# 2016 San Diego Chargers season

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. 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.

## 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

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. Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015, did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 while ironcally letting the Raiders to clinch their first playoff berth since 2002.

#### Week 16: at Cleveland Browns

| 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

| 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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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

AFCvte :
| # | 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 | 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 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .502 | .427 | L1 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | 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 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .465 | .458 | W1 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .549 | .455 | W1 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .498 | .363 | L2 |
| 10 | 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 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .518 | .313 | W1 |
| 14 | 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 ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. 1 2 Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. 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. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||