2011 San Diego Chargers season

The 2011 season was the San Diego Chargers' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 52nd overall. The team failed to improve on its 9–7 record from 2010, and finished in a three-way tie with the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders for the AFC West division title, with an 8–8 record, but lost the tiebreaker to the Broncos and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season. For Norv Turner, this was his fifth season as the head coach of the Chargers. The Chargers had the 18th pick in the 2011 NFL draft.

2011 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	A. J. Smith
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	5 TE Antonio Gates WR Vincent Jackson RB Ryan Mathews QB Philip Rivers S Eric Weddle
All-Pros	1 S Eric Weddle (1st team)
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Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 11, defensive coordinator Ron Rivera became the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers.^[1] That same day, Rich Bisaccia was named the team's new special teams' coach, replacing Steve Crosby, whose contract was not renewed.^[2][3] Three days later (January 14), the team hired former San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator Greg Manusky to replace Rivera. Manusky previously served as the Chargers' linebackers coach from 2002 to 2006.^[4]

Arrivals

Position	Player	2010 Team	Contract
LB	Takeo Spikes	San Francisco 49ers	3 years, $9 million
LB	Travis LaBoy	San Francisco 49ers	2 years
SS	Bob Sanders	Indianapolis Colts	1 year

Departures

Position	Player	2011 Team
RB	Darren Sproles	New Orleans Saints
OLB	Kevin Burnett	Miami Dolphins
LB	Brandon Siler	Kansas City Chiefs

NFL draft

2011 San Diego Chargers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois
2	50	Marcus Gilchrist	CB	Clemson
2	61	Jonas Mouton	LB	Michigan	[dr 1]
3	82	Vincent Brown	WR	San Diego State
3	89	Shareece Wright	CB	USC	[dr 2]
6	183	Jordan Todman	RB	Connecticut
6	201	Stephen Schilling	G	Michigan	[dr 3]
7	234	Andrew Gachkar	LB	Missouri	[dr 4]
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft notes

1. The team acquired this second-round selection in a March 2010 trade that sent CB Antonio Cromartie to the New York Jets.
2. The team acquired this third-round selection as part of a March 2010 trade that sent QB Charlie Whitehurst to the Seattle Seahawks.
3. The team traded its fifth-round selection (#149 overall) and a 2010 fifth-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for its 2010 fifth-round selection (#146 overall; used to select DT Cam Thomas).
4. In September 2010, the team traded its seventh-round selection (#220 overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for WR Patrick Crayton.

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–24	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20–7	1–1	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at Arizona Cardinals	W 34–31	2–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–17	1–0	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at New England Patriots	L 21–35	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	2–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Miami Dolphins	W 26–16	3–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Denver Broncos	W 29–24	4–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 23	at New York Jets	L 21–27	4–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–23 (OT)	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Green Bay Packers	L 38–45	4–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
10	November 10	Oakland Raiders	L 17–24	4–5	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	at Chicago Bears	L 20–31	4–6	Soldier Field	Recap
12	November 27	Denver Broncos	L 13–16 (OT)	4–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 38–14	5–7	EverBank Field	Recap
14	December 11	Buffalo Bills	W 37–10	6–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Baltimore Ravens	W 34–14	7–7	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Detroit Lions	L 10–38	7–8	Ford Field	Recap
17	January 1	at Oakland Raiders	W 38–26	8–8	O.co Coliseum	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	10	0	0	17
Chargers	7	0	7	10	24

Game information

First quarter MIN – Percy Harvin 103-yard kickoff return (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:45. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:15. SD – Matt Tolbert 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers, (Mike Scifres kick), 11:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:21. Second quarter MIN – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 12:56. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:34. MIN – Michael Jenkins 3-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:44. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:28. Third quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 7-yard run (Mike Scifres kick), 10:43. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter SD – Mike Scifres 40-yard field goal, 10:05. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:45. SD – Mike Tolbert 19-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Mike Scifres kick), 5:01. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:10. Top passers MIN – Donovan McNabb – 7/15, 39 yards, TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 33/48, 335 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 16 rushes, 98 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 12 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers MIN – Michael Jenkins – 3 receptions, 26 yards, TD SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 74 yards

Week One: Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 66,716
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Jr. and Drea Avent
• Box score

Coming off their special teams woes in 2010, the Chargers allowed a 103-yard opening kickoff return to Percy Harvin to start the season. Kicker Nate Kaeding suffered a season-ending injury on the play, and punter Mike Scifres assumed place kicking responsibilities for the game.^[5][6] The Chargers outscored the Vikings 10–0 in the fourth quarter to come back and win the game, 24–17. Fullback Mike Tolbert scored three touchdowns, and Philip Rivers completed 33 of 48 passes for 335 yards and two touchdowns. He was also intercepted twice. Scifres kicked a 40-yard field goal, the first of his NFL career, and kicked three PATs. With the win, the Chargers started their season out 1–0.^[6]

Week 2: at New England Patriots

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	0	14	21
Patriots	7	13	0	15	35

Game information

First quarter NE – Aaron Hernandez 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostowski kick), 6:16. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:47. SD – Ryan Mathews 10-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21. Second quarter NE – Stephen Gostowski 22-yard field goal, 13:20. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 4:35. NE – Rob Gronkowski 10-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostowski kick), 2:49. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 5:25. NE – Stephen Gostowski 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:09. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SD – Vincent Jackson 3-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 13:33. Patriots 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:03. NE – Rob Gronkowski 17-yard pass from Tom Brady (Danny Woodhead run), 8:40. Patriots 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:40. SD – Vincent Jackson 26-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 5:40. Patriots 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:00. NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 16-yard run (Stephen Gostowski kick), 1:54. Patriots 35–21. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 29/40, 378 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT NE – Tom Brady – 31/40, 423 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 12 rushes, 64 yards, TD NE – BenJarvus Green Ellis – 17 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Vincent Jackson – 10 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD NE – Deion Branch – 8 receptions, 129 yards

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots – Game summary

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/1:15 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) (Wind)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
• Box score

With the loss, the Chargers fell to 1–1.

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	10	17
Chargers	0	10	7	3	20

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SD – Ryan Mathews 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:07. SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 3:09. Third quarter KC – Dwayne Bowe 4-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:40. SD – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:32. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:57. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 58 yards, 9:35. SD – Nick Novak 41-yard field goal, 8:03. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:54. KC – Leonard Pope 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 4:58. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:05. Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 17/24, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 24/38, 266 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 45 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 rushes, 98 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 17 yards SD – Vincent Jackson – 5 receptions, 63 yards

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 62,236
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers improved to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	3	3	3	16
Chargers	7	6	10	3	26

Game information

First quarter MIA – Lex Hilliard 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 2:47. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:37. SD – Vincent Jackson 55-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:12. Second quarter SD – Nick Novak 27-yard field goal, 7:55. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:43. MIA – Dan Carpenter 41-yard field goal, 1:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:11. SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 0:07. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:41. Third quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 9:24. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:29. MIA – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 6:46. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:38. SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 1:15. Chargers 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:31. Fourth quarter MIA – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 11:34. Chargers 23–16. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:41. SD – Nick Novak 38-yard field goal, 4:28. Chargers 26–16. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:06. Top passers MIA – Matt Moore – 17/26, 167 yards, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 21/31, 307 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Reggie Bush – 13 rushes, 50 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 16 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers MIA – Brandon Marshall – 5 receptions, 52 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 5 receptions, 68 yards

Week Four: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 1:15 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 63,002
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts (blacked out locally)
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers improved to 3–1.

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	6	17	0	6	29
Broncos	7	3	0	14	24

Game information

First quarter SD – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 8:37. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:54. DEN – Cassius Vaughn 55-yard interception return (Matt Prater kick), 5:58. Broncos 7–3. SD – Nick Novak 32-yard field goal, 0:45. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:13. Second quarter DEN – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 11:10. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:35. SD – Philip Rivers 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:19. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:51. SD – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 1:47. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:42. SD – Malcom Floyd 42-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:13. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 0:49. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SD – Nick Novak 51-yard field goal, 13:35. Chargers 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:13. DEN – Tim Tebow 12-yard run (Willis McGahee run), 6:35. Chargers 26–18. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:19. DEN – Knowshon Moreno 28-yard pass from Tim Tebow (pass failed), 3:19. Chargers 26–24. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:19. SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 0:24. Chargers 29–24. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:55. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 18/29, 250 yards, TD, INT DEN – Tim Tebow – 4/10, 79 yards, TD Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 24 rushes, 125 yards DEN – Willis McGahee – 16 rushes, 125 yards Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD DEN – Daniel Fells – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MDT/1:15 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) (Mostly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 74,895
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers went into their bye week at 4–1. The team also managed to get their best start after five games under head coach Norv Turner.

Week 7: at New York Jets

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	14	0	0	21
Jets	3	7	7	10	27

Game information

First quarter SD – Donald Butler 37-yard fumble return (Nick Novak kick), 13:11. Chargers 7–0. NYJ – Nick Folk 35-yard field goal, 8:25. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:46. Second quarter SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:11. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:28. NYJ – Plaxico Burress 3-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 7:18. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:53. SD – Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 1:16. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 6:02. Third quarter NYJ – Plaxico Burress 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 2:57. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:33. Fourth quarter NYJ – Plaxico Burress 3-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 8:41. Jets 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:15. NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 1:36. Jets 27–21. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:47. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 16/32, 179 yards, TD, 2 INT NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 18/33, 172 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Mike Tolbert – 11 rushes, 58 yards, TD NYJ – Shonn Greene – 20 rushes, 112 yards Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD NYJ – Dustin Keller – 4 receptions, 53 yards

Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at New York Jets – Game summary

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
• Box score

With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4–2.

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chargers	0	3	9	8	0	20
Chiefs	10	3	0	7	3	23

Game information

First quarter KC – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46. KC – Jonathan Baldwin 39-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 2:51. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:01. Second quarter SD – Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04. KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:08. Third quarter SD – Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:10. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28. SD – Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45. SD – Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05. Fourth quarter KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:01. Chiefs 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:44. SD – Curtis Brinkley 2-yard run (Curtis Brinkley pass from Philip Rivers), 7:11. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:50. Overtime KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 5:16. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:28. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 26/41, 369 yards, 2 INT KC – Matt Cassel – 19/32, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 57 yards KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 107 yards KC – Jonathan Baldwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/5:30 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 72,733
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols
• Box score

Late in the 4th quarter, with the game tied at 20, Philip Rivers fumbled the ball while kneeling to set up the potential game-winning field goal. This play effectively ended the Chargers chances at the division, as had they won, they would've finished 9-7 and won the division. With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4–3.

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	21	7	3	14	45
Chargers	7	10	7	14	38

Game information

First quarter SD – Vincent Jackson 23-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:32. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28. GB – Jermichael Finley 5-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:52. GB – Charlie Peprah 40-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 4:33. Packers 14–7. GB – Tramon Williams 43-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 1:52. Packers 21–7. Second quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 8-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 14:08. Packers 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:44. SD – Nick Novak 52-yard field goal, 5:48. Packers 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:19. GB – Jordy Nelson 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:18. Packers 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:30. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 47-yard field goal, 8:25. Packers 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:35. SD – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:58. Packers 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:27. Fourth quarter GB – James Jones 21-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 13:00. Packers 38–24. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:58. GB – Greg Jennings 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:27. Packers 45–24. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:04. SD – Vincent Jackson 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:32. Packers 45–31. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. SD – Vincent Jackson 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:25. Packers 45–38. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:07. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 21/26, 247 yards, 4 TD SD – Philip Rivers – 26/46, 385 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Top rushers GB – James Starks – 13 rushes, 66 yards SD – Mike Tolbert – 19 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD SD – Vincent Jackson – 7 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TD

Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 1:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) (Rain)
• Game attendance: 68,908
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, & Laura Okmin
• Box score

With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4–4.

Week 10: vs. Oakland Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	10	7	0	24
Chargers	3	0	14	0	17

Game information

First quarter SD – Nick Novak 20-yard field goal, 10:40. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:09. OAK – Michael Bush 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:25. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 11:02. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:25. OAK – Denarius Moore 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:51. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:31. Third quarter SD – Vincent Brown 30-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:48. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. OAK – Denarius Moore 26-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:01. Raiders 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:47. SD – Jacob Hester 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:00. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:06. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers OAK – Carson Palmer – 14/20, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 23/47, 274 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Michael Bush – 30 rushes, 157 yards, TD SD – Mike Tolbert – 7 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers OAK – Denarius Moore – 5 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD SD – Vincent Brown – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week Ten: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 68,109
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
• Box score

Trying to snap a three-game losing streak, the Chargers stayed at home for a Week 10 AFC West duel with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night. San Diego struck first in the opening quarter with a 20-yard field goal from kicker Nick Novak, but the Raiders answered with running back Michael Bush getting a 2-yard touchdown run. Oakland added onto their lead in the second quarter with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 23-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Carson Palmer completing a 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Denarius Moore.^{[citation needed]}

The Chargers began the third quarter with quarterback Philip Rivers finding rookie wide receiver Vincent Brown on a 30-yard touchdown pass, but the Raiders struck back with Palmer completing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Moore. Afterwards, San Diego closed out the quarter with Rivers hooking up with fullback Jacob Hester on a 7-yard touchdown pass. The Chargers tried to rally in the fourth quarter, but Oakland's defense held on to preserve the win.^{[citation needed]}

Win the loss, not only did San Diego fall to 4–5, but it marked the first time since 2003 that the Chargers had lost four-straight.^{[citation needed]}

Week 11: at Chicago Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	7	3	20
Bears	3	14	14	0	31

Game information

First quarter SD – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 9:40. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:45. CHI – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 5:01. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:39. Second quarter CHI – Marion Barber 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 4:09. Bears 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:26. SD – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 2:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:05. CHI – Kellen Davis 4-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 0:20. Bears 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:44. Third quarter SD – Vincent Jackson 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:58. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 4:02. CHI – Jay Cutler 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 5:47. Bears 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 5:11. CHI – Johnny Knox 24-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 4:53. Bears 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:39. Fourth quarter SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 14:55. Bears 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:58. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 21/31, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CHI – Jay Cutler – 18/31, 286 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 37 yards CHI – Matt Forte – 20 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers SD – Vincent Jackson – 7 receptions, 165 yards, TD CHI – Johnny Knox – 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 3:15 pm. CST/1:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) (Cloudy, winds gusting to 20 mph (32 km/h))
• Game attendance: 62,344
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
• Box score

With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4–6 and lost 5 in a row for the first time since 2003.

Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	0	7	3	3	3	16
Chargers	3	7	3	0	0	13

Game information

First quarter SD – Nick Novak 53-yard field goal, 11:34. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:26. Second quarter SD – Antonio Gates 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:58. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 8:47. DEN – Eric Decker 18-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick), 0:55. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:32. Third quarter SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 9:30. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:48. DEN – Matt Prater 41-yard field goal, 0:33. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:08. Fourth quarter DEN – Matt Prater 24-yard field goal, 1:34. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:53. Overtime DEN – Matt Prater 37-yard field goal, 0:29. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:02. Top passers DEN – Tim Tebow – 9/18, 143 yards, TD SD – Philip Rivers – 19/36, 188 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Willis McGahee – 23 rushes, 117 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 22 rushes, 137 yards Top receivers DEN – Eric Decker – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD SD – Vincent Brown – 3 receptions, 50 yards

Week Twelve: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 1:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 64,436
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Box score

The loss was the sixth consecutive for the Chargers, their longest such streak in 10 years which took their record down to 4–7.^[7]

Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	14	7	7	38
Jaguars	0	14	0	0	14

Game information

First quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 13-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 6:51. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:05. SD – Nick Novak 29-yard field goal, 0:41. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:37. Second quarter JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 9-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 7:55. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:46. JAC – Cecil Shorts 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert Josh Scobee kick), 2:32. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:42. SD – Vincent Brown 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:26. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:06. SD – Vincent Jackson 35-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:16. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:37. Third quarter SD – Malcom Floyd 52-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:04. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:56. Fourth quarter SD – Ryan Mathews 31-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:04. Chargers 38–14. Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:09. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 22/28, 294 yards, 3 TD JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 19/33, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 112 yards, TD JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 20 rushes, 97 yards Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 8:30 pm. EST/5:30 pm. PST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 62,743
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Sal Paolantonio
• Box score

Hoping to snap a six-game losing streak, the Chargers flew to EverBank Field for a Week 13 Monday night duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars. San Diego delivered the game's opening punch with a 13-yard touchdown run from running back Mike Tolbert, followed by a 29-yard field goal from kicker Nick Novak. The Jaguars would answer in the second quarter with quarterback Blaine Gabbert completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to running back Maurice Jones-Drew and a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cecil Shorts, yet the Chargers replied with quarterback Philip Rivers connecting with rookie wide receiver Vincent Brown on a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Jackson.

San Diego added onto its lead in the third quarter with Rivers hooking up with wide receiver Malcom Floyd on a 52-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, the Bolts would pull away in the fourth quarter with a 31-yard touchdown run from running back Ryan Mathews.

With the win, the Chargers improved to 5–7.

Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	10	0	10
Chargers	7	9	14	7	37

Game information

First quarter SD – Antonio Gates 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:52. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:08. Second quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (kick failed), 14:16. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:33. SD – Nick Novak 47-yard field goal, 6:41. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:29. Third quarter BUF – Dave Rayner 37-yard field goal, 11:43. Chargers 16–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:17. BUF – Bryan Scott fumble recovery in end zone (Dave Rayner kick), 10:11. Chargers 16–10. SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 4:11. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:00. SD – Steve Gregory 26-yard interception return (Nick Novak kick), 4:02. Chargers 30–10. Fourth quarter SD – Patrick Crayton 26-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 9:01. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 7:05. Top passers BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 13/34, 176 yards, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 240 yards, 3 TD Top rushers BUF – C. J. Spiller – 12 rushes, 46 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 20 rushes, 114 yards Top receivers BUF – Stevie Johnson – 4 receptions, 116 yards SD – Antonio Gates – 7 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 1:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 62,494
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots (blacked out locally)
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers improved to 6–7.

Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	7	0	7	14
Chargers	7	10	14	3	34

Game information

First quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 4:47. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:04. Second quarter BAL – Ed Dickson 15-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), 13:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:20. SD – Nick Novak 45-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:43. SD – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:19. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:52. Third quarter SD – Malcom Floyd 28-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:38. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:22. SD – Ryan Mathews 3-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 4:05. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter SD – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 4:28. Chargers 34–7. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 9:14. BAL – Torrey Smith 36-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:55. Chargers 34–14. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:33. Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 23/34, 226 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 17/23, 270 yards, TD Top rushers BAL – Ray Rice – 10 rushes, 57 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 26 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BAL – Torrey Smith – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD SD – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week Fifteen: Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 67,242
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers improved to 7–7. Qualcomm Stadium was renamed Snapdragon Stadium as a promotion for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon brand.

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	10	0	10
Lions	10	14	7	7	38

Game information

First quarter DET – Brandon Pettigrew 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 10:52. Lions 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:08. DET – Jason Hanson 50-yard field goal, 0:33. Lions 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:30. Second quarter DET – Kevin Smith 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 7:11. Lions 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:16. DET – Calvin Johnson 14-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 0:31. Lions 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:22. Third quarter SD – Malcom Floyd 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 8:38. Lions 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:04. SD – Nick Novak 22-yard field goal, 4:53. Lions 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:45. DET – Kevin Smith 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 0:16. Lions 31–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4;37. Fourth quarter DET – Cliff Avril 4-yard interception return (Jason Hanson Kick), 2:28. Lions 38–10. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 28/53, 299 yards, TD, 2 INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 29/36, 373 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews – 11 rushes, 58 yards DET – Kevin Smith – 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Malcolm Floyd – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD DET – Calvin Johnson – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 4:05 pm. EST/1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors (domed stadium)
• Game attendance: 62,469
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
• Box score

With the loss, the Chargers fell to 7–8.

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	17	7	7	38
Raiders	7	6	6	7	26

Game information

First quarter OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:20. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:49. SD – Antonio Gates 38-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:18. Second quarter SD – Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 10:26. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:35. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard field goal, 6:19. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:07. SD – Richard Goodman 105-yard kickoff return (Nick Novak kick), 6:06. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 2:19. Chargers 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:47. SD – Nick Novak 51-yard field goal, 0:46. Chargers 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 1:33. Third quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 27-yard field goal, 13:18. Chargers 24–16. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:42. SD – Vincent Jackson 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 7:33. Chargers 31–16. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:45. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 32-yard field goal, 1:18. Chargers 31–19. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter OAK – Kevin Boss 22-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:37. Chargers 31–26. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:28. SD – Malcom Floyd 43-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:48. Chargers 38–26. Drive: 4 plays, 99 yards, 2:49. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 19/26, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT OAK – Carson Palmer – 28/43, 417 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Mike Tolbert – 9 rushes, 58 yards, TD OAK – Michael Bush – 19 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Week Seventeen: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: January 1
• Game time: 1:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 58,721
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert & Rich Gannon
• Box score

With the win, the Chargers wrapped up their season at 8–8 and snapped their three-game losing streak against the Raiders.

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	309	390	L3
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	406	377	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	359	433	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	212	338	W1

Staff

San Diego Chargers 2011 staff
	Front office Owner – Alex Spanos Chairman/president – Dean Spanos Executive vice president – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/CEO – A. G. Spanos Executive vice president/general manager – A. J. Smith Executive vice president of football operations/assistant general manager – Ed McGuire Senior executive – Randy Mueller Director of player personnel – Jimmy Raye Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham Director of college scouting – John Spanos Assistant director of pro scouting – Bryan Cox Assistant director of college scouting – Mike Biehl Head coaches Head coach – Norv Turner Assistant head coach/secondary – Steven Wilks Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Clarence Shelmon Quarterbacks – John Ramsdell Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight ends – Jason Michael Offensive line – Hal Hunter Offensive line – Mike Sullivan Offensive assistant – Steve Gera			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Greg Manusky Defensive line – Don Johnson Linebackers – John Pagano Assistant linebackers – Greg Williams Assistant secondary – Cris Dishman Defensive assistant – Shane Steichen Special teams coaches Special teams – Rich Bisaccia Assistant special teams – Carlos Polk Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant strength and conditioning – Vernon Stephens

Final roster

2011 San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Philip Rivers  7 Billy Volek Running backs (RB) 44 Curtis Brinkley 22 Jacob Hester FB 24 Ryan Mathews 35 Mike Tolbert FB Wide receivers (WR) 86 Vincent Brown 12 Patrick Crayton PR 80 Malcom Floyd 15 Richard Goodman KR 83 Vincent Jackson 13 Bryan Walters Tight ends (TE) 85 Antonio Gates 81 Randy McMichael 82 Kory Sperry

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Colin Baxter C 66 Jeromey Clary T 62 Brandyn Dombrowski T 78 Jared Gaither T 69 Tyronne Green G 61 Nick Hardwick C 75 Tony Moll G 70 Stephen Schilling G 65 Louis Vasquez G Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Jacques Cesaire DE 71 Antonio Garay NT 90 Tommie Harris 94 Corey Liuget DE 92 Vaughn Martin DE 76 Cam Thomas

Linebackers (LB) 98 Antwan Barnes OLB 91 Everette Brown OLB 56 Donald Butler ILB 58 Na'il Diggs ILB 59 Andrew Gachkar ILB 53 Darryl Gamble OLB 99 Travis LaBoy OLB 95 Shaun Phillips OLB 51 Takeo Spikes ILB 96 Nate Triplett ILB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Antoine Cason CB 38 Marcus Gilchrist CB 28 Steve Gregory SS 33 Dante Hughes CB 23 Quentin Jammer CB 27 Paul Oliver SS 25 Darrell Stuckey FS 32 Eric Weddle FS 29 Shareece Wright CB Special teams  9 Nick Novak K  5 Mike Scifres P 47 Mike Windt LS

Practice squad 77 Charlie Bryant NT 40 Shawnbrey McNeal RB 79 Damik Scafe DE 37 Traye Simmons CB 34 Frank Summers FB 46 Brad Taylor TE  8 Drew Willy QB 72 Eric Young G Reserve 97 Bront Bird ILB (IR) 93 Luis Castillo DE (IR) 54 Stephen Cooper ILB (IR) 68 Kris Dielman G (IR) 48 Patrick DiMarco FB (IR) 52 Larry English OLB (IR) 10 Nate Kaeding K (IR) 73 Marcus McNeill T (IR) 57 Jonas Mouton ILB (IR) 63 Scott Mruczkowski G/C (IR) 41 Nick Polk FS (IR) 31 Bob Sanders SS (IR) Rookies in italics 52 active, 12 reserve, 8 practice squad

Notes and references

1. "Turner, Chargers begin search for new defensive coordinator". Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
2. "Crosby's contract not renewed for 2011". Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
3. "Bisaccia agrees to become special teams coach". Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
4. "Manusky named defensive coordinator". Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
5. "Chargers kicker Kaeding out for season with likely torn ACL". Nfl.com. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
6. "Chargers complete comeback victory on Tolbert's third TD". Nfl.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
7. Williamson, Bill (December 3, 2011). "San Diego no longer an elite program". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. The Chargers – widely considered as a Super Bowl contender going into this season – stagger into a Monday night game at Jacksonville on a six-game losing skid. It is the Chargers' longest such streak in 10 years.