2005 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 46th season November 2013 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 2005 9–7 3rd AFC West Marty Schottenheimer A.J. Smith Alex Spanos Qualcomm Stadium Did not qualify 6 TE Antonio Gates LB Shawne Merriman ST Hanik Milligan FB Lorenzo Neal RB LaDainian Tomlinson DT Jamal Williams 4 TE Antonio Gates (1st team) FB Lorenzo Neal (2nd team) RB LaDainian Tomlinson (2nd team) DT Jamal Williams (1st team) Chargers seasons The 2005 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), and the 46th overall. The Chargers failed to improve on their 12–4 record in 2004, and finished the campaign 9–7 and 3rd overall in their division, missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was named Rookie of the Year at the end of the season. Despite missing the playoffs, the Chargers defeated some of the best teams in the NFL, such as the two time defending Super Bowl champions New England Patriots (41–17) and the previously undefeated Indianapolis Colts (26–17). Following the season, Drew Brees signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints. Brees was replaced by Philip Rivers who became a starter for the Chargers for the next 14 seasons. Offseason Draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 San Diego Chargers 1 12 Shawne Merriman OLB Maryland Pick from NYG yes yes 1 28 Luis Castillo DT Northwestern yes 2 61 Vincent Jackson WR Northern Colorado yes yes 4 130 Darren Sproles RB Kansas State yes yes 5 164 Wesley Britt OT Alabama 6 167 Wes Sims OG Oklahoma Pick from MIA yes 7 242 Scott Mruczkowski C Bowling Green yes Personnel Staff 2005 San Diego Chargers Owner – Alex Spanos President/chief executive officer – Dean Spanos Executive vice president – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/general manager – A. J. Smith Assistant general manager/director of player personnel – Buddy Nix Vice president of football operations – Ed McGuire Director of college scouting – Jimmy Raye Director of pro scouting – Fran Foley Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coordinator – Cam Cameron Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Wide receivers – James Lofton Assistant wide receivers/quality control – Pete Carmichael, Jr. Tight ends – Rob Chudzinski Offensive line – Carl Mauck Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Greg Manusky Assistant linebackers/quality control – John Pagano Secondary – Brian Stewart Assistant secondary – Albert Lewis Special teams – Steve Crosby Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz 2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide 263–264 http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html October 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015162303/http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html October 15, 2014 dead mdy-all Roster 2005 San Diego Chargers 53 7 8  9 Drew Brees  7 A. 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Feeley 17 Philip Rivers 41 Lorenzo Neal FB 34 Andrew Pinnock FB 43 Darren Sproles KR/PR 21 LaDainian Tomlinson 33 Michael Turner 82 Reche Caldwell 80 Malcom Floyd 86 Drew Haddad 83 Vincent Jackson 87 Keenan McCardell 88 Eric Parker PR 85 Antonio Gates 84 Justin Peelle 68 Kris Dielman G 79 Mike Goff G 62 Bob Hallen C/G 61 Nick Hardwick C 75 Leander Jordan T 64 Cory Lekkerkerker T 63 Scott Mruczkowski C/G 70 Shane Olivea T 60 Wes Sims G 97 Ryon Bingham NT 93 Luis Castillo DE 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 99 Igor Olshansky DE 98 Derreck Robinson DE 78 DeQuincy Scott DE 76 Jamal Williams NT 54 Stephen Cooper ILB 59 Donnie Edwards ILB 53 Steve Foley OLB 58 Randall Godfrey ILB 92 Marques Harris OLB 56 Shawne Merriman OLB 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 57 Matt Wilhelm ILB 36 Markus Curry CB 22 Sammy Davis CB 25 Jamar Fletcher CB 29 Drayton Florence CB 42 Clinton Hart FS/SS 23 Quentin Jammer CB 27 Bhawoh Jue FS 31 Hanik Milligan SS 28 Jerrell Pippens CB/S 24 Jerry Wilson FS 50 David Binn LS 10 Nate Kaeding K  5 Mike Scifres P 48 Terrence Kiel S (IR) 7px 89 Ryan Krause TE (IR) 7px 51 Ben Leber LB (IR) 7px 72 Roman Oben T (IR) 7px 81 Kassim Osgood WR (IR) 7px 52 Carlos Polk LB (IR) 7px 71 Courtney Van Buren T (IR) 7px -- Greg Camarillo WR -- Roger Cooper LB -- Brock Edwards TE -- Ben Johnson T -- Radell Lockhart DE 26 Ray Perkins RB -- Landon Trusty TE -- Richard Yancey S 53 7 Preseason Date Opponent Result Host Stadium NFL Recap Attendance August 11, 2005 at Green Bay Packers L 7–10 Lambeau Field Gamebook 69,611 August 21, 2005 St. Louis Rams W 36–21 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook 54,421 August 26, 2005 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Gamebook 64,172 September 1, 2005 San Francisco 49ers W 28–24 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook 49,817 Regular season Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC West rivals, the Chargers played teams from the AFC East and NFC East as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Steelers and the Colts based on divisional positions from 2004. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Dallas Cowboys L 24–28 0–1 Qualcomm Stadium 67,679 Gamebook 2 September 18 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 0–2 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,310 Gamebook 3 September 25 New York Giants W 45–23 1–2 Qualcomm Stadium 65,373 Gamebook 4 October 2 at New England Patriots W 41–17 2–2 Gillette Stadium 68,756 Gamebook 5 October 10, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers L 22–24 2–3 Qualcomm Stadium 68,537 Gamebook 6 October 16 at Oakland Raiders W 27–14 3–3 McAfee Coliseum 52,666 Gamebook 7 October 23 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–20 3–4 Lincoln Financial Field 67,747 Gamebook 8 October 30 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–20 4–4 Qualcomm Stadium 65,750 Gamebook 9 November 6 at New York Jets W 31–26 5–4 Giants Stadium 77,662 Gamebook 10 Bye 11 November 20 Buffalo Bills W 48–10 6–4 Qualcomm Stadium 65,602 Gamebook 12 November 27 at Washington Redskins W 23–17 (OT) 7–4 FedExField 84,930 Gamebook 13 December 4 Oakland Raiders W 34–10 8–4 Qualcomm Stadium 66,436 Gamebook 14 December 11 Miami Dolphins L 21–23 8–5 Qualcomm Stadium 65,026 Gamebook 15 December 18 at Indianapolis Colts W 26–17 9–5 RCA Dome 57,389 Gamebook 16 December 24 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–20 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium 75,956 Gamebook 17 December 31 Denver Broncos L 7–23 9–7 Qualcomm Stadium 65,513 Gamebook Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 11 1:15 p.m. PDT Cowboys 0 14 7 7 Chargers 7 7 10 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 67,679 67 F C, relative humidity 56%, wind 8 mph Peter Morelli FOX Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Patrick O’Neal Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:53. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:08. Second quarter DAL – Patrick Crayton 20-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jose Cortez kick), 13:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 13-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jose Cortez kick), 9:46. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:47. SDG – Keenan McCardell 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:07. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:39. Third quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:31. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:29. DAL – Julius Jones 5-yard run (Jose Cortez kick), 5:41. Tied 21–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:50. SDG – Nate Kaeding 33-yard field goal, 0:12. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 2-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jose Cortez kick), 3:06. Cowboys 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:26. Top passers DAL – Drew Bledsoe – 18/24, 226 yards, 3 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 18/35, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – Julius Jones – 26 rushes, 93 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Patrick Crayton – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD SDG – Keenan McCardell – 9 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD Week 2: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 18 2:15 p.m. MDT Chargers 0 14 0 3 Broncos 3 0 7 10 Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado 75,310 75 F C, relative humidity 23%, wind 4 mph Gerry Austin CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 2:58. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:08. Second quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 16-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 12:13. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:45. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:55. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:40. Third quarter DEN – Champ Bailey 25-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 14:49. Chargers 14–10. Fourth quarter DEN – Kyle Johnson 3-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 8:46. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:55. SDG – Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal, 5:21. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:25. DEN – Jason Elam 41-yard field goal, 0:05. Broncos 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 15/23, 175 yards, INT DEN – Jake Plummer – 23/37, 248 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD DEN – Mike Anderson – 15 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 80 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 83 yards Week 3: vs. New York Giants San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: New York Giants at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 25 5:30 p.m. PDT Giants 3 17 0 3 Chargers 7 14 14 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,373 68 F C, relative humidity 71%, wind 8 mph Walt Anderson ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber Box score First quarter NYG – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 8:28. Giants 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:05. Second quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:05. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:55. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:35. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:46. NYG – Plaxico Burress 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 3:34. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 6:01. NYG – David Tyree 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:18. NYG – Jay Feely 40-yard field goal, 0:11. Chargers 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:12. Third quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 26-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:08. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:52. SDG – Antonio Gates 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:59. Chargers 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:48. Fourth quarter NYG – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 12:14. Chargers 35–23. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 5:45. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:30. Chargers 42–23. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:44. SDG – Nate Kaeding 44-yard field goal, 3:55. Chargers 45–23. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:38. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 24/41, 352 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 19/22, 191 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 15 rushes, 60 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 192 yards, 3 TD Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 101 yards SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD Week 4: at New England Patriots San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots – Game summary October 2 1:02 p.m. EDT Chargers 3 14 14 10 Patriots 7 10 0 0 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 73 F C, relative humidity 51%, no wind Bill Leavy CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal, 6:22. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:55. NE – Corey Dillon 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:34. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:48. Second quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:31. NE – Tim Dwight 30-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:29. Patriots 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:52. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:47. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:42. NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 0:21. Tied 17–17. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 2:26. Third quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:16. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. SDG – Reche Caldwell 28-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:19. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 21-yard field goal, 4:44. Chargers 34–17. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:55. SDG – Clinton Hart 40-yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:34. Chargers 41–17. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 19/24, 248 yards, 2 TD NE – Tom Brady – 19/32, 224 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD NE – Corey Dillon – 14 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 108 yards NE – David Givens – 6 receptions, 66 yards Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers San Diego Chargers 1963 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 10 6:00 p.m. PDT Steelers 0 14 0 10 Chargers 0 7 6 9 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 68,537 64 F C, relative humidity 59%, wind 8 mph Jeff Triplette ABC Al Michaels, John Madden and Sam Ryan Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 7-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 9:14. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 5:33. PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 1:37. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. SDG – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:34. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:03. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 34-yard field goal, 9:42. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:13. SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 3:54. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 41-yard field goal, 11:41. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:50. PIT – Heath Miller 16-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 10:30. Steelers 21–16. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:11. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (run failed), 4:42. Chargers 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:48. PIT – Jeff Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:06. Chargers 24–22. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:36. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/26, 225 yards, TD SDG – Drew Brees – 20/35, 219 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 17 rushes, 54 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 18 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 83 yards SDG – Eric Parker – 5 receptions, 72 yards Week 6: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 16 1:15 p.m. PDT Chargers 14 10 3 0 Raiders 7 0 7 0 McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California 52,666 64 F C, relative humidity 67%, wind 7 mph Tom White CBS Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 35-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 8:42. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:48. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 7-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:02. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 4:19. OAK – LaMont Jordan 4-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:57. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05. Second quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 10:25. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:32. SDG – Justin Peelle 4-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:39. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:17. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 33-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. OAK – LaMont Jordan 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:34. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 14/20, 164 yards, TD OAK – Kerry Collins – 24/48, 292 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 31 rushes, 140 yards, TD OAK – LaMont Jordan – 12 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD OAK – Doug Gabriel – 5 receptions, 84 yards Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 23 1:02 p.m. EDT Chargers 0 0 7 10 Eagles 0 7 3 10 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67,747 53 F C, relative humidity 45%, wind 17 mph Ron Winter CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen Keteyian Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PHI – Terrell Owens 4-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Todd France kick), 4:47. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28. Third quarter PHI – Todd France 23-yard field goal, 9:42. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28. SDG – Keenan McCardell 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:21. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. Fourth quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 13:48. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. SDG – Nate Kaeding 34-yard field goal, 9:21. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. PHI – Todd France 40-yard field goal, 6:24. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:28. PHI – Matt Ware 65-yard blocked field goal return (Todd France kick), 2:25. Eagles 20–17. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 23/40, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT PHI – Donovan McNabb – 35/54, 287 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Drew Brees – 1 rush, 9 yards PHI – Brian Westbrook – 10 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers SDG – Reche Caldwell – 4 receptions, 97 yards PHI – Brian Westbrook – 10 receptions, 75 yards Week 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 30 1:05 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 3 7 10 Chargers 7 14 0 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,750 73 F C, relative humidity 64%, wind 8 mph Ed Hochuli CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:30. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:03. Second quarter SDG – Eric Parker 17-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Nate Kaeding kick), 14:56. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:20. KAN – Lawrence Tynes 34-yard field goal, 1:56. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:28. SDG – Antonio Gates 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:27. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:29. Third quarter KAN – Tony Gonzalez 16-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:45. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter KAN – Lawrence Tynes 20-yard field goal, 12:00. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:00. SDG – Antonio Gates 35-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:10. Chargers 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:50. KAN – Eddie Kennison 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:12. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:37. Top passers KAN – Trent Green – 31/43, 347 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 25/43, 324 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KAN – Larry Johnson – 6 rushes, 55 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 17 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers KAN – Eddie Kennison – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD SDG – Antonio Gates – 10 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD Week 9: at New York Jets San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: San Diego Chargers at New York Jets – Game summary November 6 1:02 p.m. EST Chargers 14 7 7 3 Jets 0 10 3 13 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 77,662 63 F C, relative humidity 78%, wind 12 mph Walt Coleman CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen Keteyian Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:44. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:50. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 25-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:21. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:39. Second quarter NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:57. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:54. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 7:03. NYJ – Mike Nugent 35-yard field goal, 3:37. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:17. Third quarter NYJ – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 11:10. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:16. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:51. Chargers 28–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter NYJ – Jerald Sowell 5-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Nugent kick), 12:27. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. SDG – Nate Kaeding 18-yard field goal, 8:35. Chargers 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:52. NYJ – Laveranues Coles 8-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (pass failed), 6:14. Chargers 31–26. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:21. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 20/27, 270 yards, TD, INT NYJ – Brooks Bollinger – 11/20, 106 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 107 yards, 3 TD NYJ – Curtis Martin – 21 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 132 yards NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills San Diego Chargers 1963 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 20 1:15 p.m. PST Bills 3 7 0 0 Chargers 14 21 3 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,602 78 F C, relative humidity 33%, wind 10 mph Bill Leavy CBS Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker and Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:31. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29. BUF – Rian Lindell 53-yard field goal, 6:40. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:51. SDG – Antonio Gates 27-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:32. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:08. Second quarter SDG – Eric Parker 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:22. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54. SDG – Lorenzo Neal 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:12. Chargers 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:56. BUF – Daimon Shelton 3-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:23. Chargers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:49. SDG – Keenan McCardell 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:37. Chargers 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:46. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:31. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 38-yard field goal, 14:14. Chargers 41–10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:02. SDG – Michael Turner 8-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:06. Chargers 48–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 7:03. Top passers BUF – J. P. Losman – 20/36, 168 yards, TD, INT SDG – Drew Brees – 28/33, 339 yards, 4 TD Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 4 rushes, 69 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD SDG – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 12: at Washington Redskins San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins – Game summary November 27 1:02 p.m. EST Chargers 0 7 0 10 6 Redskins 3 7 7 0 0 FedExField, Summerfield, Maryland 84,930 52 F C, relative humidity 61%, no wind Walt Anderson CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter WAS – John Hall 38-yard field goal, 5:22. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:31. Second quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:31. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:47. WAS – Santana Moss 22-yard pass from Mark Brunell (John Hall kick), 7:23. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:08. Third quarter WAS – Rock Cartwright 13-yard run (John Hall kick), 3:14. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 14:08. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:06. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 32-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:29. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:07. Overtime SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 41-yard run, 14:26. Chargers 23–17. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:34. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 22/44, 215 yards, 3 INT WAS – Mark Brunell – 17/27, 194 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD WAS – Clinton Portis – 29 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers SDG – Eric Parker – 7 receptions, 98 yards WAS – Santana Moss – 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 4 5:35 p.m. PST Raiders 3 7 0 0 Chargers 3 14 7 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 66,436 56 F C, relative humidity 53%, wind 8 mph Bill Vinovich CBS Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber Box score First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 11:33. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:27. SDG – Nate Kaeding 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:44. Second quarter SDG – Antonio Gates 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:14. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:15. OAK – Courtney Anderson 16-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:59. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:15. SDG – Michael Turner 2-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:18. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:41. Third quarter SDG – Eric Parker 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:55. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:32. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 13:33. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:53. SDG – Clinton Hart 70-yard interception return (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:29. Chargers 34–10. Top passers OAK – Kerry Collins – 22/40, 236 yards, TD, INT SDG – Drew Brees – 17/22, 160 yards, 2 TD Top rushers OAK – LaMont Jordan – 15 rushes, 55 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers OAK – Randy Moss – 7 receptions, 74 yards SDG – Keenan McCardell – 4 receptions, 60 yards Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 11 1:15 p.m. PST Dolphins 0 3 17 3 Chargers 7 0 0 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,026 69 F C, relative humidity 23%, wind 8 mph Tony Corrente CBS Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker and Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:40. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:44. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 3:39. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:59. Third quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 39-yard field goal, 11:43. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:17. MIA – Chris Chambers 8-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 10:35. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:01. MIA – Chris Chambers 35-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 3:26. Dolphins 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter SDG – Drew Brees 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 10:34. Dolphins 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:52. MIA – Olindo Mare 20-yard field goal, 1:11. Dolphins 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 1:20. SDG – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:15. Dolphins 23–21. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 0:56. Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/22, 229 yards, 2 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 35/52, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Ronnie Brown – 11 rushes, 30 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers MIA – Chris Chambers – 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD SDG – Antonio Gates – 13 receptions, 123 yards, TD Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary December 18 1:02 p.m. EST Chargers 10 3 3 10 Colts 0 0 17 0 RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 57,389 N/A (game played indoors) Terry McAulay CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen Keteyian Box score First quarter SDG – Keenan McCardell 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:13. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:50. SDG – Nate Kaeding 36-yard field goal, 1:56. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:20. Second quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 20-yard field goal, 0:15. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 18 plays, 91 yards, 8:18. Third quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 48-yard field goal, 9:30. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:19. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard field goal, 6:41. Chargers 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:49. IND – Edgerrin James 1-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 3:42. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:52. IND – Dallas Clark 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 0:40. Colts 17–16. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:47. Fourth quarter SDG – Nate Kaeding 49-yard field goal, 6:41. Chargers 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:28. SDG – Michael Turner 83-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:09. Chargers 26–17. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:19. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 22/33, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT IND – Peyton Manning – 26/45, 336 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Michael Turner – 8 rushes, 113 yards, TD IND – Edgerrin James – 13 rushes, 25 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Keenan McCardell – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD IND – Marvin Harrison – 8 receptions, 135 yards Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 24 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 7 0 0 0 Chiefs 7 13 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,956 42 F C, relative humidity 89%, wind 10 mph Mike Carey CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter KAN – Larry Johnson 4-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 9:28. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:58. SDG – Antonio Gates 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:22. Second quarter KAN – Samie Parker 42-yard pass from Trent Green (Lawrence Tynes kick), 14:53. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:13. KAN – Larry Johnson 28-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed), 1:45. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:37. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 18/33, 161 yards, TD, INT KAN – Trent Green – 19/35, 207 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 14 rushes, 47 yards KAN – Larry Johnson – 32 rushes, 131 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 58 yards KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 58 yardsKAN – Samie Parker – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 31 1:35 p.m. PST Broncos 0 14 2 7 Chargers 0 7 0 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,513 61 F C, relative humidity 63%, wind 8 mph Scott Green CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter DEN – Tatum Bell 6-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 11:48. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16. DEN – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:24. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:38. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:45. Third quarter DEN – Safety, Demetrin Veal tackled Shane Olivea in end zone, 5:30. Broncos 16–7. Fourth quarter DEN – Tatum Bell 19-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:32. Broncos 23–7. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:16. Top passers DEN – Jake Plummer – 8/14, 91 yards SDG – Philip Rivers – 12/22, 115 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Ron Dayne – 13 rushes, 64 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Kyle Johnson – 2 receptions, 27 yards SDG – Eric Parker – 8 receptions, 87 yards Standings Awards Six Chargers were named to the 2006 Pro Bowl,2005 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm pro-football-reference.com April 23, 2025 and four were named first or second team Associated Press (AP) All-Pros.2005 NFL All-Pros https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/allpro.htm pro-football-reference.com April 23, 2025 Merriman won the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with 28 1 2 of the 50 available votes.2005 awards voting https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2005.htm pro-football-reference.com April 23, 2025 Player Position Pro Bowl starter Pro Bowl reserve AP 1st team All-Pro AP 2nd team All-Pro Antonio Gates Tight end Shawne Merriman Linebacker Hanik Milligan Special teams Lorenzo Neal Fullback LaDainian Tomlinson Running back Jamal Williams Defensive tackle References External links San Diego Chargers Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:2000s in San Diego San Diego Chargers