San Diego Chargers running back Branden Oliver (43) runs against Oakland Raiders cornerback Carlos Rogers, left, and cornerback Tarell Brown during their game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014.OAKLAND, Calif. – Branden Oliver scored on a 1-yard run with 1:56 to play and the San Diego Chargers spoiled interim coach Tony Sparano’s Oakland debut with a 31-28 victory over the Raiders on Sunday.
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes and engineered the winning drive to give San Diego (5-1) its fifth straight win and send Oakland (0-5) to its 11th straight loss.
Rookie Derek Carr threw four touchdown passes for the Raiders and gave them a 28-21 lead on a 6-yard throw to Andre Holmes with 10:01 to play.
But Rivers answered with a pair of scoring drives and Carr then was intercepted by rookie Jason Verrett with 1:13 to play to seal the victory.