The San Diego Chargers were 9-7 in 1978. They finished 4th in the AFC West and 7th in the AFC.

1978 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
355
5,471
1,099
5.0
2,096
590
3.6
3,566
477
7.5
32
191
315
116
171
28
98
748
Team Rank
6th
4th
4th
6th
20th
9th
25th
1st
4th
5th
9th
26th
5th
18th
2nd
12th
7th
2nd
Opponent
16
309
4,559
1,005
4.5
2,208
510
4.3
2,825
441
6.4
54
474
273
114
141
18
99
862
Opponent Rank
21st
8th
8th
12th
15th
4th
24th
15th
18th
11th
3rd
27th
10th
8th
21st
3rd
18th
18th
Net
+46
+912
+94
+0.4
-112
+80
-0.8
+741
+36
+1.1
-22
-283
+42
+2
+30
+10
-1
-114
Net Rank
7th
4th
4th
5th
15th
6th
28th
2nd
8th
3rd
2nd
28th
6th
11th
4th
3rd
11th
8th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM