2015_San_Diego_Chargers_season

2015 San Diego Chargers season
2015 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	Tom Telesco
Head coach	Mike McCoy
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Local radio	KIOZ, KLSD
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 CB Jason Verrett;
AP All-Pros	None
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2015 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 56th season

The 2015 season was the San Diego Chargers' 46th in the National Football League, their 56th overall and their third under head coach Mike McCoy. The team had its worst season since 2003 with a 4–12 record. 9 of their 12 losses were by 8 points or less.

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
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Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on 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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[1-3-3] Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
the same four teams was 2–3.

[6-7-4] Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.

[8-9-5] Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.

[12-13-6] Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.

[15-16-7] Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[8] 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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Position	Player	2014 Team	Contract
G	Orlando Franklin	Denver Broncos	5 years, $36.5 million
WR	Stevie Johnson	San Francisco 49ers	3 years, $10.5 million
DB	Jimmy Wilson	Miami Dolphins	2 years, $4.25 million
CB	Patrick Robinson	New Orleans Saints	1 year, $2 million
DE	Mitch Unrein	Denver Broncos	2 years, $1.9 million
RT	Joe Barksdale	St. Louis Rams	1 year, $1.095 million
LT	Chris Hairston	Buffalo Bills	1 year, $685,000

Position	Player	2015 Team
SS	Marcus Gilchrist	New York Jets
C	Nick Hardwick	Retired
WR	Eddie Royal	Chicago Bears
RB	Ryan Mathews	Philadelphia Eagles
DE	Dwight Freeney	Arizona Cardinals
G	Jeromey Clary	Retired
OLB	Andrew Gachkar	Dallas Cowboys
CB	Shareece Wright	San Francisco 49ers
K	Nick Novak	Houston Texans
RB	Ronnie Brown	Retired
WR	Seyi Ajirotutu	Philadelphia Eagles

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2015 San Diego Chargers draft
1	15	Melvin Gordon *	RB	Wisconsin
2	48	Denzel Perryman *	LB	Miami (FL)
3	83	Craig Mager	CB	Texas St
4	None – see draft trades below
5	153	Kyle Emanuel	DE	North Dakota St
6	192	Darius Philon	DT	Arkansas
7	None – see draft trades below
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 10 Kellen Clemens 17 Philip Rivers Running backs 34 Donald Brown 36 Dreamius Smith 39 Danny Woodhead Wide receivers 80 Malcom Floyd 81 Javontee Herndon 15 Dontrelle Inman 11 Stevie Johnson 16 Tyrell Williams Tight ends 45 Asante Cleveland 88 David Johnson 85 Antonio Gates 84 Sean McGrath 83 John Phillips		Offensive linemen 72 Joe Barksdale T 78 Tyreek Burwell T 77 King Dunlap T 74 Orlando Franklin G 76 D. J. Fluker G 75 Chris Hairston T/G 70 Jeffrey Linkenbach T 60 Trevor Robinson C 66 J. D. Walton C 79 Kenny Wiggins G Defensive linemen 92 Ryan Carrethers NT 90 Ricardo Mathews DE 93 Darius Philon DE 91 Kendall Reyes DE 71 Damion Square DE		Linebackers 97 Jeremiah Attaochu OLB 56 Donald Butler ILB 53 Kavell Conner ILB/OLB 48 Nick Dzubnar ILB 51 Kyle Emanuel OLB 54 Melvin Ingram OLB 99 Cordarro Law OLB 57 Joe Mays ILB 52 Denzel Perryman ILB 50 Manti Te'o ILB Defensive backs 37 Jahleel Addae SS 30 Matt Daniels FS 33 Greg Ducre CB 29 Craig Mager CB 31 Adrian Phillips FS 26 Patrick Robinson CB 27 Brandian Ross SS 20 Cassius Vaughn CB 22 Jason Verrett CB 23 Steve Williams CB Special teams 2 Josh Lambo K 5 Mike Scifres P 47 Mike Windt LS		Reserve lists 13 Keenan Allen WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 40 Ikechi Ariguzo ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Brandon Flowers CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Ladarius Green TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Brock Hekking OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 98 Sean Lissemore NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Corey Liuget DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 Branden Oliver RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Tenny Palepoi DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Darrell Stuckey FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Johnnie Troutman G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Chris Watt C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Eric Weddle FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Tourek Williams OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Melvin Gordon RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 82 Alex Bayer TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 12 Isaiah Burse WR 35 Richard Crawford CB 49 Ben Gardner DE 69 Michael Huey G 41 Keith Lewis CB 73 Andrew McDonald T 96 Chuka Ndulue DE 87 Tim Semisch TE 4 Brad Sorensen QB 64 Craig Watts G Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 inactive, 10 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 17–7	1–0	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	at Arizona Cardinals	W 22–19	2–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	Seattle Seahawks	L 15–16	2–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	at San Francisco 49ers	L 12–14	2–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap

2015_San_Diego_Chargers_season

2015 San Diego Chargers season

Offseason

Signings

Departures

NFL draft

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Standings

Division

Conference

References

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	Detroit Lions	W 33–28	1–0	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 19–24	1–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–31	1–2	TCF Bank Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	Cleveland Browns	W 30–27	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–24	2–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–27	2–4	Lambeau Field	Recap
7	October 25	Oakland Raiders	L 29–37	2–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at Baltimore Ravens	L 26–29	2–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
9	November 9	Chicago Bears	L 19–22	2–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 22	Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–33	2–8	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–25	3–8	EverBank Field	Recap
13	December 6	Denver Broncos	L 3–17	3–9	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–10	3–10	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	Miami Dolphins	W 30–14	4–10	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–23 (OT)	4–11	O.co Coliseum	Recap
17	January 3	at Denver Broncos	L 20–27	4–12	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	355	296	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	405	287	W10
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	359	399	L1
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	320	398	L2

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	0	7	28
Chargers	3	7	10	13	33

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	3	7	6	19
Bengals	7	7	3	7	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	7	14
Vikings	3	7	14	7	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	10	3	11	27
Chargers	7	6	7	10	30