Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders 12/4/22 - NFL Picks & Predictions

By: Heath |

Last Updated: 11/28/2022 at 10:01 PM ET

The Los Angeles Chargers travel to Las Vegas for a week 1 rematch against the Raiders. The Chargers are coming off a 25-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in which they won on a last minute touchdown drive, capped off with a two-point conversion. Justin Herbert led the Chargers with 274 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. Deandre Carter had 7 receptions for 73 yards and 1 touchdown while Austin Ekeler had 11 receptions for 60 yards and receiving touchdown in the win. 

Los Angeles is now 6-5 and sitting in 2nd place of the AFC west behind the Kansas City Chiefs. Justin Herbert has tossed for 3,004 total yards while averaging 273.4 passing yards per game. Austin Ekeler leads the backfield with 554 rushing yards with 7 rushing touchdowns while Joshua Palmer leads the receivers with 552 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. As a team, the Chargers are scoring 22.9 points and averaging 358.9 total yards per game. 

The Las Vegas Raiders traveled back home after a 40-34 road win in overtime against the Seattle Seahawks. The Raiders tied the game with a touchdown but left 1:54 on the clock. The Las Vegas defense stepped up and took it to overtime where Josh Jacobs broke free for a 86 yard touchdown run to win the game. Jacobs had an amazing franchise record day getting 33 carries for 229 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns while also having 6 receptions for 74 yards. 

The Raiders are now 4-7 this season and sitting in 3rd place of the AFC west. Las Vegas is averaging 24.1 points and 377.9 total yards per game. Derek Carr has 2,730 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and 7 interceptions so far this season. Josh Jacobs is leading the running backs with 1,159 rushing yards with 9 rushing touchdowns while Devante Adams is leading the receivers with 999 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. 

The Raiders have had a disappointing season to say the least but have two games in a row. The Chargers are in the playoff race and need to stay in the win column if they want to stay that way. The Chargers won the week 1 match between these two teams 24-19 at home but have some injuries that they didn’t have the first game. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Raiders win 27-21.

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