1999 · Week 16 · Division

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

20·23

Chargers

San Diego

QB Jim Harbaugh

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 69°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

OAK -3

Total

38

Model margin

+2.6est.

SD perspective

Push chance

7.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Chargers winsRaiders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

SD lead 33–22 since 1999

Meetings average 43.8 points. SD are 31-23-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W2LV @ LAC26–14RAIDERS
2025 · W13LV @ LAC14–31CHARGERS
2025 · W2LAC @ LV20–9CHARGERS
2024 · W18LAC @ LV34–20CHARGERS
2024 · W1LV @ LAC10–22CHARGERS
2023 · W15LAC @ LV21–63RAIDERS
2023 · W4LV @ LAC17–24CHARGERS
2022 · W13LAC @ LV20–27RAIDERS

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultOAK–SD
LACQ1 15:0036Punt0–0
LVQ1 13:361230Field goal3–0
LACQ1 8:2920Turnover3–0
LVQ1 8:08443Touchdown10–0
LACQ1 6:16550Punt10–0
LVQ1 3:50651Missed field goal10–0
LACQ1 0:521048Turnover on downs10–0
LVQ2 11:5732Punt10–0
LACQ2 10:54646Field goal10–3
LVQ2 7:5832Punt10–3
LACQ2 6:0946Punt10–3
LVQ2 4:3630Punt10–3
LACQ2 4:10656Touchdown10–10
LVQ2 1:5333Turnover10–10
LACQ2 0:3038Field goal10–13
LVQ3 15:00760Touchdown17–13
LACQ3 11:22727Punt17–13
LVQ3 7:021249Field goal20–13
LACQ3 0:26952Touchdown20–20
LVQ4 13:183-6Punt20–20
LACQ4 11:45622Field goal20–23
LVQ4 8:091160Missed field goal20–23
LACQ4 3:04621End of half20–23

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -34.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

6.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.0%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)0.00
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.56

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.