2016 San Diego Chargers season

2016 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	Tom Telesco
Head coach	Mike McCoy
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 RB Melvin Gordon CB Casey Hayward QB Philip Rivers
All-Pros	1 CB Casey Hayward (2nd team)
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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.

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

Position	Player	2015 Team	Contract
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

Position	Player	2016 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

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 San Diego Chargers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Joey Bosa  *	DE	Ohio St
2	35	Hunter Henry	TE	Arkansas
3	66	Max Tuerk	C	USC
4	102	Joshua Perry	LB	Ohio St
5	175	Jatavis Brown	LB	Akron	Compensatory
6	179	Drew Kaser	P	Texas A&M
6	198	Derek Watt	FB	Wisconsin
7	224	Donavon Clark	G	Michigan St
Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

• The Chargers traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2015 first- and fourth-round selections to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' 2015 first-round selection.
• The Chargers acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent guard Jeremiah Sirles to the Minnesota Vikings.
• As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Chargers experienced during the 2015 free agency period, the team received one compensatory selection for the 2016 draft in the fifth round. ^[3] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015, did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft. ^[4]

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 Head coach – Mike McCoy Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt Quarterbacks – Shane Steichen Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Nick Sirianni Tight ends – John McNulty Offensive line – Jeff Davidson Assistant offensive line – Dave DeGuglielmo Senior offensive assistant – Fred Graves Offensive assistant – Tommy Rees Special assistant to the head coach/offense – Mark Ridgley

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – John Pagano Defensive line – Giff Smith Linebackers – Bob Babich Assistant linebackers – Bobby King Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Chris Harris Defensive quality control – Chris Shula Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Craig Aukerman Special teams assistant – Marquice Williams Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston Assistant strength and conditioning – Rick Lyle

Final roster

2016 San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Kellen Clemens 17 Philip Rivers Running backs (RB) 28 Melvin Gordon 36 Ronnie Hillman 34 Derek Watt FB 44 Andre Williams Wide receivers (WR) 12 Travis Benjamin 89 Isaiah Burse 88 Jeremy Butler 81 Geremy Davis 15 Dontrelle Inman 16 Tyrell Williams Tight ends (TE) 45 Asante Cleveland 85 Antonio Gates 86 Hunter Henry 84 Sean McGrath

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Joe Barksdale T 78 Tyreek Burwell T 77 King Dunlap T 74 Orlando Franklin G 76 D. J. Fluker G 75 Chris Hairston T 73 Spencer Pulley C 68 Matt Slauson C 62 Max Tuerk C 79 Kenny Wiggins G Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Joey Bosa DE 90 Ryan Carrethers NT 96 Kaleb Eulls DE 94 Corey Liuget DE 93 Darius Philon DE 71 Damion Square NT

Linebackers (LB) 57 Jatavis Brown ILB 51 Kyle Emanuel OLB 59 Carlos Fields ILB 54 Melvin Ingram OLB 46 Chris Landrum OLB 53 Joshua Perry ILB 52 Denzel Perryman ILB 56 Korey Toomer ILB 58 Tourek Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Jahleel Addae SS 26 Casey Hayward CB 20 Dwight Lowery FS 35 Robert McClain CB 23 Dexter McCoil SS 31 Adrian Phillips SS 38 Trovon Reed CB 25 Darrell Stuckey FS 42 Trevor Williams CB Special teams  2 Josh Lambo K  8 Drew Kaser P 47 Mike Windt LS

Practice squad 67 Brett Boyko T 41 Randall Evans CB 33 Gus Johnson RB 49 Mike Lee CB 40 Chris McCain OLB 30 Adrian McDonald S 83 Jake McGee TE 70 Chuka Ndulue NT  7 Dom Williams WR Reserve 13 Keenan Allen WR (IR) 97 Jeremiah Attaochu OLB (IR) 91 Zamir Carlis DE (IR) 63 Donavon Clark G (IR) 87 Jeff Cumberland TE (IR) 48 Nick Dzubnar ILB (IR) 27 Kenneth Farrow RB (IR) 24 Brandon Flowers CB (IR) 59 Brock Hekking OLB (IR) 81 Javontee Herndon WR (IR) 11 Stevie Johnson WR (IR) 70 Tyler Johnstone T (IR) 98 Sean Lissemore NT (IR) 29 Craig Mager CB (IR) -- Dexter McCluster RB (NF-Inj.) 92 Brandon Mebane NT 43 Branden Oliver RB (IR) 95 Tenny Palepoi DE(Susp.) 91 Caraun Reid DE (IR) 50 Manti Te'o ILB (IR) 22 Jason Verrett CB (IR) 39 Danny Woodhead RB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 22 reserve, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–27	0–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Arizona Cardinals	W 19–3	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–23	1–2	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 38–14	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	at Indianapolis Colts	L 22–26	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	New Orleans Saints	L 34–35	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Oakland Raiders	L 31–34	1–4	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	Recap
6	October 13	Denver Broncos	W 21–13	2–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–30 (OT)	3–4	Georgia Dome	Recap
8	October 30	at Denver Broncos	L 19–27	3–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
9	November 6	Tennessee Titans	W 43–35	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Miami Dolphins	L 24–31	4–6	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	at Houston Texans	W 21–13	5–6	NRG Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–28	5–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Carolina Panthers	L 16–28	5–8	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Oakland Raiders	L 16–19	5–9	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–20	5–10	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–37	5–11	Qualcomm 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	14	3	3	0	27
Chiefs	3	0	7	17	6	33

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 73,238
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter KC – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 11:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:09. SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 8:27. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24. Second quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 6-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 11:51. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:51. SD – Danny Woodhead 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:54. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:32. Third quarter SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:00. KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:47. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15. Fourth quarter SD – Josh Lambo 28-yard field goal, 13:24. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:23. KC – Jeremy Maclin 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:18. Chargers 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:02. KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 3:09. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:40. KC – Spencer Ware 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:03. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:46. Overtime KC – Alex Smith 2-yard run, 9:53. Chiefs 33–27. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:07. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 25/36, 243 yards, TD KC – Alex Smith – 34/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Danny Woodhead – 16 rushes, 89 yards KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Tyrell Williams – 2 receptions, 71 yards KC – Spencer Ware – 7 receptions, 129 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	14	14
Chargers	7	14	14	3	38

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 52,165
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:14. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:46. Second quarter SD – Travis Benjamin 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:54. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:34. SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 9:54. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:11. Third quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 44-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 10:54. Chargers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:33. SD – Travis Benjamin 45-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 2:48. Chargers 35–0. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter JAX – Marcedes Lewis 4-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 12:54. Chargers 35–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:54. SD – Josh Lambo 25-yard field goal, 7:00. Chargers 38–7. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 5:54. JAX – Corey Grant 15-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 1:04. Chargers 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:30. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 31/50, 329 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 17/24, 220 yards, 4 TD Top rushers JAX – Blake Bortles – 3 rushes, 34 yards SD – Melvin Gordon – 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers JAX – Marqise Lee – 5 receptions, 75 yards SD – Travis Benjamin – 6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	13	6	3	22
Colts	10	3	7	6	26

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,747
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 8:53. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:07. IND – Frank Gore 6-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:39. Colts 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:25. Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 42-yard field goal, 14:51. Colts 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:48. SD – Josh Lambo 34-yard field goal, 14:04. Colts 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 0:32. IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 6:25. Colts 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 7:39. SD – Caraun Reid 61-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 0:55. Tied 13–13. Third quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (kick blocked), 8:23. Chargers 19–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:37. IND – Robert Turbin 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:39. Colts 20–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:44. Fourth quarter SD – Josh Lambo 27-yard field goal, 7:34. Chargers 22–20. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:25. IND – T. Y. Hilton 63-yard pass from Andrew Luck (pass failed), 1:17. Colts 26–22. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:12. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 26/39, 330 yards IND – Andrew Luck – 24/37, 331 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 16 rushes, 35 yards, TD IND – Frank Gore – 21 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Tyrell Williams – 6 receptions, 69 yards IND – T. Y. Hilton – 8 receptions, 174 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	7	7	14	35
Chargers	7	17	0	10	34

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), fair
• Game attendance: 60,641
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NO – Mark Ingram II 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 10:32. Saints 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. SD – Hunter Henry 20-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:30. Second quarter NO – John Kuhn 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 9:20. Saints 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:50. SD – Dontrelle Inman 57-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:16. SD – Josh Lambo 30-yard field goal, 4:50. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:05. SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 0:13. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 2:14. Third quarter NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 9:00. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 12:15. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:28. SD – Josh Lambo 47-yard field goal, 8:39. Chargers 34–21. Drive: 6 plays, −3 yards, 2:48. NO – Michael Thomas 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 4:50. Chargers 34–28. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:50. NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 1:57. Saints 35–34. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:45. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 23/36, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 28/43, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NO – Mark Ingram II – 18 rushes, 56 yards, TD SD – Melvin Gordon – 19 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NO – Mark Ingram II – 6 receptions, 49 yards SD – Dontrelle Inman – 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	14	7	31
Raiders	3	6	18	7	34

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

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 8:01. Second quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 13:07. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:20. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 26-yard field goal, 7:13. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:54. SD – Josh Lambo 36-yard field goal, 4:24. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:249. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:39. Third quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 18-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 12:31. Chargers 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:29. OAK – Amari Cooper 64-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:25. Chargers 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:06. SD – Hunter Henry 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 10:10. Chargers 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:15. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 48-yard field goal, 4:41. Chargers 24–19. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:29. OAK – Michael Crabtree 21-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr–Amari Cooper pass), 1:09. Raiders 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:45. Fourth quarter OAK – Jamize Olawale 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:51. Raiders 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 2:09. SD – Antonio Gates 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 6:21. Raiders 34–31. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:30. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 21/30, 359 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 25/40, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 16 rushes, 69 yards OAK – Jalen Richard – 8 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers SD – Tyrell Williams – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD OAK – Amari Cooper – 6 receptions, 138 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	0	10	13
Chargers	7	3	9	2	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 5:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), fair
• Game attendance: 58,904
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Hunter Henry 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 8:00. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:00. Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, 10:35. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 10:03. DEN – Brandon McManus 29-yard field goal, 5:40. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:08. Third quarter SD – Josh Lambo 21-yard field goal, 10:41. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:10. SD – Josh Lambo 31-yard field goal, 7:15. Chargers 16–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:00. SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 3:31. Chargers 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter SD – Penalty on Russell Okung enforced in the end zone for a safety 11:59. Chargers 21–3. DEN – Bennie Fowler 5-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 8:08. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:51. DEN – Brandon McManus 46-yard field goal, 0:27. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:36. Top passers DEN – Trevor Siemian – 30/50, 230 yards, TD SD – Philip Rivers – 18/29, 178 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Devontae Booker – 5 rushes, 46 yards SD – Melvin Gordon – 27 rushes, 94 yards Top receivers DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 4 receptions, 40 yards SD – Hunter Henry – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	10	3	10	3	33
Falcons	6	21	0	3	0	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. PDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 69,832
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:55. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:05. ATL – Matt Bryant 42-yard field goal, 6:26. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:29. ATL – Matt Bryant 27-yard field goal, 2:34. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56. Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 40-yard field goal, 13:29. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:05. ATL – Jacob Tamme 17-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:06. Falcons 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. ATL – Tevin Coleman 30-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 6:07. Falcons 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:49. ATL – Adrian Clayborn 5-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 4:31. Falcons 27–10. SD – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 1:02. Falcons 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. Third quarter SD – Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, 4:50. Falcons 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:15. Fourth quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 13:23. Falcons 30–20. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:27. SD – Melvin Gordon 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 5:59. Falcons 30–27. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:24. SD – Josh Lambo 33-yard field goal, 0:18. Tied 30–30. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 3:14. Overtime SD – Josh Lambo 42-yard field goal, 9:01. Chargers 33–30. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:11. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 27/44, 371 yards, TD, INT ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/34, 273 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 22 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD ATL – Tevin Coleman – 8 rushes, 64 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Tyrell Williams – 7 receptions, 140 yards ATL – Julio Jones – 9 receptions, 174 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	6	6	19
Broncos	3	7	7	10	27

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 76,756
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, 11:05. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:55. SD – Antonio Gates 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:24. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:41. Second quarter DEN – Bradley Roby 49-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 9:10. Broncos 10–7. Third quarter DEN – Devontae Booker 3-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 12:45. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45. SD – Travis Benjamin 14-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick blocked), 4:02. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 98 yards, 7:42. Fourth quarter DEN – Juwan Thompson 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 12:32. Broncos 24–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:30. SD – Casey Hayward 24-yard interception return (pass failed), 8:02. Broncos 24–19. DEN – Brandon McManus 22-yard field goal, 5:19. Broncos 27–19. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:43. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 20/47, 267 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT DEN – Trevor Siemian – 20/38, 276 yards, INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 23 rushes, 111 yards DEN – Devontae Booker – 19 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Dontrelle Inman – 4 receptions, 72 yards DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 79 yards

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	14	7	14	35
Chargers	9	10	14	10	43

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

First quarter SD – Antonio Gates 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed, wide right), 10:02. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58. SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 4:11. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:44. Second quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:18. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:51. TEN – Rishard Matthews 16-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:14. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04. SD – Josh Lambo 23-yard field goal, 1:32. Chargers 19–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 0:52. TEN – Rishard Matthews 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chargers 19–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:18. Third quarter TEN – Marcus Mariota 14-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:19. Titans 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 5:28. Chargers 26–21. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:51. SD – Dwight Lowery 36-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 2:31. Chargers 33–21. Fourth quarter TEN – Delanie Walker 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 9:51. Chargers 33–28. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:59. SD – Josh Lambo 36-yard field goal, 6:05. Chargers 36–28. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:46. SD – Brandon Flowers 33-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 4:51. Chargers 43–28. TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:45. Chargers 43–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 27/43, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 275 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 51 yards, TD SD – Melvin Gordon – 32 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Richard Matthews – 6 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD SD – Antonio Gates – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	14	10	31
Chargers	0	10	7	7	24

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

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 45-yard field goal, 14:51. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03. SD – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:37. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:53. MIA – Kenny Stills 39-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 2:50. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:47. Third quarter MIA – Damien Williams 2-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 12:29. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31. SD – Hunter Henry 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 5:36. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:53. MIA – Damien Williams 18-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 1:43. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53. Fourth quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 51-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 4:04. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:02. MIA – Andrew Franks 27-yard field goal, 2:57. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:07. MIA – Kiko Alonso 60-yard interception return (Andrew Franks kick), 1:01. Dolphins 31–24. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 17/24, 240 yards, 2 TD SD – Philip Rivers – 23/44, 326 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT Top rushers MIA – Jay Ajayi – 19 rushes, 79 yards SD – Melvin Gordon – 24 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers MIA – DeVante Parker – 5 receptions, 103 yards SD – Tyrell Williams – 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	7	21
Texans	0	7	0	6	13

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

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter HOU – Brock Osweiler 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:16. SD – Dontrelle Inman 52-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 6:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 4:27. SD – Tyrell Williams 21-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:54. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:53. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter HOU – Nick Novak 19-yard field goal, 14:09. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 5:28. SD – Hunter Henry 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 9:52. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17. HOU – Nick Novak 45-yard field goal, 0:14. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:03. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 22/30, 242 yards, 3 TD, INT HOU – Brock Osweiler – 22/37, 246 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 70 yards HOU – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers SD – Dontrelle Inman – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 5 receptions, 70 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	0	10	11	28
Chargers	7	7	7	0	21

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

First quarter SD – Dontrelle Inman 35-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 11:03. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:07. TB – Doug Martin 2-yard run (Roberto Aguayo kick), 1:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:26. Second quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:08. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:04. Third quarter TB – Roberto Aguayo 27-yard field goal, 8:29. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:35. TB – Lavonte David 15-yard interception return (Roberto Aguayo kick), 4:32. Buccaneers 17–14. SD – Tyrell Williams 40-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:42. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. Fourth quarter TB – Roberto Aguayo 35-yard field goal, 13:07. Chargers 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:30. TB – Cameron Brate 12-yard touchdown pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston–Mike Evans pass), 9:06. Buccaneers 28–21. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:14. Top passers TB – Jameis Winston – 20/30, 280 yards, TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 15/26, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 84 yards, TD SD – Doug Martin – 17 rushes, 45 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Cameron Brate – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD SD – Melvin Gordon – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	9	0	16
Panthers	10	13	3	2	28

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

First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 41-yard field goal, 10:19. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:10. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:48. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:23. Second quarter CAR – Devin Funchess 6-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 11:12. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:33. CAR – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 5:23. Panthers 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:48. CAR – Graham Gano 45-yard field goal, 3:49. Panthers 23–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:47. SD – Hunter Henry 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:03. Panthers 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. Third quarter CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 11:29. Panthers 26–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:31. SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 4:26. Panthers 26–10. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:03. SD – Dontrelle Inman 19-yard pass from Philip Rivers (pass failed), 0:30. Panthers 26–16. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:08. Fourth quarter CAR – Philip Rivers sacked in the end zone by Mario Addison for a safety, 10:09. Panthers 28–16. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 21/39, 236 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT CAR – Cam Newton – 10/27, 160 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Kenneth Farrow – 16 rushes, 55 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Dontrelle Inman – 6 receptions, 71 yards, TD CAR – Greg Olsen – 4 receptions, 87 yards

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	7	3	6	19
Chargers	7	3	6	0	16

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 68,352
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Travis Benjamin 47-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 10:32. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:28. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 35-yard field goal, 4:53. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:39. Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 35-yard field goal, 1:29. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 3:58. OAK – Michael Crabtree 13-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:22. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:07. Third quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 10:48. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 8:45. SD – Hunter Henry 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick blocked), 6:14. Chargers 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 21-yard field goal, 8:38. Tied 16–16. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:57. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 44-yard field goal, 2:40. Raiders 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:47. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 19/30, 213 yards, TD, INT KC – Philip Rivers – 17/30, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray – 13 rushes, 81 yards KC – Kenneth Farrow – 15 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD KC – Dontrelle Inman – 5 receptions, 68 yards Top tacklers OAK – David Amerson 6 SD – Jahleel Addae 8

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	0	7	0	17
Browns	7	10	3	0	20

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

First quarter SD – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 10:49. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11. CLE – Isaiah Crowell 8-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 5:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:37. SD – Josh Lambo 43-yard field goal, 1:49. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:23. Second quarter CLE – Isaiah Crowell 4-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 12:39. Browns 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10. CLE – Cody Parkey 49-yard field goal, 4:46. Browns 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:49. Third quarter CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 10:58. Browns 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:02. SD – Tyrell Williams 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 6:04. Browns 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 23/46, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT CLE – Robert Griffin III – 17/25, 164 yards Top rushers SD – Kenneth Farrow – 9 rushes, 28 yards CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 16 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD CLE – Gary Barnidge – 5 receptions, 42 yards

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	17	14	3	37
Chargers	3	7	7	10	27

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

First quarter SD – Josh Lambo 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:44. KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 5:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:56. Second quarter SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:49. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:31. KC – Alex Smith 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56. KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:26. KC – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:10. Third quarter SD – Jahleel Addae 90-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 10:23. Chiefs 20–17. KC – Charcandrick West 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 3:48. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:35. KC – Tyreek Hill 95-yard punt return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:59. Chiefs 34–17. Fourth quarter SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 10:19. Chiefs 34–20. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:40. KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 4:31. Chiefs 37–20. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:48. SD – Hunter Henry 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 2:08. Chiefs 37–27. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 2:23. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 21/28, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 22/38, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 58 yards SD – Andre Williams – 18 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers KC – Charcandrick West – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD SD – Tyrell Williams – 6 receptions, 70 yards

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
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Kansas City Chiefs	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	389	311	W2
(5) Oakland Raiders	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	416	385	L1
Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	333	297	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	410	423	L5

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	.439	.424	W7
2 [a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.508	.479	W2
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.494	.423	W7
4 [b]	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.502	.427	L1
Wild Cards
5 [a]	Oakland Raiders	West	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	.504	.443	L1
6	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.455	.341	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [b] [c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.465	.458	W1
8 [c]	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.549	.455	W1
9 [d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.498	.363	L2
10 [d]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.492	.406	W1
11	Buffalo Bills	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.482	.339	L2
12	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	9	1	.406	3–3	5–7	.521	.333	W1
13 [e]	New York Jets	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.518	.313	W1
14 [e]	San Diego Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.543	.513	L5
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	.527	.417	L1
16	Cleveland Browns	North	1	15	0	.063	0–6	1–11	.549	.313	L1
Tiebreakers [f]
Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. 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. 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.

References

1. Hirsh, Lou (January 29, 2016). Chargers to Play in S.D. for 2016; More Negotiations Planned. San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. Marc Sessler (January 1, 2017). "Chargers fire Mike McCoy after four seasons at helm". NFL.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. "Over The Cap".
4. Florio, Mike (March 31, 2015). "June 1 free-agency deadline moved to May 12". ProFootballTalk . Retrieved March 31, 2015.

External links

• Official website