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Michael Kadlick

Patriots vs. Chargers: Three Bold Predictions for Sunday Night’s AFC Wild Card Bout

The 2025 NFL playoffs will continue on on Sunday night in Foxboro, Mass., with the Patriots welcoming the Chargers to Gillette Stadium for an 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff and a chance to advance to the divisional round on the line.

L.A. enters this one as the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs, having finished the season 11–6 and above .500 for the second consecutive year under coach Jim Harbaugh. Despite battling injuries along the offensive line, the Chargers have remained productive offensively, averaging a respectable 21.6 points per game. Defensively, they’ve been among the league’s best, allowing just 285.2 yards per contest—the fifth-fewest in the NFL.

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