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Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers

Final · Kickoff

2004 Regular season · Week 17 · Qualcomm Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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KCKansas City Chiefs17Away
SDSan Diego Chargers24Home
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Chargers beat Chiefs 24–17 in 2004 Week 17

The San Diego Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 24–17 at home at Qualcomm Stadium in Week 17 of the 2004 regular season on January 2, 2005. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Chargers to 12–4 and dropped the Chiefs to 7–9. The Chiefs finished 2004 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Chargers finished 2004 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 34–31 on November 28, 2004. When they met again, the San Diego Chargers won 28–20 on October 30, 2005. The Chargers swept the 2004 season series.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Chiefs lead the series 7–5 after meeting No. 12 since 1999 Full series history

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