2015 San Diego Chargers
The 2015 San Diego Chargers went 4–12, finishing 4th in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 320 points and allowed 398.
- Record
- 4–12
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 320–398
- AFC West
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 320 points, the seventh-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 398, the 12th-most. Their point differential was -78.
How the season unfolded
The Chargers started 2–2 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 4–12.
Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 5 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 30–14 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 15 (December 20, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 33–3 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11 (November 22, 2015).
They scored a season-high 33 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 1 (September 13, 2015), winning 33–28.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–9.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 0–6 against the AFC West, getting swept by the Raiders, the Chiefs, and the Broncos.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–8 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7, five games better than their record.
Before and after
That was five wins fewer than in 2014, when they went 9–7.
In 2016, they went 5–11.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | vs Detroit Lions | W 33–28 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 19–24 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–31 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 30–27 |
| Week 5 | Oct 12, 2015 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–27 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2015 | vs Oakland Raiders | L 29–37 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 26–29 |
| Week 9 | Nov 9, 2015 | vs Chicago Bears | L 19–22 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–33 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2015 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 31–25 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | vs Denver Broncos | L 3–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 30–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2015 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–27 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.