Super Bowl XXIX Appearance

Lore & Background

The rivalry has existed in two leagues and through a combined five moves. The teams debuted in the inaugural AFL season, in 1960, as the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers in the AFL Western Conference; a decade later, both teams joined the AFC West 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 1960–1981, 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, 69–62–2. The Raiders won the teams' lone playoff meeting.

Did You Know?

• The Raiders won the teams' lone playoff meeting, the 1980 AFC championship game.
• The 1998 game set an NFL record for the most punts in a game.
• The first Raiders-Chargers game in 2013 set a record for the latest kickoff time in NFL history.
• The 2023 game set a Chargers franchise record for most points allowed and a Raiders franchise record for most points scored.