2004 San Diego Chargers season

2004 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	A.J. Smith
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jets) 17–20 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	3[1] QB Drew Brees TE Antonio Gates RB LaDainian Tomlinson
AP All-Pros	4[2] LB Donnie Edwards (2nd team) TE Antonio Gates (1st team) RB LaDainian Tomlinson (1st team) DT Jamal Williams (2nd team)

The 2004 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 45th overall and the third under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving quarterback Philip Rivers. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2003 and finished the regular season 12–4, made the playoffs for the first time in nine years, and captured their first division title since the 1994 season. In the playoffs they lost in overtime to the New York Jets. At the end of the season Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
WR Keenan McCardell (Buccaneers)	DE Raylee Johnson (Broncos)
T Roman Oben (Buccaneers)	C Cory Raymer (Redskins)
LB Randall Godfrey (Seahawks)	G Kelvin Garmon (Browns)
	WR David Boston (Dolphins)

NFL draft

Entering the draft, the consensus top pick was Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning. However, Manning had said prior to the draft that he did not want to play for the Chargers and would not sign with them if he was drafted. The Chargers would strike a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises. The Chargers would select Manning first overall, as they had intended to. The Giants would then draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State, and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning.

2004 San Diego Chargers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Eli Manning *	QB	Ole Miss	traded to NY Giants
2	35	Igor Olshansky	DT	Oregon
3	65	Nate Kaeding *	K	Iowa	From NY Giants
3	66	Nick Hardwick *	C	Purdue
4	98	Shaun Phillips *	DE	Purdue
5	133	Dave Ball	DE	UCLA
5	154	Michael Turner *	RB	NIU	from Miami
6	169	Ryan Krause	TE	Nebraska-Omaha
7	204	Ryon Bingham	DT	Nebraska
7	209	Shane Olivea	OT	Ohio State	from Atlanta
7	254	Carlos Joseph	OT	Miami (FL)
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2004 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 Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant head coach – Tim Brewster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Cam Cameron Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Wide receivers – James Lofton Tight ends – Tim Brewster Offensive line – Hudson Houck Offensive assistant/quality control – Pete Carmichael, Jr.

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Greg Manusky Secondary – Brian Stewart Defensive assistant/quality control – John Pagano Special teams coaches Special teams – Steve Crosby Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

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Roster

2004 San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  9 Drew Brees  7 Doug Flutie 12 Cleo Lemon 17 Philip Rivers Running backs (RB) 24 Jesse Chatman PR 41 Lorenzo Neal FB 34 Andrew Pinnock FB 21 LaDainian Tomlinson 33 Michael Turner Wide receivers (WR) 87 Tim Dwight KR/PR 13 Malcom Floyd 86 Keenan McCardell 88 Eric Parker PR 81 Kassim Osgood 83 Bobby Shaw Tight ends (TE) 85 Antonio Gates 89 Ryan Krause 84 Justin Peelle

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 David Brandt C/G 68 Kris Dielman G 77 Toniu Fonoti G 79 Mike Goff G 62 Bob Hallen C/G 61 Nick Hardwick C 75 Leander Jordan G/T 72 Roman Oben T 70 Shane Olivea T Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 90 Adrian Dingle DE 92 Jason Fisk NT 99 Igor Olshansky DE 94 Robert Pollard DE 78 DeQuincy Scott DE 76 Jamal Williams NT

Linebackers (LB) 54 Stephen Cooper ILB 59 Donnie Edwards ILB 53 Steve Foley OLB 58 Randall Godfrey ILB 51 Ben Leber OLB 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 56 Matt Wilhelm ILB Defensive backs (DB) 45 Robb Butler CB 22 Sammy Davis CB 25 Jamar Fletcher CB 29 Drayton Florence CB 42 Clinton Hart SS 23 Quentin Jammer CB 48 Terrence Kiel SS 31 Hanik Milligan FS 20 Jerry Wilson FS Special teams 50 David Binn LS 10 Nate Kaeding K  5 Mike Scifres P

Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 reserve, 7 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Houston Texans	W 27–20	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	New York Jets	L 28–34	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Denver Broncos	L 13–23	1–2	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
4	October 3	Tennessee Titans	W 38–17	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 34–21	3–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–21	3–3	Georgia Dome	Recap
7	October 24	at Carolina Panthers	W 17–6	4–3	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Oakland Raiders	W 42–14	5–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	New Orleans Saints	W 43–17	6–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 21	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	7–3	McAfee Coliseum	Recap
12	November 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–31	8–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	Denver Broncos	W 20–17	9–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–24	10–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–0	11–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–34 (OT)	11–4	RCA Dome	Recap
17	January 2, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–17	12–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Texans

Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	10	7	27
Texans	3	10	7	0	20

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 12:05 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: N/A (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 70,255
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 11:49. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:11. SDG – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 6:35. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:14. Second quarter HOU – Kris Brown 20-yard field goal, 14:07. Texans 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:28. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:51. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:22. HOU – Dominick Davis 2-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:43. Texans 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:08. Third quarter SDG – Reche Caldwell 36-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:12. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 2:15. HOU – Dominick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:36. Texans 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:36. SDG – Nate Kaeding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:36. Fourth quarter SDG – Eric Parker 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:34. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:13. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 17/24, 209 yards, 2 TD HOU – David Carr – 19/25, 229 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 121 yards, TD HOU – Domanick Williams – 21 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 123 yards HOU – Domanick Williams – 5 receptions, 70 yards

Week 2: vs. New York Jets

Week 2: New York Jets at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	14	3	10	7	34
Chargers	0	7	7	14	28

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), humidity 67 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 57,310
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
• Box score

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 7:50. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:08. NYJ – Curtis Martin 2-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 3:42. Jets 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:16. Second quarter NYJ – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal, 9:40. Jets 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:55. SDG – Tim Dwight 87-yard kickoff return (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:28. Jets 17–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12. Third quarter NYJ – Doug Brien 23-yard field goal, 11:16. Jets 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:44. NYJ – Jerald Sowell 4-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 3:31. Jets 27–7. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:24. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:12. Jets 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter SDG – Reche Caldwell 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:38. Jets 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:21. NYJ – Chris Baker 1-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 3:56. Jets 34–21. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:42. SDG – Doug Flutie 6-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:30. Jets 34–28. Drive: 18 plays, 81 yards, 3:26. Top passers NYJ – Chad Pennington – 22/29, 258 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 8/19, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYJ – Curtis Martin – 32 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 87 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Santana Moss – 4 receptions, 97 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 3 receptions, 76 yards

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	0	7	3	13
Broncos	7	6	7	3	23

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), humidity 26 percent, wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
• Game attendance: 74,533
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen Keteyian
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DEN – Rod Smith 16-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 8:15. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:27. SDG – Nate Kaeding 23-yard field goal, 2:18. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:57. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 12:24. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:54. DEN – Jason Elam 23-yard field goal, 7:43. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:14. Third quarter SDG – Drew Brees 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:37. Broncos 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:40. DEN – Ashley Lelie 33-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 3:29. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:08. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 51-yard field goal, 14:06. Broncos 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:23. DEN – Jason Elam 43-yard field goal, 11:12. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:54. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 14/29, 121 yards DEN – Jake Plummer – 25/36, 294 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 22 rushes, 60 yards DEN – Garrison Hearst – 3 rushes, 13 yards Top receivers SDG – Reche Caldwell – 3 receptions, 39 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	7	0	10	17
Chargers	7	14	3	14	38

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23.3 °C), humidity 69 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 54,006
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein and Scott Kaplan
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 15-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 5:56. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:45. Second quarter TEN – Derrick Mason 4-yard pass from Billy Volek (Gary Anderson kick), 14:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:46. SDG – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 5:16. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:57. SDG – Justin Peelle 10-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:38. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:37. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 31-yard field goal, 4:18. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter TEN – Gary Anderson 24-yard field goal, 12:26. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 6:52. TEN – Shad Meier 3-yard pass from Billy Volek (Gary Anderson kick), 7:04. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:22. SDG – Reche Caldwell 58-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:42. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:22. SDG – Jesse Chatman 21-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:18. Chargers 38–17. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:07. Top passers TEN – Billy Volek – 39/58, 279 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 16/20, 206 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TEN – Chris Brown – 15 rushes, 55 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 17 rushes, 147 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Drew Bennett – 9 receptions, 109 yards SDG – Reche Caldwell – 3 receptions, 110 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	14	21
Chargers	14	7	6	7	34

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), humidity 76 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 52,101
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:14. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:46. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:03. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:13. Second quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:23. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:03. JAC – Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:33. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 7:50. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 21-yard field goal, 7:15. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:31. SDG – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 0:46. Chargers 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:54. Fourth quarter JAC – Byron Leftwich 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:42. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 5:04. SDG – Jesse Chatman 41-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:54. Chargers 34–14. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:48. JAC – Cortez Hankton 7-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 7:21. Chargers 34–21. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:33. Top passers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 36/54, 357 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Drew Brees – 17/26, 211 yards, 2 TD Top rushers JAC – Fred Taylor – 11 rushes, 64 yards SDG – Jesse Chatman – 11 rushes, 103 yards, TD Top receivers JAC – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 113 yards SDG – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 6: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	14	3	3	20
{{{home}}}	0	7	0	14	21

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
• Game attendance: 70,187
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ATL – Alge Crumpler 19-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 10:24. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:49. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 1:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 9:06. SDG – Eric Parker 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:18. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:20. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 53-yard field goal, 5:10. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:13. Fourth quarter ATL – Michael Vick 14-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 13:09. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:43. ATL – Dez White 32-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 10:12. Falcons 21–17. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:02. SDG – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:11. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 23/31, 227 yards, TD, INT ATL – Michael Vick – 12/21, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 23 rushes, 64 yards, TD ATL – T. J. Duckett – 11 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 80 yards ATL – Peerless Price – 2 receptions, 67 yards

Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

Week 7: San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	10	7	17
Panthers	6	0	0	0	6

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), humidity 90 percent, wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
• Game attendance: 73,096
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter CAR – John Kasay 28-yard field goal, 8:21. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:39. CAR – John Kasay 21-yard field goal, 3:28. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:34. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:13. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:33. SDG – Nate Kaeding 44-yard field goal, 2:36. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:32. Fourth quarter SDG – Jesse Chatman 5-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 1:42. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:37. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 21/32, 196 yards CAR – Jake Delhomme – 17/36, 155 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Jesse Chatman – 8 rushes, 69 yards, TD CAR – Brad Hoover – 24 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers SDG – Keenan McCardell – 5 receptions, 65 yards CAR – Keary Colbert – 7 receptions, 71 yards

Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 8: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	7	0	14
Chargers	14	14	14	0	42

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), humidity 57 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 66,210
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones and Scott Kaplan
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Justin Peelle 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:14. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:06. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:08. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:15. Second quarter OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:02. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:06. SDG – Keenan McCardell 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:56. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:06. SDG – Tim Dwight 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:36. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:57. Third quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 12:05. Chargers 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:55. SDG – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:08. Chargers 42–7. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:28. OAK – Doug Jolley 13-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:02. Chargers 42–14. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:06. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers OAK – Kerry Collins – 24/39, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Drew Brees – 22/25, 281 yards, 5 TD Top rushers OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 4 rushes, 23 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 71 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Jerry Porter – 4 receptions, 50 yards OAK – Doug Gabriel – 3 receptions, 50 yards SDG – Eric Parker – 6 receptions, 91 yards

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 9: New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	7	0	10	17
Chargers	14	6	16	7	43

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), humidity 78 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 59,662
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• TV announcers (FOX (Blacked out locally)): Thom Brennaman and JC Pearson
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:50. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:10. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 5:29. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:06. Second quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 40-yard field goal, 13:02. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:50. NO – Deuce McAllister 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:12. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:50. SDG – Nate Kaeding 27-yard field goal, 3:16. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:56. Third quarter SDG – Safety, Wayne Gandy called for offensive holding in end zone, 8:36. Chargers 22–7. SDG – Antonio Gates 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:15. Chargers 29–7. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:21. SDG – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:04. Chargers 36–7. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:52. Fourth quarter NO – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 13:53. Chargers 36–10. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:11. SDG – Kassim Osgood 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:06. Chargers 43–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:47. NO – Boo Williams 6-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 4:04. Chargers 43–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:02. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 16/29, 173 yards, TD, INT SDG – Drew Brees – 22/36, 257 yards, 4 TD Top rushers NO – Deuce McAllister – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD SDG – Jesse Chatman – 7 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers NO – Boo Williams – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD SDG – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 89 yards

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week 11: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	6	7	3	7	23
Raiders	0	7	7	3	17

at McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), humidity 28 percent, wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
• Game attendance: 46,905
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick blocked), 9:05. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:55. Second quarter SDG – Drew Brees 6-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:07. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:39. OAK – Ronald Curry 22-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:40. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:27. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 19-yard field goal, 5:21. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 22 yards, 3:56. OAK – Teyo Johnson 8-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:58. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:06. Chargers 23–14. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:52. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Chargers 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:55. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 18/34, 226 yards, TD OAK – Kerry Collins – 18/30, 227 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 37 rushes, 164 yards, TD OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 12 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD OAK – Jerry Porter – 5 receptions, 63 yards

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	3	17	34
Chiefs	7	10	0	14	31

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 35 °F (1.7 °C), humidity 75 percent, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
• Game attendance: 77,447
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:01. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:00. KAN – Derrick Blaylock 5-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:35. Second quarter KAN – Larry Johnson 6-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 9:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 6:00. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:54. KAN – Lawrence Tynes 28-yard field goal, 0:45. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 2:26. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 25-yard field goal, 7:24. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter KAN – Derrick Blaylock 22-yard run (kick failed), 14:17. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:29. SDG – Antonio Gates 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:13. Chargers 24–23. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 4:04. KAN – Dante Hall 96-yard kickoff return (Eddie Kennison pass from Trent Green), 10:00. Chiefs 31–24. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. SDG – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:22. Tied 31–31. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 3:38. SDG – Nate Kaeding 43-yard field goal, 2:24. Chargers 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, 2:26. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 28/37, 378 yards, 2 TD KAN – Trent Green – 21/34, 208 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Eric Parker – 2 rushes, 58 yards KAN – Derrick Blaylock – 8 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD SDG – Kassim Osgood – 2 receptions, 92 yards KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 105 yards

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	10	17
Chargers	7	10	3	0	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), humidity 77 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 65,395
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 12:01. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:26. Second quarter DEN – Tatum Bell 16-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 13:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:33. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:05. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:49. SDG – Nate Kaeding 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:30. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 23-yard field goal, 5:12. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:12. Fourth quarter DEN – Reuben Droughns 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 14:18. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:26. DEN – Jason Elam 31-yard field goal, 9:26. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:47. Top passers DEN – Jake Plummer – 16/40, 278 yards, 4 INT SDG – Drew Brees – 14/27, 106 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Reuben Droughns – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 30 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DEN – Ashley Lelie – 4 receptions, 105 yards SDG – Eric Parker – 3 receptions, 37 yards

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers

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

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), humidity 63 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 65,858
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman, JC Pearson and C. S. Keys
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SDG – Eric Parker 79-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:49. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12. TB – Joey Galloway 36-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jay Taylor kick), 9:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:47. SDG – Kassim Osgood 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:49. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:50. Third quarter TB – Joey Galloway 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jay Taylor kick), 4:56. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:08. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 7-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:30. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:26. Fourth quarter TB – Michael Clayton 20-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jay Taylor kick), 6:53. Tied 21–21. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:49. SDG – Donnie Edwards 30-yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:09. Chargers 28–21. SDG – Nate Kaeding 40-yard field goal, 2:06. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:04. TB – Jay Taylor 31-yard field goal, 0:16. Chargers 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:50. Top passers TB – Brian Griese – 36/50, 392 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT SDG – Drew Brees – 17/23, 220 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Michael Pittman – 12 rushes, 42 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 131 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Michael Clayton – 9 receptions, 145 yards, TD SDG – Eric Parker – 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	7	0	21
Browns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 1:03 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 18 °F (−7.8 °C), humidity 68 percent, wind 30 miles per hour (48 km/h; 26 kn), wind chill −10 °F or −23.3 °C
• Game attendance: 72,489
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:09. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 1:00. Second quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 72-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:11. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:13. Third quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:32. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 4/6, 85 yards, TD CLE – Luke McCown – 11/27, 108 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD CLE – Lee Suggs – 21 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 1 reception, 72 yards, TD CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 4 receptions, 61 yards

San Diego clinches its first division title since 1994.

Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	7	10	7	7	0	31
Colts	0	9	7	15	3	34

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
• Game attendance: 57,330
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 74-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:52. Second quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 36-yard field goal, 14:18. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:30. SDG – Nate Kaeding 50-yard field goal, 12:46. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:32. SDG – Eric Parker 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:09. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:03. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 26-yard field goal, 4:30. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:39. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal, 0:18. Chargers 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:32. Third quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:24. Chargers 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:40. IND – James Mungro 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 6:11. Chargers 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:13. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 16-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 14:55. Chargers 31–16. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:16. IND – Dominic Rhodes 88-yard kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 14:42. Chargers 31–23. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. IND – Brandon Stokley 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Edgerrin James run), 0:56. Tied 31–31. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46. Overtime IND – Mike Vanderjagt 30-yard field goal, 12:13. Colts 34–31. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:47. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 21/31, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT IND – Peyton Manning – 27/44, 383 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD IND – Edgerrin James – 22 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers SDG – Eric Parker – 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD IND – Brandon Stokley – 7 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	0	14	17
Chargers	3	14	0	7	24

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), humidity 87 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 64,920
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 34-yard field goal, 10:56. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:04. Second quarter KAN – Lawrence Tynes 50-yard field goal, 7:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:26. SDG – Doug Flutie 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:24. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:44. SDG – Ryan Krause 10-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:12. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 0:40. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Malcom Floyd 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:11. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:11. KAN – Larry Johnson 2-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:10. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:01. KAN – Larry Johnson 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:10. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:00. Top passers KAN – Doug Flutie – 13/22, 199 yards, TD SDG – Drew Brees – 28/37, 378 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KAN – Larry Johnson – 17 rushes, 46 yards, TD SDG – Michael Turner – 15 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 14 receptions, 144 yards SDG – Ryan Krause – 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(4) San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	446	313	W1
^(6) Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	381	304	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	483	435	L1
Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	320	422	L2

Conference

AFC[4] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	.484	.479	W14
2	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	.492	.478	W2
3[a]	Indianapolis Colts	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	.500	.458	L1
4[a]	San Diego Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.411	W1
Wild cards
5[b]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.523	.406	L2
6[b]	Denver Broncos	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.484	.450	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.527	.479	W1
8[c][d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	.551	.472	W1
9[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.512	.382	L1
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.543	.453	W2
11[e]	Houston Texans	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.504	.402	L1
12[e]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.551	.509	L1
13[f]	Oakland Raiders	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.570	.450	L2
14[f]	Tennessee Titans	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.512	.463	W1
15[g]	Miami Dolphins	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.555	.438	L1
16[g]	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.590	.469	W1
Tiebreakers[h]
Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory. New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami). Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head. Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City). Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory. Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory. Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory. 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.

Postseason

Main article: 2004–05 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Wild Card	January 8, 2005	New York Jets (5)	L 17–20	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	67,536

Game summary

AFC Wild Card playoffs: vs. New York Jets

AFC Wild Card playoffs: New York Jets at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	0	7	10	0	3	20
Chargers	0	7	0	10	0	17

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Game time: 5:14 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), humidity 86 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 67,536
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Michele Tafoya
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 26-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:26. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 8:25. NYJ – Anthony Becht 13-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 2:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:19. Third quarter NYJ – Santana Moss 45-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 10:29. Jets 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31. NYJ – Doug Brien 42-yard field goal, 1:23. Jets 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 5:31. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 35-yard field goal, 10:43. Jets 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:40. SDG – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:11. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:35. Overtime NYJ – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal, 0:05. Jets 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:14. Top passers NYJ – Chad Pennington – 23/33, 279 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 31/42, 319 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 66 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers NYJ – Santana Moss – 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD SDG – Eric Parker – 9 receptions, 93 yards

See also

• 2004 NFL season

References

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2. "2004 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
3. 2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 263–264. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
4. "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.