This Thursday, the Oakland Raiders travel to San Diego to face off against the Chargers. The Chargers need a win to stay in the playoff picture. With them being three games behind the Broncos, they will need to win the rest of their games and hope the Broncos lose the rest of theirs. Let's look at this matchup.
Offense
The Chargers are always a threat when they have LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers. The Raiders could strike at any time with JaMarcus Russell and company. The last game played between the Chargers and the Raiders was a close one.
The Raiders had 28 more yards of total offense than the Chargers, but that didn't stop them. The Chargers nearly doubled the Raiders yards in rushing while the Raiders had 97 more passing yards.
Defense
The Raiders have slightly better defense than the Chargers, averaging .7 less points scored against them. But, the big question is, can they stop L.T.? Last game, the Raiders had him covered pretty well in the third quarter but couldn't catch him in the fourth. If the Raiders can stop L.T., then they have a good shot at winning this game.
Will the Raiders try and play spoiler to the San Diego Chargers? Or will they lose this game to get a better draft pick? One thing is clear, this is a must-win game for the Chargers. If they lose this, all chances for a playoff spot, and a winning season, are gone.
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about 1 month ago
What do you mean no importance to the Raiders? I bet they would love to knock off the Chargers and take over third place in such a decrepid division. I think this will be one of the few times I will actually root for the Raiders. Shocking!
from about 1 month ago
No importance to the Raiders because they have no chance at the playoffs, but I did say they may want to play spoiler to the Chargers.
about 1 month ago
I think this game will determine if the Chargers have quit on the season. Of all the teams that they play, the Chargers do usually play the hardest against the Raiders.
The difference I have seen between the Raiders and Chargers on how they have been playing...the Raiders look like things just aren't executing at the right times as opposed to the Chargers where it looks like they just don't care.
I hope the Chargers win, but, I'm not holding my breath as long as Turner is their head coach.
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