Justin Herbert passed for 281 yards and Ladd McConkey caught two TD passes as the Chargers defeated the New England Patriots 40-7 to clinch a playoff berth.

A schedule flex has the New England Patriots back home on Saturday for the first of their final two games against the Los Angeles Chargers. For anything not covered on Pats Pulpit throughout the week,

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Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.

The Los Angeles Chargers have punched their ticket to the NFL postseason. The successful season can be attributed a lot to the growth of quarterback Justin Herbert.

Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.

The key piece to that rebuild is rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Maye has continued to improve as the season has gone along, and Saturday will be another test against a good Chargers defense. However, it is the quarterback play from Justin Herbert that Maye has really noticed.

With Justin Herbert lighting up the passing lanes, our expert NFL predictions expect Herbert to ruin the holiday season for the New England faithful.

Justin Herbert has caught fire. The offensive line is clicking. And Greg Roman had his best game as the Chargers' offensive play caller.

Downfield, the Pats will face tough matchups across the board, none tougher than Derwin James. The All-Pro safety plays all over Los Angeles’ zone-heavy defense, disguising blitzes and coverages. Maye will need to steer clear of James, while looking for his favorite targets in Hunter Henry, DeMario Douglas and Kayshon Boutte.

The Los Angeles Chargers went into Gillette Stadium and defeated the New England Patriots 40-7 to clinch a playoff berth in the first year of coach Jim Harbaugh