4 reasons the Oakland Raiders beat the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16

By Nick Ellis | Dec 20, 2019

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 07: Erik Harris #25 of the Oakland Raiders runs to the end zone to score a touchdown after intercepting a pass by Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter at RingCentral Coliseum on November 07, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 28: Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers calls a play in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank stadium on August 28, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

Philip Rivers will turn the ball over

Philip Rivers is not the player he once was, and there is a good chance this is the last time the Raiders will ever play Rivers, at least as a Charger. Rivers is going to come out emotional like he usually does against the Raiders, and it will not work in his favor.

The last time the Raiders played the Chargers, Rivers threw three interceptions and would have been more if it weren’t for questionable penalties. Erik Harris was an absolute nightmare for Rivers last time out, and that should be no different this time around.

The Raiders defense played well for the majority of the game last week, and hopefully, that carries over to Los Angeles. Trayvon Mullen has also shown great potential over the last few weeks, and I would expect him to make some big plays Sunday.

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