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Raiders beat Chargers 23-20 (von Amanda)

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Philip Rivers' last pass fell incomplete near Charles Amari Cooper JerseyWoodson's feet and the celebration began. Woodson got a Gatorade shower and then led the fans in a chant of ''Rai-ders! Rai-ders!''What was Woodson's final game in Oakland - and might have been the last for the Raiders as well - was far from pretty but it ended in a victory.Sebastian Janikowskihttp://www.raidersnflprostore.com/Authentic-Amari-Cooper-Jersey kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime and the Raiders got a defensive stop to seal a 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night.''I guess it had to end like that,'' Woodson said. ''It was a little much for me. I would have rather it had been a lopsided victory and we blew them out. That's the way it goes sometimes.''Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass and led the winning overtime drive for the Raiders (7-8), who could be moving http://www.raidersnflprostore.com/Authentic-Amari-Cooper-Jerseyto the Los Angeles area after the season. It also made Woodson a winner in his final home game with the Raiders before retiring after his 18th NFL season.''This is my last game in the Coliseum but just know I'll never leave you,'' Woodson told the crowd. ''Go Raiders!''The Raiders won despite 15 penalties, including five on their overtime drive, and being held to one first down of the second half on a 3-yard touchdown drive.But Oakland did move the ball in overtime after winning the toss. Three straight penalties left the Raiders Bishop Sankey Youth Jerseywith a second-and-29 but San Diego's Denzel Perryman bailed them out when he was called for a personal foul for hitting a defenseless Michael Crabtree in the head.Seth Roberts then made a juggling 33-yard catch and run to put the Raiders on the 10. After Woodson lost 3 yards on a reverse when San Diego covered a possible pass to Carr in the end zone, Janikowski hit the go-ahead field goal.''Charles is one of the greatest players to ever put on a uniform,'' coach Jack Del Rio said. ''He's a great Raider. To be able to send him out the http://www.titansnflofficialproshop.com/Authentic-Bishop-Sankey-Jerseyright way, to be able to cap off a special evening like this, our last home game of the year ... I'm just really proud of the effort.''The Chargers (4-11) were unable to muster a first down and lost their seventh straight division game. Rivers threw for 277 yards and a TD for San Diego, also possibly on the move to the Los Angeles area.''It's been the story of the year, just losing close games,'' Rivers said. ''Doesn't make it any easier losing another one like that.''The Raiders had done nothing offensively for most of the night when the defense gave them a needed spark. Malcolm Smith forced a fumble on a catch by David Johnson, and Benson Mayowa returned it 41 yards to the 3.

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