The Chargers promised they wouldn’t overlook Oakland on Sunday.
And they didn’t.
Though they didn’t exactly overwhelm the Raiders, they survived and escaped the Bay Area with a 20-6 victory.
The win was the Chargers’ sixth in a row and lifted them to 7-2 overall. They haven’t opened with a record this good since their 14-2 season of 2006.
Melvin Gordon rushed 18 times for 93 yards, caught five passes and 72 yards and scored a touchdown.
Keenan Allen had the Chargers’ other touchdown, on an 11-yard reception from Philip Rivers, who finished 18 of 26 for 223 yards.