2015 San Diego Chargers season

2015 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Mike McCoy
General manager Tom Telesco
Owner Alex Spanos
Home field Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record 4–12
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Jason Verrett, CB

The 2015 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the third under head coach Mike McCoy. The team had its worst season since 2003 with a 4–12 record.

Draft

Main article: 2015 NFL draft
2015 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Melvin Gordon  RB Wisconsin
2 48 Denzel Perryman  LB Miami (FL)
3 83 Craig Mager  CB Texas St
4 None — see draft trades below
5 153 Kyle Emanuel  DE North Dakota St
6 192 Darius Philon  DT Arkansas
7 None — see draft trades below
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Notes

Staff

2015 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Alex Spanos
  • Minority Owner – George Pernicano
  • Chairman/President – Dean Spanos
  • Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos
  • CEO/President - Business Operations – A. G. Spanos
  • General Manager – Tom Telesco
  • President - 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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Frank Reich
  • Quarterbacks – Nick Sirianni
  • Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
  • Wide Receivers – Fred Graves
  • Tight Ends – Pete Metzelaars
  • Offensive Line – Joe D'Alessandris
  • Assistant Offensive Line – Andrew Dees
  • Offensive Quality Control – Shane Steichen
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – John Pagano
  • Defensive Line – Don Johnson
  • Linebackers – Mike Nolan
  • Assistant Linebackers – Bobby King
  • Secondary – Ron Milus
  • Assistant Secondary – Greg Williams
  • Defensive Quality Control – Chris Shula

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Aukerman

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Lyle
  • Coaching Administrative Assistant – Mark Ridgley

Final roster

2015 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 15 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 13 Dallas Cowboys W 17–7 1–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
2 August 22 at Arizona Cardinals W 22–19 2–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
3 August 29 Seattle Seahawks L 15–16 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
4 September 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–14 2–2 Levi's Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 Detroit Lions W 33–28 1–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 19–24 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 September 27 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–31 1–2 TCF Bank Stadium Recap
4 October 4 Cleveland Browns W 30–27 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
5 October 12 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–24 2–3 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
6 October 18 at Green Bay Packers L 20–27 2–4 Lambeau Field Recap
7 October 25 Oakland Raiders L 29–37 2–5 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Baltimore Ravens L 26–29 2–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
9 November 9 Chicago Bears L 19–22 2–7 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 22 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–33 2–8 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
12 November 29 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–25 3–8 EverBank Field Recap
13 December 6 Denver Broncos L 3–17 3–9 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
14 December 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–10 3–10 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 20 Miami Dolphins W 30–14 4–10 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
16 December 24 at Oakland Raiders L 20–23 (OT) 4–11 O.co Coliseum Recap
17 January 3 at Denver Broncos L 20–27 4–12 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Week One: Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lions 7 14 0728
Chargers 3 7 101333

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • DET –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • DET –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • DET –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • DET –
  • SD –

The Chargers started their season at home against the Lions. After falling behind 21-10 at halftime, the Bolts managed to outscore the Lions 23-7 in the second half of the game and win it 33-28.

With the win, the Chargers started their season 1-0 and improved to 5-0 all-time at home against Detroit.

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 3 7619
Bengals 7 7 3724

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • CIN –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • CIN –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • CIN –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • CIN –

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 0714
Vikings 3 7 14731

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,400
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • MIN –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • MIN –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • MIN –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • MIN –

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Four: Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 3 10 31127
Chargers 7 6 71030

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • CLE –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • CLE –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • CLE –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • CLE –
  • SD –

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 71424
Chargers 7 0 01320

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • PIT –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • PIT –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • PIT –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • PIT –
  • SD –

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week Six: San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 7 7320
Packers 14 3 7327

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • GB –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • GB –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • GB –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • GB –

The Chargers travel to Lambeau Field to take on Aaron Rodgers and the red-hot Green Bay Packers. However, despite a big day from Phillip Rivers throwing for 503 yards, it wasn't enough to stun the Packers in Lambeau and they would go on to lose, 27-20.

With the close loss, the Chargers drop to 2-4.

Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 20 7037
Chargers 3 3 02329

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 67,542
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • OAK –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • OAK –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • OAK –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • OAK –
  • SD –

Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 13 7326
Ravens 6 7 61029

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • BAL –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • BAL –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • BAL –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • BAL –

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Nine: Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 7 01522
Chargers 7 9 0319

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,033
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • CHI –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • CHI –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • CHI –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • CHI –
  • SD –

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 6 71433
Chargers 0 3 003

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • KC –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • KC –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • KC –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • KC –
  • SD –

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 21 3731
Jaguars 6 3 31325

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 59,477
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter They blocked a punt
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

They blocked a punt
Top passers
  • SD –
  • JAX –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • JAX –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • JAX –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • JAX –

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 3 0017
Chargers 0 3 003

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • DEN –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • DEN –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • DEN –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • DEN –
  • SD –

Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fourteen: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 303
Chiefs 0 10 0010

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy with rain
  • Game attendance: 72,314
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • KC –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • KC –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • KC –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • KC –

Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 7714
Chargers 6 17 0730

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), fair
  • Game attendance: 66,676
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Scott Kaplan
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • MIA –
  • SD –
Top rushers
  • MIA –
  • SD –
Top receivers
  • MIA –
  • SD –
Top tacklers
  • MIA –
  • SD –

The Chargers easily dominated the Dolphins, 30-14, to go to 4-10 in what could be the last game played in San Diego.

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 7 10 03020
Raiders 7 3 28323

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • OAK –

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 3 7720
Broncos 7 0 71327

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: January 3, 2016
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,844
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • DEN –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • DEN –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • DEN –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • DEN –

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 355 296 W2
(5) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 405 287 W10
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 359 399 L1
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 320 398 L2

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division Leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .500 .479 W2
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .448 L2
3[lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .406 W1
4 Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .410 W3
Wild Cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 .496 .432 W10
6[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .504 .463 W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .441 .388 L1
8[lower-alpha 3] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .508 .438 W2
9[lower-alpha 3] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .500 .406 W2
10 Oakland Raiders West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 .512 .366 L1
11 Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .469 .469 W2
12[lower-alpha 3] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .473 .375 L3
13[lower-alpha 3] Baltimore Ravens North 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 .508 .425 L1
14 San Diego Chargers West 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 .527 .328 L2
15[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Browns North 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .531 .271 L3
16[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .492 .375 L4
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 4]
  1. 1 2 3 Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3.
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The tiebreaker was based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ 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.

References

    External links

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