WR Williams plays first game for Chargers

Oct 16, 2017 - 2:50 AM OAKLAND, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Mike Williams made his long-awaited NFL debut on Sunday in a 17-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

The Chargers used the seventh overall pick in the draft to take the former Clemson standout, but he had been sidelined for months with a herniated disk in his lower back.

"Just to be out there with my teammates, in this game, it feels good," Williams said. "And to go out and get a (win), it feels good. I was a little nervous. I tend to get nerves before every game, but just going out there, getting in the rhythm of the game, I felt good."

Williams had about 10 plays and caught one pass, a 15-yard throw from Philip Rivers during a 59-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter. On third-and-6 from the Oakland 34, Williams found an open spot in the Raiders' zone coverage over the middle and Rivers hit him.

"That was a big catch," Williams said. "We went on and scored on that drive. It was a big conversion for us."

--Raiders long snapper Jon Condo took the blame for kicker Giorgio Tavecchio's missed extra-point attempt after a touchdown with 7:51 left that left Oakland's lead at 16-14.

"I had a bad snap," Condo said. "Marquette (King) did a good job getting it down, and Giorgio did the best that he could to get it through. I let the team down. The team practices all week to go out there and do their job. I had my opportunity to go out there and do my job and I didn't come though."

Tavecchio made a 44-yard field goal Sunday, making him 9 of 9. He has made 13 of 14 extra points.

--Chargers safety Adrian Phillips left the game with 6:49 left in the first quarter after a helmet-to-helmet collision with Los Angeles outside linebacker Jatavis Brown.

After the game, Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said he didn't yet know whether Phillips sustained a concussion or how long he would be out.

"He went to the (trainer's) tent, they told me he was out," Lynn said. "I'm going to find all that stuff out."

Defensive tackle Corey Liuget missed some snaps with back tightness.

"He'll probably be fine," Lynn said.

--Raiders quarterback Derek Carr pointed the finger at himself for Oakland's struggles on offense.

"Sometimes these things happen in life where you think you're doing a good job of certain things, especially as a leader, but then it's not going the right way," Carr said. "So you have to go back and think, 'What do I need to do?' At the end of the day, this is my fault. It's not my players' fault, it's not my teammates' fault. This is all on me.

"So I have to get it right. I have to somehow make it click better or maybe I can talk to them better. Maybe I can explain things better."