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The New England Patriots finished the 2025 season tied with the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks for the best record in the NFL with a 14-3 record to earn the No. 2 seed in the AFC Playoffs. The 14-3 record is a 10-game difference from the 4-13 finish in 2024. The 10-game improvement tied the 1999 Indianapolis Colts and the 2008 Miami Dolphins for the best turnaround in NFL history. The 1998 Colts were 3-13 and improved to 13-3 in 1999, and the 2007 Dolphins were 1-15 in 2007 and improved to 11-5 in 2008. This week, the Patriots will face the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday night, the fifth time the two teams will meet in the postseason. The Patriots are 3-1 in the postseason against the Chargers. The Patriots and Chargers met in the 1963 AFL Championship Game played on Jan. 5, 1964, in San Diego with the Chargers taking a 51-10 decision. The Patriots have won the last three postseason meetings with a 24-21 win in San Diego in the AFC Divisional round on Jan. 20, 2007, a 21-12 win in the AFC Championship game played at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 20, 2008 and a 41-28 win in an AFC Divisional Playoff game on Jan. 13, 2019 at Gillette Stadium.

SERIES HISTORY

The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers will meet in the postseason for the fifth time. The Patriots are 3-1 in the postseason against the Chargers. The Patriots and Chargers met in the 1963 AFL Championship Game played on Jan. 5, 1964, in San Diego with the Chargers taking a 51-10 decision. The Patriots have won the last three postseason meetings with a 24-21 win in San Diego in the AFC Divisional round on Jan. 20, 2007, a 21-12 in the AFC Championship game played at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 20, 2008 and a 41-28 win in an AFC Divisional Playoff game on Jan. 13, 2019 at Gillette Stadium.

New England leads the regular season series by a 24-16-2 margin. The Patriots and Chargers have played in each of the last two seasons at Gillette Stadium with the Chargers claiming both victories, a 6-0 Chargers win on Dec. 3, 2023 and a 40-7 win last season on Dec. 28, 2024.

The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers are an old AFL rivalry as part of the original eight teams from the American Football League. The series dates back to 1960, the inaugural season for each team

SERIES BREAKDOWN

Overall Record: 27-17-2

Home Record: 14-10-1

• Boston: 2-7-1
• Foxborough: 12-3-0

Road Record: 13-7-1

• Los Angeles: 3-0-0
• San Diego: 10-7-1

Longest winning streak: 10 games (12/02/73-10/14/01)

Longest losing streak: 4 games (11/10/68– 11/15/70)

QUICK HITS

• The Patriots won 10-straight games against the Chargers from Dec. 2, 1973 through Oct. 14, 2001.
• The first championship game in Patriots franchise history was played at San Diego against the Chargers on Jan. 5, 1964, the AFL Championship game. San Diego defeated the Boston Patriots, 51- 10.

TALE OF THE TAPE

CONNECTIONS

FORMER PATRIOTS

Players

• WR JaQuae Jackson (2024)
• NT Kyle Peko (2025)

FORMER CHARGERS

Players

• TE Hunter Henry (2016-20)
• OL Brenden Jaimes (2021-24)
• S Jaylinn Hawkins (2023)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

• The New England Patriots have won 33 playoff games since Robert Kraft bought the franchise in 1994. The 33 wins rank third among ownership groups in NFL history and are the most by any team since he entered the NFL.
• Robert Kraft has 33 career postseason wins, which are the third-most in NFL history.
• The Patriots have played in 59 postseason games. This week's game will be their 60th, the fifth-most in NFL history behind Dallas (67), Pittsburgh (65), Green Bay (64) and San Francisco (62).
• Head coach Mike Vrabel is entering the postseason as a head coach for the fourth time and for the third time as a Division Champion after leading New England to an AFC East title. During his six seasons as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, he led his team to three postseason appearances, including two division titles. He is 2-3 in postseason games with a 1-1 record in the Wild Card Round, a 1-1 record in the Divisional Round and an 0-1 record in the AFC Championship Game.
• With a win this week against the Chargers in the Wild Card Round, the Patriots will improve to a 4-1 postseason record against the Chargers.
• The Patriots last appeared in the playoffs at Buffalo (01/15/22) in an AFC Wild Card matchup. Only six players remain on the current roster: DT Christian Barmore, TE Hunter Henry, LB Anfernee Jennings, OL Mike Onwenu, RB Rhamondre Stevenson and LB Jahlani Tavai. Henry started at tight end while Barmore, Onwenu, Stevenson and Tavai played as reserves. Jennings was on injured reserve for the game.
• WR Stefon Diggs has played in 14 postseason games and has 69 receptions (tied for 17th all-time) for 909 yards (24th all-time) and 4 touchdowns. He needs 91 more receiving yards to become the 18th NFL player to reach 1,000 postseason yards. He needs 17 postseason receptions to move past Andre Reed into the top 10 for most postseason receptions in NFL history.
• Diggs has played in the most postseason games among all Patriots players with 14 postseason games. CB Carlton Davis III is second with 9 postseason games.

BROADCAST INFO

TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by NBC and can be seen in the Boston area on NBC 10 Boston. Mike Tirico will handle play-by-play duties with Cris Collinsworth as the color analyst. Melissa Stark will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Robert Hyland and directed by Drew Esocoff.

NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience on Westwood One. Tom McCarthy will call the game with Derek Rackley providing analysis

LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.

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