[Senator Clay Davis]

But once the Raiders get the ball back, even if the Chargers run 80 seconds off the clock with two more runs and a kick, there is still more than enough time for the Chargers to get a stop and get the ball back. Unless Staley holds up a white flag or something how do you know they won't try and win? Now if you're the Raiders and you run, run, run, punt, you have ceded control and can now lose if the opponent wants to try and win. Assuming anything is a surefire way to lose.

There is no need to micro analyze how to blame the Chargers loss here. They could have lost doing everything you suggested. There were far more obvious reasons they lost other than "not draining the clock" or "The Timeout".