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.

The New England Patriots won their first NFL playoff game since 2019 when they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Understandably, the result left Patriots fans feeling very excited about their team potentially going on a deep postseason run.

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.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert assigned blame following his team's postseason loss to the New England Patriots.

Here are the best and worst defensive Pro Football Focus grades for the Patriots after their win over the Chargers.

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.