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franchise who play in the

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(NFL). They began play in

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in 1960 as charter members of the American Football League (AFL), switched cities to

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the following season, and returned to Los Angeles in 2017. The AFL was formed as rivals to the established NFL, though the leagues would later merge, with all AFL teams including the Chargers officially joining the NFL in 1970. In American football, the

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is widely regarded as the most important position, responsible for on-field decision-making as well taking the

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on almost all offensive plays. Only one quarterback can start any given game for each team. Through the 2021 season, 41 different players have started at least one regular season game at quarterback for the Chargers. Of these, 16 have started at least 10 games, and three (

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and

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) have started at least 100 games. In the

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, seven different quarterbacks have started. Rivers holds the franchise records for starts and wins in both the regular season and the postseason.

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is the only Charger to start during a title game victory, having done so in the

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Summary by year

The bracketed figures to the right of each name show their record as a starter that season: (wins–losses) or (wins–losses–ties).

Regular season

Post-season

Summary by quarterback

This is a sortable table. As a default, players are ordered by the date of their first start for the Chargers.

Team career passing records

''Statistics correct through week 1 of the

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. 1,000 pass attempts minimum. Regular season statistics only.''

Notes

References

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quarterbacks The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ameri ...

Los Angeles Chargers players