New England Patriots16–3Los Angeles Chargers
NE by 13 points
Gillette Stadium
- 414Total yards246
Total yards: New England Patriots 414, Los Angeles Chargers 246. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 268Passing yards159
Passing yards: New England Patriots 268, Los Angeles Chargers 159. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 146Rushing yards87
Rushing yards: New England Patriots 146, Los Angeles Chargers 87. Yards gained on the ground.
- 19First downs14
First downs: New England Patriots 19, Los Angeles Chargers 14. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 6.0Sacks5.0
Sacks: New England Patriots 6.0, Los Angeles Chargers 5.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 11QB hits5
QB hits: New England Patriots 11, Los Angeles Chargers 5. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 6Tackles for loss7
Tackles for loss: New England Patriots 6, Los Angeles Chargers 7. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 1Takeaways2
Takeaways: New England Patriots 1, Los Angeles Chargers 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 2Penalties4
Penalties: New England Patriots 2, Los Angeles Chargers 4. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 35Penalty yards20
Penalty yards: New England Patriots 35, Los Angeles Chargers 20. Yards conceded to penalties.
- -1.8Passing EPA-13.3
Passing EPA: New England Patriots -1.8, Los Angeles Chargers -13.3. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- -0.6Rushing EPA-1.7
Rushing EPA: New England Patriots -0.6, Los Angeles Chargers -1.7. The same for the running game.