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Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers

Final · Kickoff

2006 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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Chargers beat Cardinals 27–20 in 2006 Week 17

The San Diego Chargers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27–20 at home at Qualcomm Stadium in Week 17 of the 2006 regular season on December 31, 2006. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Chargers to 14–2 and dropped the Cardinals to 5–11. It was the Chargers’ tenth straight win. The Cardinals finished 2006 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Chargers finished 2006 at 14–2 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 23–15 on September 22, 2002. When they met again, the San Diego Chargers won 41–10 on October 3, 2010.

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 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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