Keys to Victory: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

Keys to victory for the Oakland Raiders in their Week 15 matchup with the divisional rival San Diego Chargers.

Well, I don’t know about you guys but I was depressed for the entire weekend after that loss to KC. Enough of that. This week the Oakland Raiders have their second game against San Diego, at our second home Qualcomm Stadium. Here are some keys to victory.

Focus on the game in front of them

On Thursday, Oakland didn’t give themselves the space they needed to be a little more comfortable at the top of the division, which would have came with a win. Instead, they ended up being swept by the Chiefs. *sobs*

I’m not salty. Actually, yes. Yes I am. Anyway…

The Raiders can’t rest at all. They are tied with Kansas City in wins but will lose on the tiebreaker, having lost to them twice this season. So simply put, Oakland has to win more games than KC the rest of the way in order to win the AFC West.

Denver losing is a big plus for the Raiders, but they still have teams nipping at their heels for the playoffs and need to focus on the three games left, but more importantly, they need to focus on the game in front of them this Sunday.

San Diego would like nothing more than to ruin their division rivals chances at a wonderful season and get some positivity heading into a new season. Oakland has to come into this game like all others. This game is a must win.

The last time these two teams met, the Raiders outpointed the Chargers in Oakland, but needed some late game heroics to do so. The Chargers will play them hard, and Oakland needs to put this away early.