2004_San_Diego_Chargers_season

2004 San Diego Chargers season
2004 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	A.J. Smith
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Jets) 17–20 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	3 QB Drew Brees; TE Antonio Gates; RB LaDainian Tomlinson;
AP All-Pros	4 LB Donnie Edwards (2nd team); TE Antonio Gates (1st team); RB LaDainian Tomlinson (1st team); DT Jamal Williams (2nd team);
	← 2003; Chargers seasons; 2005 →;

2004 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 45th season

The 2004 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 45th overall and the third under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving quarterback Philip Rivers. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2003 and finished the regular season 12–4, made the playoffs for the first time in nine years, and captured their first division title since the 1994 season. In the playoffs they lost in overtime to the New York Jets. At the end of the season Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year.

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Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	.484	.479	W14
2	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	.492	.478	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	.500	.458	L1
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	San Diego Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.411	W1
Wild cards
5^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.523	.406	L2
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Denver Broncos	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.484	.450	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.527	.479	W1
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	.551	.472	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.512	.382	L1
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.543	.453	W2
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Houston Texans	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.504	.402	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Kansas City Chiefs	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.551	.509	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Oakland Raiders	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.570	.450	L2
14^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Tennessee Titans	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.512	.463	W1
15^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Miami Dolphins	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.555	.438	L1
16^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.590	.469	W1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory. New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami). Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head. Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City). Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory. Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory. Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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[12–4-5] Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory.

[10–6-6] New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami).

[9–7a-7] Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head.

[9–7b-8] Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City).

[7–9-9] Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory.

[5–11-10] Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory.

[4–12-11] Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory.

[12] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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"2004 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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"2004 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 263–264. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

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"2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2004 San Diego Chargers draft
1	1	Eli Manning *	QB	Ole Miss	traded to NY Giants
2	35	Igor Olshansky	DT	Oregon
3	65	Nate Kaeding *	K	Iowa	From NY Giants
3	66	Nick Hardwick *	C	Purdue
4	98	Shaun Phillips *	DE	Purdue
5	133	Dave Ball	DE	UCLA
5	154	Michael Turner *	RB	NIU	from Miami
6	169	Ryan Krause	TE	Nebraska-Omaha
7	204	Ryon Bingham	DT	Nebraska
7	209	Shane Olivea	OT	Ohio State	from Atlanta
7	254	Carlos Joseph	OT	Miami (FL)
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 9 Drew Brees 7 Doug Flutie 12 Cleo Lemon 17 Philip Rivers Running backs 24 Jesse Chatman PR 41 Lorenzo Neal FB 34 Andrew Pinnock FB 21 LaDainian Tomlinson 33 Michael Turner Wide receivers 87 Tim Dwight KR/PR 13 Malcom Floyd 86 Keenan McCardell 88 Eric Parker PR 81 Kassim Osgood 83 Bobby Shaw Tight ends 85 Antonio Gates 89 Ryan Krause 84 Justin Peelle		Offensive linemen 65 David Brandt C/G 68 Kris Dielman G 77 Toniu Fonoti G 79 Mike Goff G 62 Bob Hallen C/G 61 Nick Hardwick C 75 Leander Jordan G/T 72 Roman Oben T 70 Shane Olivea T Defensive linemen 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 90 Adrian Dingle DE 92 Jason Fisk NT 99 Igor Olshansky DE 94 Robert Pollard DE 78 DeQuincy Scott DE 76 Jamal Williams NT		Linebackers 54 Stephen Cooper ILB 59 Donnie Edwards ILB 53 Steve Foley OLB 58 Randall Godfrey ILB 51 Ben Leber OLB 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 56 Matt Wilhelm ILB Defensive backs 45 Robb Butler CB 22 Sammy Davis CB 25 Jamar Fletcher CB 29 Drayton Florence CB 42 Clinton Hart SS 23 Quentin Jammer CB 48 Terrence Kiel SS 31 Hanik Milligan FS 20 Jerry Wilson FS Special teams 50 David Binn LS 10 Nate Kaeding K 5 Mike Scifres P		Reserve lists 96 Dave Ball DE (IR) 91 Ryon Bingham NT (IR) 82 Reche Caldwell WR (IR) 93 Eric Downing NT (IR) 35 Leon Johnson RB (PUP) 57 Zeke Moreno LB (IR) 52 Carlos Polk LB (IR) 71 Courtney Van Buren T (IR) Practice squad 26 Jonathan Cox CB -- Brock Edwards TE (IR) 30 Ahmaad Galloway RB -- Howard Hodges LB 73 Carlos Joseph T 18 Carl Morris WR 43 Cal Murray RB 80 Willie Quinnie WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 7 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Houston Texans	W 27–20	1–0	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	New York Jets	L 28–34	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Denver Broncos	L 13–23	1–2	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
4	October 3	Tennessee Titans	W 38–17	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 34–21	3–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–21	3–3	Georgia Dome	Recap
7	October 24	at Carolina Panthers	W 17–6	4–3	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Oakland Raiders	W 42–14	5–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	New Orleans Saints	W 43–17	6–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 21	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	7–3	McAfee Coliseum	Recap
12	November 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–31	8–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	Denver Broncos	W 20–17	9–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–24	10–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–0	11–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–34 (OT)	11–4	RCA Dome	Recap
17	January 2, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–17	12–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	14	21
Chargers	14	7	6	7	34

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	10	7	17
Panthers	6	0	0	0	6

2004_San_Diego_Chargers_season

2004 San Diego Chargers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Texans

Week 2: vs. New York Jets

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Game summary

AFC Wild Card playoffs: vs. New York Jets

See also

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	446	313	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	381	304	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	483	435	L1
Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	320	422	L2