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Raiders 37, Chargers 29
Oct. 25, 2015 Qualcomm Stadium,
San Diego, CA

STAR OF THE GAME Quarterback Derek Carr has a sizzling first half, throwing for two TDs and 215 yards on 17 of 22 passing as Oakland (3-3) builds a 30-6 advantage over San Diego (2-5) at the intermission. Carr finishes with three scoring passes and 289 yards with no interceptions and a 137.7 rating.

KEY STATS The Raiders score 20 consecutive points in a span of 12 minutes during the second quarter to build a 30-3 advantage. Derek Carr's 52-yard TD pass to Amari Cooper with 1:12 left in the first half caps Oakland's 20-0 eruption.

Oakland's Amari Cooper has four catches for 117 yards and a TD during the first half but is held to one catch for 16 yards in the second half.

The Raiders beat the Chargers for only the third time in the past 12 games between the AFC West rivals at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.

The Chargers' Philip Rivers is 38 of 58 passing for 336 yards and three TDs with two interceptions. He has completed 81 of 123 passes for 839 yards the past two games.

The Raiders score on their first seven possessions.

THEY SAID IT “Coming out of the bye was big for us to come out hot, come out rolling."

Raiders QB Derek Carr

“It was sickening in how fast it happened. Shoot, it was 30-6 at halftime.”

Chargers QB Philip Rivers

BY THE NUMBERS 2: Raiders road wins in three away games this season under first-year head coach Jack Del Rio. The Raiders are 3-20 in their past 23 road games.
23: Combined penalties for the Raiders and Chargers. Oakland has a whopping 14 penalties for 136 yards while San Diego commits nine infractions for 86 yards.
23: Consecutive Chargers point in the fourth quarter after the Raiders build a 37-6 advanatge through three quarters.
29.3: Average yards per catch for the Raiders' Amari Cooper on four receptions for 117 yards and a TD during the first half against the Chargers.
30: Oakland first-half points against San Diego. The Raiders scored only 30 or more points once (37 in Week 2 against Baltimore) in the season's first five games.

DID YOU KNOW? The Raiders win for only the second time in the past 13 games after the bye week. Oakland also won in the 2013 season after its bye during this span.

The Raiders equal their victory total of three from the 2014 season with a dominant win over the Chargers. Oakland dropped its first 10 games last season before splitting its final six games to finish 3-13.

The Chargers' Philip Rivers falls to 14-5 in career starts against the Raiders.

Updated: 10-25-2015

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