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2024 Los Angeles Chargers

The 2024 Los Angeles Chargers went 11–6, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 402 points and allowed 301.

Record
11–6
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
6–3
Points
402–301
AFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 402 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 301, the fewest. Their point differential was +101.

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 11–6.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 8 to Week 11.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–7 over the New England Patriots in Week 17 (December 28, 2024).

Their heaviest loss was 40–17 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15 (December 15, 2024).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC West, sweeping the Raiders and the Broncos and getting swept by the Chiefs.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Houston Texans 32–12 on the road.

Before and after

That was a six-win improvement on 2023, when they went 5–12.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2022.

In 2025, they went 11–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2024 schedule and results

2024 Los Angeles Chargers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2024vs Las Vegas RaidersW 22–10
Week 2Sep 15, 2024at Carolina PanthersW 26–3
Week 3Sep 22, 2024at Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–20
Week 4Sep 29, 2024vs Kansas City ChiefsL 10–17
Week 6Oct 13, 2024at Denver BroncosW 23–16
Week 7Oct 21, 2024at Arizona CardinalsL 15–17
Week 8Oct 27, 2024vs New Orleans SaintsW 26–8
Week 9Nov 3, 2024at Cleveland BrownsW 27–10
Week 10Nov 10, 2024vs Tennessee TitansW 27–17
Week 11Nov 17, 2024vs Cincinnati BengalsW 34–27
Week 12Nov 25, 2024vs Baltimore RavensL 23–30
Week 13Dec 1, 2024at Atlanta FalconsW 17–13
Week 14Dec 8, 2024at Kansas City ChiefsL 17–19
Week 15Dec 15, 2024vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 17–40
Week 16Dec 19, 2024vs Denver BroncosW 34–27
Week 17Dec 28, 2024at New England PatriotsW 40–7
Week 18Jan 5, 2025at Las Vegas RaidersW 34–20
Wild CardJan 11, 2025at Houston TexansL 12–32

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2024 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.