Chargers peaking on defense
All of a sudden, the Los Angeles Chargers defense is playing up to their potential, and they are doing it without star safety Derwin James. The Chargers lost James for the season prior to the year kicking off, and his loss hurt this team early on, but not so much lately.
In fact, after holding the Chicago Bears to 16 points two games ago, they completely stifled Aaron Rodgers and company in Week 9, holding them to just a fourth quarter touchdown. If they play like that on Thursday night against the Raiders, it will be hard for the Silver and Black to move the ball on them on a consistent basis.
The good thing is, the Raiders offense has been downright elite in recent weeks, as Carr is playing some of the best football he has played in his career. They have found an absolute superstar in Josh Jacobs, and even with the Chargers defense playing at a high level, the Raiders should be able to put enough points on the board to win this on Thursday night.