Chargers–Raiders rivalry
Chargers and Raiders face off during the 2006 season. | |
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders
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| Location | Los Angeles, Las Vegas |
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| First meeting | November 27, 1960 Chargers 52, Raiders 28 |
| Latest meeting | January 5, 2025 Chargers 34, Raiders 20 |
| Next meeting | September 15, 2025 |
| Stadiums | Chargers: SoFi Stadium Raiders: Allegiant Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 130 |
| All-time series | Raiders: 69–60–2 |
| Regular season series | Raiders: 68–60–2 |
| Postseason results | Raiders: 1–0 |
| Largest victory | Chargers: 44–0 (1961) Raiders: 63–21 (2023) |
| Most points scored | Chargers: 55 (1981) Raiders: 63 (2023) |
| Longest win streak | Chargers: 13 (2003–2009) Raiders: 10 (1972–1977) |
| Current win streak | Chargers: 2 (2024–present) |
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The Chargers–Raiders rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.
The rivalry has transcended two leagues and a combined five relocations. Since debuting in the inaugural AFL season, in 1960, as the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers in the AFL Western Conference, both teams joined the AFC West in 1970 under the AFL–NFL merger.
Like the 49ers–Rams rivalry in the NFC West, this rivalry represented the geographic and cultural differences between Northern and Southern California, with the Raiders representing Oakland from 1960–81, and again from 1995–2019, and the Chargers represented San Diego from 1961–2016, and Los Angeles in 1960, and since 2017. The Raiders' 13 seasons in Los Angeles, from 1982 to 1994, saw the teams only 130 miles apart. The in-state rivalry has been lost with the Raiders' move to Nevada, though Las Vegas is closer to Los Angeles by 350 miles than Oakland to San Diego.
The Raiders lead the overall series, 69–60–2. The two teams have met once in the playoffs, with the Raiders winning.