Wk 12 · 2026
New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers — Sun, Nov 29
Sun, Nov 29 ·
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
· NBC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 44 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC East · 3-2
at
8:20pET
LAC -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential NE by 7.5
AFC West · 0-5
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Patriots form
W 45-17vs LVW 29-26at BUFL 6-35at JAXW 20-3vs PITL 10-13at SEA
2026 season
Chargers form
L 17-23vs DENL 23-30at SEAL 16-24at BUFL 14-26vs LVL 14-26vs ARI
2026 season
Patriots this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Chargers this season
Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread0-4-1 · 0% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Patriots | Chargers |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks NFC | at L 10-13 preview | at L 23-30 preview |
| Bills AFC | at W 29-26 preview | at L 16-24 preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs W 45-17 preview | vs L 14-26 preview |
| Jets AFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview | vs L 17-23 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Patriots leads 11–3 · Patriots won the last one
14 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.1 points toward Patriots
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-11 | Chargers 3 — 16 Patriots | at NE | Patriots playoffs |
| 2024 | 2024-12-28 | Chargers 40 — 7 Patriots | at NE | Chargers |
| 2023 | 2023-12-03 | Chargers 6 — 0 Patriots | at NE | Chargers |
| 2021 | 2021-10-31 | Patriots 27 — 24 Chargers | at LAC | Patriots |
| 2020 | 2020-12-06 | Patriots 45 — 0 Chargers | at LAC | Patriots |
| 2018 | 2019-01-13 | Chargers 28 — 41 Patriots | at NE | Patriots playoffs |
| 2017 | 2017-10-29 | Chargers 13 — 21 Patriots | at NE | Patriots |
| 2014 | 2014-12-07 | Patriots 23 — 14 Chargers | at LAC | Patriots |
| 2011 | 2011-09-18 | Chargers 21 — 35 Patriots | at NE | Patriots |
| 2010 | 2010-10-24 | Patriots 23 — 20 Chargers | at LAC | Patriots |
| 2008 | 2008-10-12 | Patriots 10 — 30 Chargers | at LAC | Chargers |
| 2007 | 2008-01-20 | Chargers 12 — 21 Patriots | at NE | Patriots playoffs |
| 2007 | 2007-09-16 | Chargers 14 — 38 Patriots | at NE | Patriots |
| 2006 | 2007-01-14 | Patriots 24 — 21 Chargers | at LAC | Patriots playoffs |
Patriots leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Drake Maye QB #10 | 73/117, 854 YDS, 4 TD, 7 INT |
| Tommy DeVito QB #16 | 3/5, 30 YDS | |
| Rushing | Rhamondre Stevenson RB #38 | 44 CAR, 163 YDS, 1 TD |
| TreVeyon Henderson RB #32 | 38 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Drake Maye QB #10 | 23 CAR, 136 YDS | |
| Receiving | Mack Hollins WR #13 | 15 REC, 209 YDS |
| Romeo Doubs WR #87 | 12 REC, 203 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Hunter Henry TE #85 | 12 REC, 133 YDS | |
| Rhamondre Stevenson RB #38 | 12 REC, 90 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Robert Spillane LB #14 | 29 |
| Christian Elliss LB #53 | 25 | |
| Charles Woods CB #22 | 18 | |
| Sacks | Elijah Ponder LB #91 | 2.5 |
| Gabe Jacas LB #50 | 1.5 | |
| Dre'Mont Jones DE #5 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Marcus Jones CB #25 | 1 |
| Craig Woodson S #4 | 1 | |
| Gabe Jacas LB #50 | 1 |
Chargers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Justin Herbert QB #10 | 71/119, 816 YDS, 4 TD, 6 INT |
| Tre' Harris WR #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Omarion Hampton RB #8 | 59 CAR, 238 YDS, 3 TD |
| Keaton Mitchell RB #34 | 27 CAR, 124 YDS | |
| Justin Herbert QB #10 | 18 CAR, 88 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tre' Harris WR #9 | 13 REC, 209 YDS |
| Ladd McConkey WR #15 | 12 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Quentin Johnston WR #1 | 7 REC, 108 YDS | |
| Oronde Gadsden TE #86 | 9 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Daiyan Henley LB #0 | 26 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips LB #53 | 24 | |
| Derwin James Jr. S #3 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Khalil Mack LB #52 | 3 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LB #45 | 2 | |
| Troy Dye LB #43 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Genesis Smith S #22 | 2 |
| Cam Hart CB #20 | 1 | |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LB #45 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.