Oakland recently acquired defender Carson Palmer propelled the Raiders to 24-17 victory over the recession San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday.
Win moves the Raiders (5-4) into first place in the AFC West, while the division rival San Diego (4-5) defeated the fourth consecutive time.
Palmer, playing in his third game with Oakland, has completed 14 of 20 attempts for 299 yards to go, and two touchdowns to rookie receiver Denarius Moore.
"Our offense will be scary," Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley told reporters. "Carson is just three games, but we believe in it.
"He's very smart, experienced, has great hands and is becoming one of our leaders. It's just going to get better and better from here."
Raiders running back Michael Bush rushed for a season-high 157 yards, including two yards touchdown and added another 85 yards on three catches.
"I came in at halftime and coach said he was going to give me 15 more times," Bush said after getting 86 yards in the first half. "I told him," Just feed the studs! So he did. "
Raiders led at halftime 3.17, but the Chargers, dark before the break scored on their opening drive in the second half 30-yards from the River Philip Vincent Brown activate the fans.
"We make the game a little harder than they should be sometimes," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "It's not easy, but we'll keep working on it. This is a stable bond. We have not played well in the past two weeks, and it was time for the Raiders to get up."
On the subsequent drive Raiders, Palmer connected with Bush on a 55-yard screen pass key third down, and two plays later threw a 26-yard scoring pass to Moore to restore two touchdown lead.
"We have to feed off each other. You cannot get first downs, and giving the ball back to them part. We gave them too many opportunities," Chargers coach Norv Turner said.
"Ultimately you have to stand on it’s in all three phases, but we must help each other. We can play better than in attack and defense, but we are not in the first half."
Jacob Hester scored for Chargers for seven yards from the river, in the third quarter expired.
Win moves the Raiders (5-4) into first place in the AFC West, while the division rival San Diego (4-5) defeated the fourth consecutive time.
Palmer, playing in his third game with Oakland, has completed 14 of 20 attempts for 299 yards to go, and two touchdowns to rookie receiver Denarius Moore.
"Our offense will be scary," Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley told reporters. "Carson is just three games, but we believe in it.
"He's very smart, experienced, has great hands and is becoming one of our leaders. It's just going to get better and better from here."
Raiders running back Michael Bush rushed for a season-high 157 yards, including two yards touchdown and added another 85 yards on three catches.
"I came in at halftime and coach said he was going to give me 15 more times," Bush said after getting 86 yards in the first half. "I told him," Just feed the studs! So he did. "
Raiders led at halftime 3.17, but the Chargers, dark before the break scored on their opening drive in the second half 30-yards from the River Philip Vincent Brown activate the fans.
"We make the game a little harder than they should be sometimes," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "It's not easy, but we'll keep working on it. This is a stable bond. We have not played well in the past two weeks, and it was time for the Raiders to get up."
On the subsequent drive Raiders, Palmer connected with Bush on a 55-yard screen pass key third down, and two plays later threw a 26-yard scoring pass to Moore to restore two touchdown lead.
"We have to feed off each other. You cannot get first downs, and giving the ball back to them part. We gave them too many opportunities," Chargers coach Norv Turner said.
"Ultimately you have to stand on it’s in all three phases, but we must help each other. We can play better than in attack and defense, but we are not in the first half."
Jacob Hester scored for Chargers for seven yards from the river, in the third quarter expired.
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