Rivers and the Chargers started the 2017 season with some tough results. In Week 1, against the Denver Broncos, he had 192 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a narrow 24–21 loss on Monday Night Football. The game was lost when Chargers' kicker Younghoe Koo missed a game-tying field goal. In the next game, a narrow 19–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins, he had 331 passing yards and a touchdown. Rivers struggled in the next game, a 24–10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, with three interceptions. The Chargers' hard luck continued in the next game, a narrow 26–24 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. In the loss, Rivers had 347 passing yards and two touchdowns. After their 0–4 start, the Chargers won a game against the New York Giants by score of 27–22 in Week 5. In the victory, Rivers had 258 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. In the next game, a 17–16 victory over the Oakland Raiders, he had 268 passing yards and one touchdown. The Chargers won their third consecutive game in a 21–0 defeat of the Denver Broncos in their second divisional matchup. Rivers had 183 passing yards and two touchdowns in the victory. The Chargers' winning streak ended with a 21–13 loss to the New England Patriots the next week. In the loss, he had 212 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception. After a 20–17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after their bye week, the Chargers started another winning streak. In a matchup with the Buffalo Bills, Rivers had 251 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers won 54–24. On Thanksgiving Day, during Week 12 against the Dallas Cowboys, Rivers finished with 434 passing yards and three passing touchdowns as the Chargers won 28–6. It was the first time the Chargers played on Thanksgiving since 1969. His performance in Week 12 earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week. On December 3, against the Cleveland Browns, the Chargers won 19–10 as Rivers had 344 passing yards and a touchdown. In the following game, against the Washington Redskins, he had 319 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers won their fourth consecutive game. On December 16, he had 227 passing yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions as they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 30–13. On December 19, 2017, Rivers was named to his seventh Pro Bowl along with his top receiver Keenan Allen. In Week 16, against the New York Jets, he had 290 passing yards and a touchdown in the 14–7 victory. In Week 17, Rivers became the ninth quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. In that game, he completed 28 of 37 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns in a 30–10 win over the Raiders, earning him his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week of the season. Overall, Rivers had 4,515 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and ten interceptions in the 2017 season. He helped lead the Chargers to a 9–7 season. Despite having their first winning season since 2014, the Chargers failed to make the playoffs. He was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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