The 2025 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their tenth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their sixth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their second under the leadership of general manager Joe Hortiz and head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Despite starting the season 3–0 for the first time since 2002, the team would lose 3 out of their next 4 games. They finished the season matching their 11–6 record from the previous season and clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year (their first consecutive playoff berths since 2008-2009) following the Indianapolis Colts' Week 16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. However, they failed to end their 15-year AFC West title drought after a loss in Week 17 to the Houston Texans.
Los Angeles entered the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the AFC. They were beaten by a final score of 16-3 in the Wild Card Round by the New England Patriots, ending their season in the Wild Card Round for the second consecutive season and third time in four seasons.
This is the first season since 2015 without outside linebacker Joey Bosa, as he was released on March 5. This made Denzel Perryman and Keenan Allen the last players on the team to have spent time during the team's tenure in San Diego.
The Los Angeles Chargers drew an average home attendance of 73,411, the 7th-highest of all NFL teams.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/attendance.htm After the season, the Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman and lost defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, as he went to the Baltimore Ravens to be their head coach after John Harbaugh was fired.
Draft
+ 2025 Los Angeles Chargers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 22 Omarion Hampton RB North Carolina 2 55 Tre Harris WR Ole Miss 3 86 Jamaree Caldwell DT Oregon 4 125 Kyle Kennard DE South Carolina 5 158 KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR Auburn 165 Oronde Gadsden II TE Syracuse From Eagles 6 181 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles From Patriots 199 Branson Taylor OG Pittsburgh 209 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles Compensatory pick 214 R.J. Mickens S Clemson Compensatory pick 7 218 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons From Browns 238 Traded to the New England Patriots 256 Trikweze Bridges S Florida Compensatory pick
+ 2025 Los Angeles Chargers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. TeRah Edwards DL Illinois Josh Fuga DL Virginia Tech Luke Grimm WR Kansas Kylan Guidry OLB Western Kentucky Nash Jones G Texas State Jaylen Jones S Virginia Tech Josh Kaltenberger C Maryland Stevo Klotz TE Iowa State Jordan Oladokun CB Bowling Green Myles Purchase CB Iowa State Garmon Randolph OLB Baylor Nikko Reed CB Oregon Eric Rogers CB Rutgers Raheim Sanders RB South Carolina Corey Stewart T Purdue DJ Uiagalelei QB Florida State Savion Washington T Syracuse Marlowe Wax LB Syracuse Dalevon Campbell WR South Carolina
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap HOF vs. Detroit Lions W 34–7 1–0 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap 1 New Orleans Saints W 27–13 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 22–23 2–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 23–30 2–2 Levi's Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 5 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–21 1–0 Arena Corinthians Recap 2 at Las Vegas Raiders W 20–9 2–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap 3 September 21 Denver Broncos W 23–20 3–0 SoFi Stadium Recap 4 September 28 at New York Giants L 18–21 3–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 5 October 5 Washington Commanders L 10–27 3–2 SoFi Stadium Recap 6 October 12 at Miami Dolphins W 29–27 4–2 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 7 October 19 Indianapolis Colts L 24–38 4–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 8 Minnesota Vikings W 37–10 5–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 9 November 2 at Tennessee Titans W 27–20 6–3 Nissan Stadium Recap 10 November 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 25–10 7–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 11 November 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–35 7–4 EverBank Stadium Recap 12Bye 13 November 30 Las Vegas Raiders W 31–14 8–4 SoFi Stadium Recap 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 22–19 9–4 SoFi Stadium Recap 15 December 14 at Kansas City Chiefs W 16–13 10–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 16 December 21 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–17 11–4 AT&T Stadium Recap 17 Houston Texans L 16–20 11–5 SoFi Stadium Recap 18 January 4 at Denver Broncos L 3–19 11–6 Empower Field at Mile High Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL International Series
Following a strong performance from his receivers, star quarterback Justin Herbert finished the game with over three hundred passing yards. After Herbert ran for a first down to run out the clock in the final quarter, the Chargers started 1–0 for the sixth time in seven seasons and defeated the Chiefs for the first time since 2021. This was their first home win against the Chiefs since 2013, and their first since relocating back to Los Angeles in 2017.
Week 2: at Las Vegas Raiders
Head coach Jim Harbaugh and Raiders head coach Pete Carroll rekindled their rivalry for the first time since 2014, as the Chargers dominated the Raiders to earn their second win of the season.
Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
With the win, the Chargers started 3–0 for the first time since 2002. They also defeated all of their division rivals in their first three games, becoming the third team since the 2002 division realignment to do so.
Week 4: at New York Giants
With the upset loss, the Chargers suffered their first defeat of the season, falling to 3–1. It was their first loss to the Giants since 1998 and their first road loss to the Giants since 1986.
Week 5: vs. Washington Commanders
The Chargers took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter. However, that would be their only points scored of the game, as the Commanders rallied back with a powerful run attack and strong defense to score 27 unanswered points, sealing the upset loss for the Chargers. They fell to 3–2, and suffered their first home loss to the Commanders since 1986, when they were based in San Diego and the Commanders were known as the Redskins.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen recorded his 1,000th career reception, becoming the fastest player in NFL history to reach the milestone. He achieved the mark in his 159th game, surpassing Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, who previously held the record at 167 games.
Week 6: at Miami Dolphins
With the win, the Chargers snapped their 2 game losing streak to improve to 4–2.
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Chargers faced off against Colts head coach Shane Steichen, who spent nine seasons with the Chargers in various roles. Justin Herbert threw for a career-high 420 passing yards and three touchdowns. His 37 completions set a new franchise record. However, he was sacked three times and intercepted twice as the Chargers were overwhelmed by the Colts. With their first loss to the Colts since 2016, the Chargers fell to 4–3 and dropped to second place in the division following the Broncos’ dramatic comeback win over the Giants.
Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings
With the dominant win over Minnesota, the Chargers improved to 5–3.
Week 9: at Tennessee Titans
Despite the Chargers’ offensive line allowing Justin Herbert to be sacked a season-high six times, Herbert rebounded from a pick-six by throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and added another score on the ground to lead Los Angeles to a victory over the Tennessee Titans. With their first win in Nashville since the 2009 season, the Chargers improved to 6–3.
The next day, it was announced that starting offensive tackle Joe Alt would miss the remainder of the season due to a season-ending ankle injury.
Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers With a convincing win over Pittsburgh, the Chargers improved to 7–3.
Keenan Allen made two receptions to reach 956 with the Chargers, surpassing Hall of Famer Antonio Gates for the most catches in franchise history.
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The 29-point loss tied the worst defeat of Jim Harbaugh’s NFL coaching career. With their third loss to Jacksonville since 2022, the Chargers fell to 7–4 entering their bye.
Week 13: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
With their fourth win against Las Vegas, the Chargers improved to 8–4 and knocked the Raiders out of playoff contention.
Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Chargers capitalized on the Eagles’ sloppy play, as Philadelphia committed five turnovers, including four interceptions thrown by quarterback Jalen Hurts, with the final one intercepted by Tony Jefferson in overtime to secure a Chargers victory.
The game was primarily broadcast on ESPN, but an alternate broadcast was on ESPN2, titled Monsters Funday Football. It was a Monsters, Inc. style-animated broadcast of the game. That broadcast was also available on Disney+ and Disney XD. Mike Wazowski was on the Eagles, and Sulley was on the Chargers. Sulley was named Player of the Game; he had 3 interceptions, a touchdown, and several big runs and catches. The broadcast even flashed a graphic that read “Sullivan has the most interceptions by a monster in Monstropolis history.”
Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs
With two minutes left in the game and the Chiefs driving into Chargers territory with a chance to tie, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a non-contact injury to his left knee, later revealed to be a torn ACL, and was quickly ruled out. Backup quarterback Gardner Minshew took over and, on a game-deciding play, threw an interception to Derwin James, sealing the Chargers’ win.
With the victory, the Chargers swept the Chiefs for the first time since the 2013 season, eliminated Kansas City from playoff contention for the first time since the 2014 season, and became the first AFC West team since the 2014 Broncos to sweep the Chiefs.
Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys
With the win and the following day’s loss by the Colts to the 49ers, the Chargers clinched a playoff berth for a second consecutive season. The Chargers finished 3–2 against the NFC.
Week 17: vs. Houston Texans
The Chargers struggled against the Texans, and although they attempted a comeback, a potential turning point was negated by an illegal contact penalty by Tarheeb Still on a third-and-9 play in which Texans quarterback C. J. Stroud was sacked. The penalty allowed Houston to retain possession and ultimately hold on to the win.
With the loss, and the Broncos win over the Chiefs, the Chargers finished 1–3 against the AFC South (6–3 at home) and they failed to clinch the AFC West for the 16th straight year.
Week 18: at Denver Broncos
The Chargers missed the opportunity to sweep their division for the first time in franchise history. The Chargers finished the regular season 5–1 against the AFC West and 5–3 on the road. With the loss, they fell to the No. 7 seed and were scheduled to face the New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round.
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule
! Wild Card | January 11 | at New England Patriots (2) | L 3–16 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap
Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriots
With their first loss to New England since 2021, the Chargers extended their playoff losing streak to the Patriots to four straight and secured their third wild card loss in four seasons.
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