INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Playing the Las Vegas Raiders at home has been good for the Los Angeles Chargers on the field, having won five in a row.
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Playing → play → row
Raider Nation shows up in droves at SoFi Stadium, a vestige of the team’s 13-year presence in Los Angeles that ended in 1994.
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that → show → 1994
The teams open AFC West play Sunday at SoFi Stadium, with the Chargers (0-1) defeating the Raiders (1-0) by double digits in their past four meetings.
Las Vegas hasn’t beaten the Chargers on the road since 2020, and that game was played without fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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game → open → pandemic
“The past is the past, the future you can’t control,” Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby said.
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Crosby → control → future
“The best way to control your future is by being present and by being great where your feet are at.”
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feet → control → where
The Chargers are eager to bounce back from a surprising 26-14 loss to Arizona after coming in as the NFL’s biggest favorite in Week 1.
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Chargers → bounce → Week
“Your mindset is, what are you gonna do about it?” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → go → it
I’m never satisfied with anything related to football.
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I → ’m → football
Last week: Raiders beat the Dolphins 27-13; Chargers lost to the Cardinals 26-14.
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Chargers → beat → Cardinals
Last meeting: Chargers beat Raiders 31-14 on Nov. 30, 2025, in Inglewood, California.
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Chargers → beat → Inglewood
Series record: Raiders lead 69-62-2.
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Raiders → lead → ?
The Raiders had five sacks in their opening win against Miami, with Crosby getting 1 1/2 sacks in the fourth quarter.
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Crosby → have → quarter
Herbert, the NFL’s third most-sacked QB last season, was brought down three times in the loss to Arizona.
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Herbert → sack → Arizona
Crosby has eight career sacks of Herbert, who is 8-3 against the Raiders as a starter.
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who → have → starter
The Chargers’ offensive line is hurting, and star receiver Ladd McConkey listed day to day.
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McConkey → hurt → day
He took a jarring hit to his ribs against Arizona and sat out the fourth quarter after catching a team-leading five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.
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He → take → yards
If McConkey can’t go Sunday, rookie Brenen Thompson could get a chance to show off the speed that made the Chargers take him in the fourth round.
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Chargers → go → round
Stats and stuff
— The Chargers allowed nearly 400 yards and had just 17 first downs in their 26-14 loss to Arizona.
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Chargers → allow → Arizona
They have just one winning season, however, over that span.
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They → have → span
Las Vegas made the playoffs in the 2021 season after winning its first three games.
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Vegas → make → games
That’s also the most recent time the Raiders began at least 2-0.
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Raiders → ’ → ?
— Chargers rookie center Jake Slaughter played all 55 snaps in his debut while being called for two penalties in the fourth quarter.
— The Raiders scored 27 points in their opener against Miami.
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Raiders → play → Miami
They scored that many only once last season, a 30-29 home loss to Jacksonville on Nov. 2.
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They → score → Nov.
— The Chargers will be looking to improve on time of possession, a strength during Harbaugh’s first two seasons.
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Chargers → look → seasons
They had the ball for just 22 1/2 minutes against Arizona.
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They → have → Arizona
— Las Vegas allowed no sacks against the Dolphins, the first time the Raiders have done that since Week 4 of the 2025 season against Chicago.
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Raiders → allow → Chicago
They allowed a league-high 64 sacks last season.
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They → allow → sacks
— Ashton Jeanty produced his second career game with at least 100 yards rushing and more than one receiving touchdown.
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Jeanty → produce → rushing
Only two other players have ever done that twice — Brian Westbrook and Christian McCaffrey.
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players → do → that
No player has done it three times.
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player → do → it
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AP Sports Writer Mark Anderson in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
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Anderson → contribute → report
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