2014 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 55th season August 2023 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 2014 9–7 3rd AFC West Mike McCoy Alex Spanos Tom Telesco Qualcomm Stadium Did not qualify 2 ST Darrell Stuckey S Eric Weddle 1 S Eric Weddle (1st team) Chargers seasons The 2014 season was the San Diego Chargers' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall and their second under head coach Mike McCoy. After former Chargers' offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was hired by the Tennessee Titans to become their new head coach, the Chargers promoted Frank Reich to replace him. Reich spent the 2013 season as the Chargers' quarterbacks coach. The Chargers began the season 5–1, winning five straight after losing their season opener. It was followed by a three-game losing streak, and they finished 4–4 in the second half. They won just two of their final five games, coming back from double-digit fourth quarter deficits twice to remain in playoff contention. They lost the final game of the season when a win would have secured a playoff berth. In three of their last four games, and five of their last eight, the Chargers did not score more than one touchdown (TD).Acee Kevin No offense, Chargers defense can't do it December 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-defense-chiefs-red-zone/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-defense-chiefs-red-zone/ December 30, 2014 live Compared to 2013, the offense dropped in points (from 12th in the league to 17th), yards (5th to 18th), first downs (3rd to 15th), net yards per pass (2nd to 8th), rushing yards (13th to 30) and yards per rush (21st to 31st).Krasovic Tom Did foes figure out Chargers offense? December 29, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-mccoy-reich-rivers-krasovic-nfl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-mccoy-reich-rivers-krasovic-nfl/ December 30, 2014 live It was the second time in three years the team finished second-to-last in yards per carry. San Diego was just 2–4 against teams in their division in the AFC West, and were swept by both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs. It was their worst intradivision record since they were 1–5 in 2003.Gehlken Michael Antonio Gates ends year with milestone December 29, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/antonio-gates-record-sister-pamela/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/antonio-gates-record-sister-pamela/all/?print December 30, 2014 dead The Chargers were only 3–6 against teams with winning records. They matched their 9–7 record from 2013, but missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. Safety Eric Weddle was the team's lone selection to the Pro Bowl. Quarterback Philip Rivers was voted by the Chargers as their most valuable player after finishing the season with 4,286 yards passing, 31 TDs and 18 interceptions. During weeks 2–6, he became the first NFL player ever to have a passer rating over 120 for five consecutive games. Later in the season, Rivers suffered from sore ribs and a back injury, but he denied that they affected his performance. The team lost center Nick Hardwick and running back Danny Woodhead early in the season when they were placed on injured reserve. Running back Ryan Mathews also missed seven games early in the season. He and wide receiver Keenan Allen were sidelined during the final games of the season. For the season, the Chargers started five different players at center.Gehlken Michael Surgery not ruled out for Philip Rivers December 29, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-philip-rivers-back-surgery/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141231002009/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-philip-rivers-back-surgery/ December 31, 2014 live This was the last season the Chargers finished with a winning record while based in San Diego, as they would finish with a losing record the next two seasons and relocated to Los Angeles in the 2017 season. 3 Offseason Signings Position Player 2013 Team Contract RB Donald Brown Indianapolis Colts 3 years, $10.5 million CB Brandon Flowers Kansas City Chiefs 1 year, $3 million QB Kellen Clemens St. Louis Rams 2 years, $3 million ILB Kavell Conner Indianapolis Colts 3 years, $2.7 million TE David Johnson Pittsburgh Steelers 2 years, $1.7 million RB Ronnie Brown Houston Texans – Departures Position Player 2014 Team FB Le'Ron McClain Retired QB Charlie Whitehurst Tennessee Titans DT Cam Thomas Pittsburgh Steelers WR Vincent Brown Oakland Raiders OLB Larry English Tampa Bay Buccaneers G Steve Schilling Seattle Seahawks NFL draft 2014 San Diego Chargers 1 25 Jason Verrett CB TCU yes yes 2 50 Jeremiah Attaochu LB Georgia Tech from Miami DolphinsChargersAttaochuNo. 50: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's second and fourth round selections (57th & 125th).2014 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap2000000347470/article/2014-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves NFL.com May 9, 2014 May 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140511150215/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap2000000347470/article/2014-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves May 11, 2014 live "R2 -" yes yes 3 89 Chris Watt G Notre Dame yes 5 165 Ryan Carrethers DT Arkansas State yes 6 201 Marion Grice RB Arizona State 7 240 Tevin Reese WR Baylor Draft notes R2 - Staff 2014 San Diego Chargers 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 Head coach – Mike McCoy Offensive coordinator – Frank Reich Quarterbacks – Nick Sirianni Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Fred Graves Tight ends – Pete Metzelaars Offensive line – Joe D'Alessandris Assistant offensive line – Andrew Dees Offensive quality control – Shane Steichen Defensive coordinator – John Pagano Defensive line – Don Johnson Linebackers – Joe Barry Assistant linebackers – Bobby King Secondary – Ron Milus Assistant secondary – Greg Williams Defensive quality control – Chad Grimm Special teams coordinator – Kevin Spencer Assistant special teams – Craig Aukerman Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnson Assistant strength and conditioning – Rick Lyle Coaching administrative assistant – Mark Ridgley Final roster 2014 San Diego Chargers 53 13 10 10 Kellen Clemens 17 Philip Rivers 34 Donald Brown running back 30 Ronnie Brown 24 Ryan Mathews American football 43 Branden Oliver y 16 Seyi Ajirotutu 13 Keenan Allen 80 Malcom Floyd 15 Dontrelle Inman 11 Eddie Royal 85 Antonio Gates 89 Ladarius Green 88 David Johnson tight end 83 John Phillips American football 62 Jeff Baca C 77 King Dunlap T 76 D. J. Fluker T 78 Chad Rinehart G 60 Trevor Robinson American football C 75 Jeremiah Sirles y G 69 Willie Smith offensive tackle, born 1986 T 79 Kenny Wiggins G 65 Chris Watt y C/G 92 Ryan Carrethers y NT 98 Sean Lissemore NT 94 Corey Liuget DE 90 Ricardo Mathews DE/NT 72 Tenny Palepoi y DE 91 Kendall Reyes DE 71 Damion Square DE 97 Jeremiah Attaochu y OLB 53 Kavell Conner ILB 93 Dwight Freeney OLB 59 Andrew Gachkar ILB 54 Melvin Ingram OLB 96 Jarret Johnson OLB 99 Cordarro Law OLB 50 Manti Te'o ILB 52 Reggie Walker linebacker, born 1986 ILB 58 Tourek Williams OLB 37 Jahleel Addae SS 20 Chris Davis cornerback y CB/KR 33 Greg Ducre y CB 26 Brandon Flowers American football CB 38 Marcus Gilchrist SS 25 Darrell Stuckey FS 32 Eric Weddle FS 23 Steve Williams cornerback CB 29 Shareece Wright CB  1 Mat McBriar P  9 Nick Novak K 47 Mike Windt LS 27 D.J. Adams y RB IR 70 Chas Alecxih DE  3 Torrence Allen y WR 31 Richard Crawford American football CB  8 Javontee Herndon y WR 81 David Paulson TE 27 Adrian Phillips y S 68 Bryce Quigley G  4 Brad Sorensen QB 49 Colton Underwood y LB 64 Craig Watts y G 56 Donald Butler ILB IR 66 Jeromey Clary G/T PUP 61 Nick Hardwick American football C IR 57 Doug Legursky C IR 74 Rich Ohrnberger C IR 75 Damik Scafe DE IR 48 Alvin Scioneaux y ILB IR  5 Mike Scifres P IR 73 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe y NT IR 63 Johnnie Troutman G IR 22 Jason Verrett y CB IR 39 Danny Woodhead RB IR Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 7 Dallas Cowboys W 27–7 1–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 2 August 15 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–41 1–1 CenturyLink Field Recap 3 August 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 1–2 Levi's Stadium Recap 4 August 28 Arizona Cardinals W 12–9 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 Monday Night Football at Arizona Cardinals L 17–18 0–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 2 September 14 Seattle Seahawks W 30–21 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 3 September 21 at Buffalo Bills W 22–10 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 September 28 Jacksonville Jaguars W 33–14 3–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 5 October 5 New York Jets W 31–0 4–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 6 October 12 at Oakland Raiders W 31–28 5–1 O.co Coliseum Recap 7 October 19 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–23 5–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 8 October 23 Thursday Night Football at Denver Broncos L 21–35 5–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap 9 November 2 at Miami Dolphins L 0–37 5–4 Sun Life Stadium Recap 10 Bye 11 November 16 Oakland Raiders W 13–6 6–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 12 November 23 St. Louis Rams W 27–24 7–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 13 November 30 at Baltimore Ravens W 34–33 8–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 14 December 7 Sunday Night Football New England Patriots L 14–23 8–5 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 15 December 14 Denver Broncos L 10–22 8–6 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 16 December 20 Saturday at San Francisco 49ers W 38–35 (OT) 9–6 Levi's Stadium Recap 17 December 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–19 9–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 8 Monday 7:20 p.m. PDT Chargers 0 3 14 0 Cardinals 0 6 0 12 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,292 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Bill Vinovich ESPN Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 22-yard field goal, 12:42. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:28. SDG – Nick Novak 36-yard field goal, 6:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:18. ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 6–3. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:16. Third quarter SDG – Malcom Floyd 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:38. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:22. SDG – Ryan Mathews 20-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 5:26. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:17. Fourth quarter ARI – Stepfan Taylor 5-yard pass from Carson Palmer (run failed), 12:30. Chargers 17–12. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:43. ARI – John Brown 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 2:25. Cardinals 18–17. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 4:25. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 21/36, 238 yards, TD, INT ARI – Carson Palmer – 24/37, 304 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Ryan Mathews – 12 rushes, 40 yards, TD ARI – Andre Ellington – 13 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 81 yards ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 119 yards Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver John Brown scored on a 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer with 2:25 left in the game to defeat San Diego 18–17 on Monday night.Carson Palmer, Cardinals rally to tip Chargers on late TD September 9, 2014 Associated Press ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554301 https://web.archive.org/web/20140910062020/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554301 September 10, 2014 live The Chargers led 17–6 after three periods, but did not convert on multiple opportunities throughout the game. It was the fifth loss for San Diego over the prior three seasons in which they led by a touchdown or more in the fourth quarter, tied for the most in the NFL.Acee Kevin For starters, Bolts have long way to go September 9, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/09/chargers-cardinals-mistakes-long-way-acee/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20140910230747/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/09/chargers-cardinals-mistakes-long-way-acee/all/?print September 10, 2014 live Rookie Jeremiah Attaochu set up the Chargers only first-half score with a blocked punt off Drew Butler. San Diego trailed 6–3 at halftime when Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers went 6-for-6 for 82 yards and threw a 6-yard touchdown to Malcom Floyd for a 10–6 lead. Attaochu forced a Palmer fumble on a strip sack to set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Ryan Mathews for a 17–6 Charger advantage.Gehlken Michael Chargers' Jerry Attaochu finds Comfort September 11, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/11/chargers-jerry-attaochu-comfort-paul-nfl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140912185305/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/11/chargers-jerry-attaochu-comfort-paul-nfl/ September 12, 2014 dead 2018-09-16 The Cardinals pulled to 17–12 after a 10-play, 64-yard touchdown drive with 12:30 remaining; their two-point conversion failed. On San Diego's following drive, they were in field-goal range at the Arizona 29-yard line when a mishandled snap from backup center Rich Ohrnberger—replacing an injured Nick Hardwick who left the game—to Rivers pushed the Chargers back to the 43 and forced a punt. Arizona then went on their 11-play, 91-yard game-winning drive, which was extended by a slow-footed Palmer scrambling 12 yards on a third-and-10 play. The Chargers offense, which ranked fifth in the NFL in yards in 2013, suffered from uncharacteristic dropped passes. Arizona's late field goal in the second quarter came after a Chargers interception set up by Eddie Royal stopping on his route as a Rivers pass went to the Chiefs Jerraud Powers. The Chargers' Marcus Gilchrist dropped an apparent sure interception in the third quarter. Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 14 1:05 pm. PDT Seahawks 7 7 7 0 Chargers 3 17 7 3 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 67,916 94 F C, sunny Pete Morelli Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Nick Novak 50-yard field goal, 2:52. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 8:01. SEA – Percy Harvin 51-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:27. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:25. Second quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:05. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:22. SDG – Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 4:40. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:08. SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:04. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:30. SEA – Robert Turbin 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:12. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:52. Third quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 21-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:01. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 14-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:03. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:58. Fourth quarter SDG – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 0:16. Chargers 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:30. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 17/25, 202 yards, 2 TD SDG – Philip Rivers – 28/37, 284 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Percy Harvin – 2 rushes, 45 yards, TD SDG – Danny Woodhead – 8 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers SEA – Jermaine Kearse – 4 receptions, 61 yards SDG – Antonio Gates – 7 receptions, 96 yards, 3 TD Antonio Gates caught three touchdowns from Rivers to lead the Chargers to a 30–21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.Antonio Gates' 3 TD catches carry Chargers to upset of Seahawks September 14, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554278 https://web.archive.org/web/20141001061352/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554278 October 1, 2014 live San Diego held a 42:15 to 17:45 advantage in time of possession under hot weather conditions. The official game-time temperature was 94 F C, while readings at field level read closer to 115 F C. The Chargers had six drives of eight plays or more—including possessions of 14, 12, and 10 plays—while the Seahawks had one eight-play drive.Gehlken Michael Chargers wear out Seahawks in win September 14, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/14/seattle-seahawks-san-diego-chargers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140915051040/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/14/seattle-seahawks-san-diego-chargers/ September 15, 2014 live San Diego's first possession was a 14-play drive that led to a 50-yard field goal by Nick Novak, ending the Seahawks' 20-game streak without allowing a score on the opening possession. Following a 10-play field goal drive by the Chargers in the second quarter, linebacker Kavell Conner forced a fumble on the kickoff, which led to a six-play touchdown drive; the two drives combined to keep the Seahawks offense off the field for almost nine minutes. Gates' third touchdown came after he split two defenders and made a spectacular one-handed grab to give the Chargers a 27–14 lead late in the third quarter. Rivers was 28-of-37 for 284 yards. He had thrown 65 touchdowns to Gates, the most between a quarterback and tight end in NFL history. The Chargers were 10-for-17 on third-down conversions, while the Seahawks were 3-for-8. Week 3: at Buffalo Bills San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 21 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 am. PDT Chargers 7 6 7 2 Bills 0 3 7 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,611 72 F C, partly cloudy John Parry CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Eddie Royal 3-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18. Second quarter SDG – Nick Novak 19-yard field goal, 10:18. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yard, 7:51. BUF – Dan Carpenter 45-yard field goal, 2:56. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:58. SDG – Nick Novak 37-yard field goal, 0:21. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yard, 2:35. Third quarter SDG – Eddie Royal 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:31. Chargers 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:29. BUF – Fred Jackson 11-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter SDG – Safety, EJ Manuel penalized for intentional grounding in the end zone, 3:23. Chargers 22–10. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 18/25, 256 yards, 2 TD BUF – EJ Manuel – 23/39, 238 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Donald Brown – 31 rushes, 62 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 6 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers SDG – Malcom Floyd – 2 receptions, 98 yards BUF – Fred Jackson – 8 receptions, 78 yards, TD Rivers threw two touchdowns to Royal and spread the ball to multiple receivers to lead San Diego to a 22–10 victory over the Buffalo Bills.Rivers leads Chargers to 22–10 win over Bills September 21, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554195 https://web.archive.org/web/20141001180809/http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554195 October 1, 2014 live The Chargers' defense held the Bills to just 19 yards and forced a safety in their first four series in the fourth quarter,Gehlken Michael Chargers stave off Bills late in win September 21, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/21/san-diego-chargers-buffalo-bills-0921/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162421/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/21/san-diego-chargers-buffalo-bills-0921/ September 24, 2015 live denying Buffalo their third 3–0 start since 1993. The Chargers led throughout the game after a 3-yard TD pass from Rivers to Royal with 9:45 left in the first quarter. They took control of the game after a 37-yard Novak field goal 21 seconds before the half, and a 5-yard TD catch by Royal to cap a 14-play, 80-yard drive to start the third quarter for a 20–3 lead, their largest of the game. San Diego held on for their third 2–1 start in five years. They did not have a first down in their final five drives after 20 in their first five. After losing running back Mathews to a sprained ankle the previous week, the Chargers' Danny Woodhead did not return after his first carry of the game 3 1 2 minutes into the contest. Donald Brown filled in with 89 yards offense (62 rushing and 27 receiving). Rivers completed 18 of 25 passes for 256 yards, including two 49-yard catches by Floyd. Royal had four receptions for 42 yards, and backup tight end Ladarius Green finished with four catches for 64 yards. Novak extended his streak of consecutive successful field goal attempts to 23, passing Nate Kaeding for second in team history. Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 28 1:05 pm. PDT Jaguars 0 14 0 0 Chargers 3 14 10 6 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 56,553 73 F C, sunny Clete Blakeman CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Nick Novak 33-yard field goal, 3:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:08. Second quarter JAX – Toby Gerhart 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 14:06. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:38. SDG – Eddie Royal 47-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:24. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:42. JAX – Nic Jacobs 2-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Scobee kick), 7:17. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:07. SDG – Eddie Royal 47-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:59. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:07. Third quarter SDG – Malcom Floyd 43-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:09. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51. SDG – Nick Novak 34-yard field goal, 6:10. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:08. Fourth quarter SDG – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 13:35. Chargers 30–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:28. SDG – Nick Novak 37-yard field goal, 1:09. Chargers 33–14. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:31. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 29/37, 254 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Philip Rivers – 29/39, 377 yards, 3 TD Top rushers JAX – Toby Gerhart – 10 rushes, 32 yards, TD SDG – Branden Oliver – 9 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers JAX – Clay Harbor – 8 receptions, 70 yards SDG – Keenan Allen – 10 receptions, 135 yards The Chargers defeated the winless Jacksonville Jaguars 33–14 as Rivers threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns. Royal caught two of the scoring passes for his second straight two-touchdown game. San Diego extended its winning streak to three.Rivers' 3 TD passes carry Chargers over Jags 33–14 September 28, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554290 https://web.archive.org/web/20140929174929/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554290 September 29, 2014 live After Jacksonville took a 7–3 lead on a Toby Gerhart 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter, Rivers spotted Royal—guarded by linebacker Geno Hayes—who got open for a 47-yard touchdown reception. Jaguars rookie Blake Bortles, making his first start, followed with a scoring pass to Nic Jacobs. Before halftime, Rivers found Royal on third-and-10 as the receiver outran defenders for 43-yard TD pass, staking San Diego to a 17–14 lead. Rivers connected with Floyd on a 24-yard TD pass to open the third quarter, and the Chargers' defense held the Jaguars scoreless in the second half. Cornerback Brandon Flowers and safety Eric Weddle each intercepted Bortles in the second half after the Jacksonville quarterback began the game 13-for-15 with 144 yards.Adams Todd Chargers settle down, subdue Jaguars September 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/san-diego-chargers-jacksonville-jaguars/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141008103424/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/san-diego-chargers-jacksonville-jaguars/ October 8, 2014 live Rivers completed 29 of his 37 passes and had a 130.0 passer rating, his highest ever in a game in which he threw over 31 passes.Acee Kevin Rivers turns tide, more than Bolts' MVP September 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/philip-rivers-chargers-jaguars-mvp-acee/all/?print https://archive.today/20140929035827/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/philip-rivers-chargers-jaguars-mvp-acee/all/?print September 29, 2014 live Keenan Allen established career-highs of 10 catches for 135 yards, and Royal had five receptions for 105 yards, his first 100-yard game with the Chargers. Novak made four field goals. Earlier in the week on Tuesday, the Chargers had made 10 player transactions largely due to injuries. Playing without Mathews and Woodhead, San Diego ran for just 42 yards on 20 carries; the team entered the game averaging a league-low 2.4 yards per carry. "We've got to work on the running game. We'll get better," Chargers head coach Mike McCoy said.Calkins Matt Chargers' running game is a problem September 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/chargers-jaguars-nfl-running-game-problem/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141203045634/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/28/chargers-jaguars-nfl-running-game-problem/ December 3, 2014 live Week 5: vs. New York Jets San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: New York Jets at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 5 1:25 pm. PDT Jets 0 0 0 0 Chargers 7 14 7 3 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 63,471 91 F C, sunny Ron Torbert CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:31. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:38. Second quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:15. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:42. SDG – Branden Oliver 15-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:42. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:46. Third quarter SDG – Branden Oliver 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:44. Chargers 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:05. Fourth quarter SDG – Nick Novak 34-yard field goal, 13:28. Chargers 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:49. Top passers NYJ – Michael Vick – 8/19, 47 yards SDG – Philip Rivers – 20/28, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 9 rushes, 44 yards SDG – Branden Oliver – 19 rushes, 114 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Jeremy Kerley – 3 receptions, 24 yards SDG – Malcom Floyd – 3 receptions, 72 yards Mike McCoy's desire to improve the run game came to fruition against the New York Jets. The Chargers ran for 162 yards against the Jets, who came into the game ranked number one in the NFL in rush defense. Donald Brown was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the first half and Branden Oliver, their fourth-string running back, played. Oliver ran 19 times for 114 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 4 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. These were the first two NFL touchdowns for the rookie. Philip Rivers completed 20 throws on 28 attempts for 288 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Two of his touchdown throws were to Antonio Gates. With 65 touchdowns, Rivers and Gates set the NFL record for most between a quarterback and tight end duo. It was Gates' 91 and 92 career TD catches, moving him into 10th place all-time. After the game, Rivers stressed this year's toughness of the team as its success. The offense of the Jets on the other hand, crossed the 50-yard line for the first time with 7:35 left in the fourth quarter. Geno Smith threw only four completions on 12 attempts for 27 yards and an interception. In the first offensive possession for the Jets in the second half, he was benched for Michael Vick. Vick did only a little better by throwing 8 completions on 19 attempts for 27 yards and ran twice for 14 yards. The Chargers were the first team to win by a shutout in the 2014 season (week five). The Chargers' last shutout victory was 31–0 against Kansas City on December 12, 2010. The Jets were shut out for the first time since losing 34–0 against San Francisco on September 30, 2012. With the day's loss, the Jets had lost four straight games. Week 6: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 12 1:05 pm. PDT Chargers 7 7 7 10 Raiders 7 7 7 7 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California 53,329 77 F C, sunny Tony Corrente CBS Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Scott Kaplan Recap, Gamebook First quarter OAK – Andre Holmes 77-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:08. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:52. SDG – Eddie Royal 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yard, 4:30. Second quarter SDG – Malcom Floyd 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:52. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yard, 7:20. OAK – James Jones 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:27. Third quarter OAK – Brice Butler 47-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:40. Raiders 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:55. SDG – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 2:52. Tied 21–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:48. Fourth quarter OAK – Andre Holmes 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:01. Raiders 28–21. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 4:40. SDG – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 5:52. Raiders 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:09. SDG – Branden Oliver 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 1:56. Chargers 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:47. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 22/34, 313 yards, 3 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 18/34, 282 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Branden Oliver – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD OAK – Darren McFadden – 14 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers SDG – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD OAK – Andre Holmes – 4 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD Rookie cornerback Jason Verrett intercepted Oakland Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr at the San Diego 5 with 1:13 remaining in the game to seal a 31–28 Chargers win on the road. San Diego had gone ahead with 1:56 to play on a 1-yard touchdown run by Oliver. Verrett's first career interception helped the Chargers extend their winning streak to five, while Oakland suffered its 11th straight defeat.Chargers rally past Raiders 31–28 October 12, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554302 https://web.archive.org/web/20141013233812/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554302 October 13, 2014 live Gehlken Michael Jason Verrett caps wild Chargers win October 12, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/12/chargers-oakland-raiders-nfl/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141018113728/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/12/chargers-oakland-raiders-nfl/all/?print October 18, 2014 live The Chargers 5–1 start to begin the season was their best since 2002. Carr threw a 77-yard TD pass to Andre Holmes in the opening minute of the game, and he and Rivers both threw two touchdowns in the first half for a 14–14 tie at halftime. In the third quarter, a 54-yard Novak field goal was nullified by a Chargers holding penalty. On fourth-and-35, Weddle threw an incomplete pass on a fake punt, giving the Raiders excellent field position; Oakland then scored on a 47-yard TD pass from Carr to Brice Butler. The Chargers responded with a Gates score on a 1-yard pass from Rivers, and the game was tied at 21 to begin the fourth quarter. Oakland took the lead again after Carr found Holmes for a 6-yard TD with 10 minutes left. On the following possession, Rivers completed the first four passes for 70 yards, which led to a 30-yard field goal by Novak. The Chargers defense forced a three-and-out, when Allen—filling in for an injured Royal—returned the punt 29 yards to the Oakland 39. With 4:49 remaining, Rivers led the six-play game-winning TD drive which culminated with four straight runs by Oliver for 29 yards. The Raiders had the ball on the Chargers 45 on second-and-one, when Carr threw deep for Butler, but Verrett leaped for an acrobatic sideline interception. Verrett had left the game earlier in the third quarter after tearing his left labrum in three places while diving for a pass.Gehlken Michael Cornerback Jason Verrett out for year November 15, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/15/chargers-jason-verrett-shoulder-injured-reserve/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/15/chargers-jason-verrett-shoulder-injured-reserve/ December 30, 2014 live Oliver ran for 101 yards in the game, and Rivers threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns. For Rivers, it was an NFL-record fifth straight game with at least a 120 passer rating. Verrett grew up a Raiders fan in nearby Fairfield, California. About 100 of his friends and family attended the game, including his brother, who works for the Raiders. Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 19 1:05 pm. PDT Chiefs 0 10 3 10 Chargers 7 7 0 6 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,260 75 F C, sunny Bill Vinovich CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – John Phillips 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:19. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:41. Second quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 16-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 15:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:24. KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 3:19. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 9:31. SDG – Antonio Gates 27-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:19. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:41. Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 8:40. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:25. Fourth quarter KC – Anthony Sherman 11-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 15:00. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 7:43. SDG – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 9:40. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:14. SDG – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 2:04. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:42. KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 0:26. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:36. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 19/28, 221 yards, TD SDG – Philip Rivers – 17/31, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 22 rushes, 95 yards, TD SDG – Branden Oliver – 15 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 84 yards SDG – Antonio Gates – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD A late field goal of 48 yards by rookie Cairo Santos gave the Kansas City Chiefs a 23–20 win over the Chargers. The Chiefs ran 70 plays to the Chargers' 49, and controlled the ball for 39 minutes during the game to San Diego's 21.Krasovic Tom Chiefs exploit bye, Chargers' soft pass D October 19, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chiefs-chargers-reid-bowe-alex-smith-krasovic/ https://archive.today/20141023012801/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chiefs-chargers-reid-bowe-alex-smith-krasovic/ October 23, 2014 live Gehlken Michael Bolts suffer backward loss to KC October 19, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chargers-kansas-city-chiefs-nfl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141020015902/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chargers-kansas-city-chiefs-nfl/ October 20, 2014 live San Diego was just 3-for-10 on third down conversions after entering the game with a 53.8% success rate, the highest in the league. The loss ended the team's six-game home winning streak over the Chiefs. The Chargers got out to a 7–0 lead after tight end John Phillips' first catch of the season, a 1-yard TD from Rivers. They regained the lead, 14–10, after Gates' 27-yard TD off a tipped pass 14 seconds before halftime.Cairo Santos' late FG helps Chiefs snap Chargers' winning streak October 19, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554297 https://web.archive.org/web/20141024033750/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554297 October 24, 2014 live Loh Stephanie Day of season lows for Chargers' offense October 19, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chargers-offense-misfired-philip-rivers-problems/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141023202107/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/19/chargers-offense-misfired-philip-rivers-problems/ October 23, 2014 live San Diego was limited to just one offensive drive in the third quarter, a three-and-out series that lasted just 1:02, and Kansas City led 20–14 after an Alex Smith 11-yard TD pass to Anthony Sherman with 14:50 left in the fourth. The Chargers responded with a 12-play drive, driving all the way to the Chiefs 6, but settled for a Novak 24-yard field goal. After a defensive stop, Novak kicked a 48-yarder to tied the game at 20 with 1:57 remaining. It was his 31st straight field goal, breaking Carney's team record of 29 set from 1992 to 1993. However, the Chiefs drove 62 yards on nine plays on their game-winning drive. Rivers was 17 of 31 for 205 yards and two touchdowns with an 83.4 rating, breaking his streak of games with 120 or higher. The Chargers' offense had season lows of 205 passing yards and 251 total yards. Smith, the first established quarterback the Chargers had faced in four games, was 19 of 28 passes for 221 yards. Chiefs coach Andy Reid, in his second year with the team, improved his career record to 14–2 coming off a bye week. Retired defensive end Leslie O'Neal was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame at halftime. This was the first of two games in which the Chargers wore their alternate powder blue jerseys – the other was against the New England Patriots on December 7.Gehlken, Michael Chargers to wear powder blue Sunday http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/13/chargers-powder-blue-uniforms-blackout/ U-T San Diego October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014 Week 8: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 23 Thursday 6:25 p.m. MDT/5:25 pm. PDT Chargers 0 7 7 7 Broncos 0 14 14 7 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,907 68 F C, partly cloudy Terry McAulay CBS/NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 2-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 13:35. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:18. SDG – Keenan Allen 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:31. DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 31-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:32. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:35. Third quarter DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 3-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 10:53. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:42. DEN – Juwan Thompson 2-yard TD run (Brandon McManus kick), 7:34. Broncos 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:41. SDG – Antonio Gates 4-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 2:39. Broncos 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:55. Fourth quarter DEN – Juwan Thompson 1-yard TD run (Brandon McManus kick), 13:29. Broncos 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:10. SDG – Antonio Gates 10-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:31. Broncos 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:58. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 30/41, 252 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT DEN – Peyton Manning – 25/35, 286 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SDG – Branden Oliver – 13 rushes, 36 yards DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 20 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers SDG – Keenan Allen – 9 receptions, 73 yards, TD DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 9 receptions, 120 yards, 3 TD Peyton Manning connected with Emmanuel Sanders for three touchdowns to lead the Denver Broncos to a 35–21 win over San Diego. Rookie Juwan Thompson also ran for two TDs to help the Broncos (6–1) expand their lead over the Chargers (5–3) in the AFC West. A year earlier, San Diego had handed Denver their only home loss of the season.Emmanuel Sanders breaks out with 3 TDs as Broncos dump Chargers October 23, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554218 https://web.archive.org/web/20141025134914/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554218 October 25, 2014 live The game was tied 7–7 in the second quarter after Rivers capped a 13-play, 84-yard drive with a 2-yard TD to Allen. On the following kickoff, the Chargers appeared to recover a fumble by Denver, but the play was overturned. Manning then drove his team eight plays for a 31-yard TD to Sanders past cornerback Richard Marshall. The Chargers were trailing 28–14 in the fourth quarter with the Broncos on the San Diego 2, when Weddle intercepted Manning; however, the play was nullified by a holding penalty against Gilchrist, and Thompson scored on a 1-yard run the next play.Gehlken Michael Chargers haunted by plays not made October 23, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/23/chargers-denver-broncos-nfl-week-8/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141023202107/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/23/chargers-denver-broncos-nfl-week-8/ October 23, 2014 live The Chargers followed with an eight-play, 80-yard TD drive in less than two minutes, with Gates scoring for the second time for a 35–21 game with 9 1 2 minutes left. Weddle forced a Denver fumble on the first play of the following drive, but San Diego was unable to recover the ball. Denver kicker Brandon McManus missed a 53-yard attempt with six minutes remaining, and the Chargers received the ball with excellent field position. San Diego's drive ended with a Rahim Moore interception of a Rivers pass intended for Floyd at the Denver 4. Rivers ended the game 30 of 41 for 252 yards with three TDs and two interceptions. Gates become the team leader in career yards receiving after passing Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Lance Alworth (9,584). Manning finished 25 of 35 for 286 yards with three TDs and no interceptions. The Chargers were playing without injured cornerbacks Flowers (concussion) and Steve Williams (groin); Verrett played despite a hurt shoulder injured during the Raiders game, but was unable to play after a few series in the second quarter.Gehlken Michael Injured Jason Verrett did what he could October 23, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/23/broncos-beat-chargers-jason-verrett/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141024222300/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/23/broncos-beat-chargers-jason-verrett/ October 24, 2014 live Week 9: at Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 2 1:00 pm. EST/10:00 am. PST Chargers 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 7 13 17 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,222 70 F C, sunny Brad Allen CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Charles Clay 6-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:40. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:56. Second quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:08. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:42. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 8:53. Dolphins 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 1:52. Dolphins 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:31. Third quarter MIA – Rishard Matthews 21-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:02. Dolphins 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:58. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 23-yard field goal, 7:04. Dolphins 30–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:01. MIA – Jarvis Landry 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:00. Dolphins 37–0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 12/23, 138 yards, 3 INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 24/34, 288 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SDG – Donald Brown – 4 rushes, 23 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Malcom Floyd – 4 receptions, 60 yards MIA – Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD The Chargers committed four turnovers and lost 37–0 to the Miami Dolphins for their most lopsided defeat since 1996. The Dolphins front four dominated the Chargers' offensive line, forcing three interceptions and a lost fumble by Rivers. It was San Diego's third straight loss, and the first time they had been shut out since 1999.Ryan Tannehill throws 3 TDs as Dolphins win 3rd straight November 2, 2014 ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554347 https://web.archive.org/web/20141114045152/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554347 November 14, 2014 live On the opening possession of the game, San Diego gambled on fourth and 1 from the Miami 22, but Oliver was stopped for a 1-yard loss. It was the only time the Chargers crossed midfield during the game. Miami led 17–0 after the first 21 minutes. They scored on all but one of their seven possessions in the first half, the exception being Caleb Sturgis' miss on a 45-yard field goal attempt to end the half. Rivers was limited to 138 yards passing in the game, and was twice intercepted by Brent Grimes. His quarterback rating of 31.0 was his lowest since 2007. San Diego remained winless in South Florida since the Epic in Miami in January 1982, a string of eight straight losses to the Dolphins. Running back Donald Brown returned from his concussion in Week 5, and ran four times for 23 yards. Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 16 1:05 pm. PST Raiders 3 0 0 3 Chargers 7 3 3 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 66,720 72 F C, sunny Jeff Triplette CBS Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Malcom Floyd 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:07. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 7:27. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:28. Second quarter SDG – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 4:12. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:27. Third quarter SDG – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 7:19. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 4:01. Fourth quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 4:06. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:09. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 16/34, 172 yards SDG – Philip Rivers – 22/34, 193 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray – 4 rushes, 43 yards SDG – Ryan Mathews – 16 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers OAK – Kenbrell Thompkins – 2 receptions, 47 yards SDG – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 63 yards Floyd caught a 22-yard touchdown from Rivers on the game's third play from scrimmage, and San Diego held on for a lackluster 13–6 win over Oakland.Rivers leads Chargers over winless Raiders 13–6 November 16, 2014 ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554391 https://web.archive.org/web/20141121174008/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554391 November 21, 2014 live Both teams punted nine times, with Chargers punter Mike Scifres pinning the Raiders inside the 20 on five of his kicks.Gehlken Michael Scifres, Chargers kick Raiders to curb November 16, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/16/oakland-raiders-at-chargers/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141128205113/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/16/oakland-raiders-at-chargers/all/?print November 28, 2014 live U-T San Diego lauded Scifres' performance, stating that he "arguably was the team MVP."Gehlken Michael Mike Scifres undergoes clavicle surgery December 8, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/08/chargers-mike-scifres-fractured-clavicle-injury/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141209014307/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/08/chargers-mike-scifres-fractured-clavicle-injury/ December 9, 2014 live San Diego was a season low 27% (4-for-15) on third-down conversions, after entering the game fourth best in the league (48%). Gates made a difficult catch late in the fourth quarter to extend a drive and help seal the game. San Diego linebacker Donald Butler recovered a fumble on the opening play of the game after Carr mishandled the snap from the shotgun formation. Two plays later, River lobbed a pass to Floyd, who leaped over T. J. Carrie for the score. The Chargers went up 10–3 after Novak kicked a 23-yard field goal to extend his team record to 32 consecutive field goals; however, he was wide left on a 48-yard attempt as the half ended. Rivers was injured after completing a 28-yard pass to Floyd in the third quarter, but the play was called back on a holding call against tackle King Dunlap. The Chargers settled on a 52-yard field goal by Novak for a 13–3 lead. The Raiders knocked the wind out of Rivers in the fourth, but he remained in the game after Oakland pulled with a touchdown with a 25-yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski with four minutes remaining. On the following drive, Gates converted a key third-and-3 with a 15-yard catch at the Oakland 45 after tipping the pass to himself between safeties Charles Woodson and Brandian Ross. An incompletion would have forced a punt with 2:32 left; instead, Oakland need to use their remaining timeouts before receiving the ball back with 65 seconds to go. Carr threw a desperation pass that was incomplete short of the end zone as the game clock expired. Scifres' nine punts, which were the second most of his career, included ones that pinned the Raiders at their 2-, 4-, 6- and 8-, and 12-yard line. Oakland crossed midfield just twice in the game. San Diego started four drives on their 41-yard line or better, which netted only three punts and a field goal. Rivers was 22 of 34 for 193 yards. After saying that Rivers had been suffering a "very severe rib injury" for weeks, Gates later said he was "taken out of context".Gehlken Michael Antonio Gates backs off Rivers comments November 17, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/17/antonio-gates-philip-rivers-rib-injury-chargers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141118052755/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/17/antonio-gates-philip-rivers-rib-injury-chargers/ November 18, 2014 live According to McCoy, Rivers had not missed any practice time nor received any treatment from the team trainer. After being out since September, Ryan Mathews, Manti Te'o and Melvin Ingram played for the Chargers. After missing seven games, Mathews ran 16 times for 70 yards, bolstering a running game that was averaging a league-low 3.1 yards per carry.Gehlken Michael Chargers run game looks to lead push November 30, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/30/chargers-offensive-line-ryan-mathews-playoffs/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141208033828/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/30/chargers-offensive-line-ryan-mathews-playoffs/all/?print December 8, 2014 live Week 12: vs. St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: St. Louis Rams at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 23 1:05 pm. PST Rams 3 7 7 7 Chargers 3 3 14 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 66,040 72 F C, sunny Carl Cheffers Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter SDG – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 9:10. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:30. STL – Greg Zuerlein 22-yard field goal, 1:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 8:07. Second quarter STL – Janoris Jenkins 99-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:32. Rams 10–3. SDG – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 0:02. Rams 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 1:31. Third quarter SDG – Ryan Mathews 32-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 9:50. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:49. SDG – Andrew Gachkar 13-yard defensive fumble return (Nick Novak kick), 9:29. Chargers 20–10. STL – Tavon Austin 6 yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:18. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:53. Fourth quarter SDG – Keenan Allen 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:09. Chargers 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 7:16. STL – Stedman Bailey 7-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:04. Chargers 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:05. Top passers STL – Shaun Hill – 18/35, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Philip Rivers – 29/35, 291 yards, TD, INT Top rushers STL – Tre Mason – 16 rushes, 62 yards SDG – Ryan Mathews – 12 rushes, 105 yards, TD Top receivers STL – Stedman Bailey – 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD SDG – Keenan Allen – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD Gilchrist intercepted St. Louis Rams quarterback Shaun Hill's pass at the Chargers' goal line with a minute left in the game to secure a 27–24 win for San Diego.Acee Kevin Bolts hold on at end, aren't finished November 23, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/23/chargers-rams-playoffs-ending-acee/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141208043647/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/23/chargers-rams-playoffs-ending-acee/all/?print December 8, 2014 live Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary November 30 1:00 pm. EST/10:00 am. PST Chargers 7 3 3 21 Ravens 10 6 7 10 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,060 54 F C, partly cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter BAL – Torrey Smith 16-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 10:46. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:14. BAL – Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal, 7:48. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:11. SDG – Keenan Allen 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:20. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:28. Second quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 21-yard field goal, 11:09. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:11. BAL – Justin Tucker 29-yard field goal, 1:41. Ravens 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:01. SDG – Nick Novak 52-yard field goal, 0:02. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 1:39. Third quarter SDG – Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 10:10. Ravens 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:50. BAL – Torrey Smith 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 5:01. Ravens 23–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:09. Fourth quarter SDG – Ryan Mathews 14-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 13:12. Ravens 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:05. BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 6:13. Ravens 30–20. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:59. SDG – Keenan Allen 23-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:40. Ravens 30–27. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33. BAL – Justin Tucker 31-yard field goal, 2:22. Ravens 33–27. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:18. SDG – Eddie Royal 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:38. Chargers 34–33. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:44. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 34/45, 383 yards, 3 TD, INT BAL – Joe Flacco – 19/31, 225 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Ryan Mathews – 12 rushes, 40 yards, TD BAL – Justin Forsett – 24 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers SDG – Keenan Allen – 11 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD BAL – Torrey Smith – 6 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD Rivers passed to Royal for the go-ahead touchdown with 38 seconds left in the game to defeat the Baltimore Ravens on the road, 34–33, for their third straight win.Calkins Matt Chargers' resilience was incredible November 30, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/30/chargers-resilience-ravens-nfl-/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141208044839/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/30/chargers-resilience-ravens-nfl-/all/?print December 8, 2014 live The Chargers had trailed the entire game, including 30–20 with 6:13 left and 33–27 with 2:22 to go. Rivers completed 34 of 45 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns, including two scores to Allen.Philip Rivers tosses last-minute TD to lift Chargers over Ravens November 20, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554323 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226211356/http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554323 December 26, 2014 live Rivers was intercepted on the Chargers' first drive of the game, and Baltimore led 10–0 almost eight minutes into the contest. On their next possession, San Diego went 80 yards on 13 plays for their first TD, a 12-yard pass from Rivers to Allen. The Chargers pulled to 16–13 early in the third quarter after a 59-yard pass by Rivers to Floyd set up a 26-yard Novak field goal. On the following drive, a roughing the passer penalty by Weddle led to a TD pass by the Ravens' Joe Flacco for a 23–20 lead. Flacco later scored on a quarterback sneak after a pass interference penalty on Shareece Wright. The Chargers responded with a 77-yard drive, culminating in a 23-yard TD from Rivers to Allen with 3:40 remaining. Jacoby Jones returned the ensuing kickoff 72 yards to the San Diego 30, setting up Justin Tucker's fourth field goal of the game for the Ravens. Rivers then led the 80-yard game-winning drive. After an interference call against Anthony Levine in the end zone, Rivers connected with Royal for a TD. Rivers moved to 20th among NFL leaders in career passing yards, passing Carson Palmer (35,365) and Jim Kelly (35,467). The Chargers had four players—Gates, Allen, Royal, and Floyd—with over 80 yards receiving in the game for the first time in team history.Henne Ricky Another Game, Another Pair of Milestones for Philip Rivers December 1, 2014 Chargers.com http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Another-Game-Another-Pair-of-Milestones-for-Philip-Rivers/ba785011-ce0a-442f-b906-b9c6893f4761 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231020425/http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Another-Game-Another-Pair-of-Milestones-for-Philip-Rivers/ba785011-ce0a-442f-b906-b9c6893f4761 December 31, 2014 dead December 30, 2014 Each team punted only once in the game. It was the Ravens first loss in November since 2009. They had also been 11–0 at home against West Coast teams. The Chargers used their fifth different center of the season, Trevor Robinson, after their fourth center, Chris Watt, left the game with an injury. Week 14: vs. New England Patriots Los Angeles Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 7 5:30 pm. PST Patriots 3 10 0 10 Chargers 0 14 0 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 68,815 67 F C, partly cloudy Bill Leavy NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter Stephen Gostkowski 22-yard field goal, 3:15. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 7:56. Second quarter Malcom Floyd 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 13:29. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:46. Darrell Stuckey 53-yard fumble return (Novak kick), 11:06. Chargers 14–3. Stephen Gostkowksi 22-yard field goal, 7:28. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:28. Rob Gronkowski 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:28. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:03. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal, 10:34. Patriots 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:04. Julian Edelman 69-yard pass from Tom Brady (Gostkowski kick), 8:41. Patriots 23–14. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:12. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 28/44, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – Philip Rivers – 20/33, 189 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NE – LeGarrette Blount – 20 rushes, 66 yards SDG – Ryan Mathews – 11 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers NE – Julian Edelman – 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD SDG – Donald Brown – 5 receptions, 49 yards The Chargers contained the New England Patriots offense for a 1-point lead through three-quarters before losing 23–14. After being held without a first down in the third quarter, the Patriots went ahead with a field goal in the fourth quarter, and capped the scoring with Tom Brady connecting with Julian Edelman for a 69-yard TD.Acee Kevin No defense for Chargers' wasted effort December 7, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/07/chargers-defense-watse-patriots-acee/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141228092307/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/07/chargers-defense-watse-patriots-acee/all/?print December 28, 2014 live San Diego was shut out in the second half. The win gave New England their 12th straight 10-win season, the second-longest such streak in NFL history.Patriots defense, timely TD help N.E. to 12th straight 10-win season December 7, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554432 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226052028/http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554432 December 26, 2014 live The Chargers led 14–3 after scoring twice within 2 minutes, 33 seconds in the second quarter. Floyd made a diving catch for a 15-yard TD, and safety Darrell Stuckey returned a fumble for a 53-yard score. After Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski's second field goal, Brandon Bolden blocked a punt by Scifres, and New England recovered the ball at the San Diego 28. Scifres was carted off the field after injuring his left shoulder on the play. Four plays later, Brady hit Rob Gronkowski on a 14-yard TD pass to trail 14–13. Before halftime, Te'o leaped for his first career interception on a pass intended for Gronkowski, preserving the Chargers' lead. In the third quarter, Devin McCourty returned a Rivers interception for a touchdown, but the play was wiped out by a personal foul on Brandon Browner for San Diego's Ladarius Green in the head. The Chargers' offense crossed midfield just once in the second half, getting as far as the Patriots 42. Their defense held New England to just 35 yards in the third quarter, forcing a three-and-out on four consecutive drives, before Brady engineered the 32nd fourth-quarter comeback of his career. Rivers completed 20 of his 33 passes for 189 yards. He fell to 0–6 against Brady, who was 28-of-44 for 317 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The Patriots entered the game scoring an average of 31.5 points, the third highest in the league. Novak took over as punter after Scifres' injury; he filled in after starting with a couple of short kicks. Scifres required season-ending surgery for a broken collarbone.Geklken Michael Chargers sign center, put Scifres on IR December 27, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/chargers-mike-scifres-trevor-robinson/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200437/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/chargers-mike-scifres-trevor-robinson/ December 27, 2014 live Mathews entered the locker room early before halftime after limping following a tripping penalty by New England. After rushing nine times for 52 yards in the first half, he had just two carries for minus 8 yards the rest of the game.Gehlken Michael Offense sputters in loss to Pats December 7, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/07/chargers-new-england-patriots/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141228104224/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/07/chargers-new-england-patriots/ December 28, 2014 live The ankle sprain sidelined Mathews for the remainder of the season.Krasovic Tom Ryan Mathews: will return 'as fast as I can' December 26, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/26/ryan-mathews-chargers-patriots-chiefs-krasovic/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141228103005/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/26/ryan-mathews-chargers-patriots-chiefs-krasovic/ December 28, 2014 live Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 14 1:05 pm. PST Broncos 3 6 7 6 Chargers 0 3 0 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 68,682 64 F C, sunny Craig Wrolstad CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter DEN – Connor Barth 19-yard field goal, 6:55. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:51. Second quarter DEN – Connor Barth 26-yard field goal, 14:21. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:06. DEN – Connor Barth 19-yard field goal, 1:50. Broncos 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:08. SDG – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 0:10. Broncos 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:40. Third quarter DEN – Demaryius Thomas 28-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Connor Barth kick), 0:31. Broncos 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:01. Fourth quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:13. Broncos 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:18. DEN – Connor Barth 49-yard field goal, 4:53. Broncos 19–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20. DEN – Connor Barth 44-yard field goal, 3:56. Broncos 22–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:20. Top passers DEN – Peyton Manning – 14/20, 233 yards, TD SDG – Philip Rivers – 24/41, 232 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – C. J. Anderson – 29 rushes, 85 yards SDG – Branden Oliver – 12 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 54 yards, TD San Diego lost 22–10 to the Broncos after struggling offensively for the second consecutive week. After entering the game with the 6th best record in the AFC, the loss was a blow to the Chargers' (8–6) playoff chances. It was their second consecutive home loss to the two teams tied for the best record in their conference.Wilson Bernie Offensive woes continue for Chargers in 22–10 loss December 14, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/offensive-woes-continue-for-chargers-in-22-10-loss/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141227235120/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/offensive-woes-continue-for-chargers-in-22-10-loss/all/?print December 27, 2014 live Denver's Manning threw a scoring pass to Demaryius Thomas at the end of the third quarter for their only touchdown of the game.Calkins Matt Chargers' defense goes to waste December 14, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/chargers-defense-broncos-nfl-waste/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141227235736/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/chargers-defense-broncos-nfl-waste/all/?print December 27, 2014 live The Chargers pulled to within six points at 16–10 after a TD catch by Gates with 10 minutes left. The Chargers trailed only 9–3 at the half after holding the Broncos to a field goal each time they entered the red zone. Manning was sick coming into the game, and left late in the second quarter with a thigh injury. Set up by a 58-yard punt return by Royal, Novak kicked a 30-yard field goal before the half ended for the Chargers' first score. Manning began the third quarter, and finished the game completing 14 of 20 passes for 233 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Novak missed two field goals in the game: a 46-yard attempt that was tipped by Derek Wolfe in the second quarter, and a 37-yard attempt that hit the left upright in the third. The Chargers were using a new holder with punter Mat McBriar, who was replacing the injured Scifres, but Novak refused to use it as an excuse. Novak placed the blame of the loss on himself, whose missed kicks would have tied the score and kept the game in reach.Loh Stephanie Novak pins Chargers' defeat on himself December 14, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/chargers-nick-novak-assumes-blame-denver-defeat/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141228003705/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/14/chargers-nick-novak-assumes-blame-denver-defeat/ December 28, 2014 live Rivers completed 24 of 41 attempts for 232 yards with two interceptions. Gates' touchdown was his 10th of the season, tying him with Gronkowski for most seasons with at least 10 touchdown catches by a tight end. Allen exited the game in the third quarter after suffering both a broken right collarbone and an injured right ankle in the second quarter;Gehlken Michael Keenan Allen has broken collarbone December 16, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/16/chargers-keenan-allen-broken-collarbone-ankle/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141228102124/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/16/chargers-keenan-allen-broken-collarbone-ankle/ December 28, 2014 live the collarbone sidelined him for the final two games of the season. The Chargers' defense limited Denver to 111 yards on 39 carries, an average of 2.8 yards per rush. They also held the Broncos to 3-for-12 on third-down conversions. Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary December 20 Saturday 5:25 pm. PST Chargers 0 7 14 14 3 49ers 7 21 7 0 0 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California 70,699 61 F C, cloudy Jeff Triplette CBS/NFLN Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter SF – Frank Gore 52-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 13:12. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:48. Second quarter SF – Bruce Ellington 8-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 13:36. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:32. SF – Antoine Bethea 49-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), 10:20. 49ers 21–0. SDG – Eddie Royal 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:09. 49ers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 5:11. SF – Bruce Ellington 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 0:06. 49ers 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:03. Third quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:49. 49ers 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:26. SDG – Corey Liuget recovered fumble in end zone (Nick Novak kick), 3:26. 49ers 28–21. SF – Colin Kaepernick 90-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 2:26. 49ers 35–21. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 1:00. Fourth quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 21-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:15. 49ers 35–28. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:40. SDG – Malcom Floyd 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:29. Tied 35–35. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 3:01. Overtime SDG – Nick Novak 40-yard field goal, 4:00. Chargers 38–35. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:00. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 33/54, 356 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT SF – Colin Kaepernick – 15/24, 114 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Branden Oliver – 13 rushes, 53 yards SF – Frank Gore – 26 rushes, 158 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Eddie Royal – 10 receptions, 94 yards, TD SF – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 61 yards The Chargers rallied from a 21-point deficit, and Novak kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal in overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 38–35.Gehlken Michael Buried alive: Chargers survive 49ers December 20, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/20/chargers-san-francisco-49ers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141222004908/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/20/chargers-san-francisco-49ers/ December 22, 2014 live Rivers, who sat out practice earlier in the week with back and chest injuries, overcame three interceptions to throw for 356 yards and four TDs. The Chargers, who played the game without injured offensive stars Allen and Mathews, outscored the 49ers 31–7 after halftime. The win kept San Diego's slim playoff chances alive.Chargers erase 21-point deficit, beat 49ers on Nick Novak's OT FG December 20, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554361 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221084618/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554361 December 21, 2014 liveGehlken Michael Playoff picture: If Chargers win, they're in December 22, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/21/chargers-afc-playoffs-chiefs-scenario/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141222031223/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/21/chargers-afc-playoffs-chiefs-scenario/ December 22, 2014 live The 49ers led 28–7 at halftime, aided by a 49-yard TD return of a Rivers interception by Antoine Bethea. San Francisco rushed for 365 yards, the most the Chargers had surrendered since Adrian Peterson set a single-game record of 296 in 2007. Running back Frank Gore had 158, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick added 151, including a 90-yard TD run in the third quarter. In the fourth, Gates caught one of his two touchdowns in the second half, and Rivers connected with Floyd with 29 seconds remaining for the game-tying score, set up by two long fourth-down conversions earlier in the drive. The game went into overtime after 49ers kicker Phil Dawson missed a 60-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation. On the opening drive in overtime, Weddle forced a fumble by receiver Quinton Patton, which was recovered by San Diego's Sean Lissemore. The Chargers drove, and Novak hit the game-winner nearly five minutes into the extra period. Rivers completed 33 of 54 passes in the game. The Chargers were playing with their fifth-string center, and rookie right guard Jeremiah Sirles was making his NFL debut. The offense converted all three of their fourth-down conversions after entering the game with the worst conversions rate at 20% (1-of-5). It was the 49ers fourth consecutive loss. It was only the second time ever that San Francisco had lost after leading by 21 or more at the half. Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 28 12:00 pm. CST/10:00 am. PST Chargers 0 7 0 0 Chiefs 3 13 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 73,952 31 F C, clear Pete Morelli CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter KC – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 6:38. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:26. Second quarter KC – Travis Kelce offensive fumble recovery in end zone (Cairo Santos kick), 12:56. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:39. SDG – Branden Oliver 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 10:53. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:00. KC – Cairo Santos 21-yard field goal, 4:01. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:09. KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 0:36. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:12. Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 8:28. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:01. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Philip Rivers – 20/34, 291 yards, 2 INT KC – Chase Daniel – 16/27, 157 yards Top rushers SDG – Branden Oliver – 14 rushes, 71 yards, TD KC – Jamaal Charles – 13 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers SDG – Eddie Royal – 4 receptions, 95 yards KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 84 yards Needing a win to secure a playoff spot, San Diego lost 19–7 to Kansas City, who started backup quarterback Chase Daniel in place of an injured Alex Smith.Williams Eric D. Loss exposes age and depth issues for San Diego Chargers December 28, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/blog/san-diego-chargers/post/_/id/9221/loss-exposes-age-depth-issues-for-chargers https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160637/http://espn.go.com/blog/san-diego-chargers/post/_/id/9221/loss-exposes-age-depth-issues-for-chargers December 29, 2014 live Chiefs eliminate rival Chargers from AFC playoffs December 28, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554413 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229221014/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554413 December 29, 2014 live Justin Houston had four of the Chiefs' seven sacks against Rivers.Calkins Matt Chargers' O-line let Rivers down December 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-line-offensive-rivers-nfl-chiefs/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-line-offensive-rivers-nfl-chiefs/all/?print December 30, 2014 live The Chargers were shut out in the final 41 minutes of the game,Acee Kevin In the end, Chargers didn't have enough December 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-chiefs-not-enough-playoffs-acee/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-chiefs-not-enough-playoffs-acee/all/?print December 30, 2014 live which included three trips inside the Chiefs red zone in the fourth quarter.Gehlken Michael Chargers miss playoffs, lose to Chiefs December 28, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-chiefs-nfl-week-17/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141228092307/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/28/chargers-chiefs-nfl-week-17/ December 28, 2014 live Kansas City swept the season series against San Diego. The Chiefs went ahead 10–0 two minutes into the second quarter before the Chargers quickly pulled to 10–7, their only score of the game. During one stretch, from the first through third quarter, Rivers was sacked six times while dropping back to pass 13 times, which also included a lost fumble and an interception. The Chargers' offensive line included Robinson, their fifth starting center of the season, and undrafted rookie Sirles, making his first start at right guard. The Chargers seemingly closed the deficit to 19–14 with eight minutes remaining in the fourth when Rivers found Royal for a 3-yard TD, but the play was overturned after a replay ruled that the ball touched the ground while Royal was securing the catch. The Chargers then turned the ball over on downs after two incompletions. Later, with roughly four minutes left, another drive was stalled when Donald Brown was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Kansas City 20. Rivers threw his second interception of the day on the game's final play. With the loss, the Bolts had finished 9–7 and were swept by the Chiefs for the first time since 2003. Rivers was 20-of-34 passing for 291 yards, and finished the season with over 4,000 yards for the sixth time. The seven sacks against him were a career-high.Acee Kevin Chargers, let Rivers throw or let him go December 29, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-rivers-extension-line-acee/all/?print https://web.archive.org/web/20141230111219/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-rivers-extension-line-acee/all/?print December 30, 2014 live Oliver ran for 71 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers lost right tackle D. J. Fluker, safety Michael Gilchrist, cornerback Shareece Wright, and receiver Royal to injuries during the game. Standings Division SD Conference SD Honors and awards Safety Eric Weddle was the Chargers' only selection to the Pro Bowl. It was the second straight year he was picked, and the third time in four seasons. Voted as first alternates were tight end Antonio Gates and special teams player Darrell Stuckey, while Philip Rivers was selected as a second alternate.Gehlken Michael Eric Weddle selected to Pro Bowl again December 23, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/23/chargers-eric-weddle-pro-bowl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150630212924/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/23/chargers-eric-weddle-pro-bowl/ June 30, 2015 live Following are the winners of team awards, which are based on voting by Chargers players:Gehlken Michael Mike McCoy: coordinators coming back December 29, 2014 U-T San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-mike-mccoy-frank-reich-john-pagano/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141230110410/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-mike-mccoy-frank-reich-john-pagano/ December 30, 2014 live MVP: Philip Rivers Lineman of the Year: King Dunlap Offensive Player of the Year: Antonio Gates Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Weddle Special Teams Player of the Year: Seyi Ajirotutu Most Inspirational: Malcom Floyd and Jarret Johnson Notes source References 30em External links http://www.chargers.com 2014 San Diego Chargers at pro-football-reference.com San Diego Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:2010s in San Diego San Diego