The last week of the nfl season is upon us. Some competitions mean a whole lot and some don’t. The San diego chargers visit to the Oakland raiders is a game that unquestionably means something to one team and it isn’t the Chargers.

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The Oakland raiders come into the game evened up for 1st in the weak AFC West with an 8-7 record, the same as the Broncos. The teams split their two competitions this year, so a tie will cause the nfl tie breaker program kicking in and dictating that the Broncos would win if both teams finish 9-7. Needless to say, both must get their 1st, which means the Oakland Raiders have to focus on the Chargers.

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The Oakland Raiders come into this game having righted their season with an overtime win over the KC Chiefs in week 16 in Kansas City. Michael Bush has filled in nicely in developing a power running attack as the team continues to be absent uber running back Darren McFadden. This has allowed the offense to start exhibiting a considerable deep risk through play action pass.

The San diego chargers get into the game as a team in chaos. They just endured a humiliating blow out loss in Detroit and have been eliminated from the playoff competition already. Gossip are plentiful that head coach Norv Turner will be let go with General Manager AJ Smith perhaps following him as well. The only reason the Chargers must play hard in this game is their rivalry with the Oakland Raiders. Given the turmoil in the organization, that may not be enough.

The Oakland Raiders are liked by 3 points in this game, which is fairly odd since they’ve got so much to play for and are competing at home. Regardless of what the sportsbooks are saying, anticipate to take the Oakland Raiders to take this game comfortably.