The New England Patriots were one of the most successful teams in the NFL during the regular season, winning 14 of their 17 games and earning both a division title and the No. 2 playoff seed in their conference. Looking ahead, however, those accomplishments matter little: it’s one-game season time.

The first of those games will see the team of head coach Mike Vrabel go up against a formidable opponent, an 11-6 Los Angeles Chargers team combining a formidable offense with one of the best defenses in the NFL. Naturally, the Patriots need to bring their A-game to the prime...

The New England Patriots will not enter the NFL playoffs until Sunday night, but they already played a role on Saturday as well — at least indirectly. As Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said after his team’s come-from-behind win over the Green Bay Packers, the Patriots served as inspiration.

“The one thing that we had done during training camp was, we had shown the film of the Atlanta and New England game, the Super Bowl from 2016,” Johnson said after the Bears’ 31-27 victory. “We have two players on our roster that were part of both those teams. Grady...

When Mike Vrabel was introduced as New England Patriots head coach in January 2025, he set some goals that seemed quite lofty for a team coming off back-to-back 4-13 seasons. Among them was winning the division and hosting home playoff games.

Almost to the day one year later, the Patriots will do just that. On Sunday night, the AFC East champions will welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to Gillette Stadium in the NFL wild card round. It will be the first postseason game in Foxborough since January 2020, and a chance for the organization to win its first playoff contest...

The playoffs are finally here, and with them: hope and expectation. For the New England Patriots, who went 4-13 in back-to-back seasons before 2025, those expectations have already been met, and then some. And yet, neither they nor their fans are content with just getting to the postseason.

In fact, a majority of fans expects them to keep going. As a look at the latest SB Nation Reacts results shows, 95% of Patriots fans and 81% of national fans believe that the team of head coach Mike Vrabel will beat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night to advance to...

Seven years, that is how much time has passed since the New England Patriots last hosted an NFL playoff game. On Sunday night, that drought will finally meet its end: the AFC East champions will welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to Gillette Stadium for a wild card bout.

Here is all the information you need to follow the Patriots’ playoff opener.

How to watch Patriots vs. Chargers in NFL playoffs

Kickoff: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. ET

Stadium: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA

Broadcast: NBC, Universo, NBC 10 Boston (local)

Live stream/mobile: Peacock, NBC Sports (local), NFL+ (local), NFL Sunday...

New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is currently involved in a poorly timed legal battle with his ex-personal chef.

His former employee filed charges for an alleged physical assault that took place in Dec. 2025.

Diggs denies all allegations and received good news earlier this week when a judge agreed to push back the receiver’s January arraignment date to Feb. 13, five days after the Super Bowl.

However, the latest development could throw a wrench in the Diggs’ case that was progressing smoothly.

Diggs’ high-profile partner, rapper Cardi B, took to X and shared a private conversation she...

“The Patriot Way” became the callsign of the New England Patriots dynasty in the Robert Kraft era. It refers to a rejection of superstar attitudes and embraces putting the team over all other things.

When future Hall of Famers Tom Brady and Bill Belichick moved on, NFL fans hoped that The Patriot Way had gone with them. But head coach Mike Vrabel has his Patriots playing in a way that fans in Foxboro are very familiar with.

The Associated Press released the 2025 All-Pro team Saturday morning before the start of the NFL Wild Card Weekend.

Zero Patriots earned first-team...

The New England Patriots will have playoff call-ups on hand against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The organization elevated wide receiver Jeremiah Webb and defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III from the practice squad on the eve of Sunday’s wild card at Gillette Stadium.

Webb, 24, agreed to terms with the Patriots as a rookie free agent following the 2025 NFL draft. After being waived at the 53-man roster deadline, the 5-foot-11, 198-pound wideout signed to the practice squad at its formation in August. In between transactions, he caught six passes for 80 yards and his first career touchdown in the preseason,...

The New England Patriots added some reinforcements prior to their wild-card matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

New England announced it elevated defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III and wide receiver Jeremiah Webb from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday.

Taylor, 23, was elevated for three games during the regular season and provided key depth along the interior during the absences of Milton Williams and Khyiris Tonga. The Patriots signed him to the practice squad on Oct. 16, 2025.

Webb, 24, has stuck around after originally entering the league as an undrafted free agent following the...

Welcome to the NFL playoffs. Welcome to our first postseason rooting guide of the year.

The New England Patriots will, of course, enter the tournament on Sunday night. The second seed in the AFC, they will host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium. And while our attention is fully on that game, the other five matchups this weekend are also worth keeping a close eye on.

So, with that said, here is our rooting guide for the non-Patriots games in the wild card round.

Saturday

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Los Angeles Rams (5) at Carolina Panthers (4):...

The New England Patriots are set to kick off their postseason campaign with a wild-card matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Before this game gets underway, though, the Patriots have found themselves embroiled in a bit of controversy involving the Philadelphia Eagles.

In recent years, when teams find their way into the postseason, they have worked on creating a catchphrase for fans to use as a rally cry of sorts during their playoff run. This was popularized by former head coach Bill Belichick’s “Do your job” motto, which was used frequently during the second half of the team’s dynasty in the...

The Athletic’s 42-member NFL staff recently made their playoff predictions and the results were revealed on Saturday.

Among the slew of questions posed to the media members were “Who will be in the AFC Championship Game, who will win and why?” and “Who will win the Super Bowl and why?”

Despite finishing the regular season tied atop the NFL standings, earning the No. 2 seed in the AFC and boasting MVP candidate Drake Maye and Coach of the Year contender Mike Vrabel, the New England Patriots received no votes for Super Bowl champion.

“Picking a Super Bowl LX champion this...