Chargers Get Shut Out for 1st Time Since 1999, Spanning 241 Games

November 4, 2014   ·   Bleacher Report Milestones   ·   Jump to comments

The San Diego Chargers suffered through one of the more futile performances in franchise history during Sunday's 37-0 loss to the Miami Dolphins, getting shut out for the first time since 1999 to break up a streak of 241 consecutive regular-season games with points, per ESPN Stats & Info.
A franchise known largely for its explosive offenses and postseason disappointments, the Chargers lost the league's third-longest active streak of avoiding shutouts.
San Diego was last held scoreless in a 34-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 31, 1999, a bit more than 15 years removed from Sunday's equally embarrassing zero-score showing.
Of course, that 1999 performance came with the middling Jim Harbaugh—now head coach of the San Francisco 49ers—at quarterback, while the Chargers had early-season MVP candidate Philip Rivers behind center for Sunday's debacle.
The typically feared San Diego attack was every bit as bad as the absentee point total would seem to...

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