Raiders vs Chargers kickoff officially pushed back

Originally published on Silver & Black Report on Sept. 30, 2013

The Raiders have officially announced that their week five matchup against the San Diego Chargers has been pushed back. Kickoff this upcoming Sunday, Oct. 6, will now be at 8:35 p.m. PST at O.Co Coliseum.

The game had to be moved back seven hours from the original 1:25 p.m. PST start time in order to accommodate the Coliseum's conversion from baseball to football, as the Oakland Athletics play a postseason game at home on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Reports state that it takes the crew two twelve-hour shifts to re-assemble the stands that are taken out of the stadium to create center field for the Athletics.

The game will still air over the local broadcasts, assuming it is sold-out, but will also be aired on NFL Network nationwide.