Raiders’ Woodson gets first career carry

Not only did he once again do a good job of keeping his players in the fight – even when it seemed dim – but the fact that he tried to punch the game-winner into the end zone by using Charles Woodson on offense was priceless.

But the Oakland Raiders polished off a second half comeback with a 23-20 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers to send Charles Woodson out a victor in his final home game of his career.

“It’s a great place to see a game”, said Bob Gibson, a gas pump mechanic from Livermore whose first Raiders game was at Frank Youell Field in 1964. “It’s Christmas Eve in front of friends and family and fans”.

“Our fans showed out, tremendous showing tonight”, Del Rio said following the game. What a moment for one of the best. When it was all said and done, the man they call “C-Wood” spoke about what it felt like to play not only in the final home game of his stellar career, but potentially in the last game in the East Bay.

The Raiders won the toss and took the ball down the field, settling for a Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal.

Woodson’s ending may coincide with the conclusion of the Raiders in Oakland as the franchise could relocate to Los Angeles next season. And then he came down with the overtime catch.

“You guys are under great leadership, and this team is going to get so much better really, really soon. The Chargers” secondary was so depleted by injuries that Inman had to help out in the defensive backfield during overtime Thursday. Chargers kicker Josh Lambo made a 53-yard field goal before Raiders outside linebacker Khalil Mack was called for holding.

“It’s going to be sad just for myself, and it will be sad for the fans (if the Raiders leave)”, Woodson said.

It set up a 3-yard scoring pass from Derek Carr to Michael Crabtree, with Carr then hitting Seth Roberts for a two-point conversion and a 20-17 lead.

“I guess it had to end like that”, Woodson said. “He knew if he threw it, everybody probably would have been mad at him”.

The defense delivered throughout another night in which the Raiders offense struggled. That seemed to pay off when Rivers appeared to hit Ladarius Green for a 30-yard touchdown pass on the next play.

The Chargers also added a field goal before the half to grab a 17-10 lead.

What Happened: This was quite possibly the Raiders’ final game in Oakland (there have been plenty of rumors about moving to the L.A. area in the off-season). That field goal knotted the score at 20-20 with just 55 seconds remaining in the contest.

It was another tough night for Carr, who had just 134 passing yards in regulation.

That was big after Carr’s first pass of the night was an interception, his 12th of the season, with 10 coming at home. This was widely billed as the relocation bowl, with the two owners attempting to move their teams out of San Diego and Oakland. The Chargers lost the game after failing to convert on a fourth down. And while Oakland would tie the game at seven apiece in the opening stanza, that rocky start was a sign of things to come.