1999 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 40th season

1999 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerAlex Spanos
General managerBobby Beathard
Head coachMike Riley
Home fieldQualcomm Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
  • LB Junior Seau
AP All-Pros
  • 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.

In 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

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

Defensive coaches

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 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  2 Darren Bennett P
  • 50 David Binn LS
  •  3 John Carney K
 Reserve lists
  • -- Jimmie Bell DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 69 Ben Bordelon T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Jon Haskins LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Israel Ifeanyi DE
  • 64 Kendyl Jacox C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 12 Erik Kramer QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 16 Ryan Leaf QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 22 Jimmy Spencer CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 17 Tim Alexander WR
  • 89 Chris Knipper TE
  • -- Rodney Sermons RB


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 8 inactive, 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 13 15 3334
Bengals 7 0 007

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

Top receivers

Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 0 31427
Chargers 0 16 3019

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 0 0014
Chargers 0 14 7021

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 10 3720
Lions 7 3 0010

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

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

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Chargers 0 7 0613

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

Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 7 14331
Chargers 0 3 003

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Chiefs 10 10 14034

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 10 71333
Chargers 0 3 7717

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 369
Raiders 14 0 7728

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

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

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
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Bears 0 3 143323
Chargers 7 3 010020

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 17327
Vikings 0 28 7035

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 7 0010
Chargers 3 10 3723

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

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 3 0619
Seahawks 3 6 7016

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

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 3 069
Dolphins 3 3 0612

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

Top rushers

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 0 10020
Chargers 0 13 01023

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 12 0012
Broncos 0 0 336

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

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

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 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

References

  1. ^ "1999 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1999 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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