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Just like last year’s playoff performance, Justin Herbert will now have yet another outing he would like to forget. The Chargers earned a passing team grade of 27.5 against the Patriots, the worst mark of the season and somehow worse than Trey Lance’s performance against the Broncos surrounded by backups. But along with Herbert, it […]
Happy Playoff Victory Monday, everyone! It’s been a while since we got one of these; I imagine you’re all as sore as I am. The last time the Patriots played an LA-based team in a low-scoring, defensive battle that broke open when a QB not playing his best football found his rhythm at the right […]
Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three distinct categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat. The Patriots 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Sunday’s wild […]
For Robert Spillane, one of the biggest moments in the New England Patriots’ wild card playoff win over the Los Angeles Chargers came midway through the first quarter. Backed up after a Drake Maye interception, the team’s defense successfully kept the Chargers offense out of the end zone on back-to-back plays. On third down from […]
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Good morning, Chargers fans! I truly don’t have the words after last night’s loss to the Patriots. An elite performance by the defense was completely overshadowed by a worst-case scenario for Justin Herbert and the offense. I’ve spent so much time on social media since the game end that I simply feel that anything else […]
The New England Patriots won a defensive battle on Sunday night against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers. Fans may not have been treated to offensive fireworks, but the game still ended up being the largest margin of victory of the NFL’s wild card weekend so far. Let’s get into our lessons learned from the Patriots’ first postseason […]
For much of the regular season, Drake Maye carried the New England Patriots to victory. In the wild card playoff round against the Los Angeles Chargers, however, others had to do the heavy lifting. Celebrating a 16-3 victory at Gillette Stadium on Sunday night, the defense was the star of the show. Maye’s performance, meanwhile, […]
The New England Patriots moved on to the divisional round on Sunday night. Taking down the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium, the team won its playoff opener with a final score of 16-3. Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live-viewing the Patriots’ wild card victory. Winners DT Milton Williams […]
The New England Patriots put the clamps on the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card round of the playoffs, surrendering only a field goal in a 16-3 victory on Sunday night. The defensive performance paved the way for that win, and it was one earned through relentless pressure and deception. That combination, conducted from […]
After two very forgettable playoff appearances since quarterback Justin Herbert entered the NFL, the Chargers somehow managed to add to that lackluster postseason resume with another offensive disappearing act on the road in the wild card round. In what may have been one of, if not the worst offensive outing all season long, the Chargers […]
Head coach Mike Vrabel was on the visitors’ sideline the last time the New England Patriots hosted a playoff game. He wasn’t on Sunday night as the AFC East champions outlasted the Los Angeles Chargers for a 16-3 win. Here’s a glance back on the wild card at Gillette Stadium, six years removed from the […]
Along with the Chargers loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday comes one thing to look forward to: The Chargers’ first-round draft pick in 2026. Now that the Bolts have been eliminated from the playoffs, their draft position is finalized. Here’s the updated draft order after New England’s win over the Chargers. Updated 2026 […]
Wild card weekend in the NFL is nearly complete. With the Saturday and Sunday slate of games complete, all that stands between the divisional round is the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans squaring off on Monday night. With every other game now wrapped up, the Steelers know their destination should they advance to the divisional […]
The New England Patriots keep checking boxes. After securing a division title and the right to host their first playoff game at Gillette Stadium in six years, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel took full advantage of the opportunity that presented itself agains the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card round. Led by […]
The Chargers shut the door on the 2025 season with their 16-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday night of Wild Card Weekend. It’s a disappointment, but not a shock. The Patriots were the second seed in the AFC and were inarguably one of the league’s better teams this season. It’s an incredible […]
The Los Angeles Chargers are heading back to the West Coast empty-handed after a 16-3 loss to the New England Patriots inside Gillette Stadium. The Chargers just couldn’t get much going on offense all game long, and it bit them in the butt in the end. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert completed 19 of 31 passes […]
The Dallas Cowboys remain alone with horrible NFL playoff history. You see, the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. This is relevant to the Cowboys, one version of them, because New England was the #2 seed on the AFC side of the playoff picture. The Chicago Bears are the NFC’s […]
Playoff football returned to Gillette Stadium for the first time since 2019, and saw the New England Patriots leave with a 16-3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. It was a slow start for Drake Maye and the offense as a poor red zone showing limited them to just three field goals over the first […]
One of the New England Patriots’ best players departed their wild card game against the Los Angeles Chargers in the early fourth quarter. Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez was shaken up after a pass breakup and later left the field for the locker room. After his departure, the Patriots announced that he was questionable to […]
Update 1/11/2026: Patriots CB Carlton Davis returns to Chargers game after brief injury exit Cornerback Carlton Davis was not able to finish the first half against of the New England Patriots’ wild card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers, but he was back on the field to start the second. Davis took his usual […]
The New England Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers in the third of three Wild Card playoff games today. The Pats make their first appearance back in the playoffs since the end of the Brady/Belichick era, while the Bolts are looking to avoid another disappointing playoff exit. This matchup should make for a good end […]
The Los Angeles Chargers are in Foxborough, MA this evening for a postseason date with the New England Patriots to close out a wild Sunday of playoff football. Buffalo Bills fans are decidedly rooting for the Chargers tonight, given their opponent and what Los Angeles winning means. If the Chargers do win, it keeps alive […]
Sunday’s Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs caps off evening at 8:00 pm ET as the Los Angeles Chargers take on the New England Patriots. The game will air on NBC, with the action being called by Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth. The Patriots have been one of the most consistently dominant teams this season, as […]
The 2026 NFL playoffs continue on Sunday, and will feature the first AFC matchup of Wild Card Weekend between the No. 6 Buffalo Bills and the No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 24-16-2, but the away team has won the past four meetings. They last faced […]