San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders: The Raiders Wanted It More

December 6, 2010   ·   Heneli Iongi   ·   Jump to comments

In a game where the Chargers had all the stars aligned for them, it seemed that they went into this game against the Raiders expecting that they'd dominate like they did the last two games.  
Did I expect the Chargers to destroy the Raiders?  Hell yeah I did, and with good reason. The one thing that no analyst can measure is the "will" of a team to win.
The Raiders wanted the win more than the Chargers.  The Chargers needed the win, but did they want it?  Probably not, as they were uninspiring from the first snap of the ball to the last pass.  
Do you know why I know for a fact that the Raiders wanted the win more than the Chargers?  Because they ran the ball and converted on important third- and fourth-down opportunities.
The Raiders had 214 yards rushing, and that's not counting the 37 yards of scrambling by Jason Campbell.  When you can run the ball like that against the Chargers third-ranked run defense, that's all by the power...

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