On August 30, 2011, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King, who correctly predicted the 2011 Super Bowl, made his predictions for the 2011 season and picked the Falcons to defeat the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 Super Bowl.

In the 34 years since then, the Chargers have made ten trips to the playoffs and four appearances in the AFC Championship game.

The Chargers were led by quarterback Dan Fouts who made the Pro Bowl for the third year in a row, setting an NFL single season record at that point and time of 4, 802 yards and 33 touchdowns.

In the 1994 season, the Chargers made their first and, so far, only Super Bowl appearance, against the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX.

Selections are made by a five-member committee chaired by Dean Spanos, Chargers vice-chairman.

Online voting by fans accounted for 50 percent of the voting results ; votes from Chargers Hall of Famers and five members of the local media made up for the other 50 percent.

The Department has around 9 Patrol vehicles ranging from 4-5 Dodge Chargers, 1 Ford Explorer, 1 Dodge Sprinter Van, and 1 Ford Escape Hybrid outfitted as a Mobile Radar Photo Enforcement Unit made by Redflex Systems and acquired in late 2011.

Jones was fined $ 25, 000 by the NFL for publicly criticizing referee Ed Hochuli after Hochuli made a controversial call in a game between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos on September 14, 2008.

He had made sizable investments in the San Diego Chargers and the New York Yankees sports teams, and was becoming ever more ubiquitous in popular culture.

In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable " hit heard ' round the world ".

Elam made a franchise-record 13 consecutive field goals during the middle of the season, beginning with a 30-yarder at Seattle Seahawks and ending with a 35-yarder vs. the Chargers.

Nevertheless, Tony Dungy made the decision to play all of his regular starters against the Chargers.

Priest made his first start since October 30, 2005 against the San Diego Chargers and played in a home game on November 11, 2007 in a 27-11 loss to the Denver Broncos.

The 1985 Dodge Charger Shelby used the 2. 2 Turbo I engine instead, so this high output 2. 2 was made an option on regular Dodge Chargers that year.

His mediocre performance in 2008 season made the Chargers ' management put him on sale.

He made his NFL debut in 1988 under new head coach Mike Shanahan, starting and winning the season opener against the San Diego Chargers 24-13, his first game in Memorial Stadium since upsetting USC in college two years prior.

He made his season debut during week two against the Buffalo Bills, however he did not record a stat until week five against the San Diego Chargers.

Manning had made it clear he was not interested in playing for the Chargers, in a similar fashion to John Elway in 1983 when selected by the Baltimore Colts.

Under Jennings, RCB saw success and made it to the finals of the league facing Deccan Chargers in 2009.

In 2007, he led the Titans to a 10-6 record and made the AFC playoffs as the 6th seed, but lost in the opening round to the San Diego Chargers.

The Bucks finished second to perennial rivals Detroit Dynamite in 1998 off the back of an 11 – 5 – 1 record, and again made the regional finals, losing 3 – 2 to finalists Jackson Chargers after victories over Indiana Invaders and the Dynamite in the divisional playoffs.

Welker made the Chargers out of training camp, but was released after the first game of the season when the Chargers claimed safety Clinton Hart off waivers.

Pupunu made a championship appearance with the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX in the 1994 season, and helped them get there by scoring a touchdown in the AFC title game.

In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick ( which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver / return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick ( used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ).

The team saw the team trade for running back Chuck Muncie, and Fouts set a club record with 444 yards passing in the Chargers ' 44 – 7 victory over the New York Giants.

The Chargers would lose their first four games of the season and come back to become the first 0 – 4 team to make the playoffs as they won 11 of the last 12 games and clinched the AFC West title.

The Chargers used those selections in the 2001 draft to select Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson and Purdue University quarterback Drew Brees.

In 2001, the Chargers started wearing their dark uniforms for preseason games and white uniforms in September home games due to the heat before switching back to dark in October.

From 2002 to 2006, the Chargers used the early-1960s powder blue uniforms as alternate jerseys, which many football fans ( both of the Chargers and of other teams ) clamored for the team to bring back full-time.

In the third quarter, after being stopped on 4th and goal at the one yard line, Chargers defensive lineman Reuben Davis tackled Dolphins running back Bernie Parmalee in the end zone for a safety.

On their final drive, The Steelers advanced to the San Diego 3-yard line on their ensuing drive, but Chargers linebacker Dennis Gibson sealed the victory on fourth down by deflecting quarterback Neil O ' Donnell's pass intended for running back Barry Foster to turn the ball back over to San Diego.

After forcing the Chargers to punt, the 49ers advanced 79 yards in four plays, with Young rushing for 21 yards and then throwing 51-yard touchdown pass to running back Ricky Watters to give San Francisco a 14-0 lead less than 5 minutes into the first quarter, and setting a Super Bowl record for the fastest " second " touchdown scored by a team.

The Chargers then drove to their own 46-yard line, but 49ers defensive back Eric Davis intercepted Humphries ' third down pass in the end zone with 10 seconds left in the half, and the score remained 28-10 at halftime.

The Chargers responded with a 13-play, 59-yard drive to get to the San Francisco 7-yard line, but 49ers defensive back Deion Sanders intercepted backup quarterback Gale Gilbert's fourth down pass in the end zone.

The Patriots have also used the formation to directly snap the ball away from the quarterback, snapping it instead to a running back ( usually Kevin Faulk ); the Patriots scored a two-point conversion via such a direct snap to Faulk in Super Bowl XXXVIII and again against the Chargers in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

* Raylee Johnson-NFL Player, defensive back for the San Diego Chargers

* Bobby Howard, former American Football League ( AFL ) & National Football League ( NFL ) corner back with the San Diego Chargers ( 1967 – 1969 AFL, 1970 – 1974 NFL ), the New England Patriots ( 1975 – 1977 ), and the Philadelphia Eagles ( 1978 – 1979 )

* Curtis Adams – former San Diego Chargers running back

* Chuck Muncie, former NFL star running back for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers, is originally from Uniontown.

In 1961 he caught a record-setting 91 yard TD pass ; in 1962, he ran a kickoff back for a Chargers ' record 103 yards.

Paul Edward Lowe ( born September 27, 1936 in Homer, Louisiana ) is a retired American football running back who played for the Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League from 1960 to 1969.

The Chargers General Manager, Frank Leahy, asked Lowe to come out to the Chargers training camp on the basis of his talents at Oregon State a few years back.

* Tyrone Carter – Defensive back, San Diego Chargers, 1999 Jim Thorpe Award winner

The bitter contract problems, coupled with Faison's back problems, continued to linger until October 18 when Faison was released by the Chargers.