Las Vegas could not have come away from Week 14 at a lower point. Not only were the Raiders on a three-game losing streak, but the team picked up its third loss in a 3-0 defeat to the Vikings.
It's safe to stay Antonio Pierce's crew let our their frustrations on Thursday night.
The Raiders throttled the Chargers in the Week 15 edition of "TNF", smacking their division rivals 63-14. Quarterback Aidan O'Connell and the offense found the end zone on their first three drives en route to a 42-0 halftime lead for Las Vegas.
As Pierce said during his halftime interview, the Raiders were not taking their foot off the gas. Las Vegas continued its relentless attack for the full 60 minutes, eventually sealing the deal and improving to 6-8. The win pulled the Raiders ahead of the Chargers in the AFC West standings.
The 42 points in the first half alone were a record itself, but the 63 total points put on the board put the Raiders in select company. Only a handful of squads have ever hit 60 points in NFL history.
MORE: Where Raiders' 42-point first half vs. Chargers ranks in NFL history
While the Raiders put on quite the show, the extensive output was not the most seen on an NFL gridiron. Here is a look at the most points scored by an NFL team in a single game.
Most points scored by an NFL team
Despite the valiant effort of O'Connell and the Las Vegas offense, the Raiders came up short of the NFL's record for most points in a single game.
That mark is held by the Bears at 73 points. In the 1940 NFL championship game, the Bears routed the Redskins 73-0, putting up a record that has stood for over 70 years.
If you're excluding playoffs, the regular-season record is 72, set by none other than the Redskins against the Giants in 1966.
Earlier in the 2023 season, the Dolphins became just the fourth team ever to crack 70 points in their Week 3 70-20 beating.
| Rank | Total points | Teams | Date |
| 1 | 73 | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins | Dec. 8, 1940 |
| 3 | 72 | Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants | Nov. 27, 1966 |
| 3 | 70 | Miami Dolphins vs. Denver Broncos | Sept. 24, 2023 |
| 70 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Colts | Oct. 22, 1950 | |
| 5 | 65 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions | Oct. 29, 1950 |
| 65 | Chicago Cardinals vs. N.Y. Bulldogs | Nov. 13, 1949 | |
| 6 | 64 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cincinnati Reds | Nov. 6, 1934 |
| 7 | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants | Nov. 30, 1852 |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals vs. New York Giants | Oct. 17, 1948 | |
| 63 | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers | Dec. 14, 2023 |
Most points scored in an NFL game
When it comes to total points in a game, the Raiders-Chargers contest isn't that close to the top.
The combined 84 points scored on Thursday doesn't sniff the top 10. The record for the highest scoring NFL contest is 113, shared by the Redskins and Giants.
Below is a look at the 10 highest-scoring games in NFL history:
| Rank | Total points | Game result | Winning team | Losing team | Date |
| 1 | 113 | 72-41 | Washington Redskins | New York Giants | Nov. 27, 1966 |
| 2 | 106 | 58-48 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | Nov. 28, 2004 |
| 3 | 105 | 54-51 | Los Angeles Rams | Kansas City Chiefs | Nov. 19, 2018 |
| 4 | 101 | 52-49 | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | Nov. 1, 2015 |
| 101 | 52-49 | Oakland Raiders | Houston Oilers | Dec. 22, 1963 | |
| 6 | 99 | 51-48 | Denver Broncos | Dallas Cowboys | Oct. 6, 2013 |
| 99 | 51-48 | Seattle Seahawks | Kansas City Chiefs | Nov. 27, 1983 | |
| 8 | 98 | 54-44 | San Diego Chargers | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dec. 8, 1985 |
| 98 | 63-35 | Chicago Cardinals | New York Giants | Oct. 17, 1948 | |
| 10 | 97 | 70-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Baltimore Colts | Oct. 22, 1950 |