New England Patriots0–6Los Angeles Chargers

Total yards: New England Patriots 289, Los Angeles Chargers 241. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: New England Patriots 141, Los Angeles Chargers 212. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: New England Patriots 148, Los Angeles Chargers 29. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: New England Patriots 12, Los Angeles Chargers 13. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: New England Patriots 0.0, Los Angeles Chargers 5.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: New England Patriots 2, Los Angeles Chargers 6. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: New England Patriots 2, Los Angeles Chargers 8. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: New England Patriots 0, Los Angeles Chargers 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: New England Patriots 3, Los Angeles Chargers 4. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: New England Patriots 14, Los Angeles Chargers 20. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: New England Patriots -15.7, Los Angeles Chargers 2.0. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: New England Patriots -1.3, Los Angeles Chargers -13.8. The same for the running game.