2013 San Diego Chargers season

2013 San Diego Chargers season
2013 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	Tom Telesco
Head coach	Mike McCoy
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoffs	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (at Bengals) 27–10; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Broncos) 17–24
Pro Bowlers	2 QB Philip Rivers; S Eric Weddle;
All-Pros	S Eric Weddle (2nd team)
	← 2012; Chargers seasons; 2014 →;

The 2013 season was the San Diego Chargers' 44th in the National Football League (NFL), their 54th overall and their first under head coach Mike McCoy. The Chargers finished the regular season with a record of 9–7, improving on their 7–9 record from 2012. Also, they qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round by a score of 27–10, but lost to division rival Denver Broncos in the Divisional round by a score of 24–17. This was the Chargers' final playoff appearance in San Diego. They did not play in the postseason again until 2018, after relocating to Los Angeles.

The new head coach, Mike McCoy, along with offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, completed the Chargers' first winning season since 2010. Only two offensive coaches returned from 2012 in an overhauled coaching staff, and a revamped offensive system had quarterback Philip Rivers release the ball earlier and taking what opposing defenses conceded. Rivers was sacked 30 times, compared to 49 the previous year, and threw for 4,479 yards and 32 touchdowns while tying a career-high with a 105.5 passer rating. San Diego's rushing attack improved from the prior season's 1,461 yards and 3.6 yards per carry—tied for the second worst in the league—to 1,965 yards and a 4-yard average.^[2] Although they were speculated to have a poor, disappointing season, and getting off to a shaky start, the Chargers finished in the top eight of the overall standings. Rivers was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and Keenan Allen broke out into the national scene as a rookie sensation, breaking multiple wide receiver rookie records. Whisenhunt left at the conclusion of the season to become the head coach of the Titans.

Signings

Pos.	Player	2012 Team	Contract
CB	Derek Cox	Jacksonville Jaguars	4 years, $20 million
DE	Dwight Freeney	Indianapolis Colts	2 years, $8.7 million
TE	John Phillips	Dallas Cowboys	3 years, $5.2 million
OT	King Dunlap	Philadelphia Eagles	2 years, $3.7 million
RB	Danny Woodhead	New England Patriots	2 years, $3.5 million
CB	Richard Marshall	Miami Dolphins	1 year, $855,000
RB	Chris Gronkowski	Denver Broncos	1 year, $630,000
LB	Thomas Keiser	Carolina Panthers	1 year, $555,000

Re-signings

Pos.	Player	Contract
RB	Ronnie Brown	1 year, $1 million

Departures

Pos.	Player	2013 Team
G	Louis Vasquez	Denver Broncos
LB	Antwan Barnes	New York Jets
CB	Antoine Cason	Arizona Cardinals
CB	Quentin Jammer	Denver Broncos
LB	Shaun Phillips	Denver Broncos
WR	Robert Meachem	New Orleans Saints
LB	Takeo Spikes	Retired
LB	Demorrio Williams
G	Reggie Wells

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2013 San Diego Chargers draft
1	11	D. J. Fluker	OT	Alabama
2	38	Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame	from Arizona ^{[R2 - 1]}
3	76	Keenan Allen *	WR	California
5	145	Steve Williams	CB	California
6	179	Tourek Williams	DE	FIU
7	221	Brad Sorensen	QB	Southern Utah
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft notes

^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 26, 2013). "Manti Te'o gets fresh start with San Diego Chargers". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

^ No. 38: Arizona → San Diego (D). Arizona traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's 2013 second- (45th) and fourth- (110th) round selections.^{[source 1]}

Staff

**2013 San Diego Chargers staff**
	Front office Owner – Alex Spanos Chairman/president – Dean Spanos Executive vice president – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/CEO – A. G. Spanos General manager – Tom Telesco Executive vice president of football operations – John Spanos Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire Senior executive – Randy Mueller Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham Director of player personnel – JoJo Wooden Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly Assistant director of pro scouting – Bryan Cox Assistant director of college scouting – Mike Biehl Head coaches Head coach – Mike McCoy Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt Quarterbacks – Frank Reich Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Fred Graves Tight ends – Jason Michael Offensive line – Joe D'Alessandris Assistant offensive line – Andrew Dees Offensive quality control – Nick Sirianni			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – John Pagano Defensive line – Don Johnson Linebackers – Joe Barry Assistant linebackers – Byron Storer Secondary – Ron Milus Assistant secondary – Greg Williams Defensive quality control – Chad Grimm Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kevin Spencer Assistant special teams – Craig Aukerman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnson Assistant strength and conditioning – Rick Lyle

Final roster

**2013 San Diego Chargers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Philip Rivers 4 Brad Sorensen 6 Charlie Whitehurst Running backs (RB) 23 Ronnie Brown 24 Ryan Mathews 33 Le'Ron McClain FB 39 Danny Woodhead Wide receivers (WR) 16 Seyi Ajirotutu 13 Keenan Allen 86 Vincent Brown 10 Lavelle Hawkins 11 Eddie Royal KR Tight ends (TE) 81 Jake Byrne 85 Antonio Gates 89 Ladarius Green		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Jeromey Clary G/T 77 King Dunlap T 76 D. J. Fluker T 61 Nick Hardwick C 74 Rich Ohrnberger C/G 78 Chad Rinehart G 70 Stephen Schilling G 69 Willie Smith T 63 Johnnie Troutman G 72 Kenny Wiggins T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Kwame Geathers DE 71 Lawrence Guy DE 98 Sean Lissemore NT 94 Corey Liuget DE 91 Kendall Reyes DE 92 Cam Thomas NT		Linebackers (LB) 97 Bront Bird ILB 56 Donald Butler ILB 59 Andrew Gachkar ILB 54 Melvin Ingram OLB 96 Jarret Johnson OLB 90 Thomas Keiser OLB 50 Manti Te'o ILB 52 Reggie Walker LB 58 Tourek Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Jahleel Addae SS 20 Crezdon Butler CB 22 Derek Cox CB 35 Marcus Cromartie CB 38 Marcus Gilchrist SS 31 Richard Marshall CB 25 Darrell Stuckey FS 28 Brandon Taylor SS 32 Eric Weddle FS 29 Shareece Wright CB Special teams (ST) 9 Nick Novak K 5 Mike Scifres P 47 Mike Windt LS		Practice squad 67 Nick Becton T 15 Dan DePalma WR 36 Brandon Jones CB 53 Terrell Manning LB 82 Ryan Otten TE 12 Tobais Palmer WR 75 Damik Scafe DE 30 Kerwynn Williams RB Reserve 84 Danario Alexander WR (IR) 51 Larry English OLB (IR) 80 Malcom Floyd WR (IR) 93 Dwight Freeney OLB (IR) 79 Michael Harris T (IR) 68 Byron Jerideau DT (IR) 57 Jonas Mouton ILB (IR) 26 Johnny Patrick CB (IR) 83 John Phillips TE (IR) 27 Steve Williams CB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 reserve, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 8	Seattle Seahawks	L 10–31	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	at Chicago Bears	L 28–33	0–2	Soldier Field	Recap
3	August 24	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–7	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	San Francisco 49ers	L 6–41	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	Houston Texans	L 28–31	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–30	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	September 22	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–20	1–2	LP Field	Recap
4	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–21	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–27	2–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
6	October 14	Indianapolis Colts	W 19–9	3–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
7	October 20	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–6	4–3	EverBank Field	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 3	at Washington Redskins	L 24–30 (OT)	4–4	Fedex Field	Recap
10	November 10	Denver Broncos	L 20–28	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
11	November 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 16–20	4–6	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
12	November 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 41–38	5–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–17	5–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	New York Giants	W 37–14	6–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 12	at Denver Broncos	W 27–20	7–7	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
16	December 22	Oakland Raiders	W 26–13	8–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
17	December 29	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–24 (OT)	9–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 5, 2014	at Cincinnati Bengals (3)	W 27–10	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 12, 2014	at Denver Broncos (1)	L 17–24	1–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	0	7	17	31
Chargers	7	14	7	0	28

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 9
Game time: 7:20 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 59,522
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer, and Sal Paolantonio
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 14-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05.
HOU – Owen Daniels 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 3:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:51.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:24. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
SD – Vincent Brown 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:18. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:42. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
HOU – Garrett Graham 7-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 4:57. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:45.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Owen Daniels 9-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 14:44. Chargers 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
HOU – Brian Cushing 18-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 9:30. Tied 28–28.
HOU – Randy Bullock 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:53.

Top passers

HOU – Matt Schaub – 34/45, 346 yards, 3 TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 14/29, 195 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Arian Foster – 18 rushes, 57 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 146 yards
SD – Antonio Gates – 2 receptions, 49 yards

With the loss, the Chargers started their season 0–1.

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	10	7	13	33
Eagles	3	7	10	10	30

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,144
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 49-yard field goal, 7:26. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:25.
PHI – Alex Henery 25-yard field goal, 5:30. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:07. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 6:23.
SD – Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:01. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:37.
PHI – Riley Cooper 13-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 6:41. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 24-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:04. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:56.
PHI – Alex Henery 48-yard field goal, 6:45. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:19.
PHI – DeSean Jackson 61-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 4:42. Tied 20–20. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:26.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 33-yard field goal, 10:47. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 8:55.
PHI – Michael Vick 2-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 7:06. Eagles 27–23. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:41.
SD – Eddie Royal 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:11. Chargers 30–27. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:55.
PHI – Alex Henery 32-yard field goal, 1:51. Tied 30–30. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:20.
SD – Nick Novak 46-yard field goal, 0:07. Chargers 33–30. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 1:44.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 36/47, 419 yards, 3 TD
PHI – Michael Vick – 23/36, 428 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 16 rushes, 73 yards
PHI – LeSean McCoy – 11 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 124 yards
PHI – DeSean Jackson – 9 receptions, 193 yards, TD

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans

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

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

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 22
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 am. PDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Antonio Gates 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:34. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:32.

Second quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 20-yard field goal, 13:00. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:50.
SD – Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 4:47. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 2:56.
TEN – Jake Locker 7-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 1:08. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:39.

Third quarter

SD – Ronnie Brown 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:42. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 37-yard field goal, 6:07. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:24.
TEN – Justin Hunter 34-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 0:15. Titans 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 1:50.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 20/24, 184 yards, TD
TEN – Jake Locker – 23/37, 299 yards, TD

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 16 rushes, 58 yards
TEN – Chris Johnson – 19 rushes, 90 yards

Top receivers

SD – Antonio Gates 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD
TEN – Nate Washington – 8 receptions, 131 yards

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Four: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	0	21
Chargers	7	6	7	10	30

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:25 pm. PDT
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,601
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 26-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:05. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:01.

Second quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 13:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:58.
SD – Nick Novak 36-yard field goal, 5:11. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:27.
DAL – Dez Bryant 34-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 2:36. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:35.
DAL – Sean Lee 52-yard interception return (Dan Bailey kick), 1:19. Cowboys 21–10.
SD – Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.

Third quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:32. Cowboys 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:28.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:46. Chargers 23–21. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:23.
SD – Antonio Gates 56-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:54. Chargers 30–21. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:08.

Top passers

DAL – Tony Romo – 27/37, 246 yards, 2 TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 35/42, 401 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

DAL – DeMarco Murray – 14 rushes, 70 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 19 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 6 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD
SD – Antonio Gates – 10 receptions, 136 yards, TD

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	3	14	17
Raiders	14	3	7	3	27

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: October 6
Game time: 8:35 pm. PDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 48,834
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (NFLN*): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Rod Streater 44-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:03. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:08.
OAK – Denarius Moore 2-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:28. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 8:08.

Second quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 4:13. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 4:51. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:15.
OAK – Charles Woodson 25-yard fumble return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:37. Raiders 24–3

Fourth quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:57. Raiders 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:40.
SD – Keenan Allen 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:17. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50-yard field goal, 4:24. Raiders 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:53.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 36/48, 411 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
OAK – Terrelle Pryor – 18/23, 221 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Danny Woodhead – 9 rushes, 17 yards
OAK – Rashad Jennings – 10 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

SD – Vincent Brown – 7 receptions, 117 yards
OAK – Denarius Moore – 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

This game was moved to an 8:35 pm. PDT kickoff, and from CBS to NFL Network as a "special edition" of Thursday Night Football, as extended time was required to convert the field back from its baseball configuration due to an Oakland Athletics American League Division Series game the previous night.^[3]

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	0	3	9
Chargers	0	10	3	6	19

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 14
Game time: 5:40 pm. PDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 57,954
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 30-yard field goal, 11:27. Colts 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:33.

Second quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:02. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:14.
SD – Nick Novak 31-yard field goal, 1:41. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:58.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 33-yard field goal, 9:05. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 34-yard field goal, 9:43. Chargers 16–6. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 51-yard field goal, 7:21. Chargers 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.
SD – Nick Novak 50-yard field goal, 1:55. Chargers 19–9. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 18/30, 202 yards, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/33, 237 yards, TD

Top rushers

IND – Trent Richardson – 10 rushes, 40 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 22 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 5 receptions, 88 yards
SD – Keenan Allen – 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	3	7	24
Jaguars	0	3	3	0	6

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: October 20
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), no chance of rain
Game attendance: 59,550
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:30. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:37.

Second quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 27-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:44. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:08.
JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 4:54. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 7:46.

Third quarter

SD – Nick Novak 20-yard field goal, 6:52. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:21.
JAX – Josh Scobee 23-yard field goal, 3:57. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 3-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 14:13. Chargers 24–6. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:46.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 22/26, 285 yards, TD
JAX – Chad Henne – 23/36, 318 yards, INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 rushes, 110 yards, TD
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 9 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

SD – Eddie Royal – 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD
JAX – Mike Brown – 5 receptions, 120 yards

Week 9: at Washington Redskins

Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	10	0	24
Redskins	0	7	7	10	6	30

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 3
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 80,115
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

SD – Sean Lissemore interception in end zone (Nick Novak kick), 11:35. Chargers 7–0.
WAS – Alfred Morris 5-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 5:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:55.
SD – Eddie Royal 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:42. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:43.

Third quarter

WAS – Darrel Young 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 9:43. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Darrel Young 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 14:17. Redskins 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 7:45.
WAS – Kai Forbath 47-yard field goal, 6:59. Redskins 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:26.
SD – Keenan Allen 16-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 4:10. Redskins 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:49.
SD – Nick Novak 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Tied 24–24. Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 2:07.

Overtime

WAS – Darrel Young 4-yard run, 8:59. Redskins 30–24. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 6:01.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 29/46, 341 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WAS – Robert Griffin III – 23/32, 291 yards, INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 7 rushes, 34 yards
WAS – Alfred Morris – 25 rushes, 121 yards, TD

Top receivers

SD – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 7 receptions, 172 yards

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	14	7	0	28
Chargers	0	6	7	7	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,847
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Julius Thomas 74-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 9:18. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

SD – Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 14:58. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 9:20.
SD – Nick Novak 40-yard field goal, 9:05. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:59.
DEN – Demaryius Thomas 11-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 6:38. Broncos 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.
DEN – Demaryius Thomas 7-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 0:13. Broncos 21–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

DEN – Demaryius Thomas 34-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 11:34. Broncos 28–6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:26.
SD – Danny Woodhead 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:38. Broncos 28–13. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 10:42. Broncos 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:47.

Top passers

DEN – Peyton Manning – 25/36, 330 yards, 4 TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 19/29, 218 yards, TD

Top rushers

DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 15 rushes, 65 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 rushes, 59 yards, TD

Top receivers

DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 7 receptions, 108 yards, 3 TD
SD – Antonio Gates – 4 receptions, 62 yards

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	3	3	16
Dolphins	3	7	7	3	20

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 17
Game time: 4:05 pm. EST/1:05 pm. PST
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 60,256
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 9:13. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:47.
SD – Antonio Gates 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:18. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 2:17.

Second quarter

MIA – Daniel Thomas 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:43. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:35.
SD – Nick Novak 27-yard field goal, 0:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

MIA – Charles Clay 39-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill, 7:43. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
SD – Nick Novak 50-yard field goal, 4:00. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:43.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 29-yard field goal, 14:52. Dolphins 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:30.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 37-yard field goal, 8:34. Dolphins 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:17.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 22/34, 298 yards, TD, INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 22/35, 268 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 19 rushes, 127 yards
MIA – Daniel Thomas – 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD

Top receivers

SD – Ladarius Green – 4 receptions, 81 yards
MIA – Charles Clay – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	14	17	41
Chiefs	7	7	14	10	38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 24
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 am. PST
Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 75,259
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 6:11. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:18.
KC – Donnie Avery 32-yard pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 1:37. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:34.

Second quarter

KC – Jamaal Charles 7-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 3:03. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:26.
SD – Danny Woodhead 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:16. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.

Third quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:17. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.
KC – Jamaal Charles 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:00. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:17.
SD – Danny Woodhead 3-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 5:27. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.
KC – Anthony Fasano 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 2:12. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 12:31. Chiefs 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:41.
KC – Ryan Succop 25-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:59.
SD – Ladarius Green 60-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:50. Chargers 34–31. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:42.
KC – Dwayne Bowe 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Ryan Succop kick), 1:22. Chiefs 38–34. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:29.
SD – Seyi Ajirotutu 26-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:24. Chargers 41–38. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 0:58.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 27/39, 392 yards, 3 TD
KC – Alex Smith – 26/38, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 rushes, 55 yards, TD
KC – Jamaal Charles – 14 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Keenan Allen – 9 receptions, 124 yards
KC – Donnie Avery – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	3	17
Chargers	0	7	0	3	10

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 1
Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 61,536
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS (blacked out locally)): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts (blacked out locally)
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:56. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:40.
SD – Ladarius Green 30-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.

Third quarter

CIN – A. J. Green 21-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 01:42. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 9:16. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:27.
SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 4:43. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:07.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 14/23, 190 yards, TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 23/37, 252 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
SD – Ryan Mathews – 14 rushes, 61 yards

Top receivers

CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
SD – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 106 yards

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	7	7	14
Chargers	7	17	7	6	37

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 65,132
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 43-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:18. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:53.

Second quarter

SD – Nick Novak 36-yard field goal, 11:01. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:36.
SD – Keenan Allen 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:49. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:09.
SD – Danny Woodhead 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:19. Chargers 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:16.

Third quarter

NYG – Peyton Hillis 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:45. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 4:04.
SD – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 5:06. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:39.

Fourth quarter

NYG – Brandon Myers 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 14:54. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:12.
SD – Nick Novak 27-yard field goal, 7:31. Chargers 34–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 7:23.
SD – Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 3:24. Chargers 37–14. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:27.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 20/32, 259 yards, TD, 2 INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 21/28, 249 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

NYG – Andre Brown – 16 rushes, 81 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 29 rushes, 103 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 5 receptions, 135 yards
SD – Keenan Allen – 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD

Week 15: at Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	14	7	3	27
Broncos	10	0	0	10	20

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 12
Game time: 6:25 p.m. MST/5:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), mostly clear
Game attendance: 76,497
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Andre Caldwell 15-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 11:51. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:09.
SD – Nick Novak 38-yard field goal, 5:15. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:36.
DEN – Matt Prater 32-yard field goal, 1:22. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 19-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:46. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.
SD – Keenan Allen 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:05. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:26.

Third quarter

SD – Ryan Mathews 23-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 11:06. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Andre Caldwell 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 10:25. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:07.
SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 2:36. Chargers 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:31.
DEN – Matt Prater 42-yard field goal, 0:29. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:07.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 12/20, 166 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Peyton Manning – 27/41, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Ryan Mathews – 29 rushes, 127 yards, TD
DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 8 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

SD – Vincent Brown – 3 receptions, 54 yards
DEN – Andre Caldwell – 6 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	10	0	3	13
Chargers	3	7	10	6	26

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 65,675
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS (blacked out locally)): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Nick Novak 27-yard field goal, 2:42. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 9:16.

Second quarter

OAK – Darren McFadden 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:39. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:28.
SD – Ryan Mathews 7-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 3:13. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:44.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20-yard field goal, 0:10. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:26.

Third quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:18.
SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 0:56. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 14:51. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 11:19. Chargers 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:32.
SD – Nick Novak 33-yard field goal, 6:23. Chargers 26–13. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:56.

Top passers

OAK – Matt McGloin – 20/36, 206 yards, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 19/29, 201 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

OAK – Rashad Jennings – 10 rushes, 45 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 25 rushes, 99 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Andre Holmes – 5 receptions, 71 yards
SD – Eddie Royal – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	14	7	3	0	0	24
Chargers	7	7	0	10	3	27

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 29
Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 66,374
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Knile Davis 17-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 13:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:57.
SD – Ladarius Green 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:26.
KC – Dexter McCluster 2-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:07. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:43.

Second quarter

SD – Antonio Gates 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:56. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:11.
KC – Knile Davis 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:07. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:57.

Third quarter

KC – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 7:27. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:17.

Fourth quarter

SD – Eddie Royal 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:45. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:29.
SD – Nick Novak 22-yard field goal, 3:21. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.

Overtime

SD – Nick Novak 36-yard field goal, 5:30. Chargers 27–24. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 9:30.

Top passers

KC – Chase Daniel – 21/30, 200 yards, TD
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/33, 229 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – Knile Davis – 27 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
SD – Ryan Mathews – 24 rushes, 144 yards

Top receivers

KC – A. J. Jenkins – 3 receptions, 67 yards
SD – Keenan Allen – 5 receptions, 89 yards

Kansas City missed a field goal as with a few seconds left to send the game into overtime, where Nick Novak kicked the game winner. With the win, the Chargers finished the 2013 season with a record of 9–7 and clinched the second wild card spot, becoming the 6th seed entering the playoffs. This remains the last time the Chargers defeated the Chiefs at home.This is also the last time the Chargers swept the Chiefs

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: #6 San Diego Chargers at #3 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	10	10	27
Bengals	0	10	0	0	10

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: January 5, 2014
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/10:05 a.m. PST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 62,277
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:56.

Second quarter

CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07.
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.

Third quarter

SD – Ladarius Green 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 2:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55.
SD – Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 12/16, 128 yards, TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 29/51, 334 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 77 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 45 yards

Top receivers

SD – Ladarius Green – 3 receptions, 34 yards, TD
CIN – Marvin Jones – 8 receptions, 130 yards

With the Chargers defeating the Bengals, 27–10, they recorded their first playoff victory since 2008 and advanced to the AFC Divisional Playoff Game.

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: at #1 Denver Broncos

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: #6 San Diego Chargers at #1 Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	17	17
Broncos	7	7	3	7	24

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: January 12, 2014
Game time: 2:40 p.m. MST/1:40 pm. PST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 76,969
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Demaryius Thomas 2-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 2:25. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:01.

Second quarter

DEN – Wes Welker 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 6:00. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:13.

Third quarter

DEN – Matt Prater 45-yard field goal, 9:35. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 5:25.

Fourth quarter

SD – Keenan Allen 16-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:59. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:08.
DEN – Knowshon Moreno 3-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 8:12. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:47.
SD – Keenan Allen 16-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:43. Broncos 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
SD – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 3:53. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 18/27, 217 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Peyton Manning – 25/36, 230 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Danny Woodhead – 9 rushes, 29 yards
DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 23 rushes, 82 yards, TD

Top receivers

SD – Keenan Allen – 6 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Julius Thomas – 6 receptions, 76 yards

With the Chargers falling to the Broncos, the Chargers finished the season 10–8, their first double-digit winning season since 2009.

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	606	399	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	2–4	7–5	430	305	L2
⁽⁶⁾ San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	396	348	W4
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	322	453	L6

Conference

AFC^[4]^[5] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	Denver Broncos	West	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	.469	.423	W2
2	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.427	W2
3^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	.480	.494	W2
4	Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	.484	.449	W3
Wild cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	2–4	7–5	.445	.335	L2
6	San Diego Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.496	.549	W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[b]^[c]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.469	.441	W3
8^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.484	.418	L2
9^[e]	New York Jets	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.488	.414	W2
10	Miami Dolphins	East	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	.523	.523	L2
11	Tennessee Titans	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.504	.375	W2
12	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.520	.500	L1
13^[f]^[g]	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	.523	.359	L6
14^[h]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	4	12	0	.250	3–3	4–8	.504	.234	L3
15	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.516	.477	L7
16	Houston Texans	South	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	.559	.500	L14
Tiebreakers^[i]
^ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28). ^ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore. ^ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6). ^ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3). ^ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami. ^ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland. ^ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9). ^ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28). ^ 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.