Chargers Stumble To 1-4
- Updated: October 9, 2016
The San Diego Chargers traveled to Oakland to take on the Raiders on Sunday night and fell 34-31. With the loss the club now sits at 1-4 and the job status of head coach Mike McCoy because even more on edge.
Oakland started the game off with a 20 yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski that put the Raiders up 3-0. That was the only offense of the quarter.
In the second quarter Philip Rivers connected with Ty Williams for a 29 yard strike. Josh Lambo knocked in the extra point and the Bolts led 7-3. Both teams exchanged field goals in the quarter before Janikowski connected on a 56 yard strike going into the half that cut the Bolts lead to 10-9.
The third quarter was where a lot of the scoring took place. Rivers hit Melvin Gordon for a 18 yard touchdown that pushed the lead to 17-9. Derek Carr hit Amari Cooper deep for a 64 yard touchdown and the Chargers lead was cut to 17-16.
Later in the quarter Rivers found Hunter Henry for a 1 yard touchdown. San Diego held a 24-16 advantage before Janikowsi hit a 48 yard field goal that trimmed the lead to 5. At the end of the quarter Carr hit Michael Crabtree for a 21 yard touchdown that gave Oakland the lead. Heading into the 4th the Bolts were down 27-24.
In the 4th quarter Jamize Olaware scored on a one yard touchdown run to give the Raiders a 34-24 cushion. Rivers found Antonio Gates later in the quarter for a four yard touchdown but the Chargers were unable to comeback from the 10 point deficit.
The Bolts will host the Denver Broncos next week.
Stay with us at Calisportsnews.com as we will keep you up-to-date on all things San Diego Chargers and the rest of the LA sports teams! All Cali, all the time!
Related Posts
About MH
