Manning's Colts defeated the Chargers in 1998 and 1999, but in 2004 with Leaf long gone from the game the revamped Chargers behind Drew Brees erupted into playoff contention ; on December 26 with both teams at 11-3 the Colts hosted the Chargers with Manning close to matching Dan Marino's touchdown record ; the Chargers stormed to a 31-16 lead, but Dominic Rhodes ' kickoff return put the Colts within eight points, then with one minute remaining Manning rifled a 21-yard touchdown to Brandon Stokley, breaking Marino's record ; the two-point try succeeded, then after Brees was intercepted the game went to overtime and the Colts won 34-31 on a field goal.

In 1998, the Chargers went 5-11.

The Chargers then went on another second half run with four straight wins but this time instead of keeping the streak going the entire second half they had a big let down losing at home to the Raiders again, this time 28 – 13 ( ending their shared NFL record, with the Dolphins, of 18 straight wins in December ).

The Chargers went with all-white combinations in and, only to have the blue pants make a comeback.

The Bengals went on to win their first ever playoff game by defeating the Buffalo Bills, 28-21, and then defeated San Diego Chargers, 27-7, in a game known as the Freezer Bowl because of the-59 windchill conditions at Riverfront Stadium.

Through Gillman's tenure as head coach, the Chargers went 87 – 57 – 6 and won five AFL Western Division titles.

However, in the fifth game of the season, Bob Griese was tackled by Deacon Jones and Ron East of the San Diego Chargers, and he went down with a broken leg and dislocated ankle.

Miller Farr was a first round draft choice by the AFL's Denver Broncos in 1964, then went to the San Diego Chargers for 1965 and 1966.

Pennington then led Jets to a first-round, 20-17 overtime win against the AFC West Champion San Diego Chargers, as he went 23-33, for 279 yards and two touchdowns.

Charleston's Coy Bacon, 1966 ContFL All-Star end, went on to play for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins.

He was a candidate for the vacant Dallas Cowboys head coaching position, a job that ultimately went to San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.

Gates went on to have another stellar season, catching 89 passes for 1, 101 yards and 10 touchdowns, but the Chargers missed the playoffs by a single win.

Garrett went on to star in the American Football League playing for the Kansas City Chiefs ( 1966 – 1969 ) and the NFL Chiefs in 1970 before he was traded to the NFL San Diego Chargers ( 1970 – 1973 ).

After starting Chargers quarterback Drew Brees went to the New Orleans Saints following the 2005 season, Rivers came off the bench to lead the Chargers to a 14-2 record in his first season as a starter.

He married in 1993 and went on his honeymoon to California, where he contacted the coaching staff of the San Diego Chargers and asked for a tryout.

Chatman went on to appear in all 16 regular season games for the Chargers in 2003.

Only two games were released for the system before RDI went bankrupt: Thayer's Quest and Raiders vs. Chargers, although trailers for several others were created.

Following his tenure with the Redskins, Turner went on to serve as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers in 2001 and for the Miami Dolphins in 2002 and 2003.

Although he went undrafted after graduation, he received offers to play professional sports with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, the San Diego Chargers in the AFL and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball.

Little went unselected in 1967, however he signed as a free agent with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1967 and 1968, and was traded to the AFL's Miami Dolphins for the 1969 season, when he was named an AFL All-Star.

Following their Super Bowl championship, the Colts would go onto a 13 – 3 record during the 2007 season and would lose to the San Diego Chargers in the divisional playoffs, which would be the final game the Colts played at the RCA Dome, with the Colts moving into Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008.

Indianapolis began the season with a 3 – 4 record, but would go onto win nine consecutive games to end the season at 12 – 4 and make in into the playoffs as a wild card team, eventually losing to the Chargers during the wild card round.

In 1970, the San Diego Chargers were placed into the AFC West division after the NFL merger with the AFL.

The Chargers follow-up year in did not bring the same success of the previous season, but the team still managed to get into the playoffs with a five-game winning streak to end the season at 9 – 7.

Facing the 13 – 0 Colts on the road, the Chargers took a 16 – 0 lead into the third quarter of the game, but the Colts responded with 17 points of their own to take a one-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Beathard decided to rebuild the Chargers using the same model that he used to build the Redskins into Super Bowl contenders during the 1980s – a powerful running game built around big lineman, a passing game that helped sustain extremely long drives, and a bending but steady defense.

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.

Cowher then led the Steelers into the playoffs in 1993 and 1994 but were also eliminated, including a 17 – 13 upset loss to the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game.

However, the franchise's original owner, Alex Spanos, pulled out and bought into the NFL's San Diego Chargers.

In 1979, the Chargers inducted him into the Chargers Hall of Fame.

A member of the Chargers Hall of Fame, Faison was also inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1990.

However, it was a relatively antiquated facility ( built in 1915 ) that hadn't had a major tenant since the Chargers moved into the Murph in 1967, and was now largely used by high school teams.

He was inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 1981, the Grambling State University Hall of Fame in 1989 and the WWF Hall of Fame in 1995.

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* Marcus ' Trade On February 15, 2009, Marcus ' brothers are helping him move into his new home in Philadelphia, when Marcus receives a phone call from his agent-who has traded him to the Chargers.

A standout on San Diego's only Super Bowl team, he was later inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame and the team retired his number 55.

Seau was inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame on November 27, 2011, as part of Alumni Day ceremonies at a sold-out game against the Denver Broncos at Qualcomm Stadium.

Going into the 2004 season, he had averaged 43. 8 yards per punt, averaged 27 punts per season inside the 20-yard-line, and had only three blocked punts in his career ( one of which happened when the Chargers had only 10 men on the field ).

He was a selected in a fan vote in 2012 to be inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame.

The 2008 season saw the two teams meet twice again ; on November 23 the two teams battled to a 20-20 tie until Vinatieri booted a 51-yard field goal on the final play and a 23-20 Colts win ; the Colts surged to 12-4 but lost the AFC South title to the Titans ; they thus had to travel to meet the 8-8 Chargers on January 3.

Seau was selected to 2003 Pro Bowl, his 12th Pro Bowl selection of his career, and in his final season with the Chargers, he was chosen by teammates as the recipient of the Emil Karas Award as the team ’ s Most Inspirational Player.

Backup QB Gale Gilbert, subbing for injured starter Humphries, led the Chargers to a come from behind 37-34 win, with John Carney kicking a game winning field goal in the game's final seconds.

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 2 San Francisco punts and another interception, the Chargers scored the final points of the game with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Humphries to wide receiver Tony Martin and another two-point conversion to make the score 49-26.

Seau starred for 13 seasons for the Chargers before being traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he spent three years before four final ones with the New England Patriots.

In 2002, his final year with the Chargers, he logged a then-career low 84 tackles and missed his final Pro Bowl with an ankle injury.

The stadium had also hosted the 2009 Indian Premier League 2nd semi-finals and the final in which the Deccan Chargers beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore to grab the championship title.

In the final period, the Chargers managed to rally back.

** In the season, the 49ers are scheduled to host the Arizona Cardinals on the final week of the season at the same time the Raiders are scheduled to play at the San Diego Chargers.

In the final period, Chargers linebacker Steve Hendrickson, who lined up as a running back, scored on a 5-yard touchdown run.

On January 17, 2010, Jones converted a final minute 4th and 1 to lead the Jets to victory over the San Diego Chargers in a 2009 playoff game.

The Chargers then scored on a 27-yard field goal midway through the final period.

ESPN's Mike Tirico in the Chargers ' Monday Night Football game that Merriman went to Miami, Florida to get a final opinion on his knee.

Carney attended training camp with the San Diego Chargers in 1990, but did not make the final roster.

He was inactive for the final two games of the Chargers ' regular season, as well as their playoff game against the New York Jets.

Mortaza played just one match for the Kolkata Knight Riders ; in the most expensive spell of the 2009 IPL, he bowled the final over of the match, conceding 21 runs to allow the Deccan Chargers to secure victory.

With one minute left, the Chiefs had no timeouts and the Chargers could run the clock down to the final seconds.