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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-4) vs. OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-3) Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 — 1:05 p.m. PT — Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, California) For Immediate Release 2015 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE & RESULTS Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 Sun. Sept. 13 DETROIT Qualcomm Stadium W 33-28 It’s “Raiders Week” and the San Diego Chargers will open AFC West play when Sun. Sept. 20 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium L 19-24 they host their division rivals from Oakland at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Sun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium L 14-31 Oct. 25. Kickoff is 1:05 p.m. PT. Sun. Oct. 4 CLEVELAND Qualcomm Stadium W 30-27 The Chargers — 2-1 at home — will be looking to halt a two-game skid, while Mon. Oct. 12 PITTSBURGH Qualcomm Stadium L 20-24 the Raiders — 1-1 on the road — also have dropped two straight. Oakland had its Sun. Oct. 18 at Green Bay Lambeau Field* L 20-27 bye last weekend. Sun. Oct. 25 OAKLAND Qualcomm Stadium* 1:05 p.m. CBS Sunday’s game will have a throwback feel as the Bolts will take the fi eld in their Sun. Nov. 1 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium* 10:00 a.m. CBS Powder Blue alternative uniform. Mon. Nov. 9 CHICAGO Qualcomm Stadium 5:30 p.m. ESPN CBS Sports will televise the game with Andrew Catalon calling the play-by- BYE play. He’ll be joined in the booth by analysts Steve Tasker and Steve Beuerlein. Sun. Nov. 22 KANSAS CITY Qualcomm Stadium* 5:30 p.m. NBC KFMB-TV, Channel 8 in San Diego, and KCBS-TV, Channel 2 in Los Angeles and Sun. Nov. 29 at Jacksonville EverBank Field* 10:00 a.m. CBS Orange County, will televise the game in Southern California. Sun. Dec. 6 DENVER Qualcomm Stadium* 1:05 p.m. CBS Sun. Dec. 13 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium* 10:00 a.m. CBS RIVERS POSTS EYE-POPPING NUMBERS Sun. Dec. 20 MIAMI Qualcomm Stadium* 1:25 p.m. CBS Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is posting eye-popping numbers six games Thu. Dec. 24 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:25 p.m. NFLN into the 2015 season. He leads the NFL this season in attempts (253), comple- Sun. Jan. 3 at Denver Sports Authority Field* 1:25 p.m. CBS tions (177) and yards (2,116), completing passes at a 70-percent clip with 12 All Times Pacifi c. Home games in BOLD CAPS *Games subject to fl ex scheduling touchdowns and just fi ve interceptions. Last Sunday at Lambeau Field, Rivers shattered franchise records for at- tempts, completions and yards in posting the fi rst-ever 500-yard game in fran- TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE chise history and just the 17th in NFL history. He went 43 of 65 for 503 yards CBS Sports (KFMB-TV, Channel 8 in San Diego, and with a pair of touchdowns bettering the previous franchise marks for attempts KCBS-TV, Channel 2 in Los Angeles and Orange County) (58), completions (37) and yards (455). — Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (ana- lyst) and Steve Tasker (analyst) BOLTS COME UP SHORT VS. PACKERS The Chargers came up just short, falling to the Green Bay Packers, 27-20, last Westood One Radio (National) — Steve Raible (play-by-play) and Sunday at Lambeau Field. San Diego had four shots to tie the game from inside Mike Holmgren (analyst) Green Bay’s three-yard line in the fi nal 33 seconds, but the Packers held the Bolts Spanish Radio — XHFG 107.3 (San Diego) and KWKW out of the endzone and held on for the win. 1330 AM (Los Angeles) — Jorge Villanueva (play-by- The Packers jumped out to an early 17-3 lead on a pair of touchdown runs by play) and Dante Lazcano (analyst) — The network includes XHSOL James Starks, including a 65-yarder on which he escaped a tackler in the back- 89.9 FM in Mexicali, Mexico and XEHC 1590 AM in Ensenada. fi eld and ran free down the right sideline for the score. Up 17-3, the Packers could have infl icted more damage after recovering a Melvin Gordon fumble, but the Rock 105.3 FM, XTRA Sports 1360 AM (San Diego) & Bolts’ defense came up with a key three-and-out, highlighted by a two-yard tack- KLAC 570 AM (Los Angeles & Orange County) — Josh le for loss by Denzel Perryman and a nine-yard sack by Jerry Attaochu on third Lewin (play-by-play), Curtis Conway (analyst), Nick Hard- down. After that three-and-out, the Chargers’ offense put together a 12-play, wick (reporter) and Mike Costa (reporter) — The network includes 88-yard drive that consumed the fi nal 4:47 of the half and Dontrelle Inman’s KATY 101.3 FM (Temecula and the Inland Empire); KNWH 1250 AM fi rst-career touchdown catch brought the Bolts to within 17-10 at the break. (Yucca Valley); KNWZ 94.3 FM (Palm Springs); KAVL 610 AM (Palmdale San Diego’s defense answered the bell to start the second half and forced the and Lancaster); KRAK 910 AM (Victorville and Hesperia); KRLV 1340 AM (Las Ve- Packers to go three-and-out once again. Attaochu’s second sack of the game, gas), and KXO 107.5 FM (Imperial Valley and Yuma, Ari., and Sirius Satellite Radio. another on third down, forced the Packers to punt. The Chargers then tied the CHARGERS.COM — All Chargers radio broadcasts are streamed live game on the ensuing possession as Ladarius Green hauled in a 19-yard touch- on www.chargers.com. Broadcasts will begin two hours before kick- down pass from Philip Rivers to tie the game, 17-17. After an exchange of off and continue for 90 minutes after the game ends. punts, Green Bay reclaimed the lead (24-17) on an eight-yard touchdown catch by James Jones. The Chargers continued to scratch and claw, getting within 24- PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE 20 on a 32-yard fi eld goal early in the fourth quarter. Still up 24-20 late in the Wed. Oct. 21 11:50-1:15 p.m. fourth, Green Bay drove to the Chargers’ 10, but San Diego’s defense buckled Raiders Conference Calls - Media Center at Chargers Park down and held the Packers to a fi eld goal for a 27-20 lead that set up San Diego’s Jack Del Rio (10:30 a.m. PT) & Derek Carr (11:55 a.m. PT) fi nal drive. The Chargers got the ball back one last time with 2:37 remaining and Thur. Oct. 22 11:50-1:15 p.m. Rivers drove the team 77 yards to the Packers three, but the Bolts were unable to Fri. Oct. 23 10:35-11:40 a.m. punch in the game-tying score and Green Bay escaped with the 27-20 win. Sat. Oct. 24 No availability KEY NOTES FROM THE CHARGERS-PACKERS GAME Head Coach Mike McCoy is available to the media each day after practice. The • Philip Rivers set franchise records for attempts (65), completions (43) and locker room is open for 45 minutes after practice. Philip Rivers, Melvin Gordon yards (503) in the game. It was the fi rst 500-yard game in franchise history and and 1-2 key defensive players will be available at the podium after practice on just the 17th in NFL history. Wednesday. That will be Rivers’ and Gordon’s only availability for the week. • Rivers’ effort against the Packers was his eighth-career game with 400 or more passing yards, extending his own team record. • Rivers started his 150th consecutive game against the Packers. He owns • Rivers is 36-18 (.667) as a starter in regular-season AFC West games. In 54 the longest streak of consecutive starts in franchise history. games, he’s completed 1,060 of 1,674 (63.3 pct.) for 13,219 yards with 86 • Keenan Allen started the game in record-breaking fashion before leaving touchdowns and 49 interceptions for a 92.7 passer rating. the contest with an injury in the second half. He caught 14 passes for 157 • Rivers is one of the NFL’s top late-season quarterbacks. Since taking over yards, including six catches in the fi rst quarter and 11 in the fi rst half. His as the Bolts’ starting quarterback in 2006, he has guided the Chargers to a 14 catches were one shy of the franchise record for a game. The mark of 15 record of 34-9 (.791 winning percentage) in regular-season games played in was originally set by Kellen Winslow at Green Bay Oct. 7, 1984 and it had December and January. All-time, Rivers ranks fi fth in passer rating in Decem- stood until Allen tied it in this year’s season opener on Sept. 13 vs. Detroit. ber & January (95.7), and he has a 77-to-30 touchdown-to-interception ratio. • Allen was targeted 15 times vs. the Packers and he caught 14 of the 15. • Rivers is not only great in December and January, but in the second half of • Dontrelle Inman caught his fi rst NFL touchdown pass, a fl oating one-yarder the season overall. Throughout his career, Rivers is 54-25 (.684) as a starter from Rivers on 4th-and-goal on the fi nal play of the fi rst half. in games played after Nov. 1 and his 95.3 career passer rating in Games 9-16 of the regular season ranks seventh all-time.