Mile High Report
This is the matchup we’ve been waiting for. If the Los Angeles Chargers win this game, then they will play at the Denver Broncos next weekend. That is the only certainty we have right now. However, the New England Patriots have been scoring points like crazy all season long. They have only scored under 23 points twice all season and both were losses in Week 1 and Week 3.
Kickoff is set for Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. Mile High time at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and will air on NBC.
According to FanDuel, the Patriots are 3.5-point home favorites over the Chargers for this matchup. People presume that because the Patriots had a soft schedule that they must not be very good, but they are very good and have scored nearly 500 points against those weaker opponents. That offense of theirs is cooking up a lot of explosive plays and even if the Chargers limit them some, the momentum will end up swinging to the Pats offense at home. I think they win this game despite the Chargers being a decent matchup on a neutral field.
Prediction: Patriots 30, Chargers 24
