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San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 5 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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SDSan Diego Chargers31Away
OAKOakland Raiders34Home
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Raiders beat Chargers 34–31 in 2016 Week 5

The Oakland Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 34–31 at home at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Week 5 of the 2016 regular season on October 9, 2016. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The 65 combined points were the most in any game of Week 5.

The result moved the Raiders to 4–1 and dropped the Chargers to 1–4. It was the Raiders’ third straight win. It was the Chargers’ third straight loss. The Chargers finished 2016 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Raiders finished 2016 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Oakland Raiders won 23–20 on December 24, 2015. When they met again, the Oakland Raiders won 19–16 on December 18, 2016.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Chargers lead the series 21–14 after meeting No. 35 since 1999 Full series history

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