# 1999 San Diego Chargers season

The 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley.
During the Chargers’ first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1999 San Diego Chargers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 2 | 60 | Jermaine Fazande | Running back | Oklahoma | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 69 | Steve Heiden | Tight end | South Dakota State | |
| 4 | 104 | Jason Perry | Safety | North Carolina State | |
| 5 | 139 | Adrian Dingle | Defensive end | Clemson | from Chicago |
| 5 | 141 | Reggie Nelson | Tackle | McNeese State | |
| 6 | 178 | Tyrone Bell | Cornerback | North Alabama | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 19 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–7 | 1–0 | Cinergy Field | 47,660 |
| 3 | September 26 | Indianapolis Colts | L 19–27 | 1–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 56,942 |
| 4 | October 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 21–14 | 2–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 58,099 |
| 5 | October 10 | at Detroit Lions | W 20–10 | 3–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | 61,481 |
| 6 | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | W 13–10 | 4–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 59,432 |
| 7 | October 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 3–31 | 4–2 | Qualcomm Stadium | 68,274 |
| 8 | October 31 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–34 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,473 |
| 9 | November 7 | Denver Broncos | L 17–33 | 4–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | 61,204 |
| 10 | November 14 | at Oakland Raiders | L 9–28 | 4–5 | Network Associates Coliseum | 43,353 |
| 11 | November 21 | Chicago Bears | L 20–23 (OT) | 4–6 | Qualcomm Stadium | 56,055 |
| 12 | November 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–35 | 4–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,232 |
| 13 | December 5 | Cleveland Browns | W 23–10 | 5–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | 53,147 |
| 14 | December 12 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 19–16 | 6–7 | Kingdome | 66,318 |
| 15 | December 19 | at Miami Dolphins | L 9–12 | 6–8 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,765 |
| 16 | December 26 | Oakland Raiders | W 23–20 | 7–8 | Qualcomm Stadium | 63,846 |
| 17 | January 2 | at Denver Broncos | W 12–6 | 8–8 | Mile High Stadium | 69,278 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), wind 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 47,660
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando, Charles Mann
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Tony McGee 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 12:04. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:56.
SDG – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:14.
SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 3:07. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:14.
SDG – Natrone Means 12-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:39. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:17.
Second quarter
SDG – Jeff Graham 29-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 2:08. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:10.
SDG – Gerald Dixon 27-yard fumble return (Jim Harbaugh pass to Mikhael Ricks), 0:54. Chargers 28–7.
Third quarter
SDG – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 4:45. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:50.
Fourth quarter
SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 14:50. Chargers 34–7. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:40.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/27, 159 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Akili Smith – 10/17, 100 yards, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Natrone Means – 27 rushes, 79 yards
CIN – Corey Dillon – 12 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Mikhael Ricks – 4 receptions, 86 yards
CIN – Darnay Scott – 6 receptions, 88 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Chargers | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), wind 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 56,942
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 5:50. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:02.
IND – Marvin Harrison 33-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. Colts 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:38. Colts 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
SDG – Darryll Lewis blocked punt recovered in end zone (John Carney kick), 10:29. Chargers 14–10.
SDG – safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 2:45. Chargers 16–10.
Third quarter
SDG – John Carney 50-yard field goal, 8:26. Chargers 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:34.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 4:13. Chargers 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:13.
Fourth quarter
IND – Peyton Manning 12-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:41. Colts 20–19. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:47.
IND – Terrence Wilkins 26-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:34. Colts 27–19. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:01.
Top passers
IND – Peyton Manning – 29/54, 404 yards, 2 TD, INT
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/37, 188 yards, INT
Top rushers
IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 46 yards
SDG – Natrone Means – 19 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – Marvin Harrison – 13 receptions, 196 yards, TD
SDG – Jeff Graham – 4 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chargers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), wind 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 58,099
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KAN – Joe Horn 31-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:42. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:48.
KAN – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:40. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:57.
Second quarter
SDG – Natrone Means 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:20. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:43.
SDG – Kenny Bynum 18-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 1:41. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:11.
Third quarter
SDG – Chris Penn 11-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 10:57. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:19.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KAN – Elvis Grbac – 19/40, 200 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
SDG – Erik Kramer – 8/20, 72 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KAN – Rashaan Shehee – 22 rushes, 86 yards
SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 26 yards, TD
Top receivers
KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 68 yards, TD
SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 5: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 61,481
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Germane Crowell 41-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 5:20. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:20.
Second quarter
SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 13:22. Lions 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:50.
DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 6:53. Lions 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:29.
SDG – Tremayne Stephens 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:11.
Third quarter
SDG – John Carney 24-yard field goal, 9:48. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:28.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Darryll Lewis 42-yard fumble return (John Carney kick), 7:52. Chargers 20–10.
Top passers
SDG – Erik Kramer – 20/34, 208 yards, INT
DET – Charlie Batch – 21/38, 230 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 9 rushes, 37 yards
DET – Ron Rivers – 13 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Chris Penn – 7 receptions, 79 yards
DET – Germane Crowell – 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 59,432
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 4:13. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32.
SDG – Natrone Means 5-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:02.
Third quarter
SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 8:28. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:11.
Fourth quarter
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:39.
SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:34.
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna – 17/29, 151 yards, TD, INT
SDG – Erik Kramer – 27/44, 296 yards, 4 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters – 21 rushes, 54 yards
SDG – Natrone Means – 17 rushes, 35 yards, TD
Top receivers
SEA – Christian Fauria – 4 receptions, 60 yards
SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 92 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Stadium
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 68,274
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & Brian Baldinger
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
GB – William Henderson 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:21. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.
Second quarter
GB – Dorsey Levens 6-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:19. Packers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:34.
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Packers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:33.
Third quarter
GB – Bill Schroeder 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:48. Packers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:58.
GB – Antonio Freeman 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:00. Packers 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:05.
Fourth quarter
GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 1:54. Packers 31–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:14.
Top passers
GB – Brett Favre – 12/22, 173 yards, 3 TD, INT
SDG – Erik Kramer – 18/36, 161 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
GB – Dorsey Levens – 21 rushes, 71 yards, TD
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 6 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
GB – Antonio Freeman – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD
SDG – Freddie Jones – 7 receptions, 87 yards :

#### Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), wind 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 78,473
* Referee: Phil Luckett
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 10:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 1:30.
KAN – Reggie Tongue 7-yard fumble return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:50. Chiefs 10–0.
Second quarter
KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 39-yard field goal, 9:59. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:38.
KAN – Joe Horn 9-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:35. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:19.
Third quarter
KAN – Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:27. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:24.
KAN – Donnell Bennett 7-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:58. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:11.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/34, 174 yards, INT
KAN – Elvis Grbac – 11/15, 194 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 12 rushes, 55 yards
KAN – Mike Cloud – 7 rushes, 21 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 57 yards
KAN – Derrick Alexander – 2 receptions, 113 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 61,204
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 8:50. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 6:10.
Second quarter
DEN – Bill Romanowski 18-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 13:20. Broncos 10–0.
SDG – John Carney 46-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 7:29.
DEN – Jason Elam 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 1:49.
Third quarter
DEN – Olandis Gary 23-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 8:28. Broncos 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:44.
SDG – Freddie Jones 7-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 3:10. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:18.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 41-yard field goal, 13:26. Broncos 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:44.
SDG – Charlie Jones 44-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 9:17. Broncos 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:09.
DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 4:18. Broncos 26–17. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:19.
DEN – Olandis Gary 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:56. Broncos 33–17. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:19.
Top passers
DEN – Chris Miller – 14/24, 166 yards
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Olandis Gary – 30 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 11 rushes, 24 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 70 yards
SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Raiders | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), wind 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 43,353
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 26-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 10:13. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:29.
OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 0:39. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 6:39.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
SDG – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 8:44. Raiders 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 6:16.
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 3:07. Raiders 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:37.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 5:58. Raiders 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25.
SDG – Freddie Jones 11-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (pass failed), 0:44. Raiders 28–9. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:14.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/32, 204 yards, TD
OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 254 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 13 rushes, 29 yards
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 12 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 66 yards
OAK – Tim Brown – 7 receptions, 117 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), wind 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 56,055
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Reggie Davis 2-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 5:53. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:25.
Second quarter
CHI – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal, 9:46. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:37.
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:47. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:59.
Third quarter
CHI – Marcus Robinson 38-yard pass from Jim Miller (Chris Boniol kick), 5:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:55.
CHI – Curtis Enis 3-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 2:30. Bears 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Chris Boniol 26-yard field goal, 5:22. Bears 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:40.
SDG – Tremayne Stephens 13-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 4:03. Bears 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:19.
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:53.
Overtime
CHI – Chris Boniol 36-yard field goal, 10:02. Bears 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:58.
Top passers
CHI – Jim Miller – 25/38, 357 yards, TD
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 29/46, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
CHI – Curtis Enis – 19 rushes, 41 yards, TD
SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 18 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
CHI – Marcus Robinson – 6 receptions, 163 yards, TD
SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 83 yards :

#### Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| Vikings | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 64,232
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:34. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:32.
Second quarter
MIN – Randy Moss 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:43.
MIN – Jake Reed 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 9:13. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:18.
MIN – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 5:55. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:27.
MIN – Leroy Hoard 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 3:44. Vikings 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
SDG – Kenny Bynum 80-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 14:40. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20.
SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 10:33. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:03.
SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 7:40. Vikings 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48.
MIN – Cris Carter 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 4:10. Vikings 35–24. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:30.
Fourth quarter
SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 11:41. Vikings 35–27. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 1:53.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 404 yards, TD, INT
MIN – Jeff George – 28/43, 363 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 8 rushes, 26 yards
MIN – Robert Smith – 20 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 141 yards
MIN – Cris Carter – 11 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chargers | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 53,147
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Brent Jones
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, 9:30. Browns 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:30.
SDG – John Carney 44-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:04.
Second quarter
SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 8:01. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:48.
SDG – Kenny Bynum 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 2:11. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:26.
CLE – Kevin Johnson 19-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 0:06. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:05.
Third quarter
SDG – John Carney 30-yard field goal, 7:41. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:19.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Jermaine Fazande 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:28. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 7:15.
Top passers
CLE – Tom Couch – 18/29, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 16/23, 161 yards
Top rushers
CLE – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 10 rushes, 29 yards
SDG – Kenny Bynum – 17 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Kevin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD
SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 82 yards :

#### Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 66,318
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:02. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:58.
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:31. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:56.
SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 1:41. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:50.
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 13:18. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:23.
SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 6:21. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:13.
SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:24. Chargers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:57.
Third quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 14-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:40.
Fourth quarter
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 12:04. Tied 16–16. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:03.
SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 3:19. Chargers 19–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/35, 229 yards, INT
SEA – Jon Kitna – 25/40, 285 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 42 yards, TD
SEA – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Jeff Graham – 9 receptions, 114 yards
SEA – Joey Galloway – 6 receptions, 85 yards :

#### Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: December 19
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), wind 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 73,765
* Referee: Phil Luckett
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:24.
MIA – Olindo Mare 21-yard field goal, 5:28. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:36.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:43.
SDG – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 10:11. Chargers 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 1:20.
MIA – Olindo Mare 30-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:05.
MIA – Olindo Mare 31-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 12–9. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:25.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/40, 178 yards
MIA – Dan Marino – 22/36, 241 yards
Top rushers
SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 5 rushes, 12 yards
MIA – Stanley Pritchett – 15 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 9 receptions, 66 yards
MIA – Tony Martin – 8 receptions, 86 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Chargers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 63,846
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Joe Nedney 52-yard field goal, 8:29. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:07.
OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 6:16. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:52.
Second quarter
SDG – John Carney 48-yard field goal, 7:58. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:56.
SDG – Fred McCrary 18-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:17.
SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:30.
Third quarter
OAK – Rickey Dudley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Joe Nedney kick), 11:22. Raiders 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:38.
OAK – Joe Nedney 25-yard field goal, 0:26. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:36.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Jeff Graham 10-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 13:18. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:08.
SDG – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 8:09. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:36.
Top passers
OAK – Rich Gannon – 16/33, 266 yards, TD, INT
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 23/36, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Rich Gannon – 3 rushes, 17 yards
SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 14 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 109 yards
SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: January 2, 2000
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST / 2:15 MST
* Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 69,278
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SDG – Jermaine Fazande 1-yard run (kick blocked), 11:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:38.
SDG – John Carney 25-yard field goal, 6:55. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:13.
SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 37-yard field goal, 9:00. Chargers 12–3. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:13.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 50-yard field goal, 13:57. Chargers 12–6. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:14.
Top passers
SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 12/19, 115 yards, 2 INT
DEN – Brian Griese – 23/46, 211 yards
Top rushers
SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 30 rushes, 183 yards, TD
DEN – Olandis Gary – 18 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 102 yards
DEN – Rod Smith – 9 receptions, 106 yards :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 338 | 298 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 390 | 322 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 269 | 316 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 390 | 329 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 314 | 318 | L1 |