1999 San Diego Chargers season

1999 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Head coach	Mike Riley
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 LB Junior Seau
AP All-Pros	1 LB Junior Seau (2nd team)

The 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley.

During the Chargers’ first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1999 NFL draft

1999 San Diego Chargers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	60	Jermaine Fazande	Running back	Oklahoma	from Atlanta
3	69	Steve Heiden	Tight end	South Dakota State
4	104	Jason Perry	Safety	North Carolina State
5	139	Adrian Dingle	Defensive end	Clemson	from Chicago
5	141	Reggie Nelson	Tackle	McNeese State
6	178	Tyrone Bell	Cornerback	North Alabama
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1999 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office Chairman of the board – Alex Spanos President and vice chairman – Dean Spanos General manager – Bobby Beathard Director of player personnel – Billy Devaney Director of pro personnel – Greg Gaines Coordinator of football operations – Ed McGuire Head coaches Head coach – Mike Riley Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Mike Sanford Tight ends – Paul Chryst Offensive line – Joe Bugel Offensive assistant – DelVaughn Alexander

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Pascale Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive backs – Rod Perry Defensive assistant/secondary – Mark Banker Defensive assistant – Kevin Lempa Special teams coaches Special teams – Bruce Read Special teams assistant – Johnny Thomas Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Hastings Assistant strength and conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster

1999 San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Sherdrick Bonner  4 Jim Harbaugh 13 Moses Moreno Running backs (RB) 43 Kenny Bynum 35 Jermaine Fazande 41 Terrell Fletcher 44 Fred McCrary FB 20 Natrone Means 34 Tremayne Stephens KR Wide receivers (WR) 81 Jeff Graham 82 Charlie Jones PR 87 Chris Penn PR 85 Robert Reed 86 Mikhael Ricks Tight ends (TE) 84 Reggie Davis 83 Steve Heiden 88 Freddie Jones

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Wilbert Brown G 67 Roman Fortin C 71 DeMingo Graham G 65 John Jackson T 66 Reggie Nelson T 70 Vaughn Parker T 74 Raleigh Roundtree G/T 73 Aaron Taylor G Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Adrian Dingle DE 95 Albert Fontenot DE 96 Norman Hand DT 92 Cedric Harden DE 99 Raylee Johnson DE 98 Mike Mohring DE/DT 97 John Parrella DT 76 Jamal Williams DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Lewis Bush OLB 51 Gerald Dixon OLB 53 Michael Hamilton OLB 54 Eric Hill MLB 52 John Reeves OLB 56 Orlando Ruff MLB 55 Junior Seau OLB Defensive backs (DB) 24 Fakhir Brown CB 27 Charles Dimry CB 38 Mike Dumas FS 37 Rodney Harrison SS 42 Greg Jackson SS 26 Darryll Lewis CB 31 Jason Perry FS 25 Reggie Rusk CB/S 29 Terrance Shaw CB 21 Scott Turner CB Special teams  2 Darren Bennett P 50 David Binn LS  3 John Carney K

Practice squad 17 Tim Alexander WR 89 Chris Knipper TE -- Rodney Sermons RB Reserve -- Jimmie Bell DE (IR) 69 Ben Bordelon T (IR) 59 Jon Haskins LB (IR) -- Israel Ifeanyi DE 64 Kendyl Jacox C (IR) 12 Erik Kramer QB (IR) 16 Ryan Leaf QB (IR) 22 Jimmy Spencer CB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–7	1–0	Cinergy Field	47,660
3	September 26	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–27	1–1	Qualcomm Stadium	56,942
4	October 3	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–14	2–1	Qualcomm Stadium	58,099
5	October 10	at Detroit Lions	W 20–10	3–1	Pontiac Silverdome	61,481
6	October 17	Seattle Seahawks	W 13–10	4–1	Qualcomm Stadium	59,432
7	October 24	Green Bay Packers	L 3–31	4–2	Qualcomm Stadium	68,274
8	October 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–34	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	78,473
9	November 7	Denver Broncos	L 17–33	4–4	Qualcomm Stadium	61,204
10	November 14	at Oakland Raiders	L 9–28	4–5	Network Associates Coliseum	43,353
11	November 21	Chicago Bears	L 20–23 (OT)	4–6	Qualcomm Stadium	56,055
12	November 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–35	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,232
13	December 5	Cleveland Browns	W 23–10	5–7	Qualcomm Stadium	53,147
14	December 12	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–16	6–7	Kingdome	66,318
15	December 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 9–12	6–8	Pro Player Stadium	73,765
16	December 26	Oakland Raiders	W 23–20	7–8	Qualcomm Stadium	63,846
17	January 2	at Denver Broncos	W 12–6	8–8	Mile High Stadium	69,278
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	13	15	3	3	34
Bengals	7	0	0	0	7

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), wind 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 47,660
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando, Charles Mann
• Box score

Game information

First quarter CIN – Tony McGee 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 12:04. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:56. SDG – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:14. SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 3:07. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:14. SDG – Natrone Means 12-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:39. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:17. Second quarter SDG – Jeff Graham 29-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 2:08. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:10. SDG – Gerald Dixon 27-yard fumble return (Jim Harbaugh pass to Mikhael Ricks), 0:54. Chargers 28–7. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 4:45. Chargers 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 14:50. Chargers 34–7. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:40. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/27, 159 yards, 2 TD CIN – Akili Smith – 10/17, 100 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Natrone Means – 27 rushes, 79 yards CIN – Corey Dillon – 12 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers SDG – Mikhael Ricks – 4 receptions, 86 yards CIN – Darnay Scott – 6 receptions, 88 yards

Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	0	3	14	27
Chargers	0	16	3	0	19

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), wind 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 56,942
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 5:50. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:02. IND – Marvin Harrison 33-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. Colts 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:49. Second quarter SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:38. Colts 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:41. SDG – Darryll Lewis blocked punt recovered in end zone (John Carney kick), 10:29. Chargers 14–10. SDG – safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 2:45. Chargers 16–10. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 50-yard field goal, 8:26. Chargers 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:34. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 4:13. Chargers 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter IND – Peyton Manning 12-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:41. Colts 20–19. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:47. IND – Terrence Wilkins 26-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:34. Colts 27–19. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:01. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 29/54, 404 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 15/37, 188 yards, INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 46 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 19 rushes, 59 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 13 receptions, 196 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 4 receptions, 48 yards

Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	0	0	0	14
Chargers	0	14	7	0	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), wind 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 58,099
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter KAN – Joe Horn 31-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:42. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:48. KAN – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:40. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:57. Second quarter SDG – Natrone Means 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:20. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:43. SDG – Kenny Bynum 18-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 1:41. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:11. Third quarter SDG – Chris Penn 11-yard pass from Erik Kramer (John Carney kick), 10:57. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KAN – Elvis Grbac – 19/40, 200 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 8/20, 72 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KAN – Rashaan Shehee – 22 rushes, 86 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers KAN – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 68 yards, TD SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 48 yards

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	3	7	20
Lions	7	3	0	0	10

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 61,481
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DET – Germane Crowell 41-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 5:20. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:20. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 13:22. Lions 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:50. DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 6:53. Lions 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:29. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:11. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 24-yard field goal, 9:48. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:28. Fourth quarter SDG – Darryll Lewis 42-yard fumble return (John Carney kick), 7:52. Chargers 20–10. Top passers SDG – Erik Kramer – 20/34, 208 yards, INT DET – Charlie Batch – 21/38, 230 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 9 rushes, 37 yards DET – Ron Rivers – 13 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers SDG – Chris Penn – 7 receptions, 79 yards DET – Germane Crowell – 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	10
Chargers	0	7	0	6	13

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 59,432
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 4:13. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32. SDG – Natrone Means 5-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:02. Third quarter SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 8:28. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:39. SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:34. Top passers SEA – Jon Kitna – 17/29, 151 yards, TD, INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 27/44, 296 yards, 4 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters – 21 rushes, 54 yards SDG – Natrone Means – 17 rushes, 35 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Christian Fauria – 4 receptions, 60 yards SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 92 yards

Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	7	14	3	31
Chargers	0	3	0	0	3

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Stadium

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 68,274
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & Brian Baldinger
• Box score

Game information

First quarter GB – William Henderson 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:21. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. Second quarter GB – Dorsey Levens 6-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:19. Packers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:34. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Packers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 5:33. Third quarter GB – Bill Schroeder 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:48. Packers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:58. GB – Antonio Freeman 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:00. Packers 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:05. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 1:54. Packers 31–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:14. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 12/22, 173 yards, 3 TD, INT SDG – Erik Kramer – 18/36, 161 yards, 3 INT Top rushers GB – Dorsey Levens – 21 rushes, 71 yards, TD SDG – Kenny Bynum – 6 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers GB – Antonio Freeman – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD SDG – Freddie Jones – 7 receptions, 87 yards

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	10	10	14	0	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), wind 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 78,473
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
• Box score

Game information

First quarter KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 10:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 1:30. KAN – Reggie Tongue 7-yard fumble return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:50. Chiefs 10–0. Second quarter KAN – Pete Stoyanovich 39-yard field goal, 9:59. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:38. KAN – Joe Horn 9-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:35. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:19. Third quarter KAN – Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:27. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:24. KAN – Donnell Bennett 7-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:58. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:11. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/34, 174 yards, INT KAN – Elvis Grbac – 11/15, 194 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 12 rushes, 55 yards KAN – Mike Cloud – 7 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 57 yards KAN – Derrick Alexander – 2 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	10	7	13	33
Chargers	0	3	7	7	17

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 61,204
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 8:50. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 6:10. Second quarter DEN – Bill Romanowski 18-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 13:20. Broncos 10–0. SDG – John Carney 46-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 7:29. DEN – Jason Elam 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 1:49. Third quarter DEN – Olandis Gary 23-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 8:28. Broncos 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:44. SDG – Freddie Jones 7-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 3:10. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 41-yard field goal, 13:26. Broncos 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:44. SDG – Charlie Jones 44-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 9:17. Broncos 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:09. DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 4:18. Broncos 26–17. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:19. DEN – Olandis Gary 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:56. Broncos 33–17. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:19. Top passers DEN – Chris Miller – 14/24, 166 yards SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Olandis Gary – 30 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD SDG – Kenny Bynum – 11 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 70 yards SDG – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	3	6	9
Raiders	14	0	7	7	28

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), wind 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 43,353
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
• Box score

Game information

First quarter OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 26-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 10:13. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:29. OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 0:39. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 6:39. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 8:44. Raiders 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 6:16. OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 3:07. Raiders 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter OAK – Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 5:58. Raiders 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:25. SDG – Freddie Jones 11-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (pass failed), 0:44. Raiders 28–9. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:14. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 18/32, 204 yards, TD OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 254 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 13 rushes, 29 yards OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 12 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 66 yards OAK – Tim Brown – 7 receptions, 117 yards

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	0	3	14	3	3	23
Chargers	7	3	0	10	0	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), wind 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 56,055
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Reggie Davis 2-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 5:53. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:25. Second quarter CHI – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal, 9:46. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:37. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:47. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:59. Third quarter CHI – Marcus Robinson 38-yard pass from Jim Miller (Chris Boniol kick), 5:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:55. CHI – Curtis Enis 3-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 2:30. Bears 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:40. Fourth quarter CHI – Chris Boniol 26-yard field goal, 5:22. Bears 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:40. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 13-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 4:03. Bears 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:19. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:53. Overtime CHI – Chris Boniol 36-yard field goal, 10:02. Bears 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:58. Top passers CHI – Jim Miller – 25/38, 357 yards, TD SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 29/46, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Curtis Enis – 19 rushes, 41 yards, TD SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 18 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers CHI – Marcus Robinson – 6 receptions, 163 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	17	3	27
Vikings	0	28	7	0	35

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 64,232
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:34. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:32. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:43. MIN – Jake Reed 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 9:13. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:18. MIN – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 5:55. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:27. MIN – Leroy Hoard 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 3:44. Vikings 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:21. Third quarter SDG – Kenny Bynum 80-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 14:40. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20. SDG – Tremayne Stephens 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 10:33. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:03. SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 7:40. Vikings 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48. MIN – Cris Carter 34-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 4:10. Vikings 35–24. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 11:41. Vikings 35–27. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 1:53. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 25/39, 404 yards, TD, INT MIN – Jeff George – 28/43, 363 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Kenny Bynum – 8 rushes, 26 yards MIN – Robert Smith – 20 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 141 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 11 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Thirteen: Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	7	0	0	10
Chargers	3	10	3	7	23

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 53,147
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, 9:30. Browns 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:30. SDG – John Carney 44-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:04. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 8:01. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:48. SDG – Kenny Bynum 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 2:11. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:26. CLE – Kevin Johnson 19-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 0:06. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:05. Third quarter SDG – John Carney 30-yard field goal, 7:41. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:19. Fourth quarter SDG – Jermaine Fazande 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:28. Chargers 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 7:15. Top passers CLE – Tom Couch – 18/29, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 16/23, 161 yards Top rushers CLE – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 10 rushes, 29 yards SDG – Kenny Bynum – 17 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers CLE – Kevin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD SDG – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Fourteen: San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	3	0	6	19
Seahawks	3	6	7	0	16

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 66,318
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:02. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:58. SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:31. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:56. SDG – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 1:41. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:50. Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 13:18. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:23. SDG – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 6:21. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:13. SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:24. Chargers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:57. Third quarter SEA – Derrick Mayes 14-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:40. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 12:04. Tied 16–16. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:03. SDG – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 3:19. Chargers 19–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/35, 229 yards, INT SEA – Jon Kitna – 25/40, 285 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 42 yards, TD SEA – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 9 receptions, 114 yards SEA – Joey Galloway – 6 receptions, 85 yards

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	0	6	9
Dolphins	3	3	0	6	12

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), wind 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 73,765
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
• Box score

Game information

First quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:35. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:24. MIA – Olindo Mare 21-yard field goal, 5:28. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:36. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:43. SDG – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 10:11. Chargers 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 1:20. MIA – Olindo Mare 30-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:05. MIA – Olindo Mare 31-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 12–9. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:25. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 20/40, 178 yards MIA – Dan Marino – 22/36, 241 yards Top rushers SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 5 rushes, 12 yards MIA – Stanley Pritchett – 15 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SDG – Terrell Fletcher – 9 receptions, 66 yards MIA – Tony Martin – 8 receptions, 86 yards

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	0	10	0	20
Chargers	0	13	0	10	23

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 63,846
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
• Box score

Game information

First quarter OAK – Joe Nedney 52-yard field goal, 8:29. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:07. OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 6:16. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:52. Second quarter SDG – John Carney 48-yard field goal, 7:58. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:56. SDG – Fred McCrary 18-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:17. SDG – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:30. Third quarter OAK – Rickey Dudley 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Joe Nedney kick), 11:22. Raiders 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:38. OAK – Joe Nedney 25-yard field goal, 0:26. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:36. Fourth quarter SDG – Jeff Graham 10-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 13:18. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:08. SDG – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 8:09. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:36. Top passers OAK – Rich Gannon – 16/33, 266 yards, TD, INT SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 23/36, 325 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Rich Gannon – 3 rushes, 17 yards SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 14 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 109 yards SDG – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	12	0	0	12
Broncos	0	0	3	3	6

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: January 2, 2000
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST / 2:15 MST
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 69,278
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SDG – Jermaine Fazande 1-yard run (kick blocked), 11:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:38. SDG – John Carney 25-yard field goal, 6:55. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:13. SDG – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:40. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 37-yard field goal, 9:00. Chargers 12–3. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 50-yard field goal, 13:57. Chargers 12–6. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:14. Top passers SDG – Jim Harbaugh – 12/19, 115 yards, 2 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 23/46, 211 yards Top rushers SDG – Jermaine Fazande – 30 rushes, 183 yards, TD DEN – Olandis Gary – 18 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SDG – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 102 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 9 receptions, 106 yards

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	338	298	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	390	322	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	269	316	W2
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	390	329	W1
Denver Broncos	6	10	0	.375	314	318	L1