2022 Los Angeles Chargers
The 2022 Los Angeles Chargers went 10–7, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 391 points and allowed 384.
- Record
- 10–7
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 5–4
- Points
- 391–384
- AFC West
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 391 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 384, tied for the 11th-most. Their point differential was +7.
How the season unfolded
The Chargers started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–7.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 31–10 over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 (January 1, 2023).
Their heaviest loss was 38–10 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 (September 25, 2022).
They scored a season-high 34 points against the Houston Texans in Week 4 (October 2, 2022), winning 34–24.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–5.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC West, splitting with the Raiders and the Broncos and getting swept by the Chiefs.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 31–30 on the road.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2021, when they went 9–8.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2018.
In 2023, they went 5–12 and missed the playoffs.
2022 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2022 | vs Las Vegas Raiders | W 24–19 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2022 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–27 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2022 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | L 10–38 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2022 | at Houston Texans | W 34–24 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2022 | at Cleveland Browns | W 30–28 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2022 | vs Denver Broncos | W 19–16 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2022 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 23–37 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2022 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2022 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 16–22 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2022 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–30 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2022 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 25–24 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2022 | at Las Vegas Raiders | L 20–27 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2022 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 23–17 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2022 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 17–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2022 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 20–3 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2023 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 31–10 |
| Week 18 | Jan 8, 2023 | at Denver Broncos | L 28–31 |
| Wild Card | Jan 14, 2023 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 30–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.