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NFL team 46th season
The at the end of the season.
Despite missing the playoffs, the Chargers defeated some of the best teams in the NFL, such as the defending Super Bowl champions New England Patriots (41–17) and the previously undefeated Indianapolis Colts (26–17; ending the prospect of a perfect season ). Following the season, Drew Brees would sign as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints . Brees would be replaced by Philip Rivers who would become their starter for the next 14 seasons.
Offseason Draft Main article:
2005 NFL Draft
Personnel Staff
2005 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
Owner – Alex Spanos
President/chief executive officer – Dean Spanos
Executive vice president – Michael Spanos
Executive vice president/general manager – A. J. Smith
Assistant general manager/director of player personnel – Buddy Nix
Vice president of football operations – Ed McGuire
Director of college scouting – Jimmy Raye
Director of pro scouting – Fran Foley Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding
Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz
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Roster
2005 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, 7 inactive, 8 practice squad
Preseason Regular season Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC West rivals, the Chargers played teams from the AFC East and NFC East as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Steelers and the Colts based on divisional positions from 2004.
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 11
Dallas Cowboys
L 24–28
0–1
Qualcomm Stadium
67,679
Gamebook
2
September 18
at Denver Broncos
L 17–20
0–2
Invesco Field at Mile High
75,310
Gamebook
3
September 25
New York Giants
W 45–23
1–2
Qualcomm Stadium
65,373
Gamebook
4
October 2
at New England Patriots
W 41–17
2–2
Gillette Stadium
68,756
Gamebook
5
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 22–24
2–3
Qualcomm Stadium
68,537
Gamebook
6
October 16
at Oakland Raiders
W 27–14
3–3
McAfee Coliseum
52,666
Gamebook
7
October 23
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 17–20
3–4
Lincoln Financial Field
67,747
Gamebook
8
October 30
Kansas City Chiefs W 28–20
4–4
Qualcomm Stadium
65,750
Gamebook
9
November 6
at New York Jets
W 31–26
5–4
Giants Stadium
77,662
Gamebook
10
Bye
11
November 20
Buffalo Bills
W 48–10
6–4
Qualcomm Stadium
65,602
Gamebook
12
November 27
at Washington Redskins
W 23–17(OT)
7–4
FedExField
84,930
Gamebook
13
December 4
Oakland Raiders W 34–19
8–4
Qualcomm Stadium
66,436
Gamebook
14
December 11
Miami Dolphins
L 21–23
8–5
Qualcomm Stadium
65,026
Gamebook
15
December 18
at Indianapolis Colts
W 26–17
9–5
RCA Dome
57,389
Gamebook
16
December 24
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 7–20
9–6
Arrowhead Stadium
75,956
Gamebook
17
December 31
Denver Broncos L 7–23
9–7
Qualcomm Stadium
65,513
Gamebook
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys 0
14
7 7 28
Chargers
7
7
10 0 24
at
San Diego, California
Date : September 11Game time : 1:15 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Jose Cortez
kick), 13:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:36.
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 13-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jose Cortez kick), 9:46. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:47.
SDG – Keenan McCardell 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:07. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:39. Third quarter
SDG – Keenan McCardell 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:31. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:29.
DAL – Julius Jones 5-yard run (Jose Cortez kick), 5:41. Tied 21–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:50.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 33-yard field goal, 0:12. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 2-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jose Cortez kick), 3:06. Cowboys 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:26.
Top passers
DAL – Drew Bledsoe – 18/24, 226 yards, 3 TD
SDG – Drew Brees – 18/35, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
DAL – Julius Jones – 26 rushes, 93 yards, TD
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers
DAL – Patrick Crayton – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
SDG – Keenan McCardell – 9 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
14
0 3 17
Broncos 3
0
7 10 20
at
Denver, Colorado
Date : September 18Game time : 2:15 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 2:58. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:08. Second quarter
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 16-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 12:13. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:45.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:55. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:40. Third quarter
DEN – Champ Bailey 25-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 14:49. Chargers 14–10. Fourth quarter
DEN – Kyle Johnson 3-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 8:46. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:55.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal, 5:21. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:25.
DEN – Jason Elam 41-yard field goal, 0:05. Broncos 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16.
Top passers
Top rushers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Mike Anderson – 15 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers
Week 3: vs. New York Giants
Week 3: New York Giants at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
3
17
0 3 23
Chargers 7
14
14 10 45
at
San Diego, California
Date : September 25Game time : 5:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SDG – Keenan McCardell 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:05. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:55.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:35. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:46.
NYG – Plaxico Burress 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 3:34. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 6:01.
NYG – David Tyree 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:18.
NYG – Jay Feely 40-yard field goal, 0:11. Chargers 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:12. Third quarter
SDG – Keenan McCardell 26-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:08. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:52.
SDG – Antonio Gates 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:59. Chargers 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:48. Fourth quarter
NYG – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 12:14. Chargers 35–23. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 5:45.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:30. Chargers 42–23. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:44.
NYG – Nate Kaeding 44-yard field goal, 3:55. Chargers 45–23. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:38.
Top passers
NYG – Eli Manning – 24/41, 352 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Drew Brees – 19/22, 191 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 15 rushes, 60 yards
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 192 yards, 3 TD Top receivers
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 101 yards
SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Week 4: at New England Patriots
Week 4: San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers 3
14
14 10 41
Patriots
7
10
0 0 17
at Gillette Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : October 2Game time : 1:02 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal, 6:22. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:55.
NE – Corey Dillon 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:34. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:48. Second quarter
SDG – Keenan McCardell 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:31.
NE – Tim Dwight 30-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:29. Patriots 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:52.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:47. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:42.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 0:21. Tied 17–17. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 2:26. Third quarter
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:16. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
SDG – Reche Caldwell 28-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:19. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 21-yard field goal, 4:44. Chargers 34–17. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:55.
SDG – Clinton Hart 40-yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:34. Chargers 41–17.
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 19/24, 248 yards, 2 TD
NE – Tom Brady – 19/32, 224 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
NE – Corey Dillon – 14 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers 0
14
0 10 24
Chargers
0
7
6 9 22
at
San Diego, California
Date : October 10Game time : 6:00 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 34-yard field goal, 9:42. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:13.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 3:54. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 41-yard field goal, 11:41. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:50.
PIT – Heath Miller 16-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 10:30. Steelers 21–16. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:11.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (run failed), 4:42. Chargers 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:48.
PIT – Jeff Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:06. Chargers 24–22. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:36.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/26, 225 yards, TD
SDG – Drew Brees – 20/35, 219 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 17 rushes, 54 yards, TD
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 18 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 6: at Oakland Raiders
Week 6: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers 14
10
3 0 27
Raiders
7
0
7 0 14
at
Date : October 16Game time : 1:15 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 10:25. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:32.
SDG – Justin Peelle 4-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:39. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:17. Third quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 33-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56.
OAK – LaMont Jordan 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:34. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28. Fourth quarter
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 14/20, 164 yards, TD
OAK – Kerry Collins – 24/48, 292 yards, INT Top rushers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 31 rushes, 140 yards, TD
OAK – LaMont Jordan – 12 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD
OAK – Doug Gabriel – 5 receptions, 84 yards
Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
0
7 10 17
Eagles 0
7
3 10 20
at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : October 23Game time : 1:02 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHI – Todd France 23-yard field goal, 9:42. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28.
SDG – Keenan McCardell 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:21. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. Fourth quarter
SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:48. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 34-yard field goal, 9:21. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56.
PHI – Todd France 40-yard field goal, 6:24. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28.
PHI – Matt Ware 65-yard blocked field goal return (Todd France kick), 2:25. Eagles 20–17.
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 23/40, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 35/54, 287 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
SDG – Drew Brees – 1 rush, 9 yards
PHI – Brian Westbrook – 10 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers
SDG – Reche Caldwell – 4 receptions, 97 yards
PHI – Brian Westbrook – 10 receptions, 75 yards
Week 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
3
7 10 20
Chargers 7
14
0 7 28
at
San Diego, California
Date : October 30Game time : 1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C), relative humidity 64%, wind 8 mphGame attendance : 65,750Referee : Ed Hochuli TV announcers (CBS) : Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie BernsteinBox score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SDG – Eric Parker 17-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 14:56. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:20.
KAN – Lawrence Tynes 34-yard field goal, 1:56. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:28.
SDG – Antonio Gates 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:27. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:29. Third quarter
KAN – Tony Gonzalez 16-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:45. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter
KAN – Lawrence Tynes 20-yard field goal, 12:00. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:00.
SDG – Antonio Gates 35-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:10. Chargers 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:50.
KAN – Eddie Kennison 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:12. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:37.
Top passers
KAN – Trent Green – 31/43, 347 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Drew Brees – 25/43, 324 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
KAN – Larry Johnson – 6 rushes, 55 yards
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 17 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers
KAN – Eddie Kennison – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD
SDG – Antonio Gates – 10 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD
Week 9: at New York Jets
Week 9: San Diego Chargers at New York Jets – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers 14
7
7 3 31
Jets
0
10
3 13 26
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 6Game time : 1:02 p.m. EST
Game weather : 63 °F (17 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 12 mphGame attendance : 77,662Referee : Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS) : Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen KeteyianBox score
Game information
First quarter
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:44. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:50.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 25-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:21. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:39. Second quarter
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:57. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:54. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 7:03.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 35-yard field goal, 3:37. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:17. Third quarter
NYJ – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 11:10. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:16.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:51. Chargers 28–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter
NYJ – Jerald Sowell 5-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Nugent kick), 12:27. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:24.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 18-yard field goal, 8:35. Chargers 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:52.
NYJ – Laveranues Coles 8-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (pass failed), 6:14. Chargers 31–26. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:21.
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 20/27, 270 yards, TD, INT
NYJ – Brooks Bollinger – 11/20, 106 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 107 yards, 3 TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 21 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers
SDG – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 132 yards
NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 11: Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
3
7
0 0 10
Chargers 14
21
3 10 48
at
San Diego, California
Date : November 20Game time : 1:15 p.m. PST
Game weather : 78 °F (26 °C), relative humidity 33%, wind 10 mphGame attendance : 65,602Referee : Bill Leavy TV announcers (CBS) : Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker and Scott Kaplan Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SDG – Eric Parker 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:22. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54.
SDG – Lorenzo Neal 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:12. Chargers 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:56.
BUF – Daimon Shelton 3-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:23. Chargers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:49.
SDG – Keenan McCardell 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:37. Chargers 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:46. Third quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:31. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 38-yard field goal, 14:14. Chargers 41–10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:02.
SDG – Michael Turner 8-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:06. Chargers 48–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 7:03.
Top passers
BUF – J. P. Losman – 20/36, 168 yards, TD, INT
SDG – Drew Brees – 28/33, 339 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
BUF – Willis McGahee – 4 rushes, 69 yards
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers
BUF – Lee Evans – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD
SDG – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Week 12: at Washington Redskins
Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Chargers 0
7
0 10 6 23
Redskins
3
7
7 0 0 17
at
Date : November 27Game time : 1:02 p.m. EST
Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C), relative humidity 61%, no windGame attendance : 84,930Referee : Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan and Randy CrossBox score
Game information
First quarter
WAS – John Hall 38-yard field goal, 5:22. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:31. Second quarter
Third quarter
WAS – Rock Cartwright 13-yard run (John Hall kick), 3:14. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 14:08. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:06.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 32-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:29. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:07. Overtime
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 41-yard run, 14:26. Chargers 23–17. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:34.
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 22/44, 215 yards, 3 INT
WAS – Mark Brunell – 17/27, 194 yards, TD Top rushers
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD
WAS – Clinton Portis – 29 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers
SDG – Eric Parker – 7 receptions, 98 yards
WAS – Santana Moss – 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 13: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
3
7
0 0 10
Chargers 3
14
7 10 34
at
San Diego, California
Date : December 4Game time : 5:35 p.m. PST
Game weather : 56 °F (13 °C), relative humidity 53%, wind 8 mphGame attendance : 66,436Referee : Bill Vinovich TV announcers (CBS) : Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy KolberBox score
Game information
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 11:33. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:27.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:44. Second quarter
SDG – Antonio Gates 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:14. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:15.
OAK – Courtney Anderson 16-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:59. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:15.
SDG – Michael Turner 2-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:18. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:41. Third quarter
SDG – Eric Parker 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:55. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:32. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 13:33. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:53.
SDG – Clinton Hart 70-yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:29. Chargers 34–10.
Top passers
OAK – Kerry Collins – 22/40, 236 yards, TD, INT
SDG – Drew Brees – 17/22, 160 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 14: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dolphins
0
3
17 3 23
Chargers 7
0
0 14 21
at
San Diego, California
Date : December 11Game time : 1:15 p.m. PST
Game weather : 69 °F (21 °C), relative humidity 23%, wind 8 mphGame attendance : 65,026Referee : Tony Corrente TV announcers (CBS) : Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker and Scott KaplanBox score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 3:39. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:59. Third quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 39-yard field goal, 11:43. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:17.
MIA – Chris Chambers 8-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 10:35. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:01.
MIA – Chris Chambers 35-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 3:26. Dolphins 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter
SDG – Drew Brees 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:34. Dolphins 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:52.
MIA – Olindo Mare 20-yard field goal, 1:11. Dolphins 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 1:20.
SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:15. Dolphins 23–21. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 0:56.
Top passers
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/22, 229 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Drew Brees – 35/52, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
MIA – Chris Chambers – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
SDG – Antonio Gates – 13 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers 10
3
3 10 26
Colts
0
0
17 0 17
at
Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : December 18Game time : 1:02 p.m. EST
Game weather : N/A (game played indoors)Game attendance : 57,389Referee : Terry McAulay TV announcers (CBS) : Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen KeteyianBox score
Game information
First quarter
SDG – Keenan McCardell 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:13. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:50.
SDG – Nate Kaeding 36-yard field goal, 1:56. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:20. Second quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 20-yard field goal, 0:15. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 18 plays, 91 yards, 8:18. Third quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 9:30. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:19.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard field goal, 6:41. Chargers 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:49.
IND – Edgerrin James 1-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 3:42. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:52.
IND – Dallas Clark 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 0:40. Colts 17–16. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:47. Fourth quarter
SDG – Nate Kaeding 49-yard field goal, 6:41. Chargers 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:28.
SDG – Michael Turner 83-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:09. Chargers 26–17. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:19.
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 22/33, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
IND – Peyton Manning – 26/45, 336 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
SDG – Michael Turner – 8 rushes, 113 yards, TD
IND – Edgerrin James – 13 rushes, 25 yards, TD Top receivers
SDG – Keenan McCardell – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD
IND – Marvin Harrison – 8 receptions, 135 yards
Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
7
0
0 0 7
Chiefs 7
13
0 0 20
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 24Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather : 42 °F (6 °C), relative humidity 89%, wind 10 mphGame attendance : 75,956Referee : Mike Carey TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan and Randy CrossBox score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KAN – Samie Parker 42-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 14:53. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:13.
KAN – Larry Johnson 28-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed), 1:45. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:37. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SDG – Drew Brees – 18/33, 161 yards, TD, INT
KAN – Trent Green – 19/35, 207 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 17: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos 0
14
2 7 23
Chargers
0
7
0 0 7
at
San Diego, California
Date : December 31Game time : 1:35 p.m. PST
Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 63%, wind 8 mphGame attendance : 65,513Referee : Scott Green TV announcers (CBS) : Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie BernsteinBox score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DEN – Tatum Bell 6-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 11:48. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16.
DEN – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:24. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16.
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:38. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:45. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DEN – Tatum Bell 19-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:32. Broncos 23–7. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16.
Top passers
Top rushers
DEN – Ron Dayne – 13 rushes, 64 yards
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD Top receivers
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