Raiders rally for 23-20 overtime victory over Chargers

“Even though this is my last game in the Coliseum, just know that I’ll never leave you”.

“We have to play this out”, Oakland Assistant City Administrator Claudia Cappio said Tuesday of the Raiders’ anticipated relocation bid. Reyes deflected the ball at the line of scrimmage before making a diving catch at the Raiders 32-yard line.

San Diego capitalized on a Raiders turnover to take a quick 7-0 lead as running back Donald Brown plunged into the end zone from a yard out with 9:09 left in the first quarter. That seemed to pay off when Rivers appeared to hit Ladarius Green for a 30-yard touchdown pass on the next play.

The Chargers dropped to 4-11 on the year, while the Raiders improved to 7-8.

Raiders running back Latavius Murray carried 19 times for 79 yards, giving him 1,033 yards for the season. He leads the Chargers with three interceptions.

Woodson spoke to his Oakland Raiders teammates before taking the field and it was great to hear.

But because of a couple of big turnaround plays in the fourth quarter and a nice drive to start overtime, the Raiders came away with a 23-20 victory over San Diego to sweep their AFC rivals in a season for the first time since 2010.

The Chargers wound up settling for another field-goal try, and this time Lambo missed from 48 yards. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr completed only 23 of 38 passes for 204 yards, was sacked three times and had a passer rating of 72.7. The run/pass option for Woodson could have given the Raiders a touchdown but resulted in a loss of yards instead.it was his first National Football League carry. Quarterback Philip Rivers’ pass on fourth-and-3 fell incomplete, sealing the Raiders’ win.

In a span of five days, both franchises won their final home games of the season.

That was a rare blip for a Raiders defense that had another strong outing, particularly in the second half.

Lambo drilled the kick by Khalil Mack was called for defensive holding to give the Chargers a new set of downs. But the Raiders were flagged on the play and Chargers coach Mike McCoy chose to take the points off the board and take the first down and a chance for a touchdown.

Oakland made them pay when Benson Mayowa, of Nigerian heritage, recovered a fumble and returned it 41 yards to the Chargers’ three-yard line. But he has shown a knack for delivering in the clutch and did so in overtime, driving the Raiders 67 yards to the winning field goal.

On the next play, Michael Crabtree hauled in a touchdown pass from David Carr, who connected with Seth Roberts on a two-point conversion that gave Oakland a 20-17 lead.

On the ensuing possession, the Chargers marched 53 yards on 11 plays, and Lambo made a 45-yard field goal with under a minute left to force overtime.

While A’s fans have been clamoring for a new ballpark to match AT&T Park’s splendor across the bay, Raiders faithful are generally happy with the Coliseum.