Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Oakland 27, San Diego 17
When: 11:35 PM ET, Sunday, October 6, 2013
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 70°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 48834

Raiders 27, Chargers 17: An elusive Terrelle Pryor returned to the lineup after missing a week due to a concussion and threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first quarter and Oakland held off visiting San Diego in an AFC West contest.

Pryor completed his first 10 passes, two of them touchdowns, and finished 18-for-23 for 221 yards as the Raiders (2-3) snapped a two-game slide. Denarius Moore had five receptions for 84 yards including one of Pryor's TD passes and Rod Streater caught a 44-yard touchdown pass on Oakland's first play from scrimmage - finishing with 56 yards on three receptions.

Philip Rivers, who had lost just once in nine trips to Oakland, completed 36-of-49 passes for 411 yards but was picked off three times. Rookie Keenan Allen caught one of the Rivers' two scoring passes on a 7-yard slant pattern and finished with 115 yards on six catches.

Oakland scored 17 points off San Diego turnovers, including a 25-yard fumble return by Charles Woodson that moved the 16-year veteran into a tie for the most defensive touchdowns (13) in NFL history. The Woodson TD gave Oakland a 24-3 lead, but San Diego made it 24-10 on Danny Woodhead's 5-yard score off a Rivers' shovel pass on the first play of the fourth quarter.

The Chargers (2-3) further closed the gap to 24-17 on an Allen 7-yard TD catch before Sebastian Janikowski gave the Raiders breathing room with a 50-yard field goal with 4:24 to play. Pryor was Oakland's workhorse, rushing for 31 yards on 11 carries while being sacked four times trying to elude the San Diego's constant pressure behind an injury-riddled offensive line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The game was switched to an 11:35 ET start time to give the stadium crew time to convert the field following Saturday night's Athletics' baseball game. ...The Raiders played without oft-injured tailback Darren McFadden and lost his replacement Rashad Jennings also to a hamstring injury. ...Chargers RB Ryan Mathews suffered a concussion in the second quarter after taking a knee to the helmet and did not return. He had three carries for eight yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
San Diego   Oakland
Danny Woodhead Player Rashad Jennings
9 Attempts 10
17 Yards 41
1.9 Avg Yards 4.1
0 Touchdowns 0
5 Long 9
Receiving
San Diego   Oakland
Vincent Brown Player Denarius Moore
7 Receptions 5
117 Yards 84
16.7 Avg Yards 16.8
0 Touchdowns 1
51 Long 35
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
San Diego 427 36 391 2 1 0 4.0 2
Oakland 299 104 195 3 2 3 2.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • San Diego will play their next game at home against Indianapolis. The Chargers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .667 after a loss.