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San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
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was the franchise's 35th season in the
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(NFL), its 45th overall and the third under head coach
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. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving quarterback
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. The team improved on their 4–12 record in
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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
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to the New York Jets. At the end of the season
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was named
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.


Offseason


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.


Personnel


Staff


Roster


Regular season


Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.


Standings


Game summaries


Week 1: at Houston Texans

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Week 2: vs. New York Jets

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Week 3: at Denver Broncos

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Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

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Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

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San Diego clinches its first division title since 1994 San Diego Chargers season, 1994.


Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Postseason


Game summaries


Wild Card: vs. New York Jets

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See also

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2004 NFL season The 2004 NFL season was the 85th regular season of the National Football League. With New England as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 9, 2004 to January 2, 2005. Hurricanes forced the rescheduling o ...


References

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San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
San Diego Chargers seasons AFC West championship seasons
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