Tuesdays landmark AFL Commission decision to strip Watson

SAN DIEGO -- The Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers could be playing in different cities in the near future.Thats about the only thing they have in common right now.The Raiders, at least, are going back to the playoffs, snapping a 14-year drought that dates to their embarrassing Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay in January 2003.Fittingly, the only player remaining from that roster, kicker Sebastian Janikowski, helped the Raiders punch their ticket to the postseason. He kicked a 44-yard field goal with 2:40 left, his fourth of the game, and the Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 19-16 in the Relocation Bowl on Sunday.I cant 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 percent 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.Team chairman Dean Spanos seems almost certain to move the team to the Los Angeles area after failing to get a big public subsidy to help him replace aging Qualcomm Stadium.The Raiders could be on the move, too, with owner Mark Davis eyeing Las Vegas, although theyd still play in Oakland until a new stadium was built in Sin City.A sour relationship between Spanos and the Chargers fans, as well as yet another losing season, gives the appearance of a franchise flaming out. Raiders fans were all too happy to snap up available tickets.I was very excited, very joyful, looking around the stadium and seeing our fans just going crazy, quarterback Derek Carr said. When we come to San Diego, our fans turn it into a home game. We always think we get nine home games a year.RAIDERS RALLY: The winning drive started on the Raiders 34 and included a 27-yard run by Latavius Murray and a 22-yard pass from Carr to Seth Roberts.Carr scrambled on third-and-8 on the Chargers 29 and thought he got the first down, but was ruled to have gone out of bounds a yard short. The Raiders challenged and the refs agreed, giving them the first down at the 21.An incompletion and a sack forced the Raiders to turn to their 17-year veteran kicker, who delivered.Reggie Nelson intercepted Philip Rivers with 1:37 to go to seal it.The Raiders had two red-zone turnovers in the first half.SEABASS: Janikowski also had field goals of 21, 45 and 33 yards.We would like to get seven, but we got points when we lined up for them, coach Jack Del Rio said.ROAD TEAM IN THEIR OWN STADIUM: The Chargers practiced this week with piped-in crowd noise, anticipating what it would be like Sunday. They skipped individual introductions and were booed anyway when they were introduced as a team.It was a road game, San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers said. It was just like being in Oakland. Except there were more people.Where were the Chargers fans?I dont know. But its been two tough years, Rivers said.BLUNDERING BOLTS: The Chargers (5-9) were eliminated from the playoff chase when Miami beat the New York Jets on Saturday night.The Chargers will miss the postseason for the third time in coach Mike McCoys four seasons and for the sixth time in six seasons overall. Theyve lost 21 of their last 30 games.San Diego blew a fourth-quarter lead for the sixth time this season.STADIUM SAGAS: Davis says hes committed to moving the Raiders to Las Vegas, where a $1.9 billion stadium project has been approved, including $750 million in public money. Davis has from the end of the Raiders season until Feb. 15 to apply for relocation.Spanos, son of owner Alex Spanos, appears to be leaning toward moving to Los Angeles and eventually joining the Rams in a stadium in Inglewood scheduled to open in 2019. 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Jobe Watsons AFL Brownlow Medal fate is another bitter reminder for Jake Carlisle about what the Essendon supplements debacle has cost the banned players.Carlisle sent his old captain a text message after Tuesdays landmark AFL Commission decision to strip Watson of the 2012 Brownlow and hand it to Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell.Watson and Carlisle were among 34 current and past Essendon players who served doping bans as a result of the clubs disastrous 2012 supplements regime.Now at St Kilda, Carlisle said on Wednesday he is determined to put the saga behind him.But the tall defender added that it stung to see Watson lose his Brownlow.It was tough - Jobey, hes an excellent man, Carlisle said.I sent him a message, just to let him know Im thinking of him.Whats done is done, theres not much we can do.I do feel sorry for him, but at the same time Im excited for him to get out there next year and hopefully have a really good year, as (for) all the boys as well.Carlisle was asked if he felt anger to Essendon about what happened.Each to their own, but obviously it was tough, what we went through, he said.Obviously Im at a new club now and its very exciting ... to hopefully play finals next year and go from tthere.ddddddddddddBut Ive moved on from all that.The last year has been particularly tumultuous for Carlisle.Within hours of his trade to the Saints in October 2015, video emerged of him snorting a white substance.He received a strike under the AFL illicit drugs policy.Carlisle originally also was banned for two matches, but the Saints announced in September that was served concurrently with his doping suspension.He also had hip surgery.I feel like I have a bit to offer to the footy club and I owe a lot, with everything thats happened as well, he said.So I just cant wait to get out there and put my best foot forward.Carlisle, who worked in the construction industry during the year out of football, will return to full training next month and expects to be available for St Kildas first pre-season match.I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, he said.It (football) means a lot - its my life at the moment.I just felt like the last few years were really tough and a lot of excuses to be made with whats happened.Now I feel like I can just put everything into footy. 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