NFL Preview: Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) vs Las Vegas Raiders (4-12)

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TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: LV leads series, 68-59-2 (Home team won past 7) Postseason: LV leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/8/24: LV 10 at LAC 22 Postseason: AFC-C 1/11/81: OAK 34 at SD 27

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HEAD COACHES

Jim Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 54-25-1 (.681) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

Antonio Pierce vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 9-16 (.360)

CHARGERS NOTES

• CHARGERS clinched postseason for 2nd time in past 3 seasons. • QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 26 of 38 atts. (68.4 pct.) for 281 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 116.2 rating last week, 20th-career game with 3+ TD passes, tied with Josh Allen for 5th-most ever by QB in 1st 5 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. Aims for 8th in row on road with 0 INTs. Has 300+ pass yards in each of 3 career starts at LV. Has 20,747 career pass yards, surpassing HOFer Peyton Manning (20,618) for most-ever in 1st 5 seasons. • RB J.K. DOBBINS rushed for 76 yards & TD last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 12 games this season, with rush TD in 2 of past 3. Had season-high 135 rush yards & rush TD in Week 1 meeting. Needs 17 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season & TD for 1st-career 10-TD season. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) had 8 catches for 94 yards & 2 TDs in Week 17, his 9th-straight game with 50+ rec. yards & his 6th-straight game with 5+ catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Had TD catch in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 4th among rookies with 1,054 rec. yards, most-ever by Chargers rookie. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON has 5 catches in 3 of past 4. Had rec. TD in last road meeting. • WR DERIUS DAVIS aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. • LB JOEY BOSA aims for his 5th in row vs. LV with sack & FF. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY has 8+ tackles in 9 of past 10. • LB KHALIL MACK had 6th sack of season last week & is only player in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 10 seasons. Has PD in 4 of past 5. Had 1.5 sacks & FR in Week 1 meeting & has 10.5 sacks in his past 5 vs. LV. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU had 2 TFL & sack in Week 17. • S DERWIN JAMES had career-high 2 sacks & 1st FR of season last week. Has TFL in 4 of past 5. Aims for 3rd in row on road with sack.

RAIDERS NOTES

• RAIDERS seeking 1st 3-game win streak since Weeks 11-13, 2022. • QB AIDAN O’CONNELL passed for 242 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 97.6 rating last week. Has 0 INTs in 4 of his past 5. Has won 3 of his past 4 home starts. Passed for 248 yards & career-high 4 TDs with 120.7 rating in last home meeting. • RB AMEER ABDULLAH led team with career-high 147 scrimmage yards (career-high 115 rush, 32 rec.) last week, 3rd-career 100-yard game & 1st since 2017. Aims for 4th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of past 3. • RB ALEXANDER MATTISON had 62 scrimmage yards (43 rec. 19 rush) & TD catch in Week 1 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with 60+ scrimmage yards. • TE BROCK BOWERS (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 58 yards in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 108 catches in 2024, surpassing Puka Nacua (105 in 2023) for most by rookie in NFL history. Needs 9 catches to surpass Zach Ertz (116 in 2018) for most-ever by TE in single season. Leads TEs with 1,114 rec. yards, surpassing HOFer Mike Ditka (1,076 in 1961) for most-ever by rookie TE. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 5 catches for 61 yards & TD last week. Has 55+ rec. yards in 5 of past 6. Had TD catch in last home meeting. • WR TRE TUCKER had 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 17. • DT ADAM BUTLER had half sack & 1st FF of season last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of past 5. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAC. • DE K’LAVON CHAISSON had sack & 1st-career FF in Week 17. Aims for 6th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE had 8 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PD & sack last week. Aims for 6th in row with 7+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Had 10 tackles & TFL in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 6th in NFL with 142 tackles in 2024. • CB JACK JONES had career-high 3 PD & INT last week. Has PD in 5 of past 6.