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Last Updated: December 14, 2023, 03:00 IST
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LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (5-8) at LAS VEGAS (5-8)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (5-8) at LAS VEGAS (5-8)
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OPENING LINE: Raiders by 3, in accordance with FanDuel Sportsbook.
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chargers 5-8; Raiders 6-6-1.
SERIES RECORD: Raiders lead 67-58-2.
LAST MEETING: Chargers gained 24-17 on Oct. 1 in Inglewood, California.
LAST WEEK: Chargers misplaced to Broncos 24-7; Raiders misplaced to Vikings 3-0.
CHARGERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (26), PASS (10), SCORING (16)
CHARGERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (16), PASS (29), SCORING (18).
RAIDERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (32), PASS (22), SCORING (28).
RAIDERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (25), PASS (11), SCORING (9).
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Chargers plus-3; Raiders minus-10.
CHARGERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Easton Stick. He is making his first NFL begin after Justin Herbert suffered a damaged index finger on his proper finish, which ended his season. Stick, a fifth-round decide by the Chargers in 2019, had solely seen two snaps in a regular-season sport till he got here in with 1:52 remaining within the first half final Sunday in opposition to Denver. He accomplished 13 of 24 passes for 179 yards and led a landing drive within the fourth quarter.
RAIDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: CB Nate Hobbs. He is the Raiders’ highest-rated cornerback, in accordance with Pro Football Focus, and Hobbs might want to assist defend Los Angeles vast receiver Keenan Allen. It’s an enormous ask attempting to restrict Allen, who has 108 receptions for 1,243 yards and 7 touchdowns. The Raiders did a very good job in opposition to Allen within the season’s first assembly, holding him to 3 catches for 32 yards, although one reception was for a TD.
KEY MATCHUP: Raiders offensive tackles vs. Chargers defensive finish Khalil Mack. Jermaine Eluemunor gave up three sacks to Mack within the first assembly and Kolton Miller one. Mack had six sacks all collectively, and now faces a beaten-up Raiders offensive line. Miller has not performed in three of the previous 4 video games due to a shoulder harm, and Eluemunor and Thayer Munford having been the beginning tackles.
KEY INJURIES: Los Angeles: Allen (heel) is questionable. WR Joshua Palmer (knee) has been activated off injured reserve and is more likely to play after lacking the previous 5 video games. CB Deane Leonard (ankle/heel) is predicted to overlook his third straight sport. Las Vegas: LB Kana’i Mauga (knee) was positioned on injured reserve on Tuesday and can miss the sport. DE Maxx Crosby (knee), RB Josh Jacobs (quadricep), C Andre James (ankle) and T Kolton Miller (shoulder) didn’t apply Tuesday. Crosby has been restricted in practices in current weeks, however has not missed a sport. Miller has missed three of the previous 4 video games. Jacobs and James have been injured Sunday in opposition to Minnesota. LB Curtis Bolton (groin), DT Adam Butler (ankle) and CB Amik Robertson (wrist) have been restricted in apply.
SERIES NOTES: The Chargers as guests have crushed the Raiders in 12 of the 19 conferences, however lots of the video games have been shut. Ten of the earlier 14 have been determined by one rating. Three of these video games went to time beyond regulation. … The Raiders have gained two of three matchups in Las Vegas.
STATS AND STUFF: Chargers coach Brandon Staley is 6-9 in opposition to the AFC West, together with a six-game highway shedding streak. … RB Austin Ekeler had his fourth 100-yard scrimmage sport of the season final week. … WR Quentin Johnston has eight receptions for 143 yards prior to now two video games. … LB Eric Kendricks reached 1,000 tackles final week, changing into the sixth lively NFL participant to achieve that mark. … P J.Okay. Scott had a franchise-record 83-yard punt final week. … Okay Cameron Dicker has made 15 straight area targets and is nineteen of 20 on the season. … Raiders LB Robert Spillane is certainly one of two gamers with at the very least three interceptions and three sacks. The different is Buffalo Bills LB Terrel Bernard. … DE Maxx Crosby is the fourth participant since 1987 to get at the very least 300 tackles and 50 sacks in his first 5 seasons. … WR Davante Adams is 4 receptions from 80 this season, which might be his sixth in a row. It can be the second-longest lively streak within the league and tied for seventh general.
FANTASY TIP: Raiders protection. Las Vegas is ninth in scoring protection, and now the Raiders face a brand new quarterback taking on at a time when the Chargers have scored solely 23 factors over the previous three video games.
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