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Drake Maye Gets Brutally Honest About Patriots Playoff Win

FOXBOROUGH, MA. — As New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye walked off the Gillette Stadium field after an unprepossessing, yet gritty 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs, he knew that he owed a notable portion of the victory to a little help from his teammates.

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Why Stefon Diggs wasn't happy with Patriots fans after win over Chargers

The New England Patriots won the first playoff game they hosted since January 2020 when they notched a 16-3 wild-card victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

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Mike Vrabel hyped Patriots with postgame speech after win over Chargers

The New England Patriots are moving on. They took down the Los Angeles Chargers with a dominant 16-3 win, making a statement and shutting down the narrative about their easy schedule.

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Patriots QB Drake Maye 'never doubted' during ugly win over Chargers

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The 'Active 1K-receiving-yard seasons' quiz

Currently, 38 active NFL players have had multiple seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards. How many can you name in five minutes?

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Patriots Divisional Round Schedule: Who and When They Play

The New England Patriots took care of business in the Wild Card round of the playoffs in stylish fashion on January 11, beating the 16-3 in a low-scoring but end-to-end affair.

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The best passing performances from one NFL playoff run

Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.

NFL News / Total Apex Sports / January 12

Patriots Eliminate Chargers In 16-3 Finish to Advance to AFC Divisional Round

It wasn’t the most exciting of finishes that NFL fans were accustomed to all Wild Card weekend, but the New England Patriots did just enough on offense in their win over the Los Angeles Chargers to win their first playoff game in eight years.

NFL News / New England Patriots on SI / January 12

Patriots Defense Proves They're Elite Against Chargers

In a situation where the New England Patriots' defense had to have it, they had it. Milton Williams came flying his way through a Los Angeles Chargers offensive line that was struggling all night and laid the boom on quarterback Justin Herbert.

New England Patriots News / Athlon Sports / January 12

Patriots Starter Addresses Mike Vrabel Incident After NFL Playoff Win

The New England Patriots earned their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII with a 16–3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. Nearing the end of the game, one of the Patriots' starters on defense and head coach Mike Vrabel shared an unexpected moment on the sidelines that turned ugly for the latter.

Justin Herbert News / Yardbarker / January 12

Justin Herbert assigns blame after Chargers' playoff loss to Pats

Justin Herbert assigns blame after Chargers' playoff loss to Patriots

On Sunday, Herbert fell to 0-3 as a postseason starter.

Chargers-Patriots takeaways: Drake Maye leads New England to first postseason win in seven years

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

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Patriots QB Drake Maye 'never doubted' during ugly win over Chargers

The New England Patriots captured their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII.

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Justin Herbert assigns blame after Chargers' playoff loss to Patriots

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Quick Reactions to Patriots Win Over Chargers: This Was A Gritty Win

Some quick reactions to Sunday night’s 16-3 win over the Chargers: 1) Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had a tough start to this one, with Maye battling for a good portion of the first half to deal with what was certainly a relentless Chargers defense.