Jacobs, Raiders rally to beat Chargers

OAKLAND, CALIF. >> Josh Jacobs scored on an 18-yard run with 1:02 remaining and the Raiders had a late winning touchdown drive for the second time in five weeks, beating the Chargers, 26-24, on Nov. 7.

Derek Carr methodically led the Raiders (5-4) down the field 75 yards after Philip Rivers threw a 6-yard pass to Austin Ekeler that gave the Chargers (4-6) a 24-20 lead with 4:02 remaining.

Carr completed three passes to Jalen Richard and two to Hunter Renfrow before Jacobs finished the drive with his seventh touchdown of his rookie season.

The victory didn’t come easy as Daniel Carlson missed the extra point, putting more pressure on the tired Raiders defense to stop Rivers. Trayvon Mullen was called for holding on a fourth-down pass to extend the drive, but Karl Joseph then intercepted a fourth-down pass from Rivers to seal it. Joseph also had the game-sealing pass breakup Sunday against Detroit after Carr threw a TD pass to Renfrow in a 31-24 victory.

THE SCORE

RAIDERS 26, CHARGERS 24

Rivers threw interceptions on his first two drives, falling into a 10-0 hole when Erik Harris took the second back 56 yards for a TD. But Rivers responded by throwing two TD passes, including the go-ahead score to Ekeler in his final start at the Coliseum.

The Raiders blew a chance to open up the game in the third quarter, settling for a field goal after driving to the 4 on the opening drive and then missing a 53yard field goal in the next drive after DeAndre Washington got stuffed for no gain on third-and-1.

The Chargers settled for a field goal after getting inside the 10 later in the quarter.

D. ROSS CAMERON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raiders running back Josh Jacobs tries to get away from Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram III during the first half Nov. 7 in Oakland, Calif.