2013 San Diego Chargers season

2013 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Mike McCoy
General manager	Tom Telesco^[1]
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 27–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 24–17
Pro Bowlers	Philip Rivers, QB Eric Weddle, FS

The 2013 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 54th overall, and the 1st under head coach Mike McCoy. The Chargers finished the regular season with a record of 9–7, improving on their 7–9 record from 2012. Also, they qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round by a score of 27–10, but lost to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional round by a score of 24–17.

The new head coach, Mike McCoy, along with offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, completed the Chargers' first winning season since 2010. Only two offensive coaches returned from 2012 in an overhauled coaching staff, and a revamped offensive system had quarterback Philip Rivers release the ball earlier and taking what opposing defenses conceded. Rivers was sacked 30 times, compared to 49 the previous year, and threw for 4,479 yards and 32 touchdowns while tying a career high with a 105.5 passer rating. San Diego's rushing attack improved from the prior season's 1,461 yards and 3.6 yards per carry—tied for the second worst in the league—to 1,965 yards and a 4-yard average.^[2] Although they were speculated to have a poor, disappointing season, and getting off to a shaky start, the Chargers finished in the top eight of the overall standings. Rivers was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and Keenan Allen broke out into the national scene as a rookie sensation, breaking multiple wide receiver rookie records. Whisenhunt left at the conclusion of the season to become the head coach of the Titans.

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	11	D. J. Fluker	Offensive tackle	Alabama
2	38^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Manti Te'o	Linebacker	Notre Dame
3	76	Keenan Allen	Wide receiver	California
4	None^{[upper-alpha 1]}
5	145	Steve Williams	Cornerback	California
6	179	Tourek Williams	Defensive end	Florida International
7	221	Brad Sorensen	Quarterback	Southern Utah

Staff

2013 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office

Owner – Alex Spanos
Chairman/President – Dean Spanos
Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos
Executive Vice President/CEO – A. G. Spanos
General Manager – Tom Telesco
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – John Spanos
Executive Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance – Ed McGuire
Senior Executive – Randy Mueller
Director of Pro Scouting – Dennis Abraham
Director of Player Personnel – JoJo Wooden
Director of College Scouting – Kevin Kelly
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting – Bryan Cox
Assistant Director of College Scouting – Mike Biehl

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike McCoy

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt
Quarterbacks – Frank Reich
Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
Wide Receivers – Fred Graves
Tight Ends – Jason Michael
Offensive Line – Joe D'Alessandris
Assistant Offensive Line – Andrew Dees
Offensive Quality Control – Nick Sirianni

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – John Pagano
Defensive Line – Don Johnson
Linebackers – Joe Barry
Assistant Linebackers – Byron Storer
Secondary – Ron Milus
Assistant Secondary – Greg Williams
Defensive Quality Control – Chad Grimm

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Kevin Spencer
Assistant Special Teams – Craig Aukerman

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnson
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Lyle

Final roster

2013 San Diego Chargers final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

95 Kwame Geathers DT
71 Lawrence Guy DE
98 Sean Lissemore DE/DT
94 Corey Liuget DE
91 Kendall Reyes DE
92 Cam Thomas DT

Linebackers

97 Bront Bird ILB
56 Donald Butler ILB
59 Andrew Gachkar ILB
54 Melvin Ingram OLB
96 Jarret Johnson OLB
90 Thomas Keiser OLB
50 Manti Te'o ILB
52 Reggie Walker OLB
58 Tourek Williams OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

84 Danario Alexander WR (IR)
51 Larry English OLB (IR)
80 Malcom Floyd WR (IR)
93 Dwight Freeney OLB (IR)
79 Michael Harris T (IR)
68 Byron Jerideau DT (IR)
57 Jonas Mouton ILB (IR)
26 Johnny Patrick CB (IR)
83 John Phillips TE (IR)
27 Steve Williams CB (IR)

Practice squad

67 Nick Becton T
15 Dan DePalma WR
36 Brandon Jones CB
53 Terrell Manning ILB
82 Ryan Otten TE
12 Tobais Palmer WR
75 Damik Scafe DE
30 Kerwynn Williams RB

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 10 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 8	Seattle Seahawks	L 10–31	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	at Chicago Bears	L 28–33	0–2	Soldier Field	Recap
3	August 24	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–7	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	San Francisco 49ers	L 6–41	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	Houston Texans	L 28–31	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–30	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	September 22	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–20	1–2	LP Field	Recap
4	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–21	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–27	2–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
6	October 14	Indianapolis Colts	W 19–9	3–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
7	October 20	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–6	4–3	Everbank Field	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 3	at Washington Redskins	L 24–30 (OT)	4–4	Fedex Field	Recap
10	November 10	Denver Broncos	L 20–28	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
11	November 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 16–20	4–6	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
12	November 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 41–38	5–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–17	5–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	New York Giants	W 37–14	6–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 12	at Denver Broncos	W 27–20	7–7	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
16	December 22	Oakland Raiders	W 26–13	8–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
17	December 29	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–24 (OT)	9–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Main article: 2013–14 NFL playoffs

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	January 5, 2014	at Cincinnati Bengals (3)	W 27–10	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 12, 2014	at Denver Broncos (1)	L 17–24	1–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

Week One: Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	0	7	17	31
Chargers	7	14	7	0	28

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 9
Game time: 7:20 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 59,522
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer, and Sal Paolantonio
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 14 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:45. Chargers 7-0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05.
HOU – Owen Daniels 1 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 3:11. Tied 7-7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:51.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 6 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:24. Chargers 14-7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
SD – Vincent Brown 10 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:18. Chargers 21-7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 1 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:42. Chargers 28-7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
HOU – Garrett Graham 7 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 4:57. Chargers 28-14. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:45.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Owen Daniels 9 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 14:44. Chargers 28-21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
HOU – Brian Cushing 18 yd. interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 9:30. Tied 28-28.
HOU – Randy Bullock 41 yd. field goal, 0:00. Texans 31-28. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:53.

Top passers

HOU – Matt Schaub – 34/45, 346 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 14/29, 195 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Arian Foster – 18 CAR, 57 YDS
SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 CAR, 33 YDS

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 REC, 146 YDS
SD – Antonio Gates – 2 REC, 49 YDS

Top tacklers

HOU – Danieal Manning – 5 TKL, 1 SK; Whitney Mercilus – 5 TKL, 1 SK; Brian Cushing - 5 TKL, 1 INT
SD – Bront Bird – 14 TKL

With the loss, the Chargers started their season 0-1.

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	10	7	13	33
Eagles	3	7	10	10	30

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,144
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 49 yd. field goal, 7:26. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:25.
PHI – Alex Henery 25 yd. field goal, 5:30. Tied 3-3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 11 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:07. Chargers 10-3. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 6:23.
SD – Nick Novak 44 yd. field goal, 8:01. Chargers 13-3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:37.
PHI – Riley Cooper 13 yd. pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 6:41. Chargers 13-10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 24 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:04. Chargers 20-10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:56.
PHI – Alex Henery 48 yd. field goal, 6:45. Chargers 20-13. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:19.
PHI – DeSean Jackson 61 yd. pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 4:42. Tied 20-20. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:26.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 33 yd. field goal, 10:47. Chargers 23-20. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 8:55.
PHI – Michael Vick 2 yd. run (Alex Henery kick), 7:06. Eagles 27-23. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:41.
SD – Eddie Royal 15 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:11. Chargers 30-27. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:55.
PHI – Alex Henery 32 yd. field goal, 1:51. Tied 30-30. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:20.
SD – Nick Novak 46 yd. field goal, 0:07. Chargers 33-30. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 1:44.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 36/47, 419 YDS, 3 TD
PHI – Michael Vick – 23/36, 428 YDS, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 16 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 FUM
PHI – LeSean McCoy – 11 CAR, 53 YDS

Top receivers

SD – Antonio Gates – 8 REC, 124 YDS, 1 FUM
PHI – DeSean Jackson – 9 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Shareece Wright – 5 TKL; Reggie Walker - 5 TKL
PHI – Nate Allen - 10 TKL

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	7	0	17
Titans	0	10	0	10	20

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 22
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Antonio Gates 7 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:34. Chargers 7-0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:32.

Second quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 20 yd. field goal, 13:00. Chargers 7-3. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:50.
SD – Nick Novak 44 yd. field goal, 4:47. Chargers 10-3. Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 2:56.
TEN – Jake Locker 7 yd. run (Rob Bironas kick), 1:08. Tied 10-10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:39.

Third quarter

SD – Ronnie Brown 1 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 2:42. Chargers 17-10. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 37 yd. field goal, 6:07. Chargers 17-13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:24.
TEN – Justin Hunter 34 yd. pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 0:15. Titans 20-17. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 1:50.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 20/24, 184 YDS, 1 TD
TEN – Jake Locker – 23/37, 299 YDS, 1 TD

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 16 CAR, 58 YDS
TEN – Chris Johnson – 19 CAR, 90 YDS

Top receivers

SD – Danny Woodhead – 7 REC, 55 YDS, 1 FUM; Antonio Gates 5 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD
TEN – Nate Washington – 8 REC, 131 YDS

Top tacklers

SD – Richard Marshall – 9 TKL; Eric Weddle – 9 TKL
TEN – Michael Griffin – 9 TKL

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Four: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	0	21
Chargers	7	6	7	10	30

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,601
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 26 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:05. Chargers 7-0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:01.

Second quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 5 yd. pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 13:10. Tied 7-7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:58.
SD – Nick Novak 36 yd. field goal, 5:11. Chargers 10-7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:27.
DAL – Dez Bryant 34 yd. pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 2:36. Cowboys 14-10. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:35.
DAL – Sean Lee 52 yd. interception return (Dan Bailey kick), 1:19. Cowboys 21-10.
SD – Nick Novak 42 yd. field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 21-13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.

Third quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 13 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:32. Cowboys 21-20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:28.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 23 yd. field goal, 14:46. Chargers 23-21. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:23.
SD – Antonio Gates 56 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:54. Chargers 30-21. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:08.

Top passers

DAL – Tony Romo – 27/37, 246 YDS, 2 TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 35/42, 401 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DAL – DeMarco Murray – 14 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 FUM
SD – Ryan Mathews – 19 CAR, 62 YDS

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 6 REC, 81 YDS, 2 TD
SD – Antonio Gates – 10 REC, 136 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

DAL – Sean Lee – 18 TKL, 1 INT
SD – Donald Butler – 8 TKL; Richard Marshall – 8 TKL, 1 FR

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	3	14	17
Raiders	14	3	7	3	27

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: October 6
Game time: 8:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 48,834
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (NFLN): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Rod Streater 44 yd. pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:03. Raiders 7-0. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:08.
OAK – Denarius Moore 2 yd. pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:28. Raiders 14-0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 8:08.

Second quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47 yd. field goal, 4:13. Raiders 17-0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 35 yd. field goal, 4:51. Raiders 17-3. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:15.
OAK – Charles Woodson 25 yd. fumble return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:37. Raiders 24-3

Fourth quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 5 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:57. Raiders 24-10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:40.
SD – Keenan Allen 7 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:17. Raiders 24-17. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50 yd. field goal, 4:24. Raiders 27-17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:53.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 36/48, 411 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
OAK – Terrelle Pryor – 18/23, 221 YDS, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Danny Woodhead – 9 CAR, 17 YDS, 1 FUM
OAK – Rashad Jennings – 10 CAR, 41 YDS

Top receivers

SD – Vincent Brown – 7 REC, 117 YDS
OAK – Denarius Moore – 5 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Donald Butler – 8 TKL
OAK – Kevin Burnett – 14 TKL, 1 SK, 1 FF

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	0	3	9
Chargers	0	10	3	6	19

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 14
Game time: 5:40 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 57,954
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 30 yd. field goal, 11:27. Colts 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:33.

Second quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 22 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:02. Chargers 7-3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:14.
SD – Nick Novak 31 yd. field goal, 1:41. Chargers 10-3. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:58.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 50 yd. field goal, 0:00. Chargers 10-6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 33 yd. field goal, 9:05. Chargers 13-6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 34 yd. field goal, 9:43. Chargers 16-6. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 51 yd. field goal, 7:21. Chargers 16-9. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.
SD – Nick Novak 50 yd. field goal, 1:55. Chargers 19-9. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 18/30, 202 YDS, 1 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/33, 237 YDS, 1 TD

Top rushers

IND – Trent Richardson – 10 CAR, 40 YDS
SD – Ryan Mathews – 22 CAR, 102 YDS

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 5 REC, 88 YDS
SD – Keenan Allen – 9 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

IND – Mario Harvey – 10 TKL
SD – Eric Weddle - 6 TKL

Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	3	7	24
Jaguars	0	3	3	0	6

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: October 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), no chance of rain
Game attendance: 59,550
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 2 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 7:30. Chargers 7-0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:37.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 27 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:44. Chargers 14-0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:08.
JAC – Josh Scobee 30 yd. field goal, 4:54. Chargers 14-3. Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 7:46.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 20 yd. field goal, 6:52. Chargers 17-3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:21.
JAC – Josh Scobee 23 yd. field goal, 3:57. Chargers 17-6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 3 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 14:13. Chargers 24-6. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:46.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 22/26, 285 YDS, 1 TD
JAC – Chad Henne – 23/36, 318 YDS, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 9 CAR, 37 YDS

Top receivers

SD – Eddie Royal – 4 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
JAC – Mike Brown – 5 REC, 120 YDS

Top tacklers

SD – Eric Weddle – 5 TKL; Larry English - 5 TKL, 1 SK; Andrew Gachkar - 5 TKL; Jahleel Addae - 5 TKL, 1 SK
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 14 TKL

Week 9: at Washington Redskins

Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	10	0	24
Redskins	0	7	7	10	6	30

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 3
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 80,115
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter

SD – Sean Lissemore 0 yd. interception return (Nick Novak kick), 11:35. Chargers 7-0.
WAS – Alfred Morris 5 yd. run (Kai Forbath kick), 5:25. Tied 7-7. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:55.
SD – Eddie Royal 15 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:42. Chargers 14-7. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:43.

Third quarter

WAS – Darrel Young 1 yd. run (Kai Forbath kick), 9:43. Tied 14-14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Darrel Young 1 yd. run (Kai Forbath kick), 14:17. Redskins 21-14. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 7:45.
WAS – Kai Forbath 47 yd. field goal, 6:59. Redskins 24-14. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:26.
SD – Keenan Allen 16 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 4:10. Redskins 24-21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:49.
SD – Nick Novak 19 yd. field goal, 0:03. Tied 24-24. Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 2:07.

Overtime

WAS – Darrel Young 4 yd. run, 8:59. Redskins 30-24. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 6:01.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 29/46, 341 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
WAS – Robert Griffin III – 23/32, 291 YDS, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 7 CAR, 34 YDS
WAS – Alfred Morris – 25 CAR, 121 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

SD – Keenan Allen – 8 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 7 REC, 172 YDS

Top tacklers

SD – Eric Weddle – 15 TKL
WAS – London Fletcher – 13 TKL

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	14	7	0	28
Chargers	0	6	7	7	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,847
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Julius Thomas 74 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 9:18. Broncos 7-0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

SD – Nick Novak 26 yd. field goal, 14:58. Broncos 7-3. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 9:20.
SD – Nick Novak 40 yd. field goal, 9:05. Broncos 7-6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:59.
DEN – Demaryius Thomas 11 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 6:38. Broncos 14-6. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.
DEN – Demaryius Thomas 7 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 0:13. Broncos 21-6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

DEN – Demaryius Thomas 34 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 11:34. Broncos 28-6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:26.
SD – Danny Woodhead 7 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:38. Broncos 28-13. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 1 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 10:42. Broncos 28-20. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:47.

Top passers

DEN – Peyton Manning – 25/36, 330 YDS, 4 TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 19/29, 218 YDS, 1 TD

Top rushers

DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 15 CAR, 65 YDS
SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 7 REC, 108 YDS, 3 TD
SD – Antonio Gates – 4 REC, 62 YDS

Top tacklers

DEN – Danny Trevathan – 11 TKL; Wesley Woodyard - 11 TKL
SD – Eric Weddle - 8 TKL

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	3	3	16
Dolphins	3	7	7	3	20

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 17
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 60,256
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22 yd. field goal, 9:13. Dolphins 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:47.
SD – Antonio Gates 5 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:18. Chargers 7-3. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 2:17.

Second quarter

MIA – Daniel Thomas 1 yd. run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:43. Dolphins 10-7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:35.
SD – Nick Novak 27 yd. field goal, 0:54. Tied 10-10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

MIA – Charles Clay 39 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill, 7:43. Dolphins 17-10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
SD – Nick Novak 50 yd. field goal, 4:00. Dolphins 17-13. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:43.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 29 yd. field goal, 14:52. Dolphins 17-16. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:30.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 37 yd. field goal, 8:34. Dolphins 20-16. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:17.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 22/34, 298 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 22/35, 268 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 19 CAR, 127 YDS
MIA – Daniel Thomas – 10 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

SD – Ladarius Green – 4 REC, 81 YDS
MIA – Charles Clay – 6 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Eric Weddle – 7 TKL, 1 SK
MIA – Olivier Vernon – 6 TKL, 1 SK; Philip Wheeler - 6 TKL

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	14	17	41
Chiefs	7	7	14	10	38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 24
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 75,259
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 30 yd. field goal, 6:11. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:18.
KC – Donnie Avery 32 yd. pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 1:37. Chiefs 7-3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:34.

Second quarter

KC – Jamaal Charles 7 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick), 3:03. Chiefs 14-3. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:26.
SD – Danny Woodhead 11 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:16. Chiefs 14-10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.

Third quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 1 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 12:17. Chargers 17-14. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.
KC – Jamaal Charles 1 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:00. Chiefs 21-17. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:17.
SD – Danny Woodhead 3 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 5:27. Chargers 24-21. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.
KC – Anthony Fasano 4 yd. pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 2:12. Chiefs 28-24. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 30 yd. field goal, 12:31. Chiefs 28-27. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:41.
KC – Ryan Succop 25 yd. field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 31-27. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:59.
SD – Ladarius Green 60 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:50. Chargers 34-31. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:42.
KC – Dwayne Bowe 5 yd. pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 1:22. Chiefs 38-34 Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:29.
SD – Seyi Ajirotutu 26 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:24. Chargers 41-38. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 0:58.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 27/39, 392 YDS, 3 TD
KC – Alex Smith – 26/38, 294 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 CAR, 55 YDS, 1 TD
KC – Jamaal Charles – 14 CAR, 115 YDS, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Keenan Allen – 9 REC, 124 YDS
KC – Donnie Avery – 4 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Donald Butler – 7 TKL
KC – Derrick Johnson – 10 TKL

Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	3	17
Chargers	0	7	0	3	10

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 1
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 61,536
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts (blacked out locally)
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter

CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4 yd. run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:56. Bengals 7-0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:40.
SD – Ladarius Green 30 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. Tied 7-7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.

Third quarter

CIN – A. J. Green 21 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 01:42. Bengals 14-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Mike Nugent 46 yd. field goal, 9:16. Bengals 17-7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:27.
SD – Nick Novak 48 yd. field goal, 4:43. Bengals 17-10. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:07.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 14/23, 190 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 23/37, 252 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD
SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 CAR, 61 YDS

Top receivers

CIN – A. J. Green – 5 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD
SD – Keenan Allen – 8 REC, 106 YDS

Top tacklers

CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 13 TKL
SD – Donald Butler – 10 TKL

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	7	7	14
Chargers	7	17	7	6	37

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 65,132
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 43 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:18. Chargers 7-0. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:53.

Second quarter

SD – Nick Novak 36 yd. field goal, 11:01. Chargers 10-0. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:36.
SD – Keenan Allen 4 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:49. Chargers 17-0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:09.
SD – Danny Woodhead 6 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:19. Chargers 24-0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:16.

Third quarter

NYG – Peyton Hillis 1 yd. run (Josh Brown kick), 10:45. Chargers 24-7. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 4:04.
SD – Ryan Mathews 1 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 5:06. Chargers 31-7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:39.

Fourth quarter

NYG – Brandon Myers 5 yd. pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 14:54. Chargers 31-14. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:12.
SD – Nick Novak 27 yd. field goal, 7:31. Chargers 34-14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 7:23.
SD – Nick Novak 43 yd. field goal, 3:24. Chargers 37-14. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:27.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 20/32, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 21/28, 249 YDS, 3 TD

Top rushers

NYG – Andre Brown – 16 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 FUM
SD – Ryan Mathews – 29 CAR, 103 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 5 REC, 135 YDS
SD – Keenan Allen – 3 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TD

Top tacklers

NYG – Antrel Rolle – 10 TKL
SD – Marcus Gilchrist – 8 TKL, 1 FR

Week 15: at Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	14	7	3	27
Broncos	10	0	0	10	20

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 12
Game time: 6:25 p.m. MST/5:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), mostly clear
Game attendance: 76,497
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Andre Caldwell 15 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 11:51. Broncos 7-0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:09.
SD – Nick Novak 38 yd. field goal, 5:15. Broncos 7-3. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:36.
DEN – Matt Prater 32 yd. field goal, 1:22. Broncos 10-3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 19 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:46. Tied 10-10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.
SD – Keenan Allen 10 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:05. Chargers 17-10. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:26.

Third quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 23 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 11:06. Chargers 24-10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Andre Caldwell 5 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 10:25. Chargers 24-17. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:07.
SD – Nick Novak 35 yd. field goal, 2:36. Chargers 27-17. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:31.
DEN – Matt Prater 42 yd. field goal, 0:29. Chargers 27-20. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:07.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 12/20, 166 YDS, 2 TD
DEN – Peyton Manning – 27/41, 289 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 29 CAR, 127 YDS, 1 TD
DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 8 CAR, 19 YDS

Top receivers

SD – Vincent Brown – 3 REC, 54 YDS
DEN – Andre Caldwell – 6 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Shareece Wright – 7 TKL
DEN – Danny Trevathan – 10 TKL

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	10	0	3	13
Chargers	3	7	10	6	26

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 65,675
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 27 yd. field goal, 2:42. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 9:16.

Second quarter

OAK – Darren McFadden 5 yd. run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:39. Raiders 7-3. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:28.
SD – Ryan Mathews 7 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 3:13. Chargers 10-7. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:44.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20 yd. field goal, 0:10. Tied 10-10. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:26.

Third quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 4 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:00. Chargers 17-10. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:18.
SD – Nick Novak 48 yd. field goal, 0:56. Chargers 20-10. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 28 yd. field goal, 14:51. Chargers 23-10. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42 yd. field goal, 11:19. Chargers 23-13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:32.
SD – Nick Novak 33 yd. field goal, 6:23. Chargers 26-13. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:56.

Top passers

OAK – Matt McGloin – 20/36, 206 YDS, 1 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 19/29, 201 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Rashad Jennings – 10 CAR, 45 YDS
SD – Ryan Mathews – 25 CAR, 99 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

OAK – Andre Holmes – 5 REC, 71 YDS
SD – Eddie Royal – 4 REC, 54 YDS

Top tacklers

OAK – Pat Sims – 15 TKL, 1 SK
SD – Shareece Wright – 7 TKL

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	14	7	3	0	0	24
Chargers	7	7	0	10	3	27

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 29
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 66,374
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Knile Davis 17 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick), 13:03. Chiefs 7-0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:57.
SD – Ladarius Green 22 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:37. Tied 7-7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:26.
KC – Dexter McCluster 2 yd. pass from Chase Daniel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:07. Chiefs 14-7. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:43.

Second quarter

SD – Antonio Gates 4 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:56. Tied 14-14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:11.
KC – Knile Davis 2 yd. run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:07. Chiefs 21-14. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:57.

Third quarter

KC – Ryan Succop 46 yd. field goal, 7:27. Chiefs 24-14. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:17.

Fourth quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 6 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:45. Chiefs 24-21. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:29.
SD – Nick Novak 22 yd. field goal, 3:21. Tied 24-24. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.

Overtime

SD – Nick Novak 36 yd. field goal, 5:30. Chargers 27-24. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 9:30.

Top passers

KC – Chase Daniel – 21/30, 200 YDS, 1 TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/33, 229 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Knile Davis – 27 CAR, 81 YDS, 2 TD
SD – Ryan Mathews – 24 CAR, 144 YDS

Top receivers

KC – A. J. Jenkins – 3 REC, 67 YDS
SD – Keenan Allen – 5 REC, 89 YDS

Top tacklers

KC – Allen Bailey – 9 TKL
SD – Eric Weddle – 14 TKL

Kansas City missed a field goal as with a few seconds left to send the game into overtime, where Nick Novak kicked the game winner. With the win, the Chargers finished the 2013 season with a record of 9–7 and clinched the second wild card spot, becoming the 6th seed entering the playoffs.

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: #6 San Diego Chargers at #3 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	10	10	27
Bengals	0	10	0	0	10

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: January 5, 2014
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/10:05 a.m. PST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 62,277
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game book

Game information

1st quarter

SD - Danny Woodhead 5 yd. run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:56.

2nd quarter

CIN - Jermaine Gresham 4 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07.
CIN - Mike Nugent 46 yd. field goal, 0:00. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.

3rd quarter

SD - Ladarius Green 4 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
SD - Nick Novak 25 yd. field goal, 2:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.

4th quarter

SD - Nick Novak 23 yd. field goal, 14:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55.
SD - Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50.

Top passers

SD - Philip Rivers - 12/16, 128 YDS, 1 TD
CIN - Andy Dalton - 29/51, 334 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD - Ronnie Brown – 8 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD
CIN - Giovani Bernard – 12 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 FUM

Top receivers

SD - Ladarius Green – 3 REC, 34 YDS, 1 TD
CIN - Marvin Jones – 8 REC, 130 YDS

Top tacklers

SD - Donald Butler - 12 TKL, 1 FF
CIN - Rey Maualuga - 15 TKL

With the Chargers defeating the Bengals, 27-10, they advanced to the AFC Divisional Playoff Game.

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: at #1 Denver Broncos

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: #6 San Diego Chargers at #1 Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	17	17
Broncos	7	7	3	7	24

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: January 12, 2014
Game time: 2:40 p.m. MST/1:40 p.m. PST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 76,969
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game book

Game information

1st quarter

DEN - Demaryius Thomas 2 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 2:25. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:01.

2nd quarter

DEN - Wes Welker 3 yd. pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 6:00. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:13.

3rd quarter

DEN – Matt Prater 45 yd. field goal, 9:35. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 5:25.

4th quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 16 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:59. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:08.
DEN - Knowshon Moreno 3 yd. run (Matt Prater kick), 8:12. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:47.
SD - Keenan Allen 16 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:43. Broncos 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
SD - Nick Novak 30 yd. field goal, 3:53. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.

Top passers

SD - Philip Rivers – 18/27, 217 YDS, 2 TD
DEN - Peyton Manning – 25/36, 230 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD - Danny Woodhead – 9 CAR, 29 YDS
DEN - Knowshon Moreno – 23 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD

Top receivers

SD - Keenan Allen – 6 REC, 142 YDS, 2 TD
DEN - Julius Thomas – 6 REC, 76 YDS

Top tacklers

SD - Jahleel Addae - 8 TKL, 1 FF
DEN - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - 4 TKL; Champ Bailey - 4 TKL; Danny Trevathan - 4 TKL; Quentin Jammer - 4 TKL

With the Chargers falling to the Broncos, the Chargers finish the season 10-8, the 1st double digit winning season since 2009 and 1st playoff victory since 2008.

Standings

Division

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	606	399	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	2–4	7–5	430	305	L2
⁽⁶⁾ San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	396	348	W4
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	322	453	L6

Conference

AFC^[3]^[4]
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	PD	STK
Division winners
1	Denver Broncos	West	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	606	399	207	W2
2	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	444	338	106	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	430	305	125	W2
4	Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	391	336	55	W3
Wild cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	2–4	7–5	430	305	125	L2
6	San Diego Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	396	348	48	W4
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	379	370	9	W3
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	320	352	-32	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New York Jets	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	290	387	-97	W2
10	Miami Dolphins	East	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	317	335	-18	L2
11	Tennessee Titans	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	362	381	-19	W2
12	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	339	388	-49	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	322	453	-131	L6
14^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	4	12	0	.250	3–3	4–8	247	449	-202	L3
15	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	308	406	-98	L7
16	Houston Texans	South	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	276	428	-152	L14
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 9]}
↑ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28). ↑ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore. ↑ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6). ↑ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3). ↑ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami. ↑ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland. ↑ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9). ↑ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28). ↑ 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.

Footnotes

1 2 The Chargers traded their second round (No. 45 overall) and fourth round (No. 110 overall) selections to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the Cardinals' second round selection (No. 38 overall).

References

↑ Wilson, Bernie (January 9, 2013). "Colts VP Telesco hired as Chargers' GM". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
↑ Gehlken, Michael (February 1, 2014). "Philip Rivers Comeback Player of Year". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
↑ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

External links

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