1999 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 40th season November 2013 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 1999 8–8 3rd AFC West Mike Riley Bobby Beathard Alex Spanos Qualcomm Stadium Did not qualify 1 LB Junior Seau 1 LB Junior Seau (2nd team) Chargers seasons The 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley. During the Chargers’ first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8. Offseason NFL draft 1999 NFL draft 1999 San Diego Chargers 2 60 Jermaine Fazande Running back Oklahoma from Atlanta yes 3 69 Steve Heiden Tight end South Dakota State yes 4 104 Jason Perry Safety North Carolina State yes 5 139 Adrian Dingle Defensive end Clemson from Chicago yes 5 141 Reggie Nelson Tackle McNeese State yes 6 178 Tyrone Bell Cornerback North Alabama no no Personnel Staff 1999 San Diego Chargers Chairman of the board – Alex Spanos President and vice chairman – Dean Spanos General manager – Bobby Beathard Director of player personnel – Billy Devaney Director of pro personnel – Greg Gaines Coordinator of football operations – Ed McGuire Head coach – Mike Riley Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Mike Sanford Tight ends – Paul Chryst Offensive line – Joe Bugel Offensive assistant – DelVaughn Alexander Defensive coordinator – Joe Pascale Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive backs – Rod Perry Defensive assistant/secondary – Mark Banker Defensive assistant – Kevin Lempa Special teams – Bruce Read Special teams assistant – Johnny Thomas Strength and conditioning – John Hastings Assistant strength and conditioning – Mike Schleelein Roster 1999 San Diego Chargers 3 11 Sherdrick Bonner  4 Jim Harbaugh 13 Moses Moreno 43 Kenny Bynum 35 Jermaine Fazande y 41 Terrell Fletcher 44 Fred McCrary FB 20 Natrone Means 34 Tremayne Stephens KR 81 Jeff Graham 82 Charlie Jones American football, born 1972 PR 87 Chris Penn American football PR 85 Robert Reed wide receiver y KR/PR 86 Mikhael Ricks 84 Reggie Davis y tight end 83 Steve Heiden y 88 Freddie Jones American football 60 Wilbert Brown y G 67 Roman Fortin C 71 DeMingo Graham G 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 66 Reggie Nelson offensive tackle y T 70 Vaughn Parker T 74 Raleigh Roundtree G/T 73 Aaron Taylor American football, born 1972 G 90 Adrian Dingle y American football DE 95 Albert Fontenot DE 96 Norman Hand DT 92 Cedric Harden DE 99 Raylee Johnson DE 98 Mike Mohring American football DE/DT 97 John Parrella DT 76 Jamal Williams DT 58 Lewis Bush OLB 51 Gerald Dixon OLB 53 Michael Hamilton American football OLB 54 Eric Hill American football MLB 52 John Reeves y American football OLB 56 Orlando Ruff y MLB 55 Junior Seau OLB 24 Fakhir Brown y CB 27 Charles Dimry CB 38 Mike Dumas FS 37 Rodney Harrison SS 42 Greg Jackson American football SS 26 Darryll Lewis CB 31 Jason Perry safety y FS 25 Reggie Rusk CB/S 29 Terrance Shaw CB 21 Scott Turner politician CB  2 Darren Bennett football player P 50 David Binn LS  3 John Carney American football K -- Jimmie Bell American football DE IR 69 Ben Bordelon T IR 59 Jon Haskins LB IR -- Israel Ifeanyi DE 64 Kendyl Jacox C IR 12 Erik Kramer QB IR 16 Ryan Leaf QB IR 22 Jimmy Spencer American football CB IR 17 Tim Alexander wide receiver y WR 89 Chris Knipper TE -- Rodney Sermons RB 8 53 Preseason WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 August 8 vs. Denver Broncos L 17–20 0–1 Stadium Australia (Sydney, Australia) 2 August 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 0–2 3Com Park 3 August 21 Miami Dolphins L 10–13 0–3 Qualcomm Stadium 4 August 28 at St. Louis Rams L 21–24 0–4 Trans World Dome 5 September 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–34 0–5 Qualcomm Stadium https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/chargers/tcv8eed5f0tt6mxvavys chargers.com 2021 Los Angeles Chargers Media Guide Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Bye 2 September 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–7 1–0 Cinergy Field 47,660 3 September 26 Indianapolis Colts L 19–27 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium 56,942 4 October 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–14 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium 58,099 5 October 10 at Detroit Lions W 20–10 3–1 Pontiac Silverdome 61,481 6 October 17 Seattle Seahawks W 13–10 4–1 Qualcomm Stadium 59,432 7 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 3–31 4–2 Qualcomm Stadium 68,274 8 October 31 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–34 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium 78,473 9 November 7 Denver Broncos L 17–33 4–4 Qualcomm Stadium 61,204 10 November 14 at Oakland Raiders L 9–28 4–5 Network Associates Coliseum 43,353 11 November 21 Chicago Bears L 20–23 (OT) 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 56,055 12 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–35 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,232 13 December 5 Cleveland Browns W 23–10 5–7 Qualcomm Stadium 53,147 14 December 12 at Seattle Seahawks W 19–16 6–7 Kingdome 66,318 15 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 9–12 6–8 Pro Player Stadium 73,765 16 December 26 Oakland Raiders W 23–20 7–8 Qualcomm Stadium 63,846 17 January 2 at Denver Broncos W 12–6 8–8 Mile High Stadium 69,278Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 19 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT Chargers 13 15 3 3 Bengals 7 0 0 0 Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio 47,660 79 F C, wind 5 MPH Johnny Grier CBS Tim Brando, Charles Mann Box score First quarter CIN – Tony McGee 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 12:04. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:56. SDG – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:14. SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 3:07. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:14. SDG – Natrone Means 12-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:39. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:17. Second quarter SDG – Jeff Graham 29-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 2:08. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:10. SDG – Gerald Dixon 27-yard fumble return (Jim Harbaugh pass to Mikhael Ricks), 0:54. Chargers 28–7. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 4:45. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 14:50. Chargers 34–7. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:40. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/27, 159 yards, 2 TD CIN – Akili Smith – 10/17, 100 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Natrone Means – 27 rushes, 79 yards CIN – Corey Dillon – 12 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers SDG – Mikhael Ricks – 4 receptions, 86 yards CIN – Darnay Scott – 6 receptions, 88 yards Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 26 1:05 p.m. PDT Colts 10 0 3 14 Chargers 0 16 3 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 56,942 71 F C, wind 8 MPH Bob McElwee CBS Gus Johnson & Brent Jones Box score First quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 5:50. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:02. IND – Marvin Harrison 33-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. Colts 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:49. Second quarter SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:38. Colts 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:41. SDG – Darryll Lewis blocked punt recovered in end zone (John Carney kick), 10:29. Chargers 14–10. SDG – safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 2:45. Chargers 16–10. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 50-yard field goal, 8:26. Chargers 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:34. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 4:13. Chargers 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter IND – Peyton Manning 12-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:41. Colts 20–19. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:47. IND – Terrence Wilkins 26-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:34. Colts 27–19. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:01. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 29/54, 404 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/37, 188 yards, INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 46 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 19 rushes, 59 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 13 receptions, 196 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 4 receptions, 48 yards Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 3 1:15 p.m. PDT Chiefs 14 0 0 0 Chargers 0 14 7 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 58,099 76 F C, wind 7 MPH Ed Hochuli CBS Don Criqui & Steve Tasker Box score First quarter KAN – Joe Horn 31-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:42. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:48. KAN – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:40. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:57. Second quarter SDG – Natrone Means 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:20. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:43. SDG – Kenny Bynum 18-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 1:41. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:11. Third quarter SDG – Chris Penn 11-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 10:57. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KAN – Elvis Grbac – 19/40, 200 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 8/20, 72 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KAN – Rashaan Shehee – 22 rushes, 86 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 68 yards, TD SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 48 yards Week 5: at Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions – Game summary October 10 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT Chargers 0 10 3 7 Lions 7 3 0 0 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 61,481 None (indoor stadium) Walt Coleman CBS Gus Johnson & Brent Jones Box score First quarter DET – Germane Crowell 41-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 5:20. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:20. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 13:22. Lions 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:50. DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 6:53. Lions 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:29. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:11. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 24-yard field goal, 9:48. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:28. Fourth quarter SDG – Darryll Lewis 42-yard fumble return (John Carney kick), 7:52. Chargers 20–10. Top passers SDG – Erik Kramer – 20/34, 208 yards, INT DET – Charlie Batch – 21/38, 230 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 9 rushes, 37 yards DET – Ron Rivers – 13 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers SDG – Chris Penn – 7 receptions, 79 yards DET – Germane Crowell – 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 17 1:05 p.m. PDT Seahawks 0 3 7 0 Chargers 0 7 0 6 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 59,432 78 F, wind 9 MPH Bill Carollo CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 4:13. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32. SDG – Natrone Means 5-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:02. Third quarter SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 8:28. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:39. SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:34. Top passers SEA – Jon Kitna – 17/29, 151 yards, TD, INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 27/44, 296 yards, 4 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters – 21 rushes, 54 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 17 rushes, 35 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Christian Fauria – 4 receptions, 60 yards SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 92 yards Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 24 1:05 p.m. PDT Packers 7 7 14 3 Chargers 0 3 0 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Stadium 68,274 78 F C, wind 8 MPH Bob McElwee Fox Curt Menefee & Brian Baldinger Box score First quarter GB – William Henderson 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:21. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. Second quarter GB – Dorsey Levens 6-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:19. Packers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:34. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Packers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:33. Third quarter GB – Bill Schroeder 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:48. Packers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:58. GB – Antonio Freeman 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:00. Packers 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:05. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 1:54. Packers 31–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:14. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 12/22, 173 yards, 3 TD, INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 18/36, 161 yards, 3 INT Top rushers GB – Dorsey Levens – 21 rushes, 71 yards, TD SDG – Kenny Bynum – 6 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers GB – Antonio Freeman – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD SDG – Freddie Jones – 7 receptions, 87 yards Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 31 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 0 0 0 Chiefs 10 10 14 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,473 65 F C, wind 10 MPH Phil Luckett CBS Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 10:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 1:30. KAN – Reggie Tongue 7-yard fumble return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:50. Chiefs 10–0. Second quarter KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 39-yard field goal, 9:59. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:38. KAN – Joe Horn 9-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:35. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:19. Third quarter KAN – Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:27. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:24. KAN – Donnell Bennett 7-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:58. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:11. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/34, 174 yards, INT KAN – Elvis Grbac – 11/15, 194 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 12 rushes, 55 yards KAN – Mike Cloud – 7 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 57 yards KAN – Derrick Alexander – 2 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 7 1:15 p.m. PST Broncos 3 10 7 13 Chargers 0 3 7 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 61,204 69 F C, wind 7 MPH Dick Hantak CBS Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche Box score First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 8:50. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 6:10. Second quarter DEN – Bill Romanowski 18-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 13:20. Broncos 10–0. SDG – John Carney 46-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 7:29. DEN – Jason Elam 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 1:49. Third quarter DEN – Olandis Gary 23-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 8:28. Broncos 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:44. SDG – Freddie Jones 7-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 3:10. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 41-yard field goal, 13:26. Broncos 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:44. SDG – Charlie Jones 44-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 9:17. Broncos 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:09. DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 4:18. Broncos 26–17. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:19. DEN – Olandis Gary 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:56. Broncos 33–17. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:19. Top passers DEN – Chris Miller – 14/24, 166 yards SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Olandis Gary – 30 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD SDG – Kenny Bynum – 11 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 70 yards SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 10: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 14 10:00 a.m. PST Chargers 0 0 3 6 Raiders 14 0 7 7 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 43,353 67 F C, wind 5 MPH Tom White CBS Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 26-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 10:13. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:29. OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 0:39. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 6:39. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 8:44. Raiders 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 6:16. OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 3:07. Raiders 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter OAK – Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 5:58. Raiders 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25. SDG – Freddie Jones 11-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (pass failed), 0:44. Raiders 28–9. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:14. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/32, 204 yards, TD OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 254 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 13 rushes, 29 yards OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 12 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 66 yards OAK – Tim Brown – 7 receptions, 117 yards Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 21 1:15 p.m. PST Bears 0 3 14 3 3 Chargers 7 3 0 10 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 56,055 64 F C, wind 7 MPH Ed Hochuli Fox Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts Box score First quarter SDG – Reggie Davis 2-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 5:53. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:25. Second quarter CHI – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal, 9:46. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:37. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:47. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:59. Third quarter CHI – Marcus Robinson 38-yard pass from Jim Miller (Chris Boniol kick), 5:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:55. CHI – Curtis Enis 3-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 2:30. Bears 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:40. Fourth quarter CHI – Chris Boniol 26-yard field goal, 5:22. Bears 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:40. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 13-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 4:03. Bears 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:19. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:53. Overtime CHI – Chris Boniol 36-yard field goal, 10:02. Bears 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:58. Top passers CHI – Jim Miller – 25/38, 357 yards, TD SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 29/46, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Curtis Enis – 19 rushes, 41 yards, TD SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 18 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers CHI – Marcus Robinson – 6 receptions, 163 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 83 yards Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 28 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 7 0 17 3 Vikings 0 28 7 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,232 None (indoor stadium) Ron Blum CBS Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche Box score First quarter SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:34. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:32. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:43. MIN – Jake Reed 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 9:13. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:18. MIN – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 5:55. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:27. MIN – Leroy Hoard 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 3:44. Vikings 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:21. Third quarter SDG – Kenny Bynum 80-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 14:40. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 10:33. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:03. SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 7:40. Vikings 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48. MIN – Cris Carter 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 4:10. Vikings 35–24. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 11:41. Vikings 35–27. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 1:53. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 404 yards, TD, INT MIN – Jeff George – 28/43, 363 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 8 rushes, 26 yards MIN – Robert Smith – 20 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 141 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 11 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4-7 and finished 1-3 against the NFC Central. Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 5 10:00 a.m. PST Browns 3 7 0 0 Chargers 3 10 3 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 53,147 68 F C, wind 7 MPH Tony Corrente CBS Don Criqui & Brent Jones Box score First quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, 9:30. Browns 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:30. SDG – John Carney 44-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:04. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 8:01. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:48. SDG – Kenny Bynum 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 2:11. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:26. CLE – Kevin Johnson 19-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 0:06. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:05. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 30-yard field goal, 7:41. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:19. Fourth quarter SDG – Jermaine Fazande 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:28. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 7:15. Top passers CLE – Tom Couch – 18/29, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 16/23, 161 yards Top rushers CLE – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 10 rushes, 29 yards SDG – Kenny Bynum – 17 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers CLE – Kevin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 82 yards Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 12 1:05 p.m. PST Chargers 10 3 0 6 Seahawks 3 6 7 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 66,318 None (indoor stadium) Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche Box score First quarter SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:02. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:58. SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:31. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:56. SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 1:41. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:50. Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 13:18. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:23. SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 6:21. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:13. SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:24. Chargers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:57. Third quarter SEA – Derrick Mayes 14-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:40. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 12:04. Tied 16–16. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:03. SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 3:19. Chargers 19–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/35, 229 yards, INT SEA – Jon Kitna – 25/40, 285 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 42 yards, TD SEA – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 9 receptions, 114 yards SEA – Joey Galloway – 6 receptions, 85 yards Week 15: at Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 19 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 3 0 6 Dolphins 3 3 0 6 Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida 73,765 81 F C, wind 9 MPH Phil Luckett CBS Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche Box score First quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:35. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:24. MIA – Olindo Mare 21-yard field goal, 5:28. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:36. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:43. SDG – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 10:11. Chargers 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 1:20. MIA – Olindo Mare 30-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:05. MIA – Olindo Mare 31-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 12–9. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:25. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/40, 178 yards MIA – Dan Marino – 22/36, 241 yards Top rushers SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 5 rushes, 12 yards MIA – Stanley Pritchett – 15 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 9 receptions, 66 yards MIA – Tony Martin – 8 receptions, 86 yards With the loss, the Chargers fell to 6-8 and they were eliminated from playoff contention. Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 26 10:00 a.m. PST Raiders 10 0 10 0 Chargers 0 13 0 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 63,846 69 F C, wind 9 MPH Jeff Triplette CBS Don Criqui & Steve Tasker Box score First quarter OAK – Joe Nedney 52-yard field goal, 8:29. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:07. OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 6:16. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:52. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 48-yard field goal, 7:58. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:56. SDG – Fred McCrary 18-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:17. SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:30. Third quarter OAK – Rickey Dudley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Joe Nedney kick), 11:22. Raiders 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:38. OAK – Joe Nedney 25-yard field goal, 0:26. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:36. Fourth quarter SDG – Jeff Graham 10-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 13:18. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:08. SDG – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 8:09. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:36. Top passers OAK – Rich Gannon – 16/33, 266 yards, TD, INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 23/36, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Rich Gannon – 3 rushes, 17 yards SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 14 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 109 yards SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 17: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary January 2, 2000 1:15 p.m. PST / 2:15 MST Chargers 0 12 0 0 Broncos 0 0 3 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 69,278 41 F C, wind 7 MPH Bill Carollo CBS Gus Johnson & Brent Jones Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SDG – Jermaine Fazande 1-yard run (kick blocked), 11:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:38. SDG – John Carney 25-yard field goal, 6:55. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:13. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:40. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 37-yard field goal, 9:00. Chargers 12–3. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 50-yard field goal, 13:57. Chargers 12–6. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:14. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 12/19, 115 yards, 2 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 23/46, 211 yards Top rushers SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 30 rushes, 183 yards, TD DEN – Olandis Gary – 18 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 102 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 9 receptions, 106 yards With the win, the Chargers finished their season at 8-8 & 5-3 against the AFC West. Standings Awards Seau was the only Charger in the AFC Pro Bowl squad, which he reached as an alternate after another play pulled out;1999 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/probowl.htm pro-football-reference.com April 21, 2025 he was named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.1999 NFL All-Pros https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/allpro.htm pro-football-reference.com April 21, 2025 Seau also received 1 of the 44 available votes for AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year.1999 awards voting https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_1999.htm pro-football-reference.com April 20, 2025 References San Diego Chargers Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:1990s in San Diego San Diego Chargers f