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Getty Images Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert grew up in Eugene, Oregon, so he was very familiar with Marcus Mariota‘s exploits at the collegiate level before following in his footsteps as a quarterback at the University of Oregon. That added a little something extra to Thursday night’s...

Getty Images In 2010, the NFL modified its sudden-death overtime rules so that a team couldn’t win the game by merely receiving the kickoff and kicking a field goal on the first possession. Thursday night’s Chargers-Raiders game was only the fourth time in 11 seasons that rule came into play...

Getty Images The Chargers defeated the Raiders on Thursday in overtime, but they arguably should have finished the game in regulation. Kicker Michael Badgley had two chances late in the fourth quarter to give Los Angeles a three-point lead, but couldn’t get it done. He missed a 47-yard attempt...

USA TODAY Sports Derek Carr‘s night against the Los Angeles Chargers lasted just 11 plays before a groin injury forced him to sit out the rest of the night for the Las Vegas Raiders. It appears as though it will keep him sidelined longer than just Thursday night as well. Raiders head coach...

Getty Images If the Raiders win tonight, they’ll do it with Marcus Mariota at quarterback. The Raiders have announced that starter Derek Carr won’t return. He suffered a left groin injury in the first half. Carr was running, and he pulled the muscle without contact. Moving forward, the...

Getty Images Justin Herbert dove through the pile for a 1-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the Los Angeles Chargers to a 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. Herbert had fumbled on the previous play on a similar attempt to dive over the line of scrimmage only for the...

Getty Images Marcus Mariota lost his job to Ryan Tannehill after Week 6 last season in Tennessee. He moved on in the offseason, signing a two-year deal with the Raiders to backup Derek Carr. Mariota did not play in the Raiders’ first 13 games. But the Raiders called his number on Thursday...

Getty Images Justin Herbert threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Tyron Johnson with 19 seconds remaining in the first half of Thursday Night Football. It gave the Chargers a 17-10 halftime lead and gives Herbert a chance to break a rookie record in the second half. Herbert’s two touchdown passes...

Getty Images The Chargers have announced a series of roster moves ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Raiders. Linebacker B.J. Bello was signed to the active roster off of the practice squad. Running back Troymaine Pope was waived in a corresponding move. Dropping Pope is a good sign...

Getty Images While previewing Thursday night’s game between the Chargers and Raiders on PFT Live, Simms and I (OK, it was mainly me) stumbled onto an interesting question: Does Raiders coach Jon Gruden get judged by a different standard than other coaches? Gruden is finishing the third season...

Getty Images The Raiders will have a new defensive coordinator in Rod Marinelli for Thursday night’s game against the Chargers and they will also be without offensive coordinator Greg Olson. The team announced that Olson will not be on hand for the game because of reasons related to COVID-19...

Getty Images For most of this season, the Raiders have been right in the thick of the AFC playoff race. But they’re in danger of falling out of contention. If the Raiders lose to the Chargers tonight, their chances of making the playoffs would fall to almost nil. A loss tonight would drop the...

Getty Images The Chargers listed three key offensive players as questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Raiders, but a couple of them are reportedly more questionable than the other one. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that running back Austin Ekeler is expected to play. He is...

Getty Images The Raiders replaced defensive coordinator Paul Guenther with Rod Marinelli on a short week. That’s enough of a challenge, especially scheming against Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, the frontrunner for offensive rookie of the year. Not having four defensive starters is going...

Getty Images The Chargers have a handful of key offensive players that are listed as questionable to play against the Raiders in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Wide receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), running back Austin Ekeler (quad), and wide receiver Mike Williams (back) all earned the...

Getty Images Philip Rivers didn’t practice Wednesday, one of six players who sat out, but nothing’s changed with his toe injury. Instead, the Colts quarterback is maintaining his same routine of not practicing on the first work day of the week to allow extra rest time for his injury. Nothing’s...

Getty Images A pair of companies were cited for violations in the death of a construction worker at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. in June. According to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times, Fabritec Structures LLC and ZD Inspections LLC were given a total of five citations with penalties...

Getty Images Rod Marinelli has taken over as the Raiders interim defensive coordinator after the club fired Paul Guenther. The Raiders are still alive in the AFC playoff race at 7-6, but have a lot of work to do following consecutive games surrendering over 200 yards rushing. In his first...

Getty Images Safety Derwin James is on injured reserve and won’t play this season, but the Chargers now have moved him to the reserve/COVID-19 list. James injured his right knee before the game began and underwent season-ending surgery. He has not had much injury luck in his career. As a...

Getty Images The Chargers handed in their second practice report of the week on Tuesday, but it remains an estimation of what players would have done in a typical session. It was only a walkthrough for the Chargers, but there were some positive developments ahead of Thursday’s game against the...