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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-10) at OAKLAND RAIDERS (6-8) Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 — 5:25 p.m. PT — O.co Coliseum (Oakland, California) For Immediate Release 2015 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE & RESULTS Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 Sun. Sept. 13 DETROIT Qualcomm Stadium W 33-28 Fresh off a 30-14 win over Miami in their home fi nale, the San Diego Chargers Sun. Sept. 20 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium L 19-24 will return to prime-time on Christmas Eve when they meet the Oakland Raid- Sun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium L 14-31 ers at the O.co Coliseum in an NFL Network Thursday Night Football AFC West Sun. Oct. 4 CLEVELAND Qualcomm Stadium W 30-27 showdown. Kickoff is 5:25 p.m. PT. Mon. Oct. 12 PITTSBURGH Qualcomm Stadium L 20-24 The NFL Network will televise the game, which will be simulcast in San Diego Sun. Oct. 18 at Green Bay Lambeau Field L 20-27 on KFMB-TV, Channel 8, with Jim Nantz calling the play-by-play, former Super Sun. Oct. 25 OAKLAND Qualcomm Stadium L 29-37 Bowl champion quarterback Phil Simms offering game analysis, and Tracy Wolf- Sun. Nov. 1 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium L 26-29 son reporting from the sidelines. Mon. Nov. 9 CHICAGO Qualcomm Stadium L 19-22 BYE BOLTS STYMIE DOLPHINS FOR FOURTH WIN OF SEASON Sun. Nov. 22 KANSAS CITY Qualcomm Stadium L 3-33 In their regular-season home fi nale last Sunday, the Chargers knocked off Sun. Nov. 29 at Jacksonville EverBank Field* W 31-25 the Miami Dolphins, 30-14, at Qualcomm Stadium. Danny Woodhead scored a Sun. Dec. 6 DENVER Qualcomm Stadium* L 3-17 career-high four touchdowns, one on the ground and three off the right arm of Sun. Dec. 13 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium* L 3-10 Philip Rivers, who completed 26 of 36 for 311 yards. San Diego’s defense held Sun. Dec. 20 MIAMI Qualcomm Stadium* W 30-14 Miami scoreless for the fi rst 43:30 of the game, while limiting the Dolphins to 13 Thu. Dec. 24 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:25 p.m. NFLN fi rst downs and 231 total yards. Chargers defenders recorded three sacks of Dol- Sun. Jan. 3 at Denver Sports Authority Field* 1:25 p.m. CBS phins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, including two by Melvin Ingram, who racked All Times Pacifi c. Home games in BOLD CAPS *Games subject to fl ex scheduling up a team-leading four quarterback hits. The Chargers’ defense also collected six tackles for loss and fi ve passes defensed. TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE NOTEWORTHY FROM THE CHARGERS-DOLPHINS GAME NFL Network (Simulcast on KFMB-TV, Channel 8 in San • Danny Woodhead scored a career-high four touchdowns against Miami, one Diego) — Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Phil Simms (analyst) rushing and three receiving. It was the fi rst four-touchdown game by a Char- and Tracy Wolfson (reporter) gers player since LaDainian Tomlinson scored four (all rushing) against Oakland Westwood One Radio — Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and Tim Ryan Oct. 14, 2007. Woodhead’s four touchdowns tied for the second-most in a (analyst) game in team history. His was the ninth four-touchdown game in team annals. Woodhead’s three touchdown catches tied for third-most in a game in team Spanish Radio — XHFG 107.3 (San Diego) and KWKW history. It was the 14th time it’s been done and fi rst since Antonio Gates had 1330 AM (Los Angeles) — Jorge Villanueva (play-by- three against Seattle on Sept. 14, 2014. play) and Dante Lazcano (analyst) — The network includes XHSOL • Woodhead raised his season touchdown total to nine, a career high. 89.9 FM in Mexicali, Mexico and XEHC 1590 AM in Ensenada. • Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes against the Dolphins, raising his Rock 105.3 FM, XTRA Sports 1360 AM (San Diego) & season total to 26. It marked his eighth-straight 25-touchdown season. He KLAC 570 AM (Los Angeles & Orange County) — Josh is one of only three quarterbacks in NFL history with at least eight-straight Lewin (play-by-play), Curtis Conway (analyst), Nick Hard- 25-touchdown seasons. The others are Peyton Manning (13, 1998-2010) and wick (reporter) and Mike Costa (reporter) — The network includes Drew Brees (10, 2006-15). Rivers also raised his career touchdown total to 278 KATY 101.3 FM (Temecula and the Inland Empire); KNWH 1250 AM for sole possession of 11th on the League’s all-time list. He came into the game (Yucca Valley); KNWZ 94.3 FM (Palm Springs); KAVL 610 AM (Palmdale tied with Vinny Testaverde (275). and Lancaster); KRAK 910 AM (Victorville and Hesperia); KRLV 1340 AM (Las Ve- • Rivers passed for 311 yards against Miami to raise his career total to 40,942 gas), and KXO 107.5 FM (Imperial Valley and Yuma, Ari., and Sirius Satellite Radio. career yards and move past Kerry Collins (40,922) and into 14th on the NFL’s CHARGERS.COM — All Chargers radio broadcasts are streamed live all-time passing yardage list. on www.chargers.com. Broadcasts will begin two hours before kick- • Rivers recorded his eighth 300-yard game of the season, passing for 311 yards. off and continue for 90 minutes after the game ends. In doing so, he tied Dan Fouts’ team record for 300-yard games in a season. Fouts had eight in 1980. PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE • Rivers passed for 311 yards against the Dolphins to raise his season total to Tues. Dec. 22 Practice 12:15-1:25 p.m. 4,287 yards for a seventh-career 4,000-yard season. His seven 4,000-yard Raiders Conference Calls - Media Center at Chargers Park campaigns are fourth-most in NFL history, behind Peyton Manning (14), Drew Jack Del Rio (10:30 a.m. PT) & Raiders Player (11:55 a.m. PT) Brees (9) and Tom Brady (8, including 2015). Wed. Dec. 23 Practice 11:00-12:00 p.m. • The Chargers rushed for a season-high 140 yards against the Dolphins. Donald Head Coach Mike McCoy is available to the media each day after practice. The Brown led the way with 90 yards on the ground. His 53-yard run in the fourth locker room is open for 45 minutes after practice. Philip Rivers and 1-2 key play- quarter was the longest by a Chargers running back since Michael Turner had a ers will be available at the podium after practice on Tuesday. That will be Rivers’ 74-yard rushing touchdown at Denver Oct. 7, 2007. only availability for the week. • Melvin Ingram had a career-high 2.5 sacks, including a forced fumble during a 10-yard sack late in the second quarter. Ingram also had a team-leading and season-high fi ve quarterback hits. WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Rivers earned his seventh-career AFC Offensive Player of the Week award • Philip Rivers has 278 career touchdown passes, 11th in NFL history. He following his performance Oct. 4 vs. Cleveland. Rivers’ seven AFC POW needs 12 more to move into the NFL’s all-time Top-10. Hall of Fame quar- awards rank second in team history to LaDainian Tomlinson’s 10. terback Johnny Unitas is the man who ranks 10th with 290. • Rivers is a three-time FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week in 2015. He cap- • Rivers has 26 touchdown passes this season, leaving him four shy of a tured his most recent award following a record-setting performance on Oct. fi fth-career 30-touchdown season. Rivers’ four are tied with Dan Marino, 18 at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. Rivers earned his fi rst FedEx award of the Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo for the fi fth-most 30-touchdown seasons season following the Bolts’ 33-28 win over Detroit on Sept. 13, and his sec- in NFL history. Rodgers has 29 thus far in 2015. The only players with more ond following the team’s 30-27 win over Cleveland Oct. 4. Rivers has now 30-touchdown seasons than Rivers and company are Brett Favre and Pey- captured 10 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards during his career. ton Manning (9), Drew Brees (7) and Tom Brady (6, including 2015). • Rivers and Antonio Gates have connected on 76 touchdowns during their • Rivers has passed for 40,942 career yards, good for 14th all-time. Currently careers, most in NFL history for a quarterback-tight end tandem. Gates has Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger ranks 13th with 42,426. After Roethlisberg- actually caught 78 touchdown passes since Rivers became the team’s start- er, who’s still playing, is former Chargers quarterback and Pro Football Hall of ing quarterback in 2006, but two of the touchdown passes were thrown by Famer Dan Fouts, who’s 12th all-time and holds the Bolts’ franchise record LaDainian Tomlinson on halfback-option plays (Nov. 26, 2006 vs. Oakland with 43,040 yards. Rivers needs 2,099 more yards to pass Fouts. and Sept. 9, 2007 vs. Chicago). Here’s a look at the top three QB-TE touch- • Rivers has thrown for more than 300 yards eight times this season, tied down tandems in NFL history. with Fouts (1980) for the most in a season in team history. Rivers needs one 76 Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates more 300-yard game in the fi nal two weeks to set a new franchise record. 64 Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski His 2015 campaign includes a team-record fi ve-straight 300-yard games 51 Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham from Oct.