STADIUM: Allegiant Stadium
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 2023
GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
Prime Video: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung
Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Tony Boselli
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) LAC: 81 or 226 LV: 83 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: LV leads series, 67-58-2 (Home team won past 5. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/1/23: LV 17 at LAC 24.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Brandon Staley vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 24-23 (.511) Postseason: 0-1 (.000). Antonio Pierce vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 2-3 (.400) Postseason: 0-0.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS NOTES:
• QB EASTON STICK completed 13 of 24 atts. (54.2 pct.) in season debut last week. Can make 1st-career start.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER led team with 100 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 49 rec.) & had 5th rush TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3. Had 102 scrimmage yards (67 rec., 35 rush) in last road meeting & aims for his 6th in row vs. LV with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. Has 69 career TDs (39 rush, 30 rec.), tied with Rod Smith for 3rd-most by undrafted player in common-draft era.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN aims for 10th in row with 55+ rec. yards & 8th in row with 5+ catches. Has 632 rec. yards (105.3 per game) in 6 road games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LV with TD catch. Has 8+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of his 3 games in primetime this season. Leads NFL with career-high 108 catches in 2023, single-season franchise record.
• WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON (rookie) led team with career-high 91 rec. yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• TE GERALD EVERETT had 5 catches in Week 14. Had 5 catches for 80 yards in last road meeting.
• LB KHALIL MACK had PD last week & has PD in 3 of past 4. Has TFL in 6 of past 7. Aims for 4th in row on road with 2+ sacks & FF. Had career-high 6 sacks & 2 FFs in Week 4 meeting. Has 10 sacks in his past 4 vs. LV. Leads NFL with 15 sacks, 2ndcareer 15-sack season (2015 w/ Raiders).
• LB KENNETH MURRAY led team with season-high 12 tackles & had 3rd sack of season in Week 14. Had PD in Week 4 meeting.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS aims for 5th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack.
• S DERWIN JAMES had 11 tackles & PD last week. Aims for 7th in row with 6+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. LV.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS NOTES:
• QB AIDAN O’CONNELL (rookie) completed 21 of 32 atts. (65.6 pct.) for 171 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 65+ comp. pct. Passed for 238 yards in Week 4 meeting.
• RB JOSH JACOBS aims for 7th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 662 scrimmage yards (94.6 per game) in 7 home games this season. Had 139 scrimmage yards (81 rec., 58 rush) & rush TD in Week 4 meeting & has 135+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAC. Has 335 scrimmage yards (111.7 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 3 games vs. division this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of 4 career Thursday games. Needs rush TD to become 7th player all-time with 7+ rush TDs in each of 1st 7 seasons.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Has 434 rec. yards (108.5 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 4 career games vs. LAC, with 140+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has 424 rec. yards (141.3 per game) in his past 3 on Thursday. Has 7th-career season with 75+ catches (76).
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches.
• WR HUNTER RENFROW had season-high 46 rec. yards last week.
• DE MAXX CROSBY tied career high with 10 tackles & had 3 TFL & 2 sacks last week, 3rd game this season with 2+ sacks. Aims for 5th in row vs. division & 4th in row overall with sack. Ties for NFL lead with 18 TFL & ranks tied-3rd with career-high 13.5 sacks in 2023, 4th-most sacks in a season in franchise history.
• DE TYREE WILSON (rookie) had sack last week.
• DE JANARIUS ROBINSON had 1st-career sack in Week 14.
• LB ROBERT SPILLANE had 10 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 14. Aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of past 4.
• LB DIVINE DEABLO has 5+ tackles in 3 of past 4.
• CB NATE HOBBS has 8+ tackles & TFL in 2 of past 3.
