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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 406 points (25.4/g), 5th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 377 points (23.6/g), 22nd.
Differential of 29 points (1.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: 2.7, Defense: -1.8, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Norv Turner
Offensive Coordinator: Clarence Shelmon
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Manusky
Training Camp: Chargers Park (San Diego, California)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 17 | 31 | 407 | 330 | 77 | 2 | 10 | 187 | 28 | 159 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 21 | 35 | 29 | 470 | 372 | 98 | 4 | 28 | 504 | 410 | 94 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 17 | 22 | 375 | 258 | 117 | 2 | 13 | 252 | 171 | 81 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Miami Dolphins | 26 | 16 | 21 | 411 | 295 | 116 | 16 | 248 | 176 | 72 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 29 | 24 | 25 | 418 | 212 | 206 | 2 | 13 | 275 | 113 | 162 | 1 | |
| 6 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | @ | New York Jets | 21 | 27 | 16 | 268 | 172 | 96 | 2 | 25 | 318 | 156 | 162 | 2 | |
| 8 | Mon | October 31 | boxscore | L | OT | 4-3 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 23 | 22 | 447 | 345 | 102 | 4 | 19 | 341 | 247 | 94 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | L | 4-4 | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 45 | 28 | 460 | 375 | 85 | 3 | 21 | 368 | 232 | 136 | |||
| 10 | Thu | November 10 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 24 | 20 | 314 | 239 | 75 | 2 | 20 | 489 | 298 | 191 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Chicago Bears | 20 | 31 | 15 | 332 | 280 | 52 | 3 | 23 | 378 | 286 | 92 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | L | OT | 4-7 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 16 | 20 | 344 | 159 | 185 | 18 | 349 | 141 | 208 | |||
| 13 | Mon | December 5 | boxscore | W | 5-7 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 38 | 14 | 19 | 433 | 294 | 139 | 17 | 306 | 177 | 129 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | W | 6-7 | Buffalo Bills | 37 | 10 | 23 | 366 | 216 | 150 | 1 | 17 | 281 | 185 | 96 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 7-7 | Baltimore Ravens | 34 | 14 | 23 | 415 | 270 | 145 | 19 | 290 | 201 | 89 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Sat | December 24 | boxscore | L | 7-8 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 38 | 20 | 367 | 299 | 68 | 2 | 24 | 440 | 353 | 87 | ||
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | W | 8-8 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 38 | 26 | 25 | 463 | 310 | 153 | 1 | 28 | 520 | 417 | 103 | 1 | |