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Cardi B may not have been in the stands at Gillette Stadium on Sunday night, January 11, but she was very much part of the New England Patriots’ playoff atmosphere. As the Patriots hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round,
The New England Patriots defense was dominant in a 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL wild card round.
A pair of AFC powerhouses closed out the Sunday triple-header of wild-card games. The Patriots stymied Justin Herbert and L.A. Here's how it happened:
The New England Patriots pulled away from the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night to advance beyond the Wild Card Round for the first time since the 2018 season in which they last won a Super Bowl.
Drake Maye leads the Patriots against Justin Herbert and the Chargers at Gillette Stadium, with kickoff set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.
The victory marked the first postseason win for New England post-Tom Brady and their first since winning Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams to conclude the 2018 season. The Patriots will host the winner of Monday's matchup between the fifth-seeded Houston Texans and the fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.