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National Football League
San Diego 13, Oakland 6
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, November 16, 2014
Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Temperature: 72°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 66720

Chargers 13, Raiders 6: Philip Rivers threw an early touchdown pass and host San Diego made it hold up to snap a three-game losing streak and extend Oakland's skid to 16.

Rivers was 22-of-34 for 193 yards as the Chargers (6-4) won for the first time since defeating the Raiders in Oakland on Oct. 12. Ryan Mathews played for the first time since Week 2 and rushed for 70 yards for San Diego, which had a 120-71 advantage on the ground and held the ball for nearly 35 minutes.

After it scored a season-high 28 points in the loss to the Chargers last month, Oakland (0-10) managed only nine first downs and went 3-for-15 on third downs. Rookie Derek Carr, who had four TD passes in that Week 6 setback, was 16-for-34 for 172 yards while Latavius Murray registered 43 rushing yards for the Raiders.

Nick Novak missed a 48-yarder as time expired before halftime but nailed one from 52 yards out to make it 13-3 with 7:19 left in the third. The teams exchanged punts until Sebastian Janikowski cut the deficit to 13-6 on a 25-yard field goal with 4:06 to go in the game and the Raiders got the ball back with a minute left before Carr's desperation heave down the right side fell incomplete as time expired.

It took 47 seconds for the Chargers to take the lead, as Carr lost a fumble on the first snap of the game and Rivers found Malcom Floyd for a 22-yard score two plays later. Janikowski's 42-yard field goal got Oakland on the board midway through the first quarter and Novak's 23-yarder in the second gave San Diego a 10-3 lead with 4:12 left in the half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raiders' losing streak is three behind the franchise mark established in 1961-62, which is also tied for the second-longest slide in NFL history. ... Both teams had nine punts and Oakland P Marquette King now leads the NFL with 64. ... Novak made his first 15 attempts prior to the miss before halftime.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Oakland   San Diego
Latavius Murray Player Ryan Mathews
4 Attempts 16
43 Yards 70
10.8 Avg Yards 4.4
0 Touchdowns 0
23 Long 20
Receiving
Oakland   San Diego
Kenbrell Thompkins Player Keenan Allen
2 Receptions 8
47 Yards 63
23.5 Avg Yards 7.9
0 Touchdowns 0
35 Long 13
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Oakland 233 71 162 0 2 0 2.0 0
San Diego 300 120 180 1 2 0 2.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • San Diego will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Chargers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.