Chargers to Retire Seau’s Number, Large Turnout for Memorial Service : May 12, 2012

On Friday, San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced the team will retire Junior Seau's jersey No. 55. Seau committed suicide in his Oceanside, Calif. home on May [...]

Junior Seau’s Brain to Be Studied : May 04, 2012

On Wednesday, former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest. His family has now decided to allow researchers to s [...]

No LT Reunion in San Diego, Tebow to Green Bay? : March 20, 2012

Chargers Not Interested in a LT Reunion At almost 33-years-old, running back LaDainian Tomlinson would still like to play one more season in the NFL. Coming off of a 2 [...]

Simpson Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges, Dielman Retires from the Chargers : March 01, 2012

Bengals WR Jerome Simpson Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges On Thursday, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson pleaded guilty to a felony charge from marijuana t [...]

Andy Reid, Norv Turner Dodge Bullets : January 03, 2012

With NFL coaches dropping like flies the last few days, two coaches rumored to join the unemployment line dodged a bullet today. San Diego Chargers' Norv Turner and Phila [...]

Jon Gruden May Return to Coaching in 2012 : December 27, 2011

Well, this shouldn't come as too much of a surprise if you've ever listened to Jon Gruden commentate. He's always very PC about what he says, for fear of pissing off pote [...]

Detroit Lions Finally See Playoff Berth, San Diego Chargers Again Miss the Playoffs : December 25, 2011

Better late than never for the Detroit Lions as they will finally see their first playoff berth since 1999 thanks to their 38-10 win over the San Diego Chargers on Saturd [...]

Carson Palmer Shines as Raiders Edge Chargers 24-17 : November 11, 2011

A few weeks ago, Carson Palmer was just coming out of retirement to throw three interceptions, and now he is back to looking like a solid NFL quarterback. Palmer com [...]

Green Bay Packers Survives San Diego Chargers, Remain Undefeated : November 07, 2011

When Aaron Rodgers is playing at his best, he is, without question, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and he showed it on Sunday, leading his Green Bay Packers to a [...]

Resurgent Chiefs Take Advantage of Mistakes, Top Chargers in Overtime : October 31, 2011

The old saying that it ain’t over til its over played out again, this time in the Monday Night Football matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers. C [...]

Plaxico Burress’ 3 TDs Fuel Rally as Jets Down Chargers : October 23, 2011

Plaxico Burress looked like the Burress of old, finally having the big breakout game he and the New York Jets have been expecting. The veteran wide receiver tied a career [...]

Tom Brady Powers Patriots Past Chargers 35-21 : September 18, 2011

Just six days after throwing for a team record 517 yards, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was at it again, throwing for 423 yards and three touchdowns as the P [...]

McNabb Tanks Game for Vikings Against Chargers : September 12, 2011

Donovan McNabb’s debut for the Minnesota Vikings was anything but stellar. Not only did his team go down to the San Diego Chargers 24-17, but McNabb only completed 7 of [...]

Chargers Move to LA Looks Increasingly Unlikely : August 22, 2011

It is speculated that the Spanos family and AEG could have a relationship that would make it easier for the San Diego Chargers to relocate to Los Angeles where AEG has pr [...]

Ryan Mathews Struggling At Start Of Chargers Camp : August 02, 2011

Ryan Mathews, the 12th overall pick of the 2010 Draft and former All-American from Fresno State is reportedly struggling at the San Diego Chargers training camp. Reports [...]

Darren Sproles Headed To New Orleans : July 30, 2011

Less than a day after Reggie Bush departed to Miami, the New Orleans Saints were able to find themselves another running back known for his ability to improvise and make [...]

Panthers Steve Smith Looks to be Dealt to Chargers, Ravens : July 17, 2011

In the latter part of the 2010 season, Steve Smith, wide receiver with the Carolina Panthers asked Jerry Richardson for a trade out of Carolina. This request has been [...]

Cowboys Deal Patrick Crayton to the Chargers : September 03, 2010

On Friday wide receiver Patrick Crayon was traded by the Dallas Cowboys to the Chargers.  According to the San Diego Union-Tribune and ESPN, Dallas will get one of San D [...]

Jets Pick Rivers Twice to Advance to AFC Title Game Over Chargers : January 17, 2010

Rex Ryan is rolling. The rookie head coach for the Jets, who declared that his team was a Super Bowl favorite after figuring out his team was still in the post season, i [...]

Redskins Can’t Even Stop Chargers Backups as the Roll 23-20 : January 03, 2010

The Chargers are heading into the playoffs with a winning streak of 11 games, mostly due to their backup players. Jim Zorn is facing being fired after the Redskins los [...]

Chargers Lock Down AFC’s 2 Seed with Titans Win : December 25, 2009

San Diego got their bye for the first round and Philip Rivers still has a perfect December record. Tennessee lost their bid to make NFL history along with their dream [...]

Naeding FG Clinches AFC West Title for Bolts Over Bengals 27-24 : December 20, 2009

By the time San Diego was able to breathe, they had clinched the AFC West title for the fourth year in a row and pulled a dramatic win out over a grieving Bengals team. [...]

Chargers Continue to Peak into December Stuffing Dallas 20-17 : December 13, 2009

The December trends are holding: the Chargers and Philip Rivers are perfect, and the Cowboys and Tony Romo are miserable during the regular season's most important month. [...]

LT Breaks Brown TD Record as Chargers Beat Browns : December 06, 2009

When LaDainian Tomlinson went back to the Chargers locker room, there was a special guest waiting for him that wanted to offer his congratulations. It was Jim Brown. [...]

San Diego Chargers Blow Out Chiefs 43-14 : November 29, 2009

The hardest thing that Paul Oliver had to do was for 40 yards just stay on his feet. In a play appearing to sum the afternoon up, the safety for the Chargers found the [...]

Chargers Post 13th Straight Win Over Bumbling Raiders : November 22, 2009

LaDainian Tomlinson just did what he always does versus Oakland. It was the first time Shawne Merriman got to break his “Lights Out” spasmodic sack dance out since [...]

Chargers Exact Sweet Revenge Against Broncos : November 22, 2009

On Sunday, no matter which quarterback was thrown out there by the Broncos it didn't matter. The surging Chargers were able to bottle up both a hobbled Kyle Orton and ru [...]

Chargers Stay Hot Downing Eagles 31-23 : November 15, 2009

For the Chargers, their motivation came in several different forms on Sunday, everything from Denver losing to the surprise that LaDainian Tomlinson found in his locker f [...]

Chargers Squeeze Past Giants 21-20 : November 08, 2009

Philip Rivers, five years after he was traded away during a swap on draft day for Eli Manning, came back to stick it to New York. Rivers connected on a pass of 18 yard [...]

San Diego Chargers Stomp the Chiefs 37-7 : October 25, 2009

All the talk over the Chargers getting better might not be just talk after all. Just six days after their disappointing loss on Monday night to the Broncos, where they [...]

Royal’s Return Game Propels Broncos Past Chargers : October 19, 2009

Eddie Royal ran so fast even his white and brown striped socks were blurry. On Monday night, Royal became the Broncos' first player in franchise history to return both [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers Rack Up Early Points to Defeat San Diego : October 04, 2009

Up until this point, Pittsburgh hadn't be able to get their running back Rashard Mendenhall going. San Diego wasn't able to stop him. Mendenhall helped Pittsburgh run a [...]

Chargers Take Miami to 0-3 on Win : September 27, 2009

After Philip Rivers put his right throwing arm to some good use, he also proved he has wheels. During the week while watching film Rivers had picked up on something an [...]

Ravens’ Defense Stifles Chargers in 26-31 Loss : September 20, 2009

Ray Lewis decided to take a chance. It was a very big chance. On fourth down and 2, the star linebacker for the Ravens shot the gap, meeting Darren Sproles of the Cha [...]

Chargers Race Ahead of Raiders for Win in Final Seconds : September 14, 2009

Philip Rivers was unfazed by yet another deficit in the fourth quarter as he entered the huddle. Instead he was poised and ready to prove why San Diego chose him as the [...]

san diego chargers History

The NFL professional football team San Diego Chargers are based out of San Diego, California. The team is an American Football Conference member in the Western Division. The Chargers were an American Football League charger member and started play in 1960. The first season for the team was spent in Los Angeles. In 1961, they relocated to San Diego. The home games for the Chargers are played in Qualcomm Stadium.

In 1963, the Chargers won the AFL title. Five times they made it into the AFL playoffs and four times to the AFL Championship game. In 1970, they joined the NFL during the AFL-NFL merger. The Chargers, in 34 years since the merger, have had ten playoff appearances and played in four AFC Championship games. The Chargers appeared in Super Bowl XXIX but were defeated 49-26 by the San Francisco 49ers.