2004 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Alex Spanos |
General manager | A.J. Smith |
Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
Home field | Qualcomm Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12β4 |
Division place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jets) 17β20 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | 3 |
AP All-Pros | 4
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The 2004 San Diego Chargers season was the: franchise's 35th season in theββNational 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 4β12 record in 2003 and finished the regular season 12β4, 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 overtimeββto the New York Jets. At the end of the season Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year.
Offseasonβ»
NFL draftβ»
Entering the draft, "the consensus top pick was Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning." However, Manning had said priorββto the draft that he did not want to play for the Chargers and "would not sign with them if he was drafted." The Chargers would strike a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises. The Chargers would select Manning first overall, "as they had intended to." The Giants would then draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State, and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning.
2004 San Diego Chargers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 β Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | at Houston Texans | W 27β20 | 1β0 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | New York Jets | L 28β34 | 1β1 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 26 | at Denver Broncos | L 13β23 | 1β2 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
4 | October 3 | Tennessee Titans | W 38β17 | 2β2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 34β21 | 3β2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20β21 | 3β3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
7 | October 24 | at Carolina Panthers | W 17β6 | 4β3 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 31 | Oakland Raiders | W 42β14 | 5β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 7 | New Orleans Saints | W 43β17 | 6β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 21 | at Oakland Raiders | W 23β17 | 7β3 | McAfee Coliseum | Recap |
12 | November 28 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 34β31 | 8β3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 5 | Denver Broncos | W 20β17 | 9β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31β24 | 10β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21β0 | 11β3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 26 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 31β34 (OT) | 11β4 | RCA Dome | Recap |
17 | January 2, 2005 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24β17 | 12β4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: at Houston Texansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Texans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: N/A (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,255
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Chargers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 73 Β°F (22.8 Β°C), humidity 67 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 57,310
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: at Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Broncos | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 73 Β°F (22.8 Β°C), humidity 26 percent, wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
- Game attendance: 74,533
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Armen Keteyian
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Chargers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 74 Β°F (23.3 Β°C), humidity 69 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 54,006
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguarsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Chargers | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 68 Β°F (20 Β°C), humidity 76 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 52,101
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS (Blacked out locally)): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: at Atlanta Falconsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
{{{home}}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 70,187
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 7: at Carolina Panthersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 58 Β°F (14.4 Β°C), humidity 90 percent, wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
- Game attendance: 73,096
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 8: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Chargers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 69 Β°F (20.6 Β°C), humidity 57 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 66,210
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saintsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Chargers | 14 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 43 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 63 Β°F (17.2 Β°C), humidity 78 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 59,662
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers (FOX (Blacked out locally)): Thom Brennaman and JC Pearson
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 11: at Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 61 Β°F (16.1 Β°C), humidity 28 percent, wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
- Game attendance: 46,905
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 35 Β°F (1.7 Β°C), humidity 75 percent, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
- Game attendance: 77,447
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 13: vs. Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Chargers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 58 Β°F (14.4 Β°C), humidity 77 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 65,395
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Chargers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 69 Β°F (20.6 Β°C), humidity 63 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 65,858
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman, JC Pearson and C. S. Keys
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 15: at Cleveland Brownsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 1:03 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 18 Β°F (β7.8 Β°C), humidity 68 percent, wind 30 miles per hour (48 km/h; 26 kn), wind chill β10 Β°F/β23.3 Β°C
- Game attendance: 72,489
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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San Diego clinches its first division title since 1994.
Week 16: at Indianapolis Coltsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Colts | 0 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 57,330
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Chargers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 59 Β°F (15 Β°C), humidity 87 percent, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 64,920
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
San Diego Chargers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 9β3 | 446 | 313 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | 381 | 304 | W2 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 6β6 | 483 | 435 | L1 |
Oakland Raiders | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | 320 | 422 | L2 |
Conferenceβ»
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5β1 | 11β1 | .484 | .479 | W14 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5β1 | 10β2 | .492 | .478 | W2 |
3 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 8β4 | .500 | .458 | L1 |
4 | San Diego Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 9β3 | .477 | .411 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .523 | .406 | L2 |
6 | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .484 | .450 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2β4 | 6β6 | .527 | .479 | W1 |
8 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 6β6 | .551 | .472 | W1 |
9 | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 5β7 | .512 | .382 | L1 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 4β8 | .543 | .453 | W2 |
11 | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4β2 | 6β6 | .504 | .402 | L1 |
12 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 6β6 | .551 | .509 | L1 |
13 | Oakland Raiders | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .570 | .450 | L2 |
14 | Tennessee Titans | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .512 | .463 | W1 |
15 | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 2β10 | .555 | .438 | L1 |
16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 3β9 | .590 | .469 | W1 |
Tiebreakers | |||||||||||
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Postseasonβ»
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Wild Card | January 8, 2005 | New York Jets (5) | L 17β20 | 0β1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 67,536 |
Game summaryβ»
AFC Wild Card playoffs: vs. New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Game time: 5:14 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 55 Β°F (12.8 Β°C), humidity 86 percent, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 67,536
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Michele Tafoya
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2004 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "2004 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ 2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 263β264. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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