The 2024 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their ninth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their first under head coach Jim Harbaugh[1] and new general manager Joe Hortiz. They will play their home games at SoFi Stadium. They will attempt to improve on their 5–12 record from 2023, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, and end their 14-year AFC West title drought.
2024 Los Angeles Chargers season | |
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Owner | Dean Spanos |
General manager | Joe Hortiz |
Head coach | Jim Harbaugh |
Home field | SoFi Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–2 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Uniform | |
This will be the first season since 2012 without wide receiver Keenan Allen on the roster, as he was traded to the Chicago Bears on March 14.
Draft
editRound | Selection | Player | Position | College | Noted |
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1 | 5 | Joe Alt | OT | Notre Dame | |
2 | 34 | Ladd McConkey | WR | Georgia | From New England |
3 | 69 | Junior Colson | LB | Michigan | |
4 | 105 | Justin Eboigbe | DT | Alabama | |
5 | 137 | Tarheeb Still | CB | Maryland | From New England |
5 | 140 | Cam Hart | CB | Notre Dame | |
6 | 181 | Kimani Vidal | RB | Troy | |
7 | 225 | Brenden Rice | WR | USC | |
7 | 253 | Cornelius Johnson | WR | Michigan | Compensatory selection |
Notes
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Karsen Barnhart | G | Michigan | [2][3] |
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 | [4] |
Michael Mason | DE | Coastal Carolina | [2][3] |
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 | [5] |
Staff
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Current roster
editPreseason
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | Seattle Seahawks | L 3–16 | 0–1 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Los Angeles Rams | L 9–13 | 0–2 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 26–19 | 1–2 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Time (PT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 1:05 p.m. | Las Vegas Raiders | W 22–10 | 1–0 | SoFi Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 15 | 10:00 a.m. | at Carolina Panthers | W 26–3 | 2–0 | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | Recap |
3 | September 22 | 10:00 a.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–20 | 2–1 | Acrisure Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | September 29 | 1:25 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–17 | 2–2 | SoFi Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||||
6 | October 13 | 1:05 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
7 | October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | ESPN+ | |||
8 | October 27 | 1:05 p.m. | New Orleans Saints | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
9 | November 3 | 10:00 a.m. | at Cleveland Browns | Huntington Bank Field | CBS | |||
10 | November 10 | 1:05 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
11 | November 17 | 1:25 p.m. | Cincinnati Bengals | SoFi Stadium | CBS | |||
12 | November 25 | 5:15 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | SoFi Stadium | ESPN | |||
13 | December 1 | 10:00 a.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | CBS | |||
14 | December 8 | 5:20 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | |||
15 | December 15 | 1:25 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
16 | December 22 | 1:25 p.m. | Denver Broncos | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
17 | December 28/29 | TBD | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | TBD | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | at Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 8–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Chargers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C) (fixed roof)
- Game attendance: 70,240
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,145
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely and Amanda Balionis
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
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Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C) (fixed roof)
- Game attendance: 70,240
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: at Denver Broncos
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon , Tiki Barber , Jason McCourty and AJ Ross
- Preview
Standings
editDivision
editAFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 92 | 72 | W4 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 68 | 50 | L2 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 78 | 97 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 62 | 55 | W2 |
Conference
edit# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 3–0 | .471 | .471 | W4 |
2 | Houston Texans | South | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2–0 | 2–0 | .500 | .333 | W1 |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0–0 | 2–1 | .529 | .538 | L1 |
4 | Buffalo Bills | East | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .250 | .167 | L1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Jets | East | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .375 | .250 | L1 |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .625 | .625 | W2 |
7 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–2 | .688 | .625 | W2 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 1–2 | .625 | .375 | L2 |
9 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 2–1 | .375 | .375 | W1 |
10 | Denver Broncos | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .647 | .556 | W2 |
11 | New England Patriots | East | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .500 | .250 | L3 |
12 | Tennessee Titans | South | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .438 | .250 | W1 |
13 | Cleveland Browns | North | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .313 | .000 | L2 |
14 | Miami Dolphins | East | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–1 | 1–2 | .438 | .000 | L3 |
15 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 0–2 | .563 | .250 | W1 |
16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0–1 | 0–4 | .500 | .000 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[a] | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Name Jim Harbaugh as Head Coach". chargers.com. January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". chargers.com. April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "What You Need to Know About 2024 Chargers Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Bolts Sign Six Members of 2024 Draft Class, 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Chris Collins". Chargers.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.