2001 · Week 14 · Division

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

13·6

Chargers

San Diego

QB Doug Flutie

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 62°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

OAK -4

Total

46.5

Model margin

+2.6est.

SD perspective

Push chance

2.3%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
LVQ1 15:00945Punt0–0
LACQ1 9:54415Punt0–0
LVQ1 8:271262Field goal3–0
LACQ1 2:271364Field goal3–3
LVQ2 10:49423Punt3–3
LACQ2 8:193-4Punt3–3
LVQ2 6:1336Punt3–3
LACQ2 4:39625Punt3–3
LVQ2 1:293-1Punt3–3
LACQ2 0:2930Punt3–3
LACQ3 15:00864Turnover3–3
LVQ3 10:501088Touchdown10–3
LACQ3 5:4520Turnover10–3
LVQ3 5:17520Turnover10–3
LACQ3 2:57632Punt10–3
LACQ4 14:5032Field goal10–6
LVQ4 13:16315Turnover10–6
LACQ4 11:351036Turnover10–6
LVQ4 5:53942Field goal13–6
LACQ4 1:07640Turnover on downs13–6
LVQ4 0:151-1End of half13–6

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 -44.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.29%

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.