The 2024 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their ninth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their fifth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium, and their first under head coach Jim Harbaugh and new general manager Joe Hortiz. The Chargers improved on their 5–12 record from 2023 following a Week 10 victory against the Tennessee Titans. With a win over the New England Patriots in Week 17, the Chargers clinched a wild card spot, returning to the playoffs after a one-year absence, but lost to the Texans by a score of 32–12 in the Wild Card round. The Chargers' strong defense finished the season with only 301 points allowed, the fewest in the league. Their .647 winning percentage was their best since 2018.
This is the first season since 2012 without wide receiver Keenan Allen on the roster, as he was traded to the Chicago Bears on March 14. This made Joey Bosa and Denzel Perryman the last players that were on the Chargers during their time in San Diego. However, Allen returned to the Chargers for the following season.
Draft
+ 2024 Los Angeles Chargers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 5 Joe Alt OT Notre Dame 2 34 Ladd McConkey WR Georgia From Patriots 37 Traded to the New England Patriots 3 69 Junior Colson LB Michigan 4 105 Justin Eboigbe DT Alabama 110 Traded to the New England Patriots From Bears 5 137 Tarheeb Still CB Maryland From Patriots 140 Cam Hart CB Notre Dame 6 181 Kimani Vidal RB Troy 7 225 Brenden Rice WR USC 253 Cornelius Johnson WR Michigan Compensatory selection
+ 2024 Los Angeles Chargers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Karsen Barnhart G Michigan Casey Bauman QB Augustana (SD) Luke Benson TE Georgia Tech Akeem Dent S Florida State Jaelen Gill WR Fresno State Thomas Harper S Notre Dame Zach Heins TE South Dakota State Savion Jackson OLB NC State Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB Ole Miss Leon Johnson WR Oklahoma State Jaylen Johnson WR East Carolina Robert Kennedy CB NC State Shane Lee LB USC Michael Mason DE Coastal Carolina Tre'Mon Morris-Brash OLB UCF Tyler McLellan OT Campbell Willis Patrick G TCU Jalyn Phillips S Clemson Tyler Smith OT Western Carolina Zamari Walton CB Ole Miss Bucky Williams G Appalachian State Chris Collins OLB Minnesota
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Seattle Seahawks L 3–16 0–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 2 Los Angeles Rams L 9–13 0–2 SoFi Stadium Recap 3 at Dallas Cowboys W 26–19 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 Las Vegas Raiders W 22–10 1–0 SoFi Stadium Recap 2 September 15 at Carolina Panthers W 26–3 2–0 Bank of America Stadium Recap 3 September 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–20 2–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 4 September 29 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–17 2–2 SoFi Stadium Recap 5 Bye 6 October 13 at Denver Broncos W 23–16 3–2 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 7 at Arizona Cardinals L 15–17 3–3 State Farm Stadium Recap 8 October 27 New Orleans Saints W 26–8 4–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 9 November 3 at Cleveland Browns W 27–10 5–3 Huntington Bank Field Recap 10 November 10 Tennessee Titans W 27–17 6–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 11 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–27 7–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 12 Baltimore Ravens L 23–30 7–4 SoFi Stadium Recap 13 December 1 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–13 8–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 14 December 8 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–19 8–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 15 December 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–40 8–6 SoFi Stadium Recap 16 Denver Broncos W 34–27 9–6 SoFi Stadium Recap 17 at New England Patriots W 40–7 10–6 Gillette Stadium Recap 18 January 5 at Las Vegas Raiders W 34–20 11–6 Allegiant Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders In Jim Harbaugh's debut as head coach, the Chargers avenged their 63–21 loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas the previous season and won their season opener.
Week 2: at Carolina Panthers The Chargers defeated the Panthers for the first time since 2004, which was also in Charlotte. The Chargers improved to 2–0.
Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers The Chargers took a 10–7 lead to halftime, but were unable to hold off the Steelers in a 20–10 loss. The Chargers fell to 2–1 on the season.
Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs The Chargers allowed 17 straight points to the Chiefs after taking a 10–0 lead early in the game and fell to 2–2 on the season.
Week 6: at Denver Broncos The Chargers defeated the Broncos in Denver for the first time since 2018 and improved to 3–2 on the season.
Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints The Chargers defeated the Saints for the first time since 2004, while holding them without a touchdown, and improved to 4–3 on the season.
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans The Chargers improved to 6–3 and remained undefeated at home against the Titans since their move to Tennessee, having not lost to them at home since 1990, when the Titans were still in Houston.
Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals The Chargers were able to stave off a fierce Cincinnati comeback and score a late touchdown to prevail and improve to 7–3 on the season.
Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
At the end of the 1st half, the Chargers kicked a rare "free kick" field goal, making it the first successful one in 48 years. With the win, the Chargers swept the Broncos for the first time since 2010 when they still played in San Diego.
Week 17: at New England Patriots With the blowout win the Chargers secured their first playoff berth since 2022. It was also the Chargers second win in a row against New England.
Week 18: at Las Vegas Raiders
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card at Houston Texans (4) L 12–32 0–1 NRG Stadium Recap
Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texans
Despite taking a 6–0 lead in the 1st quarter, the Texans dominated the Chargers for the rest of the game, as Justin Herbert threw 4 interceptions, which is more than he threw for the entire season. This was the first time the Chargers faced the Texans in the playoffs.
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