Week 7

Chargers and Raiders Games

In week 7 the Raiders played the Jacksonville Jaguars, and they did a good job bouncing back from their loss to the Chiefs last week. The Raiders were having success in every single area of play. They were rushing the ball well has a team they rushed/ran the ball for a total of 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Raiders also had success throwing the ball has well. Derek Carr completed 23 of 37 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown pass. However, it was not just the offense that had a good game because the defense came out to play this week. The Raiders defense did a great job stopping the Jaguars offense by getting two interceptions and one fumble. These three turnovers kept the Raiders offense on the field gaining momentum to get to the end zone. I would say that the player of the game would have to be Latavious Murray because he ran the ball for 59 yards and two touchdowns. The final score showed that the Raiders came to play and control the game. The final score was Raiders winning by 33-16.

Here is a picture of the two teams from the week.



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In week 7 the Chargers were looking at continuing their winning streak from last week. They managed to do this in a tight game that went into overtime against the Atlanta Falcons. In this game the Chargers did a good job moving the football despite their offense turning the ball over two times. Philip Rivers threw the football for 371 yards, one touchdown pass, and one interception. The Chargers also managed to run the ball for only 78 yards and two touchdowns. The Chargers defense was mediocre, only getting one interception to help their offense out. It again came down to the Chargers' kicker, Josh Lambo because he kicked the winning field goal in overtime, which was a 42 yard field goal. This was a hard fought win for the Chargers, that continues their winning streak from last week. The final score was the Chargers winning 33-30.

This is a close-up picture of Josh Lambo kicking the game winning field goal.



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