Welcome to the first half open thread of the Raiders' Week 5 divisional matchup vs. the Los Angeles Chargers. Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.
Q2
OAK 3 LAC 17
Well, Bruce was fortunate Caleb Sturgis missed that field goal. That was a terrible roughing call. After this quarter, there's not much good to take away from this first half. The defense started strong, holding the Chargers to just 3 points. Then, all kinds of problems happened that cause this defense to break. Chargers managed to score the first TD off a almost botched snap. Rivers connected to Austin Ekeler and Ekeler just burned the defense. Next scoring drive, Melvin Gordon III capped off a strong drive for a 1-yard TD. The offense hasn't done much since putting a field goal off the board. A positive turned into a negative when Carr connected to Martavis Bryant on a big gainer, then Bryant fumbled the ball, which resulted in the Ekeler TD. Nothing's going well for the first half. However, last week the Raiders were trailing in the first half. Then, they come back to win against the Browns in the 2nd half. Can role reversal happen again? But, that's gonna be a challenge against a much talented offense in the Chargers. We'll see what happens. 2nd half will open up shortly.
Q1
OAK 0 LAC 3
Could've put some points by the end of the quarter, but it is what it is. This is a big win from the defense just holding the Chargers to just 3 points. The Chargers gained some big yardage early on, but the Raider D was able to stop them when it counted on 3rd down. Offensively, first drive was a little stagnant. The 2nd drive a lot better with Jordy Nelson's big run after catch and the Raiders are threatening.
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