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Raiders and Chargers: Could this be the last time?

Wideout Malcom Floyd will be playing in his last home game before retirement, but has just five receptions for 83 yards in his last four contests combined.

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1978 – With the Raiders trailing 20-14 and time for one more play in San Diego, Ken Stabler intentionally fumbled the ball forward, where it was pushed forward by Pete Banaszak before Dave Casper fell on it in the end zone for a game-winning touchdown.


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Some think that the sense it’s ending could be exactly what it takes to kick start a long-suffering effort to finally build a new stadium in San Diego. McCain has played sparingly this season, including on special teams.

Gordon, the team’s first-round draft pick, didn’t score a touchdown or have a 100-yard game while running behind an inefficient offensive line.

After the game, Rivers said he found the whole day to be a highly emotional experience.

-WR Stevie Johnson (groin) could have a chance to play this week after missing the past two games.

“Everyone was asking a couple weeks ago why (Woodhead) doesn’t get the ball more”, Chargers coach Mike McCoy said after the game. However, the Chargers are little better on defense, ranking 19th overall. In short, San Diego ranks below average in three of the four major statistical categories used to measure the quality of a defensive unit in the NFL.

-RUSHING OFFENSE: F. Running back Lamar Miller (nine carries, 12 yards) led a ground game that amassed 44 yards on 19 carries. The lone bright spot for this defense can be found in passing defense, where they rank 12 in the league yielding 237 aerial yards per contest.

It remains unclear if the pair will play against the Colts this week.

Down 37-6 to Oakland in October, Philip Rivers threw three fourth-quarter TDs, two to running back Danny Woodhead. “NFL?” The sign was off by one year; the Chargers have been here 55 years.

Gordon was benched twice by McCoy for fumbling this season, and finished without a touchdown during his rookie campaign.

The Chargers visit Oakland on Thursday night still looking for their first victory against an AFC West rival this season. He had 29 touchdowns last season at Wisconsin.

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Receiver Amari Cooper became the first Oakland receiver since Randy Moss to eclipse 1,000 yards in their rookie season. His expertise make him a valued addition to Examiner.com, AXS.com and the CBS-Sports family. Tannehill has not progressed as fast and as far as the team would have liked, the future head coach of the Dolphins will undoubtedly wish to bring in someone to compete with the current Miami signal-caller.

San Diego QB Phillip Rivers barks out signals at the goal line as the Chargers punch in another touchdown