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Chargers (12-4 regular season, 1-0 playoffs) at New England Patriots (11-5 regular season, first round bye) Date: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:05 a.m. PT, KCBS/2 Last meeting: New England, 21-13, Oct. 29, 2017 at Foxborough. After winning three straight to even their record at 3-3 last season, the Chargers went

You know, I woke up this morning and said I’m going to keep my mouth shut about this Seattle Seahawk loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Because, as a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, I don’t have a dog in that fight. I also consider the writers at Field Gulls as my friends. As you know, I live in Seattle

With 28 seconds left to play, Uchenna Nwosu knocked the ball from Lamar Jackson’s hands. He recovered the football, giving the Chargers possession to secure a 23-17 win over the Ravens and advance to the divisional round.

For the second time in three years, the San Francisco 49ers are sitting with the second pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Arizona Cardinals sit first and while the quick consensus is to anoint them Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa, while the 49ers evaluate prospects from Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen

Colts Insider Zak Keefer and columnist Gregg Doyel talk Colts dominant win over Texans. The Indianapolis Colts will travel to Kansas City for the next round of the NFL playoffs at 4:35 p.m. on Saturday. It’s an intriguing matchup for many reasons. Here are five of them: 1.This is one of the best

The young Dallas defense stuffed the NFL’s No. 1 rushing offense in a wild-card win over the Seattle Seahawks. Now it’s time for the Cowboys to take on either the league’s all-time leader in yards passing in Drew Brees of New Orleans, or this year’s fifth-best passing offense in Jared

We have four fantastic, interesting matchups in wild-card weekend, which isn’t always the case in the NFL playoffs.

For the third straight year, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist. His teammate, Kurt Warner, got the nod over him in 2017 while other All-Pro receivers Randy Moss and Terrell Owens were enshrined last year. Receivers has been a logjam

Giving quarterbacks big money doesn’t guarantee success or even playoff appearances. The NFL ‘s six highest-paid quarterbacks in 2018 will be spectators this postseason. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers ($33.5 million), Atlanta’s Matt Ryan ($30 million), Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins ($28 million

Welcome to Boston.com’s Sports Q, our daily conversation, initiated by you and moderated by Chad Finn, about a compelling topic in Boston sports. Here’s how it works: You submit questions to Chad through Twitter, Facebook, email, and any other outlet you prefer. He’ll pick one each weekday

CLEVELAND — What will general manager John Dorsey do in his first coaching search with the Cleveland Browns? That is a question that will be answered over the next several weeks as the Browns will go through interviews with candidates, and the only one known right now is current interim coach/defensive

The Dolphins, at least statistically, might not find a veteran quarterback better than Ryan Tannehill this offseason, but they’re ready to move on, because, well, they now know that he’s not the guy to lead them to anywhere meaningful. More importantly, the owner knows it. So who’s the best

It looks like the Jets will get their crack at the biggest name on the coaching market. The Jets are expected to interview former Packers coach Mike McCarthy for their head coaching opening, according to a report from the NFL Network. It is unclear if the interview has actually been scheduled and, if

The Ravens are 2½-point favorites over the visiting Los Angeles Chargers ahead of their rematch Sunday in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs, according to most Las Vegas betting lines. The Ravens were four-point underdogs entering their first meeting with the Chargers, a pivotal Week 16 matchup

Game One versus the Oakland Raiders CB, Marcus Peters’ interception for touchdown Game Two versus the Arizona Cardinals Home opener: Are the Cardinals ever going to cross our fifty? Game Three versus the Carson Chargers Injuries to CB Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters Game Four versus the Minnesota Vikings

COSTA MESA — Chargers coach Anthony Lynn didn’t sound too concerned with Melvin Gordon’s latest injury, and also spoke confidently about having his top tight end available for Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens. Lynn announced Monday that Hunter Henry will practice

The New Orleans Saints had nothing to play for in Week 17, and while they suffered a lopsided defeat at home to the Carolina Panthers, they have put themselves in an excellent position to make a run at the second Super Bowl title in team history. The Saints won and clinched the NFC South division title

The Arizona Cardinals tallied six sacks in their Week 17 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

The 49ers began the season picked by many as dark-horse contenders in the NFC West. They ended it Sunday with a shootout loss, 48-32, to the division-champion Rams in Los Angeles, that left them with a 4-12 record and a knowledge there is much work to be done this offseason by general manager John Lynch

We knew after the Detroit Lions’ Week 16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings that the Lions would finish last in the NFC North for the first time since 2012. That’s significant because placing in the division affects the following year’s schedule. For example, a team that finishes first in the

The Seahawks are heading to Dallas, and the Cardinals are on the clock. After Seattle defeated Arizona today, the Seahawks are the NFC No. 5 seed and will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in wild card weekend. And the Cardinals’ loss guarantees them the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Getting a Twitter follow from Travis Kelce was one of the major accomplishments this season for San Francisco 49ers second-year tight end George Kittle. Now heading into the final game of the season, Kittle is in a battle for Kelce in a race for the most productive season ever for

Dan Graziano ESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Follow on Twitter With one week left in the NFL’s regular season — a week that means more to some than to others — it’s time once again to take a look at the individual performances

“The news is all good for the Saints: They clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a thrilling win over the Steelers, and (quarterback) Drew Brees has a chance to win his first-ever regular-season MVP award,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said.

Two teams already know their playoff seeds before Week 17: The Saints, who will be the NFC No. 1 seed, and the Cowboys, who will be the NFC No. 4 seed. After that, things are wide open. Overall, 12 teams have scenarios in which they can clinch a playoff berth, a division, a first-round bye [more]

Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Effectively locked into their playoff seed last season, the Los Angeles Rams rested nearly all of their key players against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17. The Rams will again host the 49ers in the regular-season finale on Sunday, but have plenty to play

Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took his late fumble against the Saints hard.

The NFL officially announced some changes to the Week 17 schedule in order to potentially prevent teams from resting their starters in the 2018 regular season finale. Instead of playing at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 30, the Philadelphia Eagles will now play the Washington Redskins at 4:25 PM ET on

The Patriots did it again. New England clinched their 10th straight AFC East title with a 24-12 victory over the Bills.

Another week, another disappointing and dull Detroit Lions game. Thankfully, Sunday Night Football looks to be an exciting duel between two playoff-caliber teams. The 11-3 Kansas City Chiefs are looking to bounce back after 29-28 loss to their rival Los Angeles Chargers last week. With the Chargers losing