California football battle: Chargers vs. Raiders

Tonight’s Thursday Night Football will showcase a California matchup that ESPN predicts that each team has a 50/50 chance to win.

The 4-5 Chargers will travel to Oakland to face the 4-4 Raiders tonight at 7:20 PM on Fox.

The Chargers are coming off a stunning dominating performance against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers last Sunday, winning 26-11. Phillip Rivers had 294 yards while the return of Melvin Gordon is becoming a problem for the league. He had 80 yards with two touchdowns alongside catching for 29 yards.

Derek Carr is coming off beating the Detroit Lions 31-24 last weekend where rookie running back Josh Jacobs ran for 120 yards and had two touchdowns. It seems that Gruden is finally getting all his pieces together as rookie receiver Hunter Renfrow had 6 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown in their victory.

Catch this inner-division rivalry showdown tonight with kickoff at 7:20 in Oakland.

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