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OAKLAND, Calif. Richard Sherman Pink Jersey . -- Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers capitalized on mistakes instead of making them for a change. Rivers threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd and Nate Kaeding kicked five field goals to spoil Dennis Allens debut as Oakland coach by beating the Raiders 22-14 on Monday night. "Ive always tried to take care of the football and be smart but you have to be able to manage the situation," Rivers said. "The situation today was our defence was playing good, our special teams is getting the ball. ... If you go back since Ive been playing here and we dont turn the ball over, its 90-something per cent we win. That was the key for the offence tonight." The Raiders were looking to start a new era on a positive note but were done in by an offence that couldnt score a touchdown until the final minute and three botched punts after an injury to Pro Bowl long snapper Jon Condo. The Chargers did enough to win on a night they started undrafted rookie Mike Harris at left tackle and were missing starting running back Ryan Mathews and receiver Vincent Brown to injuries. San Diego protected Harris by throwing short often with 16 of Rivers 24 completions going to running backs and tight ends. Rivers threw for 231 yards, but was sacked just once and did not turn the ball over after having 20 interceptions a year ago. "We were without a couple guys we rely fairly heavily on, and I thought he managed the game, he did a good job on the critical third downs, got us in and out of bad plays," Chargers coach Norv Turner said. "I thought he was accurate passing. He did throw the ball away when we didnt have anything." Oakland had its own problems with injuries. The absence of deep-threat receivers Denarius Moore (hamstring) and Jacoby Ford (left foot) left Carson Palmer mostly throwing underneath to Darren McFadden, who caught a career-high 13 passes. A head injury to Condo in the second quarter proved to be even more significant when backup long snapper Travis Goethel had to fill in. Early in the third quarter, the Raiders lined up to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the San Diego 48. But after a penalty for 12 men in the huddle, Oakland decided to punt. Goethel, who last snapped in high school, rolled one back to Lechler, who was tackled for a loss, giving San Diego the ball at the Raiders 39. That set up a 28-yard field goal by Kaeding. After Oakland was stopped on its next drive, Lechler set up closer to Goethel, whose snap made it back in the air. But Dante Rosario broke through for the first block against Lechler since 2006 -- a year before Condo joined the team. The Chargers once again had to settle for a short field goal and led 16-6 heading into the fourth quarter. "Its pretty hard. Its hard snapping on the dirt, too. Ive never snapped on the dirt before," Goethel said. "Trust me, I wish it never happened." Goethel rolled another snap back early in the fourth quarter, once again giving San Diego the ball in Oakland territory, setting up Kaedings career-high tying fifth field goal to make it 22-6. Lechler consoled Goethel as they walked off the field. "A lot of people would have walked away from that idea," Lechler said. "I know he feels terrible. But he shouldnt." The Chargers know what the Raiders were going throwing, having been done in by horrid special teams two years ago when they allowed three kickoff returns for touchdowns, a punt return for a TD and had five punts blocked. "I can imagine youre going to see 31 other teams working a lot of backup long snappers come Wednesday," Kaeding said. "Its something a lot of teams honestly dont do a lot of. Its just one play away from someone having to go in there and get it done. It was unfortunate for them, obviously." Palmer finally got Oakland into the end zone with 54 seconds left on a 2-yard pass to rookie Rod Streater and the two connected for a 2-point conversion to make it 22-14. But San Diego recovered the onside kick and iced the game. Palmer went 32 for 46 for 297 yards. The Raiders had little trouble moving the ball in the first half but could not get into the end zone and trailed 10-6 at the break. Oakland gained 204 yards but settled for field goals of 51 and 19 yards by Sebastian Janikowski. Another prime scoring drive ended when Streater fumbled at the San Diego 29. The Chargers used two long passes by Rivers and penalties by Oakland on their two scoring drives. Robert Meacham beat Ron Bartell on a 46-yard deep ball to set up Kaedings 23-yard field goal in the first quarter. Rivers hit Floyd on a 23-yarder on a drive that was extended by three Oakland penalties that have San Diego a first down, including two offside penalties by Tommy Kelly on third down. Rivers capped the drive by escaping pressure and finding Floyd for a TD. NOTES: The Raiders, who set an NFL record with 163 penalties last season, had six for 35 yards. ... Oakland CB Ron Bartell left the game in the first half with a shoulder and elbow injury. ... McFaddens 13 catches set a record for a Raiders running back. ... San Diego has won eight of nine games in Oakland. Golden Tate Womens Jersey . Kendrick pitched effectively for 6 2-3 innings and Jimmy Rollins drove in a pair of runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. Earl Thomas Black Jersey . Group of Death Group B, dubbed the Group of Death because it contains four teams in the top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings, is certainly living up to its name. http://www.shopnflseahawksgears.com/nike-bobby-wagner-pink-jersey/ . MacDougall began the day by edging Quebecs Mike Fournier 8-7, and followed that by pounding Ontarios Cory Heggestad 11-4. 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Wilson tied Peyton Mannings record for most touchdown passes by a rookie with 26, and his 1-yard TD run with 1:39 left gave Seattle a 20-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday and an 8-0 home mark for the Seahawks. "To tie that record is really something special," Wilson said. "Its a tribute to my faith and all God has put me through, but also to my team and what theyve done." Seattle (11-5) had hopes of still winning the NFC West entering the day, but needed Arizona to pull off a stunning upset of San Francisco. For a while, it looked plausible with Arizona holding an early 6-0 lead and trailing just 7-6 at halftime. But San Francisco pulled away in the third quarter and with it went Seattles hopes of being any more than just the No. 5 seed and a road trip for the first round of the playoffs. Seattle will travel to NFC East champion Washington for the first round of the playoffs next Sunday. The Seahawks closed out the season as the only undefeated team at home. But to get another home game this season, the Seahawks would need to pull off two road victories and have the No. 6 seed in the NFC -- Minnesota -- reach the championship game. Unlikely? Yes. But with how much has gone Seattles way the latter half of the season, anything is conceivable. Theyve won seven of eight, including a five-game winning streak to close the year. They won at least 11 games for just the third time in franchise history. "Lets see if we can make that nine (straight)," Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman said. Most of the week was spent with the Seahawks receiving an inordinate amount of national attention and respect after their 42-13 rout of San Francisco and the news of Sherman winning his appeal of a four-game suspension. There was very little talk of the Rams, and that made the struggle against St. Louis (7-8-1) not very surprising. Getting that 11th victory was far from those easy blowouts the Seahawks enjoyed the previous three weeks. St. Louis defensive effort was superb. Seattles offensive eruption of the past three weeks was gone, bogged down by St. Louis smart coverage in the secondary and effective pass rush. Seattle became the first team since 1950 to score 150 points in a three-week span, yet had just three points at halftime and six midway through the third quarter. The Rams sacked Wilson six times, including three by Chris Long. Seattle got pushed around and still had a late answer to keep them rolling right into the post-season. "It definitely gave us an example of what to expect in the playoffs," Seattle defensive end Red Bryant said. "I would have rather had a game like this is the regular season than to get in the playoffs and not be able to respond like we were able to respond today. Custom Seahawks Jersey. " Wilson finished 15 of 19 for 250 yards and his 10-yard touchdown pass to Michael Robinson in the third quarter pulled him even with Manning for the rookie TD record. He added another 58 yards rushing, while Marshawn Lynch finished with exactly 100 yards on 18 carries, his 10th game of the season reaching the century mark. Golden Tate had three catches for 105 yards. Once again, Wilson found a way in the fourth quarter. Starting at his 10 with 5:11 left, Wilson took Seattle 90 yards in 10 plays. After Tate recovered a fumble by Lynch on the second play of the drive, Wilson found Tate for 44 yards, racing to the St. Louis 29, putting the Seahawks in prime position to close out a perfect home record. Wilson was given the shot at the rookie TD record by himself on second-and-goal from the 1. All his receivers were covered, and Wilson was left to scramble in for his fourth rushing touchdown of the season and another game-winning drive. Thats four fourth-quarter or overtime winning drives this season for Wilson. "To go into the playoffs with a game like that when it comes down to the fourth quarter, the last drive of the game and finish like that, thats great," Wilson said. "I wouldnt call it a wakeup call, I think we were ready to play, but I think it was great for us going into the playoffs." St. Louis quarterback Sam Bradford tried to put together a final drive, converting one fourth down and getting to the Seattle 29 with 40 seconds left. But on fourth-and-10, Bradford forced his throw and Sherman stepped in front for his eighth interception of the season. "I was hunting. I was waiting on an (opportunity) all day. I was playing tight coverage, didnt get very many opportunities and when I got an opportunity to overlap, I did." Bradford was 25 of 42 for 242 yards and a touchdown pass to Austin Pettis. Greg Zuerlein kicked field goals of 25 and 39 yards. Steven Jackson also went over 1,000 yards rushing for the eighth straight season, becoming just the sixth player in NFL history to accomplish that feat. "I dont think many people gave us an opportunity. I dont think many people thought this game would be close, except us," Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. "Im very, very proud of the professional approach that the guys took, not only all year, but this year in preparation and understanding that this is a difficult place to play, understanding what we needed to do to win the game." Notes: Seattle went unbeaten at home for the first time since 2005. ... Wilson finished the year with a franchise record 100.0 passer rating. ... St. Louis still has not finished with a winning record since 2003. ' ' '