ... Falcons DE Dwight Freeney third among active players with 119 1/2 career sacks. ... Raiders seek third 2-0 start since move back to Oakland in 1995; they did it in 2000, `02. ... Oakland became fourth team to score winning 2-point conversion in final minute last week. ... Raiders rookie RB Jalen Richard had 75-yard TD run on first career carry. Richard became fourth player with TD run of at least 75 yards in debut. ... Oakland got rushing TDs from three players in game (Richard, Latavius MurrayJamize Olawale) for first time since 2011 opener at Denver. ... Raiders committed 14 penalties for 141 yards in opener. ... Fantasy Tip: Falcons RBs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Colemanappear to be sharing load this season, with Freeman getting 15 touches in opener, Coleman 13.

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