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The Las Vegas Raiders look to stop their five-game losing streak on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Las Vegas Raiders hope to sneak up on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. After last week’s home loss, the Raiders hit the road to face an opponent they are all too familiar with.

Raiders’ Formidable Foe

Earlier this week, Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll noted he expects a hard-fought battle between two AFC West teams that know each other well. Las Vegas has lost three consecutive games to the Chargers, with Los Angeles winning most of them in relatively convincing fashion.

The Raiders have lost five games in a row and nine of their last 10 games. Sunday’s matchup against the Chargers does not make things any easier. Carroll knows both sides will make the best of their respective roster situations, which are both vastly different than when they first faced each other.

“Yeah, we just have a lot of familiarity and knowing their coaches and how they do things, so it doesn’t feel like it’s that much different. They’ve had to make some adjustments because of their injuries that they’ve had. So, as always, it’s who you got on game day that’s available to you. And so, there’s some question,” Carroll said.

“We’ll see if the runner — I don’t know if they’ve announced that the runner’s back or not. We’ll see what happens there. But they’re a little bit different because they had to be, and they’re really good coaches, so they’ve made really good adjustments, and they made the most of their personnel. One of the things they do, they really do highlight their personnel, and they use guys in roles, and it’s very specific, and they’ve been doing that for a long time.”

The Raiders’ decision to fire Chip Kelly and have Greg Olson call the plays may or may not make much of a difference on Sunday. Considering most of the Raiders’ issues have to do with their roster, expectations for the Raiders’ offense should be remain reasonable heading into Sunday.

Las Vegas‘ offense under Kelly averaged the fewest points per game of any team in the league. Quarterback Geno Smith leads the league in interceptions so far this season. The Raiders’ offense still runs the ball worse than most teams in the league.

Although a large portion of that has to do with injuries and poor play along the offensive line, responsibility also falls on the coordinators. With Kelly out and Olson in, Las Vegas has at least given a legitimate effort to try something different, yet significant.

PENALTY: Neutral zone infraction called on Raiders’ defense.

SCORING UPDATE No. 1: Chargers score a touchdown on 10 yard touchdown.

TIMEOUT: Chargers take first timeout of the first half.

TIMEOUT: Raiders take first timeout of the first half.

PENALTY: False start on Chargers offense.

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER

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START OF THE SECOND QUARTER

PENALTY: Personal foul facemask called on the Raiders’ defense.

PENALTY: False start called on Chargers’ offense.

PENALTY: Personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct called on Raiders’ defense.

TIMEOUT: Chargers take second timeout of the half.

TURNOVER: Chargers throw interception.

TURNOVER: Raiders throw an interception.

TURNOVER: Chargers turn the ball over on downs.

PENALTY: Defensive pass interference called on Chargers’ defense.

TIMEOUT: Chargers take final timeout of the first half.

TIMEOUT: Raiders take second timeout of the first half.

SCORING UPDATE No. 2: Raiders score touchdown on 6-yard touchdown pass to Brock Bowers.

END OF THE FIRST HALF

The Raiders battled back from a slow start on both sides of the ball to draw to a 7-7 halftime tie. Considering how things have gone this season, that tie is a positive for Las Vegas. The Raiders’ defense gave up 159 first half yards and allowed the Chargers to convert six of nine third downs.

Still, the Raiders’ defense made stops when they needed to, including an endzone interception by Kyu Blu Kelly which kept the Chargers’ lead from growing from seven to 14 points. Then, the Raiders took advantage of the Chargers’ decision to pass on a chip shot field goal that would have made it 10-0.

Las Vegas stopped the Chargers on a 4th and 1 attempt before marching the ball down the field on a 9-play, 82-yard touchdown drive that tied the game at seven. Los Angeles gets the ball back first in the second half, as Justin Herbert battles through a hand injury suffered in the first half.

Be sure to follow along with our live game thread during the contest.

START OF THE THIRD QUARTER

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SCORING UPDATE No: 3: Chargers score on 59-yard touchdown. Chargers lead 14-7.

SCORING UPDATE No. 4: Ladd McConkey scores a seven-yard touchdown. Chargers lead 21-7.

TIMEOUT: Chargers take first timeout.

START OF FOURTH QUARTER

TURNOVER: Raiders turn it over on downs.

SCORING UPDATE No. 5: Chargers kick field goal to go up 24-7.

SCORING UPDATE No. 6: Brock Bowers scores his second touchdown of the game. Chargers lead 24-14.

Penalty: Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Raiders.

TIMEOUT: Raiders use timeout No. 1.

TIMEOUT: Raiders use timeout No. 2.

TIMEOUT: Raiders use timeout No. 3.

SCORING UPDATE No. 7: Chargers score a two-point rushing touchdown to make it 31-14.