- Associated Press - Thursday, October 12, 2017

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (1-4) at OAKLAND (2-3)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE - Raiders by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Los Angeles 1-3-1, Oakland 2-3

SERIES RECORD - Raiders led 63-50-2

LAST MEETING - Raiders beat Chargers 19-16, Dec. 18, 2016

LAST WEEK - Chargers beat Giants 27-22; Raiders lost to Ravens 30-17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Chargers No. 28, Raiders No. 20

CHARGERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (29), PASS (6).

CHARGERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (32) PASS (4).

RAIDERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (23), PASS (26).

RAIDERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (25), PASS (18).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Raiders won four straight in series. Last three wins all by field goal. … Last time Raiders had longer win streak in series was seven-gamer 1982-85. … Game features NFL’s two worst defenses on deep passes. Oakland ranks last with 130.2 rating on opponent passes more than 20 yards in air; Los Angeles ranks 31st with 128.5 rating. … Chargers QB Philip Rivers has most wins (14), TD passes (37) and ranks third in yards (5,400) all-time vs. Raiders. … Los Angeles DE Joey Bosa had two sacks last week. His five multisack games over past two years are most in NFL. … Chargers last in league in run defense, allowing 185 yards per game past three weeks. … Los Angeles outscored 43-7 in first quarter. … Raiders have no INTs through five games. Last team to do that before this season: 2002 Bills. … Oakland has four takeaways overall, including two on special teams. … Raiders have allowed 12 sacks after giving up 18 all last season. … Oakland tied for NFL worst with three TDs allowed on opening drives. … Raiders WR Amari Cooper has four catches for 23 yards past three weeks. … Fantasy Tip: With Cooper struggling, Michael Crabtree has become go-to guy for Raiders. Oakland QBs have 147.0 rating when targeting Crabtree, who has four TDs already this season.

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