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The New England Patriots survived their low-scoring playoff debut against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, celebrating a 16-9 victory to set up a divisional round meeting with the Houston Texans this coming Sunday. Entering that game, however, there is some uncertainty about one of the Patriots’ most important players. With that said, let’s take a […]
The New England Patriots took care of business on Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Twenty-four hours later, they learned who their opponent was going to be: the Houston Texans, who scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers […]
The New England Patriots will officially host the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round at Gillette Stadium. Kickoff is set for Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. ET. Coming off a 16-3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round, Drake Maye, who made his first career start last year against the […]
Welcome to the NFL playoffs. Welcome to our first postseason rooting guide of the year. The New England Patriots entered the tournament on Sunday night, hosting the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium. They took care of business, winning the contest with a final score of 16-3. With that said, here is our rooting […]
The AFC East champions will turn the page to the divisional round with an opening on the 53-man roster. The New England Patriots announced the waiving of running back D’Ernest Johnson on Monday, currently leaving the active depth chart in the hands of starter Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson. Johnson, 29, had been promoted […]
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 […]
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is in concussion protocol, head coach Mike Vrabel said Monday morning. “How long that lasts I don’t know, but when you don’t return to the game — when they don’t let you go back in the game that would put you in the protocol,” Vrabel said. “So wherever that […]
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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Ahead of the Patriots’ wild-card matchup, head coach Mike Vrabel had a simple message to his team. “We talked to them about being willing to spill some blood out there, that the big dogs come out in January,” he said. Nobody embodied that message more than defensive tackle Milton Williams. In an advantageous matchup against […]
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 […]
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 […]
The New England Patriots successfully defended their home turf in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. Hosting the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium, they celebrated a 16-3 victory to keep their season alive and advance to the divisional round. Here is a Patriots-centric view at some of the key moments of the […]
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 […]
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 offensive line proved a model of stability early on in the season, starting the same five players in 10 of their first 11 weeks of the season. However, starting with their win over the Bengals idn late November, the team had to begin relying on its backups: left tackle Will Campbell […]
The New England Patriots had three players listed as questionable heading into their wild card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers, among them starting wide receiver Kayshon Boutte and sack leader Harold Landry. Both have received the green light for the Sunday night contest. Neither Boutte nor Landry are listed among the seven inactives […]
The New England Patriots are finally back in the NFL playoffs, and they will enter the tournament on Sunday night. Hosting the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium, the AFC East champions will try to win a fourth game in a row and 15th overall this season. To do so, the Patriots have to bring […]
The New England Patriots were one of the most successful teams in the NFL during the regular season, winning 14 of their 17 games and earning both a division title and the No. 2 playoff seed in their conference. Looking ahead, however, those accomplishments matter little: it’s one-game season time. The first of those games […]