The Raiders didn’t relax until the fourth quarter Sunday, up 37-6 in what would become a 37-29 win in San Diego. But quarterback Derek Carr, who thoroughly outplayed five-time Pro Bowler Philip Rivers, said head coach Jack Del Rio had his players nice and loose before the game started.
“Coach always stresses to just do your job, don’t do anything superhuman and don’t do anything outside yourself,” Carr said. “Come in and do your job, and I feel like that’s what we did.”
Carr did his job well, completing 24 of 31 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns.