2018 Los Angeles Chargers
The 2018 Los Angeles Chargers went 12–4, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 428 points and allowed 329.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 4–3
- Road & neutral
- 8–1
- Points
- 428–329
- AFC West
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 428 points, tied for the sixth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 329, the eighth-fewest. Their point differential was +99.
How the season unfolded
The Chargers started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 4 to Week 10.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 45–10 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12 (November 25, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 41–28 to the New England Patriots in the Divisional round (January 13, 2019).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–1.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC West, sweeping the Raiders and splitting with the Chiefs and the Broncos.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Baltimore Ravens 23–17 on the road.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the New England Patriots 41–28 on the road.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2017, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2013.
In 2019, they went 5–11 and missed the playoffs.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 28–38 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | at Buffalo Bills | W 31–20 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 23–35 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 29–27 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 26–10 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | at Cleveland Browns | W 38–14 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 20–19 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 25–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | at Oakland Raiders | W 20–6 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | vs Denver Broncos | L 22–23 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2018 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 45–10 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–30 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 26–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 13, 2018 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 29–28 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2018 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 10–22 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–9 |
| Wild Card | Jan 6, 2019 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 23–17 |
| Divisional | Jan 13, 2019 | at New England Patriots | L 28–41 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.