The rest of the NFL’s 2006 regular-season schedule is expected to be released in early April.
The Raiders-Chargers game marks the return of Art Shell as Raiders coach. Shell, who replaced the fired Norv Turner on Feb. 11, had a 56-41 record in five plus seasons (1984-94) in his first head-coaching stint with the team.
Exhibition Schedule
The Raiders will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 6. The Sunday prime-time game will be televised by NBC at 5 p.m. (Pacific).
The Raiders will also play at the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, Aug. 14. The game will be televised by ESPN at 5 p.m.
Oakland will host the 49ers the following weekend and the Detroit Lions the weekend of Aug. 24-28. The Raiders play at Seattle the following weekend in their exhibition finale.
The NFL released its 2006 exhibition schedule on March 29 but didn’t specify dates and times for all games. Those are expected to be announced in April.
