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Oakland Raiders play Chargers in possible final game at O.co Coliseum
The Oakland Raiders needed to work overtime Thursday night, but they got a win for safety Charles Woodson in his final career home game and a victory in what could well have been the team’s final game ever in Oakland. It could be the final home game in Oakland, which is looking to become co-tenants with San Diego next season for a new stadium in Carson, Calif. I would have rather it had been a lopsided victory and we blew them out.
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“You guys are under great leadership, and this team is going to get so much better really, really soon”. With all of the injuries the Chargers are dealing with and have dealt with already, I don’t see this game going any different. And then he came down with the overtime catch.
The Raiders at one point faced a second-and-29 but picked up a first down when San Diego’s Denzel Perryman was called for an illegal hit on a defenseless receiver for a shot to Michael Crabtree.
With the game tied 20-20 in overtime, Oakland ran a reverse pass play that gave Woodson the ball and the opportunity to pass but the throw was not open and Woodson had to scramble and ultimately lost three yards.
Prior to Week 5, Woodson lamented that he never intercepted a pass from Manning – the player who was drafted three slots higher in 1998. Quarterback Sam Bradford went over 3,000 yards for the season last week, but the Eagles have had issues running the ball all year. However, Oakland linebacker Malcolm Smith forced a fumble, and defensive end Benson Mayowa recovered it and returned 41 yards to the 3.
A 31-yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski in OT decided the contest in the Raiders’ favour as they improved to 7-8, while the Chargers are 4-11. They went for the two-point conversion to take a 3-point lead at 20-17. While complaining about the lack of a pass interference penalty, the Chargers were hit with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty call.
The Chargers had to settle for a 48-yard field goal, which kicker Josh Lambo hooked wide left. The Chargers have won six of the last eight in this series, but the Raiders have covered the spread in five of their last six with San Diego. On the next play, Ladarius Green appeared to catch a pass in the end zone that (with a PAT) would have put the Chargers up by 12. Even if it were just an allusion (and sometimes it wasn’t), there were times when opposing fans and even opposing players felt like they might not make it out of there without a fight and that served you well.
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On Christmas Eve, the Raiders took the field for what many assume will be their final game at O.co Coliseum. He leads the Chargers with three interceptions. The pro-Oakland signs were barely visible, and there were no chants blasting ownership or pleading for the team to stay such as the ones that rang out during the home finales in San Diego and St. Louis.