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After scoring exactly zero points in Week 14, the Raiders rebounded in a major way on Thursday night by lighting up the scoreboard against the Chargers.  The Raiders shot out to a 42-0 halftime lead and over the final two quarters, the only drama revolved around whether the game was going to be a scorigami, which is when a game …

Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders accomplished a feat no other team in their 64-year history matched Thursday night, making the “Thursday Night Football” blowout victory over the Los Angeles Chargers all the more surreal. Vegas scored 63 points in the 42-point win over Los Angeles, the most points scored in a game in franchise history.  Vegas scored 42 points …

If you were planning to skip the the Chargers-Raiders game on Thursday night to watch your favorite sitcom you probably fell out of your chair when you saw the Raiders, a team that scored ZERO points five days ago, dropped a 42-piece in the first half. Here’s the 12 craziest nuggets from this game: 1. Black hole: The Raiders outscored …

Brandon Staley’s seat was warm at kickoff all the way back in Week 1. Now, that seat is probably hotter than the surface of the sun, especially after the Chargers suffered arguably their worst loss in franchise history on Thursday night. In the Week 15 opener, Los Angeles fell to the Raiders, 63-21. By every measure, the Chargers came up short …

A group of guys took a trip to Las Vegas and lost just about everything they own, a tale as old as time. The group of men in question this time are none other than the hapless Los Angeles Chargers, who ended any chance of scraping together a respectable performance before the end of the season. The Raiders, who are …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 12:26 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. After his own fans booed him Thursday night in St. Louis, Blues star Jordan Kyrou apologized during an emotional postgame interview for comments he made about former coach Craig Berube. Kyrou, 25, was booed when his name was announced in the starting lineup for the …

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who has finally stabilized the one position his team couldn’t quite figure out, has emerged as an MVP candidate. He also continues to be labeled by some as a “game manager.” The questions intensified this week, when former NFL quarterback and 2015 league MVP Cam Newton applied that label to Purdy and other current starters, including …

Dec 14, 2023, 11:54 PM ET TORONTO — Kent Johnson scored his second goal of the game at 3:26 of overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 6-5 victory over Toronto on Thursday night after the Maple Leafs overcame a five-goal deficit in the third period. Patrik Laine, Justin Danforth, Yegor Chinakhov and Johnny Gaudreau also scored for Columbus …

The Raiders scored the most points in a game in their history. The Chargers gave up the most points in a game in their history. The Raiders’ 63-21 victory over the Chargers on Thursday Night Football left only one question: Do the Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley on Friday? The Raiders improved to 6-8 in scoring more points tonight than …

Dec 14, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild recently concluded two investigations into their code of conduct, and the organization said Thursday night it took “appropriate steps” to address the matters that were brought to its attention. The Athletic reported that Bill Guerin was the focus of an investigation following a complaint by an employee …

The Raiders did a lot of celebrating Thursday night. (AP Photo/David Becker) When an NFL analyst calls for your job at halftime of a nationally-televised game, it probably isn’t your night. Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers lived that reality Thursday during a 63-21drubbing to the Las Vegas Raiders. The game was essentially over the instant the Chargers took …

Social media abuzz with Belichick/Chargers takes amid L.A.’s Week 15 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a rough season for New England Patriots fans, but at least their team hasn’t trailed by 42 points in a game this season. That was the deficit facing the Los Angeles Chargers in their Week 15 game at the Las Vegas …

Well, the Chargers won’t be shut out. They assured that with a 79-yard catch-and-run score by Joshua Palmer on a pass from Easton Stick with 10:37 remaining in the third quarter. The one-play drive answered the Raiders’ nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the second half. Las Vegas leads 49-7. Stick is 10-of-15 for 154 yards and a touchdown. The …

Getty Images Just five days after being shut out, the Las Vegas Raiders have scored more points in the first half than they had in the last three weeks. The Raiders lead the Los Angeles Chargers 42-0 at halftime, which is already their most points in a game in five years. The 42-0 halftime lead is tied for the second-largest …

The Chargers have had four fumbles, losing three of them. The Raiders have scored four touchdowns, three of them off Chargers turnovers. Las Vegas leads 28-0 with 9:15 left in the second quarter. The Raiders’ latest score came on a Derius Davis fumble of an AJ Cole punt. DJ Turner ripped out the ball and recovered it at the Los …