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2007 San Diego Chargers

The 2007 San Diego Chargers went 11–5, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 412 points and allowed 284.

Record
11–5
Home
7–1
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
412–284
AFC West
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 412 points, the fifth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 284, the fifth-fewest. Their point differential was +128.

How the season unfolded

The Chargers started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 11–5.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 41–3 over the Denver Broncos in Week 5 (October 7, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 38–14 to the New England Patriots in Week 2 (September 16, 2007).

They scored a season-high 51 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 15 (December 16, 2007), winning 51–14.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–2.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the AFC West, sweeping the Broncos and the Raiders and splitting with the Chiefs.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Tennessee Titans 17–6 at home.

In the Divisional round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 28–24 on the road.

In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 21–12 on the road.

Before and after

That was three wins fewer than in 2006, when they went 14–2.

In 2008, they went 8–8 and returned to the playoffs.

2007 schedule and results

2007 San Diego Chargers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs Chicago BearsW 14–3
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at New England PatriotsL 14–38
Week 3Sep 23, 2007at Green Bay PackersL 24–31
Week 4Sep 30, 2007vs Kansas City ChiefsL 16–30
Week 5Oct 7, 2007at Denver BroncosW 41–3
Week 6Oct 14, 2007vs Oakland RaidersW 28–14
Week 8Oct 28, 2007vs Houston TexansW 35–10
Week 9Nov 4, 2007at Minnesota VikingsL 17–35
Week 10Nov 11, 2007vs Indianapolis ColtsW 23–21
Week 11Nov 18, 2007at Jacksonville JaguarsL 17–24
Week 12Nov 25, 2007vs Baltimore RavensW 32–14
Week 13Dec 2, 2007at Kansas City ChiefsW 24–10
Week 14Dec 9, 2007at Tennessee TitansW 23–17 (OT)
Week 15Dec 16, 2007vs Detroit LionsW 51–14
Week 16Dec 24, 2007vs Denver BroncosW 23–3
Week 17Dec 30, 2007at Oakland RaidersW 30–17
Wild CardJan 6, 2008vs Tennessee TitansW 17–6
DivisionalJan 13, 2008at Indianapolis ColtsW 28–24
Conference championshipJan 20, 2008at New England PatriotsL 12–21

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.