Week 17 Review: Oakland Raiders (4-12) vs. San Diego Chargers (7-9)…



                                                                                  The Raiders ended an abysmal season by putting up a decent effort in the final 2 quarters of Sunday’s game against the Chargers. The Raiders went in a different direction by force with Carson Palmer out with injury. But that direction looked like a positive one as the backup QB Tyrell Pryor made his 1st NFL start. The kid looked good but couldn't find the accuracy to complete 50% of his passes but he did score all three Raiders touchdowns (2 air 1 ground). But this season was already over with for both teams before this game started, so all they had to play for was pride and the Raiders couldn't even muscle up that….

Game #16 – Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

Offense: C+ (T.Pryor 13/28 150yrds, 2TD, 1INT, T.Pryor 9/49yrds 1TD, R.Streater 4/77yrds):  As for the offense despite the injection of excitement that Pryor may have given the RaiderNation. There wasn't really much that the Raiders did right. At least not on offense, The Raiders must look to improve the offensive line in the off-season to keep Carson and McFadden protected. The cohesion of the offense is what needs to get better and that will with time. But overall this was just another game where the Raiders came up short. And everyone knows this season has been full of them. So I just like most Raiders fans am happy to see the season end…

Defense: B- (Passing Yrds All. 151yrds, Rushing Yrds All. 70, 0TO): The defense as it has for most of the season played slightly better than average. But they just couldn't force a turnover not even when they needed to. To make a difference in the game the Raiders defense are going to have to play more consistent on defense. As for this game they played well enough holding the Chargers to under 250 yards of total offense and under 100 yards rushing. These are not easy feats in the NFL so my hat is off to them but the Raiders need to add some depth at CB and LB and they should be fine next year….

Final Score: Chargers 24, Raiders 21

Overall: B

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