The Patriots are now headed to the divisional round after their win over L.A. They will face either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Houston Texans on Sunday. New England, the No. 2 seed in the AFC, will host the game at Gillette Stadium.

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.

Los Angeles went 9-8 against the spread in the regular season and finished 10-7 to the Under. New England was 12-5 ATS and 11-6 to the Over. The Chargers have recorded four Unders in their last five games. The Patriots have covered four of their last five and have produced five straight Overs.

As the New England Patriots make their best effort to extend their first playoff berth since 2021, they may be forced to keep a close eye on

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The Chargers were not able to take advantage of a big takeaway midway through the first quarter of Sunday’s wild card matchup with the Patriots.

The New England Patriots, led by their star sophomore quarterback, Drake Maye, have entered the playoffs, and their next matchup is against the Los Angeles Rams. They were trying to clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference,

The Patriots Wire staff make their final predictions for today's wild-card playoff game between the Patriots and Chargers.

The Los Angeles Chargers haven't won a playoff game since the 2018 campaign, and they will look to change that Sunday when they face Drake Maye and the New England Patriots.

The victory marked the first postseason win for New England post-Tom Brady and their first since winning Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams to conclude the 2018 season. The Patriots will host the winner of Monday's matchup between the fifth-seeded Houston Texans and the fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.