Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2021 Los Angeles Chargers–Las Vegas Raiders game

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Chargers–Raiders rivalry. Those advocating Delete have the numbers here but those favoring a Redirect put in a good ATD argument in the last 2 minutes of the discussion (metaphorically speaking). Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:15, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Los Angeles Chargers–Las Vegas Raiders game

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Fails WP:NSPORTSEVENT, which states that regular season games should have a lasting impact on the sport and garner news coverage outside the week of their occurrence. Neither criteria is met here, and the game is covered in detail on the 2021 season pages of both the Raiders and Chargers; redirecting to one of those is not an option because neither is a better target than the other. That said, I wouldn't object to a redirect if there's another option I didn't think of. Hatman31 (talk) 00:31, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sports, American football, and California. Hatman31 (talk) 00:31, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A run-of-the-mill regular season game, even one with playoff implications, does not get a standalone article. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:35, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The proper place to cover this is in the 2021 team/season articles for the Chargers and Raiders. Cbl62 (talk) 01:06, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I created the article, but in hindsight I agree that its not a particularly notable game. Esolo5002 (talk) 01:20, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Esolo5002: Much of what you wrote could be incorporated into the team/season articles. Cbl62 (talk) 01:25, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lean Delete, but could merged with either/both teams articles for their seasons, perhaps? Gnomatique (talk) 22:00, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Nothing special about this game. Lots of late games every season have playoff implications. So what? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:35, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Per nom, this fails WP:NSPORTSEVENT. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:00, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the game was a statistical anomaly (as both teams could achieve a mutually beneficial result so they both reached the playoffs), but even that has no sustained coverage. The match itself is routine, and the statistical anomaly is mentioned in appropriate articles anyway. Not enough coverage for a separate article on this match. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:08, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and others. In addition, this is not a particularly good redirect since the teams played 2 games during the 2021 season, making the title ambiguous, and this game was actually played in 2022, not 2021, making the title even less relevant. Rlendog (talk) 15:23, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~ per above. Unique circumstances in which a mutually beneficial tie (which almost happened) would get them into the playoff. But there is no lasting impact or sustained coverage of this game. Frank Anchor 14:48, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to redirect to 2021 Los Angeles Chargers season#Week 18: at Las Vegas Raiders, as a WP:ATD, where much of the important content of the game and a brief summary of the background are already included. The corresponding section on the Raiders' season page would work too, but I like the summary in the Chargers page better. Frank Anchor 15:55, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Game was very notable due to the circumstances; is considered one of the greatest football games ever played because of its tumultuous proceedings, and has a lasting legacy. Very notable to many, plus there are similar cases described in see also. Article is well sourced and in great quality. If we can't keep it, alternatively redirect to Chargers-Raiders rivalry. That is a plausible merge target; and even if consensus says delete, redirecting to a viable target is preferred if possible, and this is such a case. @Hatman31: Would that be a good redirect target for you? DrewieStewie (talk) 02:25, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The rivalry page would be a much better target for a redirect than either of the season pages. Hatman31 (talk) 14:41, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and redirect to the Raiders' season page or to Chargers-Raiders rivalry. Game's coverage could be significant in the future for its own page, but it surely isn't right now. MushroomMan674 (talk) 20:26, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.