NFL · 2026

Los Angeles Chargers4th AFC West - .000 pct vSun 29 Nov, 8:20 PM EST New England Patriots2nd AFC East - .500 pct

Match resultChargers 39%Tie <1%New England 61%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 6% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 20 points in the Playoffs race.

Los Angeles Chargers
Playoffs11%
Division3%
New England Patriots
Playoffs64%
Division42%
Conferenceseason odds11%
Super Bowlseason odds6%
Byeseason odds8%
Chargers winPlayoffsLos Angeles Chargers11%1%▼ -10New England Patriots64%53%▼ -11
TiePlayoffsLos Angeles Chargers11%1%▼ -10New England Patriots64%68%▲ +4
New England winPlayoffsLos Angeles Chargers11%<1%▼ -11New England Patriots64%73%▲ +9

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC East · winner qualifies direct

AFC West · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify