Raiders, Chargers staying in Oakland for now

Oct 13, 2017 - 8:41 PM Sunday's game between the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers will be played in Oakland, barring any significant change in air quality.

The Raiders said on Friday that the game remains scheduled for Sunday at 1:25 p.m. PT at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

"We will continue to monitor air quality conditions in the Bay Area and will update the public with any changes via our social media channels," the team said in its statement.

Wildfires in the area have claimed the lives of at least 31 people with hundreds more missing. The fires include several in the famous Northern California wine country located about 45 miles north of Oakland and have led to extremely poor air quality throughout the region.

On Thursday, the NFL said there had been discussions about moving the game to another city.

"We continue to monitor air quality conditions in the Bay Area and are in close communication with both the Raiders and Chargers, as well as local authorities," NFL spokesman Michael Signora stated on Thursday.

The Raiders moved up practice on Thursday and eventually cut it short for the second straight day due to the air quality. Once again, some players wore masks under their facemasks during practice.

The Chargers and Raiders are scheduled to play each other again on Dec. 31 in Los Angeles, but trading home dates wasn't an option because the StubHub Center in Carson isn't available this Sunday. The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer have a home game.

In 2003, when wildfires were scorching San Diego County, a contest between the Chargers and Miami Dolphins was moved to Tempe, Ariz.

The area currently being ravaged by fires is familiar to the Raiders because they hold training camp in Napa.