With this being Oakland’s first AFC West matchup, here is a deeper look at how the Silver and Black will open division play.
The broken record hasn’t stopped playing in San Diego, as Pro Bowl cornerback Jason Verrett will join star receiver Keenan Allen and several other key Chargers players (Manti Te’o, Danny Woodhead, Branden Oliver) on the sidelines for the remainder of the 2016 season.
Verrett, a first-round pick out of Texas Christian University in the 2014 NFL draft, started all four games to the start the 2016 season, accumulating 13 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and one interception, per ESPN.