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Los Angeles fell to 4-6, seriously damaging its
playoff hopes.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers completed 17 of 31 passes for
207 yards and two touchdowns, including a 6-yard pass to Austin
Ekeler with 4:02 remaining in the game for a 24-20 lead. But the
Chargers' final possession ended with a Karl Joseph interception
at the Oakland 35 on a fourth-and-10 heave with 20 seconds left,
Rivers' third pick of the game.
Derek Carr hit on 21 of 31 passes for 218 yards with a touchdown
for Oakland, which was outgained 315 yards to 278 and had the
ball for only 25:50. However, the Raiders sacked Rivers five
times and played a turnover-free game.
Melvin Gordon rushed 22 times for 108 yards and a score for Los
Angeles, his first 100-yard game of the year.
Rivers came out of the gate in shaky fashion. Erik Harris
intercepted him twice in the first nine minutes, the first one
leading to a field goal and the second becoming a 56-yard
touchdown return for a 10-0 Oakland lead.
Los Angeles finally found footing on offense with two
second-quarter touchdowns in a 4:10 span. Rivers flipped a
2-yard scoring strike to tight end Hunter Henry, and Gordon gave
the Chargers a 14-10 lead on a 3-yard run with 4:14 left in the
half.
The Raiders' offense then put together its first good drive to
close the half. Oakland marched 76 yards in 10 plays, taking a
17-14 halftime lead when Carr found Alec Ingold for a 9-yard
touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining.
The teams exchanged short field goals in the third quarter,
setting the stage for a dramatic ending.
--Field Level Media--Field Level Media
--Field Level Media
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