SAN DIEGO — The Oakland Raiders are going back to the playoffs for the first time in 14 years, earning a postseason nod on the same field where they were so thoroughly humiliated in the Super Bowl in January 2003.
Fittingly, the only player remaining from that roster, kicker Sebastian Janikowski, helped the Raiders punch their ticket. He kicked a 44-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, with 2:40 left and the Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 19-16 on Sunday.
“I can’t even describe my words, man. It feels so special. I waited a long time for that,” Janikowski said.
So have their fans, and they packed Qualcomm Stadium, outnumbering Chargers fans by roughly 80 to 20 percent in the crowd of 68,352, the largest in San Diego this season.
All that Silver and Black backing the Raiders (11-3) provided a surreal atmosphere to the game, which might be the Chargers’ second to last in San Diego after 56 seasons.
The Chargers (5-9) will miss the postseason for the third time in Coach Mike McCoy’s four seasons. They’ve lost 21 of their last 30 games.
“It was a road game,” San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers said. “It was just like being in Oakland. Except there were more people.”
TITANS 19, CHIEFS 17: Ryan Succop kicked a 53-yard field goal into the wind on the final play of the game to give Tennessee (8-6) a win at Kansas City (10-4).
Succop came up short on his first try at the winner, but Chiefs Coach Andy Reid had called a timeout just before the snap. Given a second chance, Succop knocked it through with a couple feet to spare.
The Titans’ rallied from a 17-7 hole, and Derrick Henry’s second touchdown got Tennessee within 17-16 with just over three minutes left. Titans Coach Mike Mularkey went for the 2-point conversion, but quarterback Marcus Mariota was pressured immediately and his pass never reached the end zone.
TEXANS 21, JAGUARS 20: Tom Savage threw for 260 yards after Brock Osweiler was benched in the second quarter, and Lamar Miller scored the winning touchdown with less than three minutes remaining as Houston (8-6) beat visiting Jacksonville (2-12).
The win was Houston’s 10th straight in the division and left the Texans tied with Tennessee atop the AFC South. But Houston controls its playoff future with a 5-0 mark in the division.
PACKERS 30, BEARS 27: Aaron Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson with a 60-yard pass to set up Mason Crosby’s 32-yard field goal as time expired in one of the coldest games ever played in Chicago.
Wide receiver-turned-running back Ty Montgomery ran for a career-high 162 yards and two touchdowns, and the Packers (8-6) earned their fourth straight win despite blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead.
The Bears (3-11) tied it on a field goal by Connor Barth with 1:19 left.
BILLS 33, BROWNS 13: LeSean McCoy had a season-best 153 yards rushing and scored twice, and Buffalo (8-6) beat visiting Cleveland (0-14) to keep its slim playoff hopes alive.
STEELERS 24, BENGALS 20: Chris Boswell tied the club record with six field goals, and Ben Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Pittsburgh (9-5) rallied from a 14-point deficit at Cincinnati (5-8-1).
The Steelers (9-5) have won five straight and can clinch the AFC North title with a victory at home Sunday against Baltimore (8-6).
RAVENS 27, EAGLES 26: Baltimore (8-6) survived a desperate comeback bid by the visiting Eagles (5-9), stopping a 2-point conversion with 4 seconds left after a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Carson Wentz.
FALCONS 41, 49ERS 13: Devonta Freeman ran for three touchdowns, Matt Ryan passed for two more and Atlanta (9-5) beat visiting San Francisco (1-13) to clinch its first winning season since 2012.
SAINTS 48, CARDINALS 41: Drew Brees snapped out of a two-game funk, throwing for 389 yards and four touchdowns as New Orleans (6-8) won at Arizona (5-8-1).
COLTS 31, VIKINGS 6: Andrew Luck threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, Robert Turbin rushed for two touchdowns, and Mike Adams forced a fumble and added an interception for Indianapolis (7-7) in a win at Minnesota (7-7).
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