2020_Los_Angeles_Chargers_season

2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
Owner	Dean Spanos
General manager	Tom Telesco
Head coach	Anthony Lynn
Home field	SoFi Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 WR Keenan Allen; DE Joey Bosa;
AP All-Pros	None
	← 2019; Chargers seasons; 2021 →;

2020 Los Angeles Chargers season

61st season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their fifth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth and final season under head coach Anthony Lynn. It also marks the Chargers' first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (which the team shares with the Los Angeles Rams), after using Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as their temporary home stadium for the previous three seasons. This is also the Chargers' first season since 2007 with new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 21, 2020. The uniforms are somewhat similar in design to the ones they donned in their inaugural season in 1960.

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After mutually agreeing to part ways, this was the first season since 2003 without quarterback Philip Rivers on the roster and the first since 2005 without Rivers as the starting quarterback. Rivers led the Chargers to six playoff appearances, starting every game since September 11, 2006. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor was named starter, but following a medical mishap prior to week 2, he was replaced by rookie Justin Herbert. After a 45–0 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Chargers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year. However, despite this, the Chargers rallied and won their last four games, bringing their record to 7–9, improving on their 5–11 season from the previous year.

At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the organization announced that Lynn was fired as head coach.^[1] This season was highlighted by a string of blown 4th quarter leads. 8 of their 9 losses were by a deficit of 10 points or less. Despite the disappointing season, quarterback Justin Herbert was named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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[11-5a-4] Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record.

[11-5b-5] Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker used to eliminate Cleveland (see below).

[11-5c-6] Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep.

[11-5d-7] Cleveland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.

[7-9-8] New England finished ahead of the LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.

[9] 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.

[ByeWeek-3] The following four games were moved to accommodate the postponement of the Week 5 game Denver-New England game due to several New England players testing positive for COVID-19: Week 6 vs. New York Jets moved to Week 11, Week 7 at Miami moved to Week 10, Week 8 vs Jacksonville moved to Week 7, and Week 11 at Denver moved to Week 8. The Chargers' bye week moved from Week 10 to Week 6.

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Shelley Smith (January 4, 2021). "Los Angeles Chargers fire Anthony Lynn after four seasons as coach". espn.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[NFLScheduleCOVID-19-2] [2]
Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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Position	Player	Age	2019 team
G	Trai Turner	26	Carolina Panthers
CB	Chris Harris Jr.	30	Denver Broncos
T	Bryan Bulaga	31	Green Bay Packers
TE	Donald Parham	22	Dallas Renegades
LB	Nick Vigil	26	Cincinnati Bengals
T	Storm Norton	25	Los Angeles Wildcats
DT	Linval Joseph	31	Minnesota Vikings
WR/RS	Darius Jennings	27	Tennessee Titans
RB	Derrick Gore	25	Los Angeles Chargers

Position	Player	Age	2020 team
QB	Philip Rivers	38	Indianapolis Colts
RB	Melvin Gordon	27	Denver Broncos
LB	Nick Dzubnar	28	Tennessee Titans
OT	Russell Okung	31	Carolina Panthers
FB	Derek Watt	27	Pittsburgh Steelers
S	Adrian Phillips	28	New England Patriots
WR	Travis Benjamin	30	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Jatavis Brown	26	Philadelphia Eagles
G	Michael Schofield	29	Carolina Panthers

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	6	Justin Herbert	QB	Oregon
1	23	Kenneth Murray	LB	Oklahoma
4	112	Joshua Kelley	RB	UCLA
5	151	Joe Reed	WR	Virginia
6	186	Alohi Gilman	S	Notre Dame
7	220	K. J. Hill	WR	Ohio State

Player	Position	College
Asmar Bilal	LB	Notre Dame
Darius Bradwell	RB	Tulane
John Brannon	CB	Western Carolina
Cole Christiansen	LB	Army
Jeff Cotton	WR	Idaho
Joshua Dunlop	G	UTSA
Breiden Fehoko	NT	LSU
Romeo Finley	LB	Miami
Joe Gaziano	DE	Northwestern
Nate Gilliam	G	Wake Forest
Bobby Holly	FB	Louisiana Tech
Jesse Lemonier	DE	Liberty
Kevin McGill	CB	Eastern Michigan
Gabe Nabers	FB	Florida State
Jared Rice	TE	Fresno State
Ryan Roberts	T	Florida State
Dalton Schoen	WR	Kansas State
T.J. Smith	DT	Arkansas
Donte Vaughn	CB	Notre Dame


	Quarterbacks 10 Justin Herbert 2 Easton Stick 5 Tyrod Taylor Running backs 31 Kalen Ballage 30 Austin Ekeler 22 Justin Jackson 27 Joshua Kelley 40 Gabe Nabers FB Wide receivers 15 Jalen Guyton 84 K. J. Hill 83 Tyron Johnson 12 Joe Reed 81 Mike Williams Tight ends 82 Stephen Anderson 89 Donald Parham 48 Matt Sokol		Offensive linemen 75 Bryan Bulaga T 66 Dan Feeney G 76 Forrest Lamp G 74 Storm Norton T 79 Trey Pipkins T 61 Scott Quessenberry G 73 Tyree St. Louis T 69 Sam Tevi T 64 Cole Toner C 70 Trai Turner G Defensive linemen 97 Joey Bosa DE 91 Cortez Broughton DT 92 Joe Gaziano DE 93 Justin Jones DT 95 Linval Joseph DT 90 Jessie Lemonier DE 98 Isaac Rochell DE 71 Damion Square DT 99 Jerry Tillery DT		Linebackers 58 B. J. Bello MLB 50 Cole Christiansen MLB 51 Emeke Egbule OLB 56 Kenneth Murray OLB 52 Denzel Perryman MLB 59 Nick Vigil OLB Defensive backs 36 Jahleel Addae S 24 Nasir Adderley SS 37 Tevaughn Campbell CB 43 Michael Davis CB 28 Brandon Facyson CB 32 Alohi Gilman S 25 Chris Harris Jr. CB 23 Rayshawn Jenkins FS 20 Jaylen Watkins SS Special teams 4 Michael Badgley K 1 Ty Long P 45 Cole Mazza LS		Reserve lists 13 Keenan Allen WR (COVID-19) 88 Virgil Green TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Ryan Groy C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 26 Casey Hayward CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Hunter Henry TE (COVID-19) 54 Melvin Ingram DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Derwin James SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 46 Malik Jefferson OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 Uchenna Nwosu DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Mike Pouncey C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 49 Drue Tranquill MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 44 Kyzir White OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 34 Darius Bradwell RB 38 John Brannon CB 80 Jeff Cotton WR (Injured) 4 Lac Edwards P 96 Breiden Fehoko DT 63 Nate Gilliam G 67 Ryan Hunter G 87 John Hurst WR 11 Jason Moore WR 35 Troymaine Pope RB 77 T. J. Smith DT 39 Donte Vaughn CB (Protected) 20 Jaylen Watkins SS Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 11 practice squad (+1 exempt)

2020_Los_Angeles_Chargers_season

2020 Los Angeles Chargers season

Offseason

Signings

Departures

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 5: at New Orleans Saints

Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week 9: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 10: at Miami Dolphins

Week 11: vs. New York Jets

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 15: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 16	Dallas Cowboys	SoFi Stadium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 22	Los Angeles Rams	SoFi Stadium
3	August 27	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
4	September 3	at San Francisco 49ers	Levi's Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–13	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–23 (OT)	1–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Carolina Panthers	L 16–21	1–2	SoFi Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–38	1–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
5	October 12	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–30 (OT)	1–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
6	Bye^{[upper-alpha 1]}
7^{[upper-alpha 1]}	October 25	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 39–29	2–4	SoFi Stadium	Recap
8^{[upper-alpha 1]}	November 1	at Denver Broncos	L 30–31	2–5	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
9	November 8	Las Vegas Raiders	L 26–31	2–6	SoFi Stadium	Recap
10^{[upper-alpha 1]}	November 15	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–29	2–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
11^{[upper-alpha 1]}	November 22	New York Jets	W 34–28	3–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–27	3–8	Bills Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	New England Patriots	L 0–45	3–9	SoFi Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17	4–9	SoFi Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Las Vegas Raiders	W 30–27 (OT)	5–9	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	Denver Broncos	W 19–16	6–9	SoFi Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–21	7–9	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	14	2	0	.875	4–2	10–2	473	362	L1
Las Vegas Raiders	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	434	478	W1
Los Angeles Chargers	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	384	426	W4
Denver Broncos	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	323	446	L3

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	14	2	0	.875	4–2	10–2	.465	.464	L1
2	Buffalo Bills	East	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	.512	.471	W6
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.475	.448	L1
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tennessee Titans	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.475	.398	W1
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.494	.401	W5
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Cleveland Browns	North	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	.451	.406	W1
7^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.443	.384	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.467	.347	L1
9	Las Vegas Raiders	West	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.539	.477	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New England Patriots	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.527	.429	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Los Angeles Chargers	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.482	.344	W4
12	Denver Broncos	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.566	.388	L3
13	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	11	1	.281	1–5	4–8	.529	.438	L1
14	Houston Texans	South	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.541	.219	L5
15	New York Jets	East	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	.594	.656	L1
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	1	15	0	.063	1–5	1–11	.549	.688	L15
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker used to eliminate Cleveland (see below). Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep. Cleveland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. New England finished ahead of the LA Chargers 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.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	6	0	10	16
Bengals	7	0	6	0	13

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	0	6	3	11	3	23
Chargers	7	7	3	3	0	20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	12	0	3	21
Chargers	0	7	3	6	16

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	14	10	7	0	31
Buccaneers	7	7	14	10	38