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GAME RELEASE ATAT NEWNEW ENGLANDENGLAND PATRIOTSPATRIOTS DIVISIONAL ROUND AT SUNDAY, JAN. 13 - 10 AM PT CHARGERS at PATRIOTS CHARGERS SCHEDULE The Los Angeles Chargers (12-4) head to New England for the Divisional Round against the Patriots (11-5). The two teams will meet on Sunday, Jan. 13, with kickoff scheduled for 10:05 PRESEASON a.m. PT at Gillette Stadium. Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely have the call on SAT. AUG. 11 @ ARIZONA L, 24-17 KABC CBS while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will bring the action on SAT. AUG. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-14 KABC KFI-AM 640. Mario Solis and Jorge Villanueva will present the game in Spanish on KFWB-AM SAT. AUG. 25 NEW ORLEANS L, 36-7 CBS* 980. THU. AUG. 30 @ SAN FRANCISCO W, 23-21 KABC REGULAR SEASON The Chargers are coming off their fi rst playoff win since Jan. 5, 2014 after downing the Ravens in SUN. SEPT. 9 KANSAS CITY L, 38-28 CBS Baltimore, 23-17. Melvin Ingram tallied two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while SUN. SEPT. 16 @ BUFFALO W, 31-20 CBS Adrian Phillips added an interception and a fumble recovery. Michael Badgley drilled a franchise SUN. SEPT. 23 @ LOS ANGELES L, 35-23 CBS postseason record fi ve fi eld goals to tally 15 of the 23 points on the day. SUN. SEPT. 30 SAN FRANCISCO W, 29-27 CBS SUN. OCT. 7 OAKLAND W, 26-10 CBS The Bolts are making their 11th appearance in the Divisional Round and hold a 4-6 mark in SUN. OCT. 14 @ CLEVELAND W, 38-14 CBS those games. The last Divisional playoff victory for the Chargers was at Indianapolis on Jan. 13, SUN. OCT. 21 TENNESSEE W, 20-19 CBS BYE 2008, against the Colts. Billy Volek came in for an injured Philip Rivers and scored the game- SUN. NOV. 4 @ SEATTLE W, 25-17 CBS winner on a 1-yard run to give the Bolts the 28-24 victory. SUN. NOV. 11 @ OAKLAND W, 20-6 FOX SUN. NOV. 18 DENVER L, 23-22 CBS The Chargers and Patriots have met 41 times with New England holding a 24-15-2 all-time SUN. NOV. 25 ARIZONA W, 45-10 FOX advantage. The Patriots won the last meeting, 21-13, in New England on Oct. 29, 2017. The two SUN. DEC. 2 @ PITTSBURGH W, 33-30 NBC franchises have met three times in the playoffs with the Patriots holding a 2-1 advantage. The SUN. DEC. 9 CINCINNATI W, 26-21 CBS Patriots downed the Chargers 21-12 in the AFC Championship Game in 2008 and 24-21 in the * THU. DEC. 13 @ KANSAS CITY W, 29-28 FOX/NFLN Divisional Round in 2007. The Bolts won the AFL Championship on Jan. 5, 1964 by defeating the SAT. DEC. 22 BALTIMORE L, 22-10 NFLN/ABC7 SUN. DEC. 30 @ DENVER W, 23-9 CBS Boston Patriots, 51-10. POSTSEASON The Patriots enter the playoffs fresh off earning their 10th straight division title. New England * SUN. JAN. 6 @ BALTIMORE W, 23-17 CBS is 8-0 at home in 2018 and have won eight straight playoff games in Foxborough. Offensively * SUN. JAN. 13 @ NEW ENGLAND 10:05 AM CBS the Patriots rank fourth in the NFL in scoring at 27.3 ppg and fi fth in yards per game (393.4). The Chargers will host the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium as part of the 2018 NFL London Games Defensively, New England ranks seventh in scoring defense and 21st in yards allowed. Subject to NFL’s fl ex scheduling All times Pacifi c and subject to change * Nationally televised BY THE NUMBERS 2018 AFC WEST STANDINGS 12 The Chargers posted a 12-4 record, their best mark since 2009. The Bolts are making their fi rst playoff appearance since 2013. It is the sixth time in history that the WEST W L T Pct. PF PA Chargers reached 12 regular-season wins (13 in 2009, 14 in 2007, 12 in 2004, 12 in Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 565 421 1979 and 12 in 1961). Los Angeles Chargers 12 4 0 .750 428 329 Denver 6 10 0 .375 329 349 Michael Badgley converted fi ve fi eld goals at Baltimore to set a Chargers postseason 5 Oakland 4 12 0 .250 290 467 record. The fi ve fi eld goals are tied for the second most made in a single playoff contest in NFL history. Badgley set the franchise record during the regular season CHARGERS ON THE AIR with a 93.8 percentage. 7 The Chargers led the NFL with seven Pro Bowl selections. Traveling to Orlando to TELEVISION: CBS represent the AFC are WR Keenan Allen, RB Melvin Gordon, DE Melvin Ingram, S Play-by-play: Jim Nantz Derwin James, S Adrian Phillips, C Mike Pouncey and QB Philip Rivers. James was Analyst: Tony Romo voted a starter at safety while Phillips got the starting nod on special teams. Sideline: Tracy Wolfson Sideline: Jay Feely 8 The Chargers have won eight straight games away from Los Angeles and are 9-1 in all games played away from Dignity Health Sports Park this season. NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE 6 The Chargers converted six two-point conversions during the regular season. The six Play-by-play: Ian Eagle conversions are tied for the second most in NFL history. Analyst: Tony Boselli Sideline: Hub Arkush GAME RELEASE INDEX CHARGERS RADIO: KFI-AM 640 PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT PAGE CONTENT Play-by-play: Matt “Money” Smith 2 Schedule Breakdown 9 2018 Notes 29 Pronunciations Analyst: Daniel Jeremiah 3 The Coaches 18 Milestones 30 Transactions 4 Connections 19 Philip Rivers 32 Depth Chart Sideline: Shannon Farren 5 Notables vs. Opponent 22 Antonio Gates 33 Last Time 6 The Matchup 24 Anthony Lynn 35 Statistics SPANISH RADIO: KFWB-AM 980 7 Series History 25 Tom Telesco 42 Game Recaps Play-by-play: Mario Solis 8 Career Stats vs. Opponent 26 Rosters 58 Player Capsules Analyst: Jorge Villanueva 1 1 BREAKING DOWN THE 2018 SCHEDULE The Chargers opponents posted a 102-104-2 regular season record in 2018. Four of the teams on the schedule made the postseason and seven of the teams had a .500 or better record. The Chargers fi nished second in the AFC West and were 4-2 against divisional foes. The Bolts were strong on the road, fi nishing 7-1, including six straight to fi nish the regular season. SERIES BREAKDOWN 2018 RECORD SERIES NOTES PRESEASON ALL-TIME: 56-61-1 OVERALL: 12-4-0 The Chiefs have been a thorn in the side of the Chargers for the past few HOME: 32-26-1 HOME: 7-1-0 seasons. Kansas City once again swept the season series, moving their winning AWAY: 24-35-0 AWAY: 5-3-0 streak to eight games against the Bolts. This will be the fourth time the Char- LAST: W, 29-28 - 2018 at Chiefs POSTSEASON: AFC Top Seed gers host the Chiefs in the season-opener and the fi rst since 1992. ALL-TIME: 25-12-2 OVERALL: 9-7-0 The Chargers put up 54 points and recorded six takeaways to run away to a HOME: 14-6-1 HOME: 4-4-0 54-24 victory at home in 2017. The Bolts hold an all-time regular-season re- AWAY: 11-6-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 cord of 23-10-2 against the Bills, which is the franchise’s best regular-season LAST: W, 31-20 - 2018 at Bills POSTSEASON: N/A winning percentage against any team. ALL-TIME: 5-7-0 OVERALL: 13-3-0 The Chargers won’t have to travel far as they take on the Rams. This meeting HOME: 3-1-0 HOME: 7-1-0 marks a clash of two of the league’s most explosive offenses as the Chargers AWAY: 2-6-0 AWAY: 6-2-0 ranked fourth and the Rams 10th in 2017. The two teams last met in 2014, a LAST: L, 35-23 - 2018 at Rams POSTSEASON: NFC #2 Seed 27-24 victory for the Bolts. ALL-TIME: 8-7-0 OVERALL: 4-12-0 The 49ers head down the coast to face L.A. The last time the teams squared HOME: 5-3-0 HOME: 4-4-0 off in the regular season marked the Chargers’ greatest comeback as they tied AWAY: 3-4-0 AWAY: 0-8-0 a franchise record by storming back from a 21-point second half defi cit to pull LAST: W 29-27 - 2018 at Chargers POSTSEASON: N/A out a thrilling 38-35 OT victory. ALL-TIME: 54-63-2 OVERALL: 4-12-0 The Chargers swept their division rival for the fi rst time since the 2014 HOME: 27-32-1 HOME: 3-5-0 season. The Chargers used a last-second game-winning fi eld from Nick Novak AWAY: 27-31-1 AWAY: 1-7-0 to earn a 17-16 victory at Oakland. Philip Rivers then threw for 387 yards and LAST: W 20-6 - 2018 at Raiders POSTSEASON: N/A three scores to lead the Bolts to a convincing, 30-10 win in the season fi nale. ALL-TIME: 17-9-1 OVERALL: 7-8-1 The Chargers did not suffer a let down against the Browns in 2017 as the HOME: 8-4-0 HOME: 5-2-1 Bolts held on for a 19-10 home victory. Philip Rivers completed 31 passes for AWAY: 9-5-1 AWAY: 2-6-0 344 yards while Keenan Allen became the fi rst player in NFL history to have LAST: W, 38-14 - 2018 at Browns POSTSEASON: N/A 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards and 1+ TD catch in three straight games.