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 Rivers was 22-of-34 for 193 yards as the Chargers (6-4) won for
the first time since defeating the Raiders in Oakland on Oct. 12.
Ryan Mathews played for the first time since Week 2 and rushed for
70 yards for San Diego, which had a 120-71 advantage on the ground
and held the ball for nearly 35 minutes.
After it scored a season-high 28 points in the loss to the Chargers
last month, Oakland (0-10) managed only nine first downs and went
3-for-15 on third downs. Rookie Derek Carr, who had four TD passes
in that Week 6 setback, was 16-for-34 for 172 yards while Latavius
Murray registered 43 rushing yards for the Raiders.
Nick Novak missed a 48-yarder as time expired before halftime but
nailed one from 52 yards out to make it 13-3 with 7:19 left in the
third. The teams exchanged punts until Sebastian Janikowski cut the
deficit to 13-6 on a 25-yard field goal with 4:06 to go in the game
and the Raiders got the ball back with a minute left before Carr's
desperation heave down the right side fell incomplete as time
expired.
It took 47 seconds for the Chargers to take the lead, as Carr lost a
fumble on the first snap of the game and Rivers found Malcolm Floyd
for a 22-yard score two plays later. Janikowski's 42-yard field goal
got Oakland on the board midway through the first quarter and
Novak's 23-yarder in the second gave San Diego a 10-3 lead with 4:12
left in the half.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raiders' losing streak is three behind the
franchise mark established in 1961-62, which is also tied for the
second-longest slide in NFL history. ... Both teams had nine punts
and Oakland P Marquette King now leads the NFL with 64. ... Novak
made his first 15 attempts prior to the miss before halftime.
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