Question: when is the last time the chargers made the playoffs
Answer: t 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Titans ) 17 -- 6 Won Divisional Playoffs ( at Colts ) 28 -- 24 Lost AFC Championship ( at Patriots ) 12 -- 21 Norv Turner 2008 2008 NFL AFC West 1st 8 8 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Colts ) 23 -- 17 ( OT ) Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Steelers ) 24 -- 35 Norv Turner 2009 2009 NFL AFC West 1st 13 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Jets ) 14 -- 17 Norv Turner NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Norv Turner 2011 2011 NFL AFC West 2nd 8 8 0 Norv Turner 2012 2012 NFL AFC West 2nd 7 9 0 Norv Turner 2013 2013 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Bengals ) 27 -- 10 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Broncos ) 17 -- 24 Philip Rivers ( CBPOY ) Mike McCoy 2014 2014 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Mike McCoy 2015 2015 NFL AFC West 4th 12 0 Mike McCoy 2016 2016 NFL AFC West 4th 5 11 0 Joey Bosa ( DROY ) Mike McCoy Los Angeles Chargers 2017 2017 NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Keenan Allen ( CBPOY ) Anthony Lynn Total 435 438 11 ( 1960 -- 2017 , Regular season only ) 11 17 -- ( 1960 -- 2017 , Post-season games only ) 446 4