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San Diego, California - The San Diego Chargers will seek to put an end to a three-game losing streak and keep their ever-so-slight playoff hopes alive when they host their long-time arch-rivals, the Oakland Raiders, in a rare Thursday night contest at Qualcomm Stadium. The game will be broadcast nationally on the NFL Network with Bob Papa and Cris Collinsworth calling the action. Kickoff is set for 5:15 pm PST.

Power Blue Party - The Chargers will take the field on Thursday night in the Power Blue alternate uniforms that they’ve won six-straight games while wearing, including an Oct. 12 win over the New England Patriots. Those six wins include a 28-14 victory over the Raiders last Oct. 14, 2007.

Thursday Night Football - This is just the sixth Thursday Night Game in team history and the first in more than 11 years. The Chargers’ last Thursday nighter was played Oct. 16, 1997 in Kansas City. Coincidentally, three of the Chargers’ first five Thursday night games were played against the Raiders, the last two of which were played in San Diego in 1983 and 1986.

The Series - The Chargers have won their last 10 games in a row against the Raiders. You have to go back to 2003 to find Oakland’s last win in the series. The Chargers ran the streak to 10 games with a 28-18 win over the Raiders at the Oakland Coliseum in Week 4. Despite the losing streak, Oakland still leads the all-time series, 55-41-2. The Chargers have won the last 10 by an average of 14.9 points per game.

LaDainian Tomlinson will go after his third 100-yard game of the season and his second against the Raiders on Thursday night. In 15 career games against the Raiders, Tomlinson has rushed for 1,815 yards, more than any other player in NFL history has rushed for through 15 games against a single opponent. He’s also scored 21 career touchdowns (rushing and receiving) against the Raiders, again the most in the NFL by a player against any one opponent thru 15 games. Tomlinson’s career resume vs. Oakland includes nine 100-yard rushing games and 18 rushing touchdowns, including a 106-yard, two-touchdown effort when the teams met in September. Tomlinson set his career-high of 243 yards rushing against Oakland at Qualcomm Stadium back during the 2003 season. He’ll be anxious to take the field on Thursday night after Atlanta held him to a season-low 24 yards rushing this past Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.

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