CARSON http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/bobby-okereke-jersey , Calif. (AP) — both come into Sunday’s game ranked in the Top 10 in total offense. The matchup between AFC West rivals is likely to come down to who has the greatest success running the ball.Both teams had a 100-yard rusher in their wins last week. The Raiders‘ Marshawn Lynch had 130 yards in a 45-42 overtime victory over Cleveland , while the Chargers’ Melvin Gordon gained 104 yards on the ground in a 29-27 win over San Francisco .Lynch and Gordon are both ranked in the Top 10 in rushing. Lynch is fourth with 300 yards and has shown flashes of being back to the level he displayed in Seattle from 2011-14, when he had four straight 1,000-yard seasons. Gordon is seventh with 276 yards.Both players are showing they are physical runners in different ways. Lynch has generated 77.3 percent of his yards after contact according to SportRadar, the highest percentage among the top 24 backs. Gordon is tied for third in broken tackles with 12.“There’s not a lot of backs that can say they run the football like he does. He still has elusiveness and speed,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said about Lynch. “This guy likes the physical grind and I think he feeds off of it.”Gordon is also making an impact in the passing game as he is tied for the Chargers’ lead in receptions with 17. That has allowed him to lead the AFC in yards from scrimmage with 475.“He’s really done a great job as a receiver and really been a factor to make huge plays for us,” Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said. “I think he has been driven to get his game to another level, and I think we’re seeing the benefit to that. He’s worked hard. He’s studied it.”Both teams are looking for a win to avoid falling to 0-2 in division games. Quarterback Philip Rivers said the Chargers need to start stringing together wins to avoid falling further behind unbeaten Kansas City.“I think we’re just playing a little better all the way around. A little more complementary all the way around,” Rivers said. “But certainly, you know, this is no time to keep going win-loss, win-loss, win-loss. So it’s an opportunity for us to get our second win in a row and get above .500 and keep going.”Here are some other things to watch as the Chargers look for their third straight victory over the Raiders:CARR VS. RIVERSOakland’s Derek Carr and Rivers have split their first eight meetings. Both are coming into the game with momentum.Carr is looking for his third straight 300-yard game http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey , which would be the first time that has happened in his five-year career. Rivers has thrown 11 touchdowns, tying for the most he has thrown in the first four games.PASS RUSH HELPThe Chargers are hoping defensive tackle Corey Liuget’s return from a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancers helps improve a pass rush that has struggled.Los Angeles has only eight sacks as Melvin Ingram has been frequently been double-teamed. Defensive end Joey Bosa will miss his fifth straight game due to a foot injury.ROOKIE TACKLESThe Raiders will have an untested tackle this week after right tackle Donald Penn was placed on IR with a groin injury. Rookie Brandon Parker will step in and team with fellow rookie Kolton Miller, who is on the left side protecting Carr. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this will be the first time since the 1970 merger that the Raiders will have two rookie tackles starting in a game.DEFENSIVE HELPThe Raiders hope the anticipated debut of cornerback Daryl Worley will help eliminate the big plays that have plagued the defense. Oakland has allowed a league-worst five 50-yard or longer plays and is tied for second worst with 23 plays allowed of at least 20 yards. Worley should provide a needed boost in the secondary as he returns from a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policies on substance abuse and personal conduct.WHOSE HOME GAME?The Raiders left Los Angeles in 1994, but they still have a large and boisterous contingent of fans in the area. When the Raiders played a preseason game against the Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 21, it sounded like a Raiders home game. Even though the StubHub Center seats only 27,000, it is likely the crowd will be predominantly silver and black.The Chargers have won five of their past six at StubHub, but it hasn’t felt like a home-field advantage. Last Sunday’s game against the 49ers appeared to have more San Francisco fans. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Morris Claiborne’s T-shirt had three words printed on it that represent a new era in the New York Jets’ secondary.“New Jack City” is etched in sharp black letters and framed by a whited-out Manhattan-like skyline, closely resembling the artwork from the soundtrack to the 1991 hit action gangster movie.It’s the nickname defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson gave his group before last season — and it’s the identity by which the likes of Claiborne, Trumaine Johnson, Buster Skrine http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/gardner-minshew-ii-jersey , Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye want to be known.“We want people to fear us when we walk out,” Claiborne said after practice Tuesday. “We’re going to walk out, we’re going to talk noise and we’re going to play on the edge, but not hurt the team. We’re just going to go out there and leave it out there, from me to Tru to every guy in that room, Buster, everybody — we have the same mindset, and that’s to go out and perform at a high level.”The Jets have struggled the past few seasons in the secondary, finishing 21st in pass defense last year.Those days, this group of DBs is convinced, are over.“We’ve just got to go make a statement,” Claiborne said. “Each and every game, we’ve got to go out and make a statement. Control the airways. That’s the best way I can put it.”Seattle had its “Legion of Boom” secondary with Richard Sherman leading the way http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/darrell-henderson-jersey , and there have been lots of other colorful and intimidating defensive nicknames in the NFL over the years.Steel Curtain. Doomsday Defense. Monsters of the Midway. Orange Crush. Purple People Eaters. New York Sack Exchange.These Jets have a long way to go before getting anywhere close to securing their place in NFL lore.“I feel like it still hasn’t made it yet, but we’re pounding away at it,” said Claiborne, who added that all the defensive backs have the shirts. “So, for us right now, it’s going out and laying it out there on the field. Put the name out there and let the people judge to see if it sticks or not.”The first step, though, is having the nickname itself.“It’s just a brotherhood that we have in our secondary, our camaraderie,” Maye said. “It’s the way we hang out with each other, the way we play with each other, just the style of play we have and just the type of attitude and mentality we carry.”The safety tandem of Adams and Maye is already considered one of the most promising in the league, with both looking to build off solid rookie seasons.“You definitely have to have that swagger out there http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/irv-smith-jr.-jersey ,” Adams said, “that energy, running to the ball and just playing with that nasty mentality.”Adams has already established himself as a team leader, a guy who leads with emotion and intensity. He finished third on the Jets last year with 83 overall tackles and had two sacks, but is still searching for his first NFL interception.Maye is bit quieter than Adams, preferring to lead mostly by example. He was fourth on the Jets with 76 tackles and had two INTs.“He can be phenomenal,” Adams said of Maye. “I think everybody can. As long as we continue to work at the little things, continue to take to the coaching, the sky’s the limit.”Maye is coming off offseason ankle surgery and has been gradually worked back onto the field. He’s hoping to play some against the Giants on Friday night in the team’s third preseason game, usually the last extensive action starters see before the regular season.“I’m definitely itching to get out there,” Maye said.Claiborne was mostly solid as the Jets’ No. 1 cornerback last season and re-signed with the Jets on a one-year deal. He’ll likely be more of a 1-A this year with Johnson now in the mix.After six seasons with the Rams, Johnson came to New York in March when he signed a whopping five-year, $72.5 million contract that included $34 million guaranteed. He was the Jets’ biggest free-agent signing of the offseason http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/dexter-lawrence-jersey , and he’ll be expected to perform like an elite cornerback.“Another playmaker in the back end, man,” Adams said. “A lot of energy.”Johnson has 18 career interceptions, including a career-high seven in 2015. His presence gives coach Todd Bowles the luxury of having two experienced cornerbacks with good track records of covering other teams’ top receivers. It will also allow Skrine to play more often as the team’s nickel corner and in the slot, a role in which he has excelled during his career.It’s unclear how Johnson and Claiborne will be used in terms of coverages, but Claiborne is certain of one thing.“I do know that we’ve got two corners who can match up with anybody in the league,” he said.Well, they’ve got the catchy nickname and the confidence to match.In a few weeks, the Jets’ “New Jack City” defensive backs will get their first chance to live up to their own lofty expectations.“We’re loaded with talent in the back end,” Claiborne said. “It’s all (on) what we do with it. We have all the pieces. We just have to find a way to put it together and go get some wins.”