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1997 Game 164 (Week 12) Oakland at San Diego
Raiders roll past the Chargers on Sunday Night
Jeff George has had an All-Pro type of season. He is currently the top rated passer in the AFC with a 101.9 quarterback rating and now has led the Raiders to two consecutive wins as the Oakland Raiders defeated the San Diego Chargers on Sunday Night, 24-10.
George threw for 275 yards on the night on 16 of 31 passing. He threw two more bomb touchdown passes and threw an interception, which is only the second IN he’s thrown all season. In fact, he has thrown 23 TD passes compared to the two INTs.
George threw a 59-yard catch and run with WR Tim Brown to set up a TD, and then he threw a 62-yard bomb to Ricky Dudley that went for a touchdown. George fits the bill for Al Davis’s philosophy of a big arm quarterback to throw the bomb. On the season, George has a 14.6 yards per catch, which is tops for all qualifying QBs.
As for the Chargers, their offensive woes continue. They could only muster up 261 yards against a defense that was averaging near 400 yards per game in the Raiders’ defense. The only touchdown on the night was a 73-yard punt return by Eric Metcalf. This is Metcalf’s fourth punt return TD of the season, which ties an NFL record set by Jack Christiansen of the Lions in 1951 and Rick Upchurch of the Broncos in 1976.
The Raiders, now 3-8, will try to run their current winning streak to three when they travel to Denver next week to take on their hated rivals, the Broncos, on Monday Night. As for the Chargers (1-10), they will travel to San Francisco.
Game 256. Denver at San Diego
Game 228. San Diego at Tampa Bay
Game 220. San Diego at Kansas City
1997 Game 148 (Week 11) Seattle at San Diego
Moon leads Seahawks past the Bolts
Warren Moon has been brought to the Seattle to take the Seahawks to the playoffs. He took a huge step towards accomplishing that goal with a huge comeback against the San Diego Chargers Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
Moon and the Hawks fell behind late in the 4th quarter when Chargers’ RB Gary Brown plunged into the end zone to give the Chargers a 21-17 lead. Then RB Aaron Craver ran in the 2-pt. conversion to take a 23-17 lead.
The Seahawks took over and Moon, who had been struggling in the second half, got hot. He completed three passes and took the Seahawks down to the Chargers’ 36-yard line. Just before the 2-minute warning, Moon slung a ball deep in the end zone and WR Joey Galloway came down with it for a touchdown! Greg Davis booted the extra point, and the Seahawks took the lead 24-23. The Seahawks’ defense shut down the Chargers and the Seahawks won their sixth game of the season.
Moon completed 21 of 31 passes for 237 yards and the game-winning TD. Galloway caught six passes for 99 yards and the TD.
Chargers’ backup QB Craig Whelihan filled in Stan Humphries and did pretty well. He completed 19 of 38 passes for 266 yards, but he did throw 2 costly interceptions; both to Darryl Williams, who now has eight picks on the season to lead the NFL.
The Seahawks are in the middle of the AFC Wildcard race at 6-4. Next week, they will travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in the Superdome. Both teams are fighting for Wildcard positions in their conference.
The Chargers will continue their disappointing season at 1-9 when they host Oakland on Sunday Night Football next week.
