Chargers–Raiders rivalry

Chargers–Raiders rivalry
	Los Angeles Chargers Las Vegas Raiders
First meeting	November 27, 1960; Chargers 52, Raiders 28
Latest meeting	October 1, 2023; Chargers 24, Raiders 17
Next meeting	December 14, 2023
Statistics
Meetings total	128
All-time series	Raiders, 68–58–2
Postseason results	Raiders, 1–0 January 11, 1981:; Raiders 34, Chargers 27;
Largest victory	Chargers: 44–0 (1961);; Raiders: 51–10 (1967)
Longest win streak	Chargers, 13 (2003–09);; Raiders: 10 (1972–77)
Current win streak	Chargers, 1 (2023–present)
Championship success
	AFL Championships (2) (1960–1969) Chargers (1) – 1963; Raiders (1) – 1967 (VIII); Super Bowl Championships (3) Raiders – 1976 (XI), 1980 (XV), 1983 (XVIII); AFL Western Division Championships (8); (1960–1969) Chargers (5) – 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965; Raiders (3) – 1967, 1968,[lower-alpha 1] 1969; AFC West Divisional Championships (22) Chargers (10) – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; Raiders (12) – 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002; AFC Wild Card Berths (11) (1970–present) Chargers (4) – 1982, 1995, 2013, 2018; Raiders (7) – 1977, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2021; Super Bowl Appearances (6) Chargers (1) – 1994; Raiders (5) – 1967, 1976, 1980, 1983, 2002;

The Chargers–Raiders rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders that has transcended two leagues and a combined five relocations. Since debuting in the inaugural AFL season, in 1960, as the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers in the AFL Western Conference, both teams joined the AFC West in 1970 under the AFL–NFL merger.

Like the 49ers–Rams rivalry in the NFC West, this rivalry represented the geographic and cultural differences between Northern and Southern California, with the Raiders representing Oakland from 1960-81, and again from 1995-2019, and the Chargers repping San Diego from 1961-2016, and Los Angeles in 1960, and since 2017. The Raiders' 13 seasons in Los Angeles, from 1982-1994, saw the teams only 130 miles apart. The in-state rivalry was lost with the Raiders' move to Nevada though Las Vegas is closer to Los Angeles by 350 miles than Oakland to San Diego.

History

Locations of the Chargers and Raiders throughout the years.

1960–1969: AFL days

The Chargers and Raiders were both charter members of the American Football League when the league began playing in 1960. The Chargers moved to San Diego after their first year in Los Angeles, appearing in four of the first five AFL Championship games and winning one. Al Davis, who would later become the famous Raiders owner, started off as an assistant coach for the Chargers until becoming Oakland's head coach in 1963. Under Davis, the Raiders held a competitive edge over the Chargers from the late 1960s to the 1990s, appearing in four Super Bowls and winning three of them.[1]

1970–2014

In 1978, the Raiders won over the Chargers in San Diego with a controversial fumblerooski play now known as the Holy Roller. The loss contributed to the Chargers missing the playoffs that year and sparked an NFL rule change.[2] Two years later, both teams returned to the playoffs and faced off in the 1980 AFC championship game. An offensive shootout between Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett and Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts saw the Raiders prevail 34–27 en route to winning Super Bowl XV over the Philadelphia Eagles.[3] This is the only playoff meeting between the teams.

The Raiders temporarily left Oakland for Los Angeles in 1982, playing there until the conclusion of the 1994 season. Despite only being there for 13 years, the Raiders developed a strong following in Los Angeles during their tenure in the city, which to this day has impeded the Chargers' ability to develop their own following in Los Angeles since returning to that city.[4][5]

One of the ugliest games in the rivalry's history occurred in 1998. Chargers rookie quarterback Ryan Leaf completed just 7 of 18 pass attempts for 78 yards and 3 interceptions. The Raiders did not fare much better on offense, but Raiders backup quarterback Wade Wilson passed for a 68-yard touchdown, his only completion of the day. In the end, both teams had benched their starting quarterbacks as the Raiders narrowly won 7–6. The game set an NFL record for the most punts in a game.[6][7]

Though the Raiders had largely dominated the series for much of the later 20th Century, the Chargers amassed a 13-game winning streak from 2003 to 2009, shortly after the Raiders' appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII and subsequent collapse. One of these losses saw Oakland squander a 15-point halftime lead to lose 28–18, leading up to the firing of head coach Lane Kiffin following that game.[8][9] The Raiders would finally end the losing streak in 2010, defeating the Chargers 35–27 with two blocked punts, two second-half scoring drives led by quarterback Jason Campbell and a Philip Rivers fumble returned by Tyvon Branch for the Raiders' game-clinching touchdown.[10][9]

In 2013, the first Raiders-Chargers game was delayed due to an Athletics postseason game the previous evening, kicking off at 8:35 PM Pacific Time, the latest kickoff time in NFL history. The Raiders won 27–17 with a strong performance by quarterback Terrelle Pryor, a fumble return touchdown by Charles Woodson, and five San Diego turnovers.[11][12] San Diego won the second game that year, however, keeping its playoff hopes alive with a 26–13 win.[13]

2015–2019: Bids to return to Los Angeles

Following the 2015 season, the Raiders and Chargers both proposed to move back to Los Angeles despite their storied rivalry, announcing a shared stadium proposal in Carson, California.[14] However, the proposal was rejected by NFL owners in favor of the St. Louis Rams' proposal to move back to Los Angeles, with the Chargers first being offered a one-year window to accept the chance to share the Rams' stadium and the Raiders to receive the offer should the Chargers decline. On January 12, 2017, Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced his intention to join the Rams in Los Angeles and leave San Diego to play at SoFi Stadium,[15][16] ultimately leading to Raiders owner Mark Davis accepting a deal to move his team to Las Vegas to play at Allegiant Stadium with the NCAA's UNLV Rebels football program.[17][18]

2020–present: Post-relocation

Following both teams' relocations by the 2020 season, the Chargers' first home game in the series at the newly built SoFi Stadium featured a notable final play. Down 31–26, Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert threw a pass to Donald Parham that was initially ruled a touchdown but was later overturned after review as Raiders cornerback Isaiah Johnson was seen barely jarring the ball loose from Parham's hands as he fell out of bounds. The call resulted in the Raiders holding on to win.[19] Both teams narrowly missed the playoffs that year, but wound up playing a game during the final week of the 2021 season that would decide the final wild card spots that year. Las Vegas took a commanding 29–14 lead in the fourth quarter, but Herbert led the Chargers back to tie the game at 29 apiece after Herbert successfully converted 4 fourth downs by the end of regulation, forcing overtime. After both teams scored field goals in the extra period, the Raiders were set to run out the clock and accept a tie, but after a Chargers timeout, Las Vegas managed to drive back to field goal range and win the game with a successful kick during the final seconds of overtime, clinching the #5 seed while eliminating the Chargers and allowing the Pittsburgh Steelers to clinch the #7 seed.[20] Had the teams tied, they would have both made the postseason over Pittsburgh via their head-to-head wins over the Steelers earlier in the season.

After the game, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was asked by NBC sideline reporter Michele Tafoya if the timeout changed their mindset on the final drive, he replied "It definitely did, obviously."[21] In a post game press conference, Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia, when asked if the Raiders were playing to tie, said "We were talking about it. . . . We ran the ball there, and they didn’t call a timeout. So I think they were probably thinking the same thing. And then we had the big run. When we got the big run, it got us in advantageous field goal position. . . . We were certainly talking about it on the sideline. We wanted to see if they were gonna take a timeout or not on that run. They didn’t, so we thought they were thinking the same thing. And then we popped the run in there and gave us a chance to kick the field goal to win it. So, we were certainly talking about it.”[22][23] Chargers head coach Brandon Staley, when asked about the timeout by the Los Angeles Times said "We felt like they were going to run the ball. So we wanted to ... make that substitution so that we could get a play where we would deepen the field goal."[24] In Justin Herbert's post game press conference he said "I had never been rooting for a tie more in my life. That's the unfortunate part of being so close."[25]

Season-by-season results

Chargers vs. Raiders Season-by-Season Results

1960s (Chargers, 11–9)

Season	Season series	at L.A./San Diego Chargers	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1960	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 52–28	Chargers 41–17	Chargers 2–0	Inaugural season for both franchises and the AFL. Chargers lose 1960 AFL Championship.
1961	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 44–0	Chargers 41–10	Chargers 4–0	Chargers move to San Diego after playing first season in Los Angeles. Chargers lose 1961 AFL Championship.
1962	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 31–21	Chargers 42–33	Chargers 6–0
1963	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 34–33	Raiders 41–27	Chargers 6–2	Chargers win 1963 AFL Championship.
1964	Tie 1–1	Chargers 31–17	Raiders 21–20	Chargers 7–3	Chargers lose 1964 AFL Championship.
1965	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 24–14	Chargers 17–6	Chargers 9–3	Chargers lose 1965 AFL Championship.
1966	Tie 1–1	Raiders 41–19	Chargers 29–20	Chargers 10–4
1967	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 41–21	Raiders 51–10	Chargers 10–6	Chargers open San Diego Stadium. Raiders win 1967 AFL Championship, lose Super Bowl II.
1968	Tie 1–1	Raiders 34–27	Chargers 23–14	Chargers 11–7	Raiders lose 1968 AFL Championship.
1969	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 24–12	Raiders 21–16	Chargers 11–9	Raiders lose 1969 AFL Championship.

1970s (Raiders, 15–3–2)

Season	Season series	at San Diego Chargers	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1970	Raiders 1–0–1	Tie 27–27	Raiders 20–17	Chargers 11–10–1	AFL-NFL merger. Both teams placed in the AFC West.
1971	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 34–0	Raiders 34–33	Raiders 12–11–1
1972	Raiders 1–0–1	Raiders 21–19	Tie 17–17	Raiders 13–11–2
1973	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–17	Raiders 31–3	Raiders 15–11–2
1974	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 14–10	Raiders 17–10	Raiders 17–11–2
1975	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 6–0	Raiders 25–0	Raiders 19–11–2
1976	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–17	Raiders 24–0	Raiders 21–11–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XI.
1977	Tie 1–1	Chargers 12–7	Raiders 24–0	Raiders 22–12–2	Raiders win 10 straight meetings and go 16–0–2 in 18-game stretch from 1968–77.
1978	Tie 1–1	Raiders 21–20	Chargers 27–23	Raiders 23–13–2	Raiders win game in San Diego on controversial Holy Roller play.
1979	Tie 1–1	Chargers 30–10	Raiders 45–22	Raiders 24–14–2

1980s (Raiders, 14–7)

Season	Season series	at San Diego Chargers	at Oakland/L.A. Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1980	Tie 1–1	Chargers 30–24(OT)	Raiders 38–24	Raiders 25–15–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XV.
1980 Playoffs	Raiders 1–0	Raiders 34–27		Raiders 26–15–2	AFC Championship Game. Only playoff meeting between the two teams.
1981	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 23–10	Chargers 55–21	Raiders 26–17–2	Kellen Winslow has five touchdown receptions in game in Oakland, tied for an NFL record. Chargers' first season sweep over the Raiders since 1965.
1982	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 27–17	Raiders 28–24	Raiders 28–17–2	Raiders move from Oakland to Los Angeles. Both games played despite a players strike reducing the season to nine games.
1983	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 42–10	Raiders 30–14	Raiders 30–17–2	Raiders win Super Bowl XVIII.
1984	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 44–37	Raiders 33–30	Raiders 32–17–2	Raiders win seven straight meetings.
1985	Tie 1–1	Chargers 40–34(OT)	Raiders 34–21	Raiders 33–18–2
1986	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 37–31(OT)	Raiders 17–13	Raiders 35–18–2
1987	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 16–14	Chargers 23–17	Raiders 35–20–2
1988	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 13–3	Raiders 24–13	Raiders 37–20–2
1989	Tie 1–1	Chargers 14–12	Raiders 40–14	Raiders 38–21–2

1990s (Raiders, 11–9)

Season	Season series	at San Diego Chargers	at L.A./Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
1990	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 24–9	Raiders 17–12	Raiders 40–21–2
1991	Tie 1–1	Raiders 9–7	Chargers 21–13	Raiders 41–22–2
1992	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 27–3	Chargers 36–14	Raiders 41–24–2
1993	Tie 1–1	Raiders 12–7	Chargers 30–23	Raiders 42–25–2
1994	Tie 1–1	Raiders 24–17	Chargers 26–24	Raiders 43–26–2	Chargers lose Super Bowl XXIX.
1995	Tie 1–1	Chargers 17–7	Raiders 12–6	Raiders 44–27–2	Raiders move from Los Angeles back to Oakland.
1996	Tie 1–1	Raiders 23–14	Chargers 40–34	Raiders 45–28–2
1997	Tie 1–1	Raiders 38–13	Chargers 25–10	Raiders 46–29–2
1998	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 17–10	Raiders 7–6	Raiders 48–29–2
1999	Tie 1–1	Chargers 23–20	Raiders 28–9	Raiders 49–30–2

2000s (Chargers, 14–6)

Season	Season series	at San Diego Chargers	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2000	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 15–13	Raiders 9–6	Raiders 51–30–2
2001	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 13–6	Raiders 34–24	Raiders 53–30–2
2002	Tie 1–1	Raiders 27–7	Chargers 27–21(OT)	Raiders 54–31–2	Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII.
2003	Tie 1–1	Chargers 21–14	Raiders 34–31(OT)	Raiders 55–32–2
2004	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 42–14	Chargers 23–17	Raiders 55–34–2
2005	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 34–10	Chargers 27–14	Raiders 55–36–2
2006	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 21–14	Chargers 27–0	Raiders 55–38–2
2007	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 28–14	Chargers 30–17	Raiders 55–40–2
2008	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 34–7	Chargers 28–18	Raiders 55–42–2	Raiders wore white jerseys at home for the first time in the team's history against the Chargers on September 28, 2008 in Oakland.
2009	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 24–16	Chargers 24–20	Raiders 55–44–2	Chargers win 13 straight meetings from 2003 to 2009.

2010s (Tie, 10–10)

Season	Season series	at San Diego/L.A. Chargers	at Oakland Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2010	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 28–13	Raiders 35–27	Raiders 57–44–2	Raiders sweep division but miss the playoffs, an NFL first.
2011	Tie 1–1	Raiders 24–17	Chargers 38–26	Raiders 58–45–2
2012	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 24–21	Chargers 22–14	Raiders 58–47–2
2013	Tie 1–1	Chargers 26–13	Raiders 27–17	Raiders 59–48–2
2014	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 13–6	Chargers 31–28	Raiders 59–50–2
2015	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 23–20(OT)	Raiders 37–29	Raiders 61–50–2
2016	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 19–16	Raiders 34–31	Raiders 63–50–2
2017	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 30–10	Chargers 17–16	Raiders 63–52–2	Chargers relocate from San Diego to Los Angeles.
2018	Chargers 2–0	Chargers 26–10	Chargers 20–6	Raiders 63–54–2
2019	Raiders 2–0	Raiders 24–17	Raiders 26–24	Raiders 65–54–2	Final year in the rivalry where the Raiders are a California-based franchise.

2020s (Chargers, 4–3)

Season	Season series	at Los Angeles Chargers	at Las Vegas Raiders	Overall series	Notes
2020	Tie 1–1	Raiders 31–26	Chargers 30–27(OT)	Raiders 66–55–2	Chargers open SoFi Stadium. Raiders relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas. Both games decided on final play.
2021	Tie 1–1	Chargers 28–14	Raiders 35–32 (OT)	Raiders 67–56–2	Raiders clinch playoff berth, eliminate Chargers by beating them in week 18 "win and in" game.
2022	Tie 1–1	Chargers 24–19	Raiders 27–20	Raiders 68–57–2
2023	Chargers 1–0	Chargers 24–17		Raiders 68–58–2

Summary of Results

Season	Season series	at San Diego/L.A. Chargers	at Oakland/L.A./Las Vegas Raiders	Notes
AFL regular season	Chargers 11–9	Tie 5–5	Chargers 6–4
NFL regular season	Raiders 58–47–2	Raiders 28–25–1	Raiders 30–22–1
AFL and NFL regular season	Raiders 67–58–2	Raiders 33–30–1	Raiders 34–28–1
NFL postseason	Raiders 1–0	Raiders 1–0	no games	1980 AFC Championship Game
Regular and postseason	Raiders 68–58–2	Raiders 34–30–1	Raiders 34–28–1

Series leaders

Statistics limited to Chargers-Raiders regular games. Correct through 2021 season.

	Chargers	Raiders	Ref
Passing yards	Philip Rivers – 7,103	Derek Carr – 4,056	[26][27]
Rushing yards	LaDainian Tomlinson – 2,017	Marcus Allen – 1,235	[28][29]
Receiving yards	Antonio Gates – 1,424	Tim Brown – 1,697	[30][31]
Touchdowns	LaDainian Tomlinson – 25	Marcus Allen – 20	[32][33]
Sacks	Shaun Phillips – 14	Greg Townsend – 13+1⁄2	[34][35]
Interceptions	Speedy Duncan – 7	Dave Grayson – 8	[36][37]

Notes

The Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with a 12–2 record, but the Raiders were crowned 1968 division champions. Both teams qualified for the AFL playoffs.

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"Most rushing yards, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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"Most receiving yards, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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"Most sacks, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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"Most interceptions, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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[1] The Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with a 12–2 record, but the Raiders were crowned 1968 division champions. Both teams qualified for the AFL playoffs.

[2] Rasmussen, Carl (2018-11-08). "3 Reasons the Chargers-Raiders Rivalry is Bigger Than You Think". 12up.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[3] Holy Roller at 40: How a Raiders' fumble-turned-TD changed the NFL, ESPN, Paul Gutierrez and Eric Williams, April 18, 2018.

[4] "Greatest Moments: 1980 AFC Championship". Raiders. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

[5] "Raiders Still Beloved In LA, But Chargers Have Playoff Hopes". 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

[6] Nowels, Michael (2019-12-22). "Raider Nation swarms 'road' game vs. Chargers in Los Angeles". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2019-12-25.

[7] NFL Thowback (July 8, 2019). The UGLIEST Win EVER! (Chargers vs. Raiders, 1998) — NFL Record For Punts!. YouTube.

[8] "San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders - October 11th, 1998". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.

[9] ESPN: "Raiders finally fire Kiffin, promote O-line coach Cable". Retrieved September 30, 2008.

[Just_Blog_Baby-10] Prime, Ryan (2016-10-08). "A Brief History: Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers". Just Blog Baby. FanSided. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[11] Dubow, Josh (2010-10-11). "Raiders rally to beat Chargers 35-27". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[12] "Pryor, Woodson lead Raiders past Chargers 27-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[13] Bien, Louis (2013-10-07). "Pryor, Woodson star in Raiders win over Chargers". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[14] Arthur, Kenneth (2013-12-22). "Chargers win, stay alive for playoffs". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.

[15] Rapoport, Ian (February 20, 2015). "Chargers, Raiders team up for stadium proposal in Los Angeles". NFL.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

[SpanosLetter-16] "Chargers to Relocate to Los Angeles". Chargers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[ChargersMoveToLA-17] Knoblauch, Austin (January 12, 2017). "Chargers announce decision to relocate to Los Angeles". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[movevote-18] Rosenthal, Gregg (March 27, 2017). "NFL team owners approve Raiders' move to Las Vegas". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[RaidersMoveVegas-19] Raiders Media Relations (March 27, 2017). "Raiders Receive NFL Approval For Las Vegas Relocation". Raiders.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[20] Schwab, Frank (2020-11-08). "Replay review goes against snakebit Chargers on apparent final-play TD, Raiders escape with a win". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

[21] "Derek Carr admitted the Chargers' mind-boggling timeout in final minute changed the game". Ftw.usatoday.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[22] "Derek Carr admitted the Chargers' mind-boggling timeout in final minute changed the game". Ftw.usatoday.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[23] "Raiders vs. Chargers: Raiders were this close to settling for a tie and bumping Steelers from playoffs". Triblive.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[24] Florio, Mike (10 January 2022). "Rich Bisaccia: We were talking about taking a tie". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[25] "Chargers' playoff hopes shattered in season-ending overtime loss to Raiders". Los Angeles Times. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[26] "Herbert's heroics not enough as Chargers fall, miss playoffs". Apnews.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[27] "Most passing yards, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[28] "Most passing yards, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[29] "Most rushing yards, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[30] "Most rushing yards, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[31] "Most receiving yards, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[32] "Most receiving yards, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[33] "Most touchdowns, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[34] "Most touchdowns, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[35] "Most sacks, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[36] "Most sacks, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[37] "Most interceptions, Chargers vs. Raiders". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[38] "Most interceptions, Raiders vs. Chargers". stathead.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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Founded in 1960 Played in San Diego (1961–2016) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
Franchise	Franchise History in San Diego NFL in Los Angeles Coaches Seasons Retired numbers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium SDCCU Stadium San Diego stadium proposals Dignity Health Sports Park SoFi Stadium
Culture	Fearsome Foursome Air Coryell Alex Spanos "San Diego Super Chargers" Los Angeles Charger Girls Bruise Brothers
Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl Snowball Game 2006 playoff game vs. New England Patriots
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders
Wild card berths (4)	1995 2013 2018 2022
Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Conference championships (1)	1994
League championships (1)	1963
Media	Broadcasters KYSR Matt "Money" Smith
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
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Las Vegas Raiders
Founded in 1960 Played in Oakland, California (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Paradise, Nevada Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada
Franchise	History in Oakland in Los Angeles relocation to Las Vegas NFL in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches
Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Allegiant Stadium
Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis President: Sandra Douglass Morgan Senior vice president/chief of staff: Marcel Reece General manager: Dave Ziegler Head coach: Josh McDaniels
Culture	Las Vegas Raiderettes Raider Nation "The Autumn Wind" Mount Davis Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill Straight Outta L.A. In the House
Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game Lunatic Lateral
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers (former) Seattle Seahawks (former)
Media	Broadcasters Television: KVVU KRON KTLA Radio: Radio network KRLV (AM) KOMP (FM) KSRO KLAA KENO (Spanish) Other: Compass Media Networks Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick Brent Musburger
Wild card berths (6)	1977 1980 1984 1991 1993 2016 2021
Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002
Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002
League championships (4)	1967 1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)