2016 San Diego Chargers season

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2016 San Diego Chargers season
Owner Alex Spanos
General manager Tom Telesco
Head coach Mike McCoy
Home field Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
3
AP All-Pros
1

The 2016 season was the San Diego Chargers' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall, their 56th and final season in San Diego, California and their fourth and final season under head coach Mike McCoy.

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Due to the age of Qualcomm Stadium, there was speculation that the team would be relocating back to Los Angeles, where the franchise played its first season in 1960. This followed a decision by the NFL to allow the St. Louis Rams to return to the Greater Los Angeles Area with a provision that the Chargers may relocate to Los Angeles as well. On January 4, 2016, the team filed a relocation application to the NFL along with the Rams and the Oakland Raiders releasing a statement and a video on the team's website. The league made its decision in a special meeting on January 12; it approved the Chargers' relocation if they chose to share SoFi Stadium with the Rams (the Raiders-Chargers proposal did not receive enough support from the league as a whole to proceed, prompting the Raiders to back out). On January 29, 2016, the Chargers announced they would remain in San Diego for the 2016 season as negotiations with the city continued; the team also reached an agreement in principle to use the Rams' Los Angeles stadium should negotiations with the city of San Diego fail. [1] On November 8, 2016, Measure C was voted down by voters 57% to 43%; and on January 12, 2017, the Chargers officially announced a move to Los Angeles, making 2016 their final season in San Diego.

This would also be the first time in nine seasons that Pro Bowler free safety Eric Weddle was not on the team, having departed via free agency to the Baltimore Ravens. Weddle had spent his entire career with the Chargers, starting with the 2007 NFL season.

This was also the first time the Chargers suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 2000—2001.

On January 1, 2017, the Chargers fired McCoy after four seasons. [2]

Offseason

Roster changes

Signed

PositionPlayer2015 TeamContract
WR Travis Benjamin Cleveland Browns 4 years, $26 million
CB Casey Hayward Green Bay Packers 3 years, $15.3 million
DT Brandon Mebane Seattle Seahawks 3 years, $13.5 million
FS Dwight Lowery Indianapolis Colts 3 years, $7.2 million
G Matt Slauson Chicago Bears 2 years, $4 million
TE Jeff Cumberland New York Jets 1 year, $840,000

Departures

PositionPlayer2016 Team
FS Eric Weddle Baltimore Ravens
WR Malcom Floyd Retired
TE Ladarius Green Pittsburgh Steelers
CB Patrick Robinson Indianapolis Colts
P Mike Scifres Carolina Panthers
RB Donald Brown New England Patriots
ILB Donald Butler Miami Dolphins

NFL draft

2016 San Diego Chargers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 3 Joey Bosa  *  DE Ohio St
235 Hunter Henry   TE Arkansas
366 Max Tuerk   C USC
4102 Joshua Perry   LB Ohio St
5175 Jatavis Brown  LB Akron Compensatory
6179 Drew Kaser   P Texas A&M
6198 Derek Watt   FB Wisconsin
7224 Donavon Clark   G Michigan St
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Staff

2016 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office

  • Owner – Alex Spanos
  • Minority owner – George Pernicano
  • Chairman/president – Dean Spanos
  • Executive vice president – Michael Spanos
  • CEO/president – Business Operations – A. G. Spanos
  • General manager – Tom Telesco
  • President – Football Operations – John Spanos
  • Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire
  • Senior executive – Randy Mueller
  • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Director of player personnel – JoJo Wooden
  • Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2016 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 23 inactive, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 13at Tennessee Titans L 10–270–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
2August 19 Arizona Cardinals W 19–31–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
3August 28at Minnesota Vikings L 10–231–2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
4September 1 San Francisco 49ers L 21–311–3Qualcomm Stadium Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at Kansas City Chiefs L 27–33 (OT)0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2September 18 Jacksonville Jaguars W 38–141–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
3September 25at Indianapolis Colts L 22–261–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
4October 2 New Orleans Saints L 34–351–3Qualcomm Stadium Recap
5October 9at Oakland Raiders L 31–341–4 Oakland Alameda Coliseum Recap
6October 13 Denver Broncos W 21–132–4Qualcomm Stadium Recap
7October 23at Atlanta Falcons W 33–30 (OT)3–4 Georgia Dome Recap
8October 30at Denver Broncos L 19–273–5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
9November 6 Tennessee Titans W 43–354–5Qualcomm Stadium Recap
10November 13 Miami Dolphins L 24–314–6Qualcomm Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12November 27at Houston Texans W 21–135–6 NRG Stadium Recap
13December 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–285–7Qualcomm Stadium Recap
14December 11at Carolina Panthers L 16–285–8 Bank of America Stadium Recap
15December 18 Oakland Raiders L 16–195–9Qualcomm Stadium Recap
16December 24at Cleveland Browns L 17–205–10 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
17January 1 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–375–11Qualcomm Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week One: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Chargers71433027
Chiefs30717633

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Leading 21–3 at halftime, the Chargers blew their lead, scoring only six more points by field goals. Kansas City rallied with 24 unanswered points, forcing overtime, where the Chiefs won the season's opening game.

Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars0001414
Chargers71414338

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Already without Keenan Allen for the entire season, running back Danny Woodhead suffered a torn ACL, putting him out for the season. Nevertheless, the Chargers would go on to burn the Jaguars, winning 38–14 and with that, they went to 1–1.

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers0136322
Colts1037626

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

With a stunning loss on a 63-yard Colts touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton with 1:17 to play, the Chargers' record fell to 1–2.

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Saints7771435
Chargers71701034

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Ahead 34–21, the Chargers gave up two Drew Brees touchdown passes in the final five minutes and fell to 1–3.

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers01014731
Raiders3618734

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 54,275
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With their third straight loss to the Raiders, the Chargers fell to 1–4.

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Six: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Broncos0301013
Chargers739221

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

The Chargers wore Color Rush uniforms with shades of blue and yellow San Diego used from 1974 until 1984.

The team snapped a 3-game losing streak against the Broncos and improved to 2–4.

Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Chargers710310333
Falcons62103030

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Game information

The Chargers came into this game with a 1–8 all-time record against Atlanta, and this marked San Diego's first visit to Atlanta since 2004. The Falcons had built a 27–10 lead by the two-minute warning at the end of the first half, but the Chargers pulled them back and leveled the score at 30–30 with a 33-yard Josh Lambo field goal with 18 seconds left in regulation. Lambo then hit a 42-yard attempt in overtime to seal the win for the Chargers as they improved to 3–4.

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers706619
Broncos3771027

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans01471435
Chargers910141043

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 52,281
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts and Scott Kaplan
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This turned out to be the Chargers last win in San Diego. They lost their last 4 games at Qualcomm Stadium.

Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins07141031
Chargers0107724

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 55,107
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Philip Rivers would throw four fourth quarter interceptions in this game, including a crucial pick-6 with a minute remaining that was returned by Kiko Alonso.

With the loss, the Chargers went into their bye week at 4–6.

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers0140721
Texans070613

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,897
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This would end up being the last win for the Chargers in franchise history while in San Diego.

Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Thirteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Buccaneers70101128
Chargers777021

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 53,832
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, David Diehl and Holly Sonders
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

Week Fourteen: San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers079016
Panthers10133228

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 73,856
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Brady Quinn and Holly Sonders
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Fifteen: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders373619
Chargers736016

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

With the loss, the Chargers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the 3rd straight year, and 7th time in 8 years.

Week 16: at Cleveland Browns

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers1007017
Browns7103020

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,272
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The loss dropped the Chargers to 5–10, and they became the only team to lose to the Cleveland Browns in 2016.

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chiefs31714337
Chargers3771027

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 54,915
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With their sixth straight loss to the Chiefs, the Chargers finished the season 5–11. This would be the final game played as the San Diego Chargers before relocating to Los Angeles following the season.

Standings

Division

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Kansas City Chiefs 1240.7506–09–3389311W2
(5) Oakland Raiders 1240.7503–39–3416385L1
Denver Broncos 970.5632–46–6333297W1
San Diego Chargers 5110.3131–54–8410423L5

Conference

AFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East1420.8755–111–1.439.424W7
2 [lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West1240.7506–09–3.508.479W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North1150.6885–19–3.494.423W7
4 [lower-alpha 2] Houston Texans South970.5635–17–5.502.427L1
Wild Cards
5 [lower-alpha 1] Oakland Raiders West1240.7503–39–3.504.443L1
6 Miami Dolphins East1060.6254–27–5.455.341L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South970.5632–46–6.465.458W1
8 [lower-alpha 3] Denver Broncos West970.5632–46–6.549.455W1
9 [lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North880.5004–27–5.498.363L2
10 [lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis Colts South880.5003–35–7.492.406W1
11 Buffalo Bills East790.4381–54–8.482.339L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North691.4063–35–7.521.333W1
13 [lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East5110.3132–44–8.518.313W1
14 [lower-alpha 5] San Diego Chargers West5110.3131–54–8.543.513L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South3130.1882–42–10.527.417L1
16 Cleveland Browns North1150.0630–61–11.549.313L1
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 6]
  1. 1 2 Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 1 2 Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. 1 2 The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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References

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  2. ↑ Marc Sessler (January 1, 2017). "Chargers fire Mike McCoy after four seasons at helm". NFL.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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  4. ↑ Florio, Mike (March 31, 2015). "June 1 free-agency deadline moved to May 12". ProFootballTalk . Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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