Game Thread: AFC Divisional playoff game: LA Chargers @ New England 1:05pm ET on CBS

[DJ]

LAC is the better team, but here's the problem. They are on the road three straight weeks and NE is off a bye with a third straight home game.

If being on the road at this point gets to them and NE takes advantage of the rest and being at home for a month now, I think LAC's luck runs out here, and NE wins by ten. If LAC can handle it, then it's still gonna be tough. LAC will not have it easy.

Here's the x factor: Badgley. Given LAC's history in the playoffs, and with how the playoffs is currently, LAC may yet again be faced with kicking a FG to advance or go to OT.

The Chargers have won in some pretty hostile stadiums this season....

Having said that, I took the Pats straight up.....

 

[DJ]

Bet on the over there.

I debated this and went with the over.

 

[DJ]

Rivers is 1-4 in sub freezing temperatures....

 

[JohnShadows]

I bet it's generally colder in Foxboro than San Diego

 

[MizzouFalcon]

History is not on the side of the Chargers.

They struggle on the East coast in early games.

They struggle in the cold.

Rivers has never beaten Brady.

Shock the world?

 

[DJ]

I bet it's generally colder in Foxboro than San Diego

You'd win that bet.

 

[Brees#1]

CPT S. Gostkowski 0
FLEX Keenan Allen 0
FLEX Julian Edelman 0
FLEX M. Gordon III 0
FLEX James White 0
FLEX Rob Gronkowski 0

 

[DJ]

The Chargers run defense came to play....

 

[MizzouFalcon]

The Chargers run defense came to play....

Pass defense could use some work.

 

[gobigred]

I bet it's generally colder in Foxboro than San Diego

 

[MizzouFalcon]

A lot of these teams can burn you with big plays but for the most part New England beats you by surgically taking you apart with little shit every drive. It’s effective and annoying.

 

[DJ]

Pass defense could use some work.

True.

 

[Brees#1]

I bet it's generally colder in Foxboro than San Diego

Are you serious?

 

[DJ]

A lot of these teams can burn you with big plays but for the most part New England beats you by surgically taking you apart with little shit every drive. It’s effective and annoying.

Yes.

 

[bksballer89]

Chargers can't get off the field on 3rd down

 

[DJ]

Wow, Michel got drilled.....

 

[MizzouFalcon]

It’s third down. You know Brady is going to dump it off to White. How are you still getting beat by that?

 

[podsox]

Chargers can't get off the field on 3rd down

I get they play zone but put someone on white

 

[DJ]

The Chargers defense will be gassed if the Pats do this on every drive.....

 

[Airraidtech]

This game will be over in no time. Just taking time off the clock.