Brandon Staley is trending in X, and it’s not hard to see why.
He may end up coaching his final game against the Chargers just like Thursday Night Football.
The Chargers are playing like a defeated team, trailing the Raiders 42-0 at halftime of a prime-time game. This is tied for the second-largest halftime margin in NFL history, behind the Patriots’ 45-0 lead over the Titans in 2009.
The Raiders have scored 46 points in their past four games, coming off a 3-0 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
Los Angeles had 89 yards, three lost fumbles, one turnover on downs and four punts. The team’s first-half possession ended with a punt, a fumble, a fumble, a punt, a punt, a punt, a down, and the end of the half.
Chargers quarterback Easton Stick, filling in for injured Justin Herbert, fumbled a strip sack of Malcolm Coons that was recovered by Tyree Wilson at the Chargers’ 42. On the Chargers’ next snap, on their third possession, running back Joshua Kelly hit a fumble that was recovered by Jerry Tillery at the Chargers’ 31, according to Marcus Epps.
In the second quarter, Chargers punt returner Delius Davis fumbled when DJ Turner retrieved the ball.
The Raiders scored touchdowns on six of their eight possessions, with drives of 68, 42, 31, 14, 65, and 49.
Raiders running back Zamir White, playing in place of the injured Jacobs, scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run. Rookie Aidan O’Connell threw touchdown passes to Tre Tucker, Jakobi Meyers, Michael Mayer and Tucker. Brandon Bolden, who had not had a carry this season until tonight, scored his first touchdown since 2021 on a 26-yard run.
O’Connell completed 14-of-23 for 198 yards and four touchdowns, and Davante Adams caught five passes for 73 yards.
The rookie quarterback scored four passing touchdowns on 210 attempts tonight.
The Chargers are without cornerback Essan Bassey (concussion) and linebacker Kenneth Murray is playing with a shoulder injury.