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Austin Ekeler accounted for two touchdowns (one
rushing, one receiving) and had 145 scrimmage yards (117
rushing, 28 receiving) for the Chargers. Jared Cook and Donald
Parham Jr. also caught scoring passes, Herbert completed 25 of
38 passes and Derwin James had an interception for Los Angeles
(3-1).
Derek Carr connected on 21 of 34 passes for 196 yards with two
touchdowns and one interception for Las Vegas. Hunter Renfrow
and Darren Waller caught touchdown passes for the Raiders (3-1).
The result created a three-way tie for first place in the AFC
West between the Raiders, Chargers and Denver Broncos. The
reigning division champion Kansas City Chiefs are last at 2-2.
The Raiders, who were averaging a league-high 471 yards of total
offense entering the game, managed just 213 yards. Los Angeles
gained 380 and had a 25-13 edge in first downs.
The start of the game was delayed for 35 minutes due to
lightning strikes in the area.
After trailing 21-0 at halftime, the Raiders got on the board
when they took the second half kickoff and drove 78 yards on 11
plays. Carr finished the drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to
Renfrow.
The next time Las Vegas possessed the ball, it navigated 81
yards on six plays. Carr hit Waller with a 3-yard touchdown pass
to pull the visitors within 21-14 with 1:44 left in the third
quarter.
Daniel Carlson missed a 52-yard field-goal attempt for the
Raiders with 10:38 left in the game. The Chargers capitalized
and made it a 14-point margin with Ekeler scoring on an 11-yard
scamper with 5:20 remaining.
James picked off Carr with 3:14 left as Los Angeles finished the
impressive victory.
The Chargers dominated the first half, racking up 248 yards and
15 first downs while limiting the Raiders to 51 yards and one
first down. In fact, Las Vegas racked up more penalty yards (53)
than total offense over the first 30 minutes. The Raiders also
had 0 total yards in the first quarter.
The Chargers scored on the first possession of the game, driving
75 yards on 12 plays in 6:59. Herbert capped it with a 4-yard
scoring pass to Parham.
Los Angeles increased its lead to 14-0 when Herbert connected on
a 10-yard touchdown pass to Cook with 4:16 left in the half.
Herbert hit Ekeler with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 29 seconds
remaining to make it 21-0.
--Field Level Media
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