1. Draft

2. Staff

3. Final roster

4. Schedule
    Preseason  Regular season  Game summaries  Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs  Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars  Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts  Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints  Week 5: at Oakland Raiders  Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos  Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons  Week 8: at Denver Broncos  Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans  Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins  Week 12: at Houston Texans  Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers  Week 14: at Carolina Panthers  Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders  Week 16: at Cleveland Browns  Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs 

5. Standings
    Division  Conference 

6. References

7. External links

The 2016 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall, the 56th and final season in San Diego, California and the fourth under head coach Mike McCoy.

Due to the age of Qualcomm Stadium, there was speculation that the team would be relocating 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 move 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 Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park 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.^[1]

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.

On January 1, 2017, the Chargers fired McCoy after four seasons.^[2]

Draft

• 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 {{nfly|2015}} free agency period, the team received one compensatory selection for the 2016 draft in the fifth round.^[3] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015 did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.^[4]

Staff

• 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
• Senior Director of Pro Personnel – Louis Clark
• Director of Player Personnel – JoJo Wooden
• Director of College Scouting – Kevin Kelly

• Head Coach – Mike McCoy

• Offensive Coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt
• Quarterbacks – Shane Steichen
• Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
• Wide Receivers – Nick Sirianni
• Tight Ends – John McNulty
• Offensive Line – Jeff Davidson
• Assistant Offensive Line – Dave DeGuglielmo
• Senior Offensive Assistant – Fred Graves
• Offensive Assistant – Tommy Rees
• Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense – Mark Ridgley

• Defensive Coordinator – John Pagano
• Defensive Line – Giff Smith
• Linebackers – Bob Babich
• Assistant Linebackers – Bobby King
• Defensive Backs – Ron Milus
• Assistant Defensive Backs – Chris Harris
• Defensive Quality Control – Chris Shula

• Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Aukerman
• Special Teams Assistant – Marquice Williams

• Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
• Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Lyle

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• KC – Alex Smith 2-yard run, 9:53. Chiefs 33–27. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:07.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 25/36, 243 yards, TD
• KC – Alex Smith – 34/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT

• SD – Danny Woodhead – 16 rushes, 89 yards
• KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD

• 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

• SD – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:14. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• JAX – Blake Bortles – 31/50, 329 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 17/24, 220 yards, 4 TD

• JAX – Blake Bortles – 3 rushes, 34 yards
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 24 rushes, 102 yards, TD

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 26/39, 330 yards
• IND – Andrew Luck – 24/37, 331 yards, TD, INT

• SD – Melvin Gordon – 16 rushes, 35 yards, TD
• IND – Frank Gore – 21 rushes, 82 yards, TD

• 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

• NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 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.

• 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.

• NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 9:00. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:18.

• 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.

• NO – Drew Brees – 23/36, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 28/43, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT

• NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 18 rushes, 56 yards, TD
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 19 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD

• NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 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

• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 8:01.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 21/30, 359 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
• OAK – Derek Carr – 25/40, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT

• SD – Melvin Gordon – 16 rushes, 69 yards
• OAK – Jalen Richard – 8 rushes, 31 yards

• 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

• SD – Hunter Henry 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 8:00. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:00.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• DEN – Trevor Siemian – 30/50, 230 yards, TD
• SD – Philip Rivers – 18/29, 178 yards, TD

• DEN – Devontae Booker – 5 rushes, 46 yards
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 27 rushes, 94 yards

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• SD – Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, 4:50. Falcons 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:15.

• 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.

• SD – Josh Lambo 42-yard field goal, 9:01. Chargers 33–30. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:11.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 27/44, 371 yards, TD, INT
• ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/34, 273 yards, TD, INT

• SD – Melvin Gordon – 22 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
• ATL – Tevin Coleman – 8 rushes, 64 yards, TD

• 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

• 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.

• DEN – Bradley Roby 49-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 9:10. Broncos 10–7.

• 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.

• 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.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 20/47, 267 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
• DEN – Trevor Siemian – 20/38, 276 yards, INT

• SD – Melvin Gordon – 23 rushes, 111 yards
• DEN – Devontae Booker – 19 rushes, 54 yards, TD

• SD – Dontrelle Inman – 4 receptions, 72 yards
• DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 79 yards

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• TEN – Marcus Mariota – 27/43, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 275 yards, 2 TD

• TEN – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 51 yards, TD
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 32 rushes, 196 yards, TD

• TEN – Richard Matthews – 6 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
• SD – Antonio Gates – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins

• No scoring plays

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 17/24, 240 yards, 2 TD
• SD – Philip Rivers – 23/44, 326 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT

• MIA – Jay Ajayi – 19 rushes, 79 yards
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 24 rushes, 70 yards

• 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

• No scoring plays

• 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.

• No scoring plays

• 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.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 22/30, 242 yards, 3 TD, INT
• HOU – Brock Osweiler – 22/37, 246 yards, 3 INT

• SD – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 70 yards
• HOU – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 57 yards

• 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

• 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.

• SD – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 10:08. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:04.

• 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.

• 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.

• TB – Jameis Winston – 20/30, 280 yards, TD, INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 15/26, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

• TB – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 84 yards, TD
• SD – Doug Martin – 17 rushes, 45 yards, TD

• TB – Cameron Brate – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
• SD – Melvin Gordon – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• CAR – Philip Rivers sacked in the end zone by Mario Addison for a safety, 10:09. Panthers 28–16.

• SD – Philip Rivers – 21/39, 236 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
• CAR – Cam Newton – 10/27, 160 yards, TD, INT

• SD – Kenneth Farrow – 16 rushes, 55 yards
• CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 rushes, 66 yards, TD

• SD – Dontrelle Inman – 6 receptions, 71 yards, TD
• CAR – Greg Olsen – 4 receptions, 87 yards

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• OAK – Derek Carr – 19/30, 213 yards, TD, INT
• KC – Philip Rivers – 17/30, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT

• OAK – Latavius Murray – 13 rushes, 81 yards
• KC – Kenneth Farrow – 15 rushes, 39 yards

• OAK – Michael Crabtree – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD
• KC – Dontrelle Inman – 5 receptions, 68 yards

• 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.

Week 16: at Cleveland Browns

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• No scoring plays

• SD – Philip Rivers – 23/46, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT
• CLE – Robert Griffin III – 17/25, 164 yards

• SD – Kenneth Farrow – 9 rushes, 28 yards
• CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 16 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• KC – Alex Smith – 21/28, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 22/38, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

• KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 58 yards
• SD – Andre Williams – 18 rushes, 87 yards

• 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.

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