2023_Los_Angeles_Chargers_season

2023 Los Angeles Chargers season
2023 Los Angeles Chargers season
Owner	Dean Spanos
General manager	Tom Telesco (fired December 15); JoJo Wooden (interim)
Head coach	Brandon Staley (fired December 15, 5–9 record); Giff Smith (interim; 0–3 record)
Home field	SoFi Stadium
Results
Record	5–12
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Keenan Allen; OLB Khalil Mack
AP All-Pros	PR Derius Davis (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2022; Chargers seasons; 2024 →;

2023 Los Angeles Chargers season

64th season in franchise history

The 2023 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their eighth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their fourth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium, their tenth and final under general manager Tom Telesco and their third and final under head coach Brandon Staley. The Chargers failed to improve on their 10–7 record from the previous season following a Week 12, 10–20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.^[1] They then guaranteed a worse record following a Week 14, 7–24 loss to the Denver Broncos.^[2] With a Week 16 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Chargers were eliminated from playoff contention.^[3]

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Already struggling with a 5–7 start, the Chargers were dealt with a devastating blow when they lost franchise quarterback, Justin Herbert following a week 14 loss to the Denver Broncos to a broken finger. Los Angeles lost 7 games decided by 3 points or less, the most in the NFL.

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**2023 Los Angeles Chargers staff**
	Front office Chairman/owner/president – Dean Spanos Vice chairman – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/COO/CFO – Jeanne Bonk CEO/president of business operations – A. G. Spanos Interim general manager – JoJo Wooden President of football operations – John Spanos Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly Head coaches Head coach – Brandon Staley; fired on December 15 Interim head coach/outside linebackers – Giff Smith Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kellen Moore Quarterbacks – Doug Nussmeier Running backs – Derrick Foster Wide receivers – Chris Beatty Tight ends – Kevin Koger Offensive line – Brendan Nugent Assistant offensive line – Shaun Sarrett Passing game specialist – Tom Arth Offensive assistant – Phil Serchia Offensive assistant – Pat White Offensive quality control – Chandler Whitmer			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Derrick Ansley Defensive run game coordinator/defensive line – Jay Rodgers; fired on December 15 Assistant defensive line – John Timu Linebackers – Jeff Howard Defensive passing game coordinator/secondary – Tom Donatell Assistant secondary – Will Harris Front seven specialist – Mike Hiestand Defensive quality control – Robert Muschamp Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ryan Ficken Assistant special teams – Chris Gould Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Anthony Lomando Head strength and conditioning – Jonathan Brooks Assistant strength and conditioning – Lucius Jordan

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[PS-27] Signed to the practice squad.

[IR-30] Placed on injured reserve.

[BearsTrade-39] The Chargers traded two 2022 seventh-round selections (254th and 255th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the 2023 sixth-round pick (200th overall) they included in the Khalil Mack trade.

[11-6a-56] Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[11-6b-57] Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.

[11-6c-58] Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.

[9-8a-59] Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).

[9-8b-60] Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.

[8-9-61] Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.

[62] 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	Date signed
T	Zack Bailey	January 17, 2023
WR	Keelan Doss
WR	John Hightower
CB	Michael Jacquet
TE	Hunter Kampmoyer
OLB	Carlo Kemp
ILB	Tyreek Maddox-Williams
NT	David Moa
G	Austen Pleasants
RB	Larry Rountree III
OLB	Ty Shelby
FS	Mark Webb

Position	Player	Previous team	Date signed	Contract
LB	Eric Kendricks	Minnesota Vikings	March 15, 2023^[21]	2 years, $13.25 million
DL	C. J. Okoye	None (IPPP)	May 4, 2023^[22]	3 years, $2.695 million
DE	Nick Williams	New York Giants	May 18, 2023^[23]	1 year, $1.23 million
WR	Darrius Shepherd	St. Louis Battlehawks (XFL)	June 2, 2023	1 year, $940 thousand
WR	Milton Wright	Purdue (FBS)	July 26, 2023^[24]	1 year, $750 thousand
LB	Blake Lynch	Arizona Cardinals	July 28, 2023^[25]	1 year, $940 thousand
T	Matt Kaskey	Birmingham Stallions (USFL)	August 9, 2023	1 year, $940 thousand
RB	Aaron Shampklin	Indianapolis Colts	August 15, 2023	1 year, $750 thousand
CB	Matt Hankins	Birmingham Stallions (USFL)	August 16, 2023^[26]	1 year, $750 thousand
LB	Tae Crowder	Pittsburgh Steelers	August 22, 2023	1 year, $1.01 million
CB	Chris Wilcox^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	September 1, 2023	1 year, $216 thousand

Position	Player	2023 team	Date released/waived
G	Matt Feiler	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 14, 2023^[27]
LB	Damon Lloyd	Birmingham Stallions (USFL)^[28]	May 31, 2023
LB	Tyreek Maddox-Williams	Philadelphia Eagles	July 28, 2023^[25]
OL	Nic Melsop^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement	August 9, 2023
RB	Larry Rountree III	Houston Texans	August 14, 2023^[29]
CB	Kemon Hall^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement	August 16, 2023^[30]
T	Andrew Trainer^{[lower-alpha 1]}		August 23, 2023
WR	Keelan Doss	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
LB	Brevin Allen
T	Zack Bailey
S	Tyler Baker-Williams		August 29, 2023
C	Johari Branch
CB	Cam Brown
WR	Terrell Bynum	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
DL	Jerrod Clark	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
LB	Tae Crowder		August 29, 2023
QB	Max Duggan	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
LB	Nathan East		August 29, 2023
TE	Michael Ezeike		August 29, 2023
LB	Andrew Farmer	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
CB	Matt Hankins	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
WR	John Hightower		August 29, 2023
RB	Tyler Hoosman
CB	Michael Jacquet
LB	Mikel Jones
TE	Hunter Kampmoyer	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
LB	Carlo Kemp	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
DL	Terrance Lang		August 29, 2023
DL	David Moa		August 29, 2023
CB	Tiawan Mullen	Philadelphia Eagles	August 29, 2023
DL	C. J. Okoye	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
G	Austen Pleasants	Practice squad	August 29, 2023
RB	Aaron Shampklin		August 29, 2023
LB	Ty Shelby
C	Isaac Weaver
DB	Mark Webb Jr.
WR	Pokey Wilson
T	Matt Kaskey^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement	August 29, 2023
LB	Blake Lynch^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement
WR	Darrius Shepherd^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement
CB	Amechi Uzodinma^{[lower-alpha 1]}		August 29, 2023
WR	Milton Wright^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Injury settlement	August 29, 2023
Roster cut to 53 on August 29
FB	Zander Horvath	Pittsburgh Steelers	August 30, 2023

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU
2	54	Tuli Tuipulotu	OLB	USC
3	85	Daiyan Henley	ILB	Washington State
4	125	Derius Davis	WR	TCU
5	156	Jordan McFadden	T	Clemson
6	200	Scott Matlock	DT	Boise State	from LA Chargers via Chicago^{[upper-alpha 1]}
7	239	Max Duggan	QB	TCU

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Brevin Allen	OLB	Campbell	^[37]
Tyler Baker-Williams	S	North Carolina State
Johari Branch	C	Maryland
Cam Brown	CB	Ohio State
Terrell Bynum	WR	USC
Jerrod Clark	DL	Coastal Carolina
Elijah Dotson	RB	Northern Colorado
Nathan East	LB	Samford
Michael Ezeike	TE	UCLA
Andrew Farmer	OLB	Lane
A. J. Finley	S	Mississippi
Tyler Hoosman	RB	North Dakota
Mikel Jones	LB	Syracuse
Terrance Lang	DL	Colorado
Nicolas Melsop	T	Delta State
Tiawan Mullen	CB	Indiana
AJ Uzodinma	CB	Ball State
Pokey Wilson	WR	Florida State
Milton Wright	WR	Purdue	^[38]

Position	Player	Date retired
FS	Nasir Adderley	March 16, 2023
QB	Chase Daniel	September 5, 2023

Coach	Position	Reason left	Replacement
Joe Lombardi	Offensive coordinator	Fired^[39]	Kellen Moore^[40]
Shane Day	Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach	Fired^[39]	Doug Nussmeier^[41]
Michael Wilhoite	Linebackers coach	Fired^[42]	Jeff Howard^[43]
Isaac Shewmaker	Defensive quality control coach	Accepted job with Denver Broncos^[44]	Robert Muschamp^[45]
Renaldo Hill	Defensive coordinator	Accepted job with Miami Dolphins^[46]	Derrick Ansley^[46]
Derrick Ansley	Secondary coach	Promoted to defensive coordinator	Tom Donatell^[46]
Tom Donatell	Assistant secondary coach	Promoted to defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach	Will Harris^[47]
Damon Mitchell	Head athletic trainer	Fired^[48]	Sal López^[49]^[50]
Marco Zucconi	Associate athletic trainer	Promoted to Director of Player Health and Performance^[50]	None


	Quarterbacks 4 Will Grier 2 Easton Stick Running backs 30 Austin Ekeler 25 Joshua Kelley 28 Isaiah Spiller Wide receivers 13 Keenan Allen 12 Derius Davis 86 Keelan Doss 82 Alex Erickson 15 Jalen Guyton 1 Quentin Johnston 5 Josh Palmer Tight ends 7 Gerald Everett 89 Donald Parham 84 Stone Smartt 83 Nick Vannett		Offensive linemen 64 Brenden Jaimes G 77 Zion Johnson G 71 Jordan McFadden G 79 Trey Pipkins T 68 Jamaree Salyer G 73 Foster Sarell T 70 Rashawn Slater T 66 Cameron Tom C Defensive linemen 56 Morgan Fox DE 98 Austin Johnson DE 99 Scott Matlock DE 93 Otito Ogbonnia NT 95 Nick Williams DE		Linebackers 92 Andrew Farmer OLB 0 Daiyan Henley ILB 6 Eric Kendricks ILB 53 Blake Lynch ILB 52 Khalil Mack OLB 9 Kenneth Murray ILB 31 Nick Niemann ILB 57 Amen Ogbongbemiga ILB 59 Ty Shelby OLB 45 Tuli Tuipulotu OLB Defensive backs 43 Michael Davis CB 27 Essang Bassey CB 24 A. J. Finley FS 32 Alohi Gilman FS 37 Jaylinn Hawkins SS 3 Derwin James SS 33 Deane Leonard CB 20 Dean Marlowe FS 26 Asante Samuel Jr. CB 36 Ja'Sir Taylor CB 22 JT Woods FS Special teams 11 Cameron Dicker K 47 Josh Harris LS 16 J. K. Scott P		Reserve lists 78 Zack Bailey T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Joey Bosa OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 Will Clapp C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 10 Justin Herbert QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Justin Hollins OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Raheem Layne SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Corey Linsley C (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 44 Tanner Muse ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Chris Rumph II OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 62 Andrew Trainer T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Amechi Uzodinma CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Mike Williams WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 90 Brevin Allen OLB 40 Stephen Anderson TE 35 Terrell Bynum WR 72 Jerrod Clark NT 96 Christian Covington DE 42 Elijah Dotson RB 8 Max Duggan QB 87 Simi Fehoko WR 23 Matt Hankins CB 91 Christopher Hinton NT 48 Hunter Kampmoyer TE 65 Brent Laing C 67 C. J. Okoye DE (Int.) 75 Austen Pleasants T 38 Chris Wilcox CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–17	1–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	New Orleans Saints	L 17–22	1–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 23–12	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	Miami Dolphins	L 34–36	0–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	at Tennessee Titans	L 24–27 (OT)	0–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Minnesota Vikings	W 28–24	1–2	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	Las Vegas Raiders	W 24–17	2–2	SoFi Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–20	2–3	SoFi Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–31	2–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	Chicago Bears	W 30–13	3–4	SoFi Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at New York Jets	W 27–6	4–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Detroit Lions	L 38–41	4–5	SoFi Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–23	4–6	Lambeau Field	Recap
12	November 26	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–20	4–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at New England Patriots	W 6–0	5–7	Gillette Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	Denver Broncos	L 7–24	5–8	SoFi Stadium	Recap
15	December 14	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 21–63	5–9	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	Buffalo Bills	L 22–24	5–10	SoFi Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Denver Broncos	L 9–16	5–11	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
18	January 7	Kansas City Chiefs	L 12–13	5–12	SoFi Stadium	Recap

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	6	0	.647	4–2	9–3	371	294	W2
Las Vegas Raiders	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	332	331	W1
Denver Broncos	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	357	413	L1
Los Angeles Chargers	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	346	398	L5

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Baltimore Ravens	North	13	4	0	.765	3–3	8–4	.543	.529	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.471	.471	W5
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	9–3	.481	.428	W2
4	Houston Texans	South	10	7	0	.588	4–2	7–5	.474	.465	W2
Wild cards
5^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cleveland Browns	North	11	6	0	.647	3–3	8–4	.536	.513	L1
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Miami Dolphins	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.450	.358	L2
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	7	0	.588	5–1	7–5	.540	.571	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	8	0	.529	1–5	4–8	.574	.536	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.533	.477	L1
10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.491	.444	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Las Vegas Raiders	West	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.488	.426	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Denver Broncos	West	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.488	.485	L1
13	New York Jets	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.502	.454	W1
14	Tennessee Titans	South	6	11	0	.353	1–5	4–8	.522	.422	W1
15	Los Angeles Chargers	West	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	.529	.388	L5
16	New England Patriots	East	4	13	0	.235	2–4	4–8	.522	.529	L2
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep. Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record. Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below). Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep. Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep. 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
Dolphins	7	13	7	9	36
Chargers	7	10	7	10	34

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	3	11	0	10	0	24
Titans	0	10	7	7	3	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	7	7	28
Vikings	0	10	7	7	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	0	3	7	17
Chargers	7	17	0	0	24

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Roster changes

Free agency

Unrestricted

Restricted and exclusive-rights

Futures

Signings

Retirements

Releases/waivers

Contract extensions

Player trades

Practice squad elevations

Injuries

NFL draft

Staff

Coaching changes

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 13: at New England Patriots

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 15: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 18: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Standings

Division

Conference

References

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