WEEK 1
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS @ LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: SoFi Stadium
Time: 4:25 PM ET
Referee: Shawn Smith
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 4:25 PM ET
TV CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green,
Melanie Collins (field reporter)
Las Vegas SiriusXM 134 or 383 and the SXM App
L.A. Chargers SiriusXM 82 or 228 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Raiders lead all-time series, 66-56-2
STREAKS Chargers have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Chargers 32 at Raiders 35 (OT)
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/4/21: Chargers 28, Raiders 14
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 10-7 (Lost AFC Wild Card)
COACH VS. OPP. Josh McDaniels: 1-2
PTS. FOR 22.0
OFFENSE 363.8
PASSING Derek Carr: 428-626-4,804-23-14-94.0
RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 217-872-4.0-9
RECEIVING Davante Adams (GB): 123-1,553-12.6-11
PTS. AGAINST 25.8
DEFENSE 337.2
SACKS Chandler Jones (Az): 10.5
INTs Anthony Averett (Bal): 3
TAKE/GIVE -9 (15/24)
PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 50.0 (42.5)
KICKING Daniel Carlson: 150 (30/33 PAT; 40/43 FG)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 9-8
COACH VS. OPP. Brandon Staley: 1-1
PTS. FOR 27.9
OFFENSE 390.2
PASSING Justin Herbert: 443-672-5,014-38-15-97.7
RUSHING Austin Ekeler: 206-911-4.4-12
RECEIVING Keenan Allen: 106-1,138-10.7-6
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 360.1
SACKS Joey Bosa: 10.5
INTs J.C. Jackson (NE): 8
TAKE/GIVE -1 (21/22)
PUNTING (NET) JK Scott (Jac): 39.8 (39.8)
KICKING Dustin Hopkins: 84 (30/32 PAT; 18/20 FG)
RAIDERS NOTES
• QB DEREK CARR ranked 5th in NFL with career-high & franchise-record 4,804 pass yards in 2021 & is 1 of 4 QBs with 4,000+ pass yards in each of past 4 seasons. Is 5th QB ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 8 seasons. Aims for 3rd in row vs. LAC with 2+ TD passes. Has 0 INTs in 6 of his past 7 vs. LAC.
• RB JOSH JACOBS totaled 1,220 scrimmage yards (872 rush, career-high 348 rec.) & 9 rush TDs last season. Is 1 of 3 (Nick Chubb & Ezekiel Elliott) with 1,200+ scrimmage yards & 7+ TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Rushed for 132 yards & TD in last meeting.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS makes LV debut. Last season with GB, ranked 2nd in NFL with 123 catches, 3rd with 1,553 rec. yards & 5th with 11 rec. TDs. Is 4th player ever with 110+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards in 3 career seasons. Since 2016, leads NFL with 581 catches & 69 rec. TDs & ranks 2nd with 7,192 rec. yards.
• WR HUNTER RENFROW led team with career highs in catches (103), rec. yards (1,038) & rec. TDs (9) in 2021. Had 2 TD catches in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with rec. TD. Had TD catch in 5 of 6 division games last season.
• TE DARREN WALLER had 665 rec. yards in 11 games in 2021 & is 1 of 3 TEs (Mark Andrews & Travis Kelce) with 650+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAC. Had 50+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 road games last season.
• DE MAXX CROSBY led team with 13 TFL in 2021 & ranked 2nd with 8 sacks. Had career-high 3 PD & 2 sacks in last meeting.
• DE CHANDLER JONES makes LV debut. Had 10.5 sacks last season with Az. & leads all players with 107.5 sacks since 2012.
• LB DENZEL PERRYMAN ranked 6th in NFL with career=high 154 tackles in 2021.
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 5,014 pass yards last season & ranked 3rd with career-high 38 TD passes. Became 3rd player ever (Patrick Mahomes & HOFer Dan Marino) with 5,000+ pass yards in 1 of 1st 2 seasons. Has 9,350 career pass yards & 69 TD passes, both most-ever by QB in 1st 2 seasons. Has 1,245 pass yards (311.3 per game) & 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in 4 career games vs. LV. Aims for his 8th in row vs. division with 2+ TD passes.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER totaled career-high 1,558 scrimmage yards (911 rush, 647 rec.) in 2021 & tied-1st in NFL with career-high 20 TDs (12 rush, 8 rec.). Ranked 2nd among RBs with 70 catches last season & since 2019, leads all RBs with 216 catches. Had 244 scrimmage yards (122 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 2 games vs. LV in 2021. Aims for his 9th in row vs. division with TD. Had TD in 8 of 9 2021 home games.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with career=high 106 catches last season & is only player in NFL with 100+ catches in each of past 3 seasons. Leads NFL with 509 catches since 2017. Has 5+ catches in 11 of his past 12 vs. Raiders.
• WR MIKE WILLIAMS led team in rec. yards (career-high 1,145) & rec. TDs (9) in 2021. Had 9 catches for 119 yards & TD in last meeting.
• DE JOEY BOSA led team with 10.5 sacks last season & ranked tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 7 FFs. Had sack & FF in both games vs. LV in 2021.
• LB KHALIL MACK makes LAC debut. Had 6 sacks in 2021 w/ Chi. & is 1 of 4 in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 7 seasons. Since 2014, ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 23 FFs.
• CB J.C. JACKSON makes LAC debut. Led NFL with career-high 23 PD last season with NE & ranked 2nd with 8 INTs. Leads NFL with 25 INTs since 2018.
