Английская Википедия:2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
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The 2020 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their fifth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth and final season under head coach Anthony Lynn. It also marks the Chargers' first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (which the team shares with the Los Angeles Rams), after using Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as their temporary home stadium for the previous three seasons. This is also the Chargers' first season since 2007 with new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 21, 2020. The uniforms are somewhat similar in design to the ones they donned in their inaugural season in 1960.
After mutually agreeing to part ways, this was the first season since 2003 without quarterback Philip Rivers on the roster and the first since 2005 without Rivers as the starting quarterback. Rivers led the Chargers to six playoff appearances, starting every game since September 11, 2006. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor was named starter, but following a medical mishap prior to week 2, he was replaced by rookie Justin Herbert. After a 45–0 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Chargers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year. However, despite this, the Chargers rallied and won their last four games, bringing their record to 7–9, improving on their 5–11 season from the previous year.
At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the organization announced that Lynn was fired as head coach.[1] This season was highlighted by a string of blown 4th quarter leads. 8 of their 9 losses were by a deficit of 10 points or less. Despite the disappointing season, quarterback Justin Herbert was named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Offseason
Signings
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Age | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2019 team | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Trai Turner | 26 | Carolina Panthers | |
| CB | Chris Harris Jr. | 30 | Denver Broncos | |
| T | Bryan Bulaga | 31 | Green Bay Packers | |
| TE | Donald Parham | 22 | Dallas Renegades | |
| LB | Nick Vigil | 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| T | Storm Norton | 25 | Los Angeles Wildcats | |
| DT | Linval Joseph | 31 | Minnesota Vikings | |
| WR/RS | Darius Jennings | 27 | Tennessee Titans | |
| RB | Derrick Gore | 25 | Los Angeles Chargers |
Departures
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Age | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2020 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Philip Rivers | 38 | Indianapolis Colts |
| RB | Melvin Gordon | 27 | Denver Broncos |
| LB | Nick Dzubnar | 28 | Tennessee Titans |
| OT | Russell Okung | 31 | Carolina Panthers |
| FB | Derek Watt | 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| S | Adrian Phillips | 28 | New England Patriots |
| WR | Travis Benjamin | 30 | San Francisco 49ers |
| LB | Jatavis Brown | 26 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| G | Michael Schofield | 29 | Carolina Panthers |
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Justin Herbert | QB | Oregon |
| 23 | Kenneth Murray | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | 112 | Joshua Kelley | RB | UCLA |
| 5 | 151 | Joe Reed | WR | Virginia |
| 6 | 186 | Alohi Gilman | S | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 220 | K. J. Hill | WR | Ohio State |
Undrafted free agents
Despite signing a plethora of UDFAs (undrafted free agents), all were released during the initial roster cuts.
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Player | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Position | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| College | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle"| Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asmar Bilal | LB | Notre Dame | |
| Darius Bradwell | RB | Tulane | |
| John Brannon | CB | Western Carolina | |
| Cole Christiansen | LB | Army | |
| Jeff Cotton | WR | Idaho | |
| Joshua Dunlop | G | UTSA | |
| Breiden Fehoko | NT | LSU | |
| Romeo Finley | LB | Miami | |
| Joe Gaziano | DE | Northwestern | |
| Nate Gilliam | G | Wake Forest | |
| Bobby Holly | FB | Louisiana Tech | |
| Jesse Lemonier | DE | Liberty | |
| Kevin McGill | CB | Eastern Michigan | |
| Gabe Nabers | FB | Florida State | |
| Jared Rice | TE | Fresno State | |
| Ryan Roberts | T | Florida State | |
| Dalton Schoen | WR | Kansas State | |
| T.J. Smith | DT | Arkansas | |
| Donte Vaughn | CB | Notre Dame |
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
The Chargers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Dallas Cowboys | SoFi Stadium | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
The Chargers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.[2]
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Justin Herbert made an unexpected start after Taylor suffered an injury before the game.
Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Chargers face Drew Brees and the Saints for the fourth time. The Saints trailed earlier and made comeback attempts. At the conclusion of the fourth quarter, Michael Badgley attempted a game-winning field goal, but the ball hits the upright, resulting in both teams tying and going into overtime. Wil Lutz kicked a 36-yard field goal and the game continued. When Rookie quarterback, Justin Herbert, elected a 4th down conversion, his pass was completed, but Marshon Lattimore and Demario Davis stopped the Chargers from getting a 1st down, resulting in a Chargers' loss.
Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 9: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 10: at Miami Dolphins
Week 11: vs. New York Jets
Week 12: at Buffalo Bills
Week 13: vs. New England Patriots
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the shutout loss against New England, Los Angeles fell to 3–9 and was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 15: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs
Standings
Division
Шаблон:2020 AFC West standings
Conference
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:Los Angeles Chargers Шаблон:Los Angeles Chargers seasons Шаблон:2020 NFL season by team
