Raiders Vs. Chargers: San Diego Falls Despite Fourth Quarter Rally, 24-17

The two backs also had fairly solid performances coming out of the backfield. Tolbert was targeted nine times and had five receptions for 37 yards. Mathews was targeted five times and had three receptions for 23 yards. It is safe to say this running back situation is a bit of a mess. The Chargers trailed for much of the game so it is not surprising that Tolbert got a lot of work given the need for passing plays.

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Moving forward, it will be interesting to see how much playing time Brown gets once Floyd is healthy. Given his performance the last two weeks, it is hard to keep him off the field. He showed serious skills on Thursday Night Football and has likely earned some additional snaps. While Floyd is out he could be a solid flex option. Once Floyd is back you will need to wait and see how the Chargers play it.

Touchdown Catch

If you missed it, here are videos of his two touchdown receptions against the Chargers

Touchdown #1

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Regardless, Philip Rivers was not impressed by the refs on the drive.

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According to the official, the Raiders defender’s hand was touching the football while Brown was trying to possess the football. Since the Raiders defender was out of bounds while he was also touching the football, the pass was ruled incomplete and not a touchdown.

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Moore once again beat his man off the line and Palmer rifled in a pass, with Moore catching the ball in the endzone for his second touchdown catch of the night to push the Chargers lead to 24-10. Already, Moore has 4 receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Palmer has already passed for 250 yards with just two incompletions.

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According to the umpire, if a team is lined up in punt formation, pass interference cannot be called. The Raiders were lined up in punt formation, so there was no interference being called. The rule is in place so that it prevents teams from just running fake punts constantly and picking up cheap pass interference calls.

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Janikowski normally is a huge addition to the Raiders offense because he is so good when it comes to 50+ yard field goals. While he does not finish at the top in terms of overall accuracy, few kickers can match him on 55-57 yard field goals. That usually means that when the Raiders get to their opponent’s 40 yard line, they are officially inside Seabass’ range.

While the Raiders will have their big kicker in the lineup, there will be some concern about kicking those 50+ yard field goals. It will be interesting to see what options the Raiders consider that first time they are faced with that kind of decision. Whether they kick or punt will tell us a lot about how well Janikowski actually feels.

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Initial reports after that Week 7 game suggested he could be ready for Week 9 but that obviously wasn’t the case. Now it’s looking like his total rehab time will be 2-4 weeks.

The Raiders are tied for first place in the AFC West with San Diego so Thursday’s game is a big one as far as the division race is concerned.