Oregon’s own Justin Herbert leads the Los Angeles Chargers against the New England Patriots today in this electrifying AFC Wild Card showdown.

The Patriots defense made the Chargers offense look terrible on Sunday night — but how? Well, they apparently rendered Los Angeles’ players nearly clueless throughout the 16-3 wild-card victory at Gillette Stadium.

Highlights from the Wild Card Weekend matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots during the 2025 NFL season.

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.

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzales is still in concussion protocol after suffering an injury in the Wild Card round vs. the Chargers.

Drake Maye leads the Patriots against Justin Herbert and the Chargers at Gillette Stadium, with kickoff set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.

The Los Angeles Chargers just released their inactive list for upcoming playoff game against the New England Patriots. One key weapon was left off the list.