2016 San Diego Chargers season

2016 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Mike McCoy
General manager	Tom Telesco
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	5–6
Division place	4th AFC West

The 2016 San Diego Chargers season is the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the fourth under head coach Mike McCoy. However, due to the age of Qualcomm Stadium, there was speculation that the team would be relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise played their first season in 1960, following 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 and released a statement and a video on the team's website. The league made their decision in a special meeting on January 12; the league approved the Chargers to relocate if they chose to share Los Angeles Entertainment Center 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, California for the 2016 season as negotiations with the city continue; the team also, at the same time, 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%, Because of this this may be the Chargers final season in San Diego.

This will also be the first time in nine seasons that Pro Bowler free safety Eric Weddle is not on the team, due to his leave because of free agency to the Baltimore Ravens. In his so far nine-year career, Weddle has spent his entire career with the Chargers, starting from the 2007 NFL season.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2016 San Diego Chargers draft
1	3	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio St
2	35	Hunter Henry	TE	Arkansas
3	66	Max Tuerk	C	USC
4	102	Joshua Perry	LB	Ohio St
5	175	Jatavis Brown	LB	Akron	Compensatory
6	179	Drew Kaser	P	Texas A&M
6	198	Derek Watt	FB	Wisconsin
7	224	Donavon Clark	G	Michigan St
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

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 2015 free agency period, the team received one compensatory selection for the 2016 draft in the fifth round.^[2] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015 did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.^[3]

Staff

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

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike McCoy

Offensive Coaches

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 Coaches

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 Coaches

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

Strength and Conditioning

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

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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks

10 Kellen Clemens
17 Philip Rivers

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

57 Jatavis Brown ILB
51 Kyle Emanuel OLB
54 Melvin Ingram OLB
46 Chris Landrum OLB
53 Joshua Perry ILB
52 Denzel Perryman ILB
56 Korey Toomer ILB
58 Tourek Williams OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

2 Josh Lambo K
8 Drew Kaser P
47 Mike Windt LS

Reserve lists

13 Keenan Allen WR (IR)
97 Jeremiah Attaochu OLB (IR)
91 Zamir Carlis DE (IR)
63 Donavon Clark G (IR)
87 Jeff Cumberland TE (IR)
48 Nick Dzubnar ILB (IR)
59 Brock Hekking LB (IR)
81 Javontee Herndon WR (IR)
11 Stevie Johnson WR (IR)
70 Tyler Johnstone OT (IR)
98 Sean Lissemore NT (IR)
33 Dexter McCluster RB
92 Brandon Mebane NT
43 Branden Oliver RB (IR)
91 Caraun Reid DE (IR)
50 Manti Te'o ILB (IR)
22 Jason Verrett CB (IR)
39 Danny Woodhead RB (IR)
91 Carlos Wray DE (IR)

Practice squad

67 Brett Boyko T
96 Kaleb Eulls DE
59 Carlos Fields LB
35 Mike Lee CB
40 Chris McCain LB
30 Adrian McDonald S
83 Jake McGee TE
44 Andre Williams RB
7 Dom Williams WR

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 3, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 19 Inactive, 9 Practice Squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–27	0–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Arizona Cardinals	W 19–3	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–23	1–2	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	September 18	1:25 p.m. PDT	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 38–14	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 25	1:25 p.m. PDT	at Indianapolis Colts	L 22–26	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	1:25 p.m. PDT	New Orleans Saints	L 34–35	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Fox	Recap
5	October 9	1:25 p.m. PDT	at Oakland Raiders	L 31–34	1–4	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
6	October 13	5:25 p.m. PDT	Denver Broncos	W 21–13	2–4	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter	Recap
7	October 23	1:05 p.m. PDT	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–30 (OT)	3–4	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
8	October 30	1:05 p.m. PDT	at Denver Broncos	L 19–27	3–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	CBS	Recap
9	November 6	1:25 p.m. PST	Tennessee Titans	W 43–35	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS	Recap
10	November 13	1:05 p.m. PST	Miami Dolphins	L 24–31	4–6	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	10:00 a.m. PST	at Houston Texans	W 21–13	5–6	NRG Stadium	CBS	Recap
13	December 4	1:25 p.m. PST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Qualcomm Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	10:00 a.m. PST	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	1:25 p.m. PST	Oakland Raiders			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	10:00 a.m. PST	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
17	January 1	1:25 p.m. PST	Kansas City Chiefs			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	14	3	3	0	27
Chiefs	3	0	7	17	6	33

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 73,238
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC FG Santos 47 yds. (7-46, 3:09) 3–0
SD TD Gordon 1 yd. run (Lambo kick) (6-75, 3:24) 3–7

Second quarter

SD TD Gordon 6 yd. run (Lambo kick) (13-80, 6:51) 3–14
SD TD Woodhead 4 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) (6-38, 3:32) 3–21

Third quarter

SD FG Lambo 29 yds. (9-34, 4:00) 3–24
KC TD Hill 9 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-75, 3:15) 10–24

Fourth quarter

SD FG Lambo 28 yds. (9-65, 4:23) 10–27
KC TD Maclin 19 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-56, 2:02) 17–27
KC FG Santos 33 yds. (12-62, 3:40) 20–27
KC FG Ware 5 yd. run (Santos kick) (4-42, 0:46) 27–27

Overtime

KC FG Smith 2 yd. run (10-70, 5:07) (10-70, 5:07) 33–27

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers 25/36 243 yards 1 TD 0 INT
KC – Alex Smith 34/48 363 yards 2 TDs 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Danny Woodhead 89 yards 5.6 yard average 0 TD
KC – Spencer Ware 70 yards 6.4 yard average 1 TD

Top receivers

SD – Tyrell Williams 2 receptions 71 yards 0 TD
KC – Spencer Ware 7 receptions 129 yards 0 TD

Top tacklers

SD – Brandon Flowers 8 solo 0 assist
KC – Justin March 8 solo 1 assist

Leading 21–3 at halftime, the Chargers blew their lead only scoring 6 more points by field goals as the Chiefs rallied 24 unanswered points forcing overtime where the Chiefs won dropping the Chargers 0–1.

Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	14	14
Chargers	7	14	14	3	38

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 52,165
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

SD – Travis Benjamin 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:34.
SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), Chargers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:11.

Third quarter

SD – Tyrell Williams 44-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), Chargers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:33.
SD – Travis Benjamin 45-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), Chargers 35–0. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 4:18.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Marcedes Lewis 4-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Chargers 35–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:54.
SD – Josh Lambo 25-yard field goal, Chargers 38–7. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 5:54.
JAX – Corey Grant 15-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Chargers 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

JAX – Marqise Lee – 5 receptions, 75 yards
SD – Travis Benjamin – 6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Telvin Smith – 7 tackles, 2 assists
SD – Dwight Lowery – 7 tackles, 1 assist

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	13	6	3	22
Colts	10	3	7	6	26

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 25
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,747
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SD –
IND –

Top rushers

SD –
IND –

Top receivers

SD –
IND –

Top tacklers

SD –
IND –

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	7	7	14	35
Chargers	7	17	0	10	34

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), fair
Game attendance: 60,641
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
SD –

Top rushers

NO –
SD –

Top receivers

NO –
SD –

Top tacklers

NO –
SD –

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	14	7	31
Raiders	3	6	18	7	34

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 54,275
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

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 6: vs. Denver Broncos

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	0	10	13
Chargers	7	3	9	2	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 13
Game time: 5:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), fair
Game attendance: 58,904
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

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 –

The Chargers wore Color Rush uniforms with shades of blue and yellow San Diego used from 1974 until 1984.

Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	10	3	10	3	33
Falcons	6	21	0	3	0	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: October 23
Game time: 4:05 p.m. PDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SD –
ATL –

Top rushers

SD –
ATL –

Top receivers

SD –
ATL –

Top tacklers

SD –
ATL –

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	6	6	19
Broncos	3	7	7	10	27

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 30
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 76,756
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
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 –

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	14	7	14	35
Chargers	9	10	14	10	43

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 52,281
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts, and Scott Kaplan
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TEN –
SD –

Top rushers

TEN –
SD –

Top receivers

TEN –
SD –

Top tacklers

TEN –
SD –

Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	14	10	31
Chargers	0	10	7	7	24

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 55,107
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
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 –

Week 12: at Houston Texans

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	7	21
Texans	0	7	0	6	13

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,897
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SD –
HOU –

Top rushers

SD –
HOU –

Top receivers

SD –
HOU –

Top tacklers

SD –
HOU –

Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Thirteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 4
Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, David Diehl and Holly Sonders
Preview

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

TB –
SD –

Top rushers

TB –
SD –

Top receivers

TB –
SD –

Top tacklers

TB –
SD –

Standings

Division

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	9	2	0	.818	2–1	6–1	307	275	W5
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	0	.750	3–0	6–2	281	242	W2
Denver Broncos	8	4	0	.667	1–3	5–3	288	223	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	6	0	.455	1–3	4–5	314	290	W1

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	10	2	0	.833	3–1	7–1	.414	.370	W3
2	Oakland Raiders	West	9	2	0	.818	2–1	6–1	.508	.470	W5
3	Baltimore Ravens	North	7	5	0	.583	4–0	7–2	.439	.257	W2
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Houston Texans	South	6	6	0	.500	3–0	4–4	.541	.448	L3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	9	3	0	.750	3–0	6–2	.479	.455	W1
6	Denver Broncos	West	8	4	0	.667	1–3	5–3	.525	.448	W1
In the Hunt
7	Miami Dolphins	East	7	5	0	.583	2–1	5–4	.415	.321	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	.521	.388	W2
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Buffalo Bills	East	6	5	0	.545	1–3	3–4	.467	.364	W2
10^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tennessee Titans	South	6	6	0	.500	1–3	3–5	.439	.333	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	5	6	0	.455	2–2	3–5	.484	.411	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}	San Diego Chargers	West	5	6	0	.455	1–3	4–5	.566	.500	W1
13	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	7	1	.375	1–2	3–5	.561	.294	W1
14	New York Jets	East	3	8	0	.273	1–2	3–5	.504	.353	L3
Eliminated from postseason contention
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	10	0	.167	1–2	1–8	.529	.318	L7
16	Cleveland Browns	North	0	12	0	.000	0–4	0–8	.576	.000	L12
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 2 Houston wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head win percentage. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over San Diego based on head-to-head win percentage. ↑ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

↑ Hirsh, Lou (January 29, 2016). Chargers to Play in S.D. for 2016; More Negotiations Planned. San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
↑ "Over The Cap".
↑ Florio, Mike (March 31, 2015). "June 1 free-agency deadline moved to May 12". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

External links

Official website

San Diego Chargers

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