Raiders take advantage of Chargers mistakes in 34-31 win

“You think, ‘Is there any other way we can find a way to do this?’ Obviously, that (field goal) wasn’t going to win the game for us, but it was going to get us right there, and who knows?” I know it doesn’t look like it but the Raiders defense is on the way up.

“It’s nice, but the road still goes through Denver”, Carr said.

While the Raiders did manage to win the game, Carr’s performance was inconsistent. Everything is still out there. I just wanted to make sure we were feeling that way leading up to our home games as well. I know I get insane some, but I would be out of my mind. In the end, the real highlight was the 4th-and-2 play in the third quarter that really put the Raiders on top and eventually getting the win. King is averaging 50 yards a punt and has pinned opponents inside the 20 on nearly half his kicks (11 of 23). Carr not only is the next best thing, he is swiftly emerging as one of the league’s most poised, gifted young talents. At the 1:39 mark of the second quarter, Rivers chunked the ball down the field only to get intercepted again, this time by safety Karl Joseph. In field goal range, with too many yards to push forward for the first down. That did not matter for Bosa, as he had two sacks, one QB hit, four hurries and two run stops, according to ProFootballFocus.

The Raiders regained the lead when Carr found Crabtree for a 21-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-3. Janikowski’s extra point made the score 17-16. Rivers, who completed 21 of 30 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns, threw second-half scoring strikes of 18, 1 and 4 yards.

The Bolts scored midway through the fourth quarter on a Rivers 4-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Gates to tighten the game to 34-31. A fumble by Gordon gave Oakland the ball on the Chargers’ 38. The Raiders’ Jamize Olawale cashed in the opportunity with a one-yard touchdown plunge to extend Oakland’s lead to 34-24.

Crabtree’s TD catch was his fourth in the last two games.

During his rookie season in 2015, Cooper had a high game of 134 receiving yards against the Cleveland Browns. And Williams also shook Amerson for a 50-yarder after the DB took a bogus angle on a tackle. “He works extremely hard”. Derek Carr went 5-5 with a series of short passes and a long bomb to Amari Cooper. “A strength for us”. Unfortunately, the kick never happened because the snap was botched by rookie punter Drew Kaser. Instead, the Chargers put the pressure on Rivers to make the most with what he has on offense.

The scene in the San Diego locker room sounded depressed.

I’ve seen this before because I played for the Browns.

This game should be the shootout we all expect.

The Biggest concern for the Raiders remains the defensive play.

This turnover allowed the Raiders to run down the clock to just 20 seconds. “The last drive. It always comes down to the two minutes”.