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.
The Cleveland Browns beat the San Diego Chargers 20–17 at home at FirstEnergy Stadium in Week 16 of the 2016 regular season on December 24, 2016. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.
The result moved the Browns to 1–14 and dropped the Chargers to 5–10. It was the Chargers’ fourth straight loss. The Chargers finished 2016 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Browns finished 2016 at 1–15 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 30–27 on October 4, 2015. When they met again, the Los Angeles Chargers won 19–10 on December 3, 2017.
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 Chargers lead the series 6–3 after meeting No. 9 since 1999 Full series history
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson, Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and Broncos guard Ben Powers drew the largest fines, and five players were docked for hip-drop tackles.
Cleveland's quarterback and running back lost nearly $30,000 combined for a celebration against Pittsburgh, while TreVeyon Henderson and Jarrian Jones were also docked for Week 4 plays.