It's now official, the Patriot will be playing the Chargers Sunday night at Gillette Stadium.
This was announced on SNF.
It's the playoffs baby!!
This was announced on SNF.
It's the playoffs baby!!
Patriots vs Chargers 8:15 PM Sunday 1/11/26 NBC
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Last night one Harbaugh was eliminated. Sunday we have a chance to eliminate the other Harbaugh.
Flagg the Wanderer
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I have a love/hate relationship with the Harbaughs. On one hand I love that they play big bully ball, and while the whole football world went to light/fast/trickery, they went big and just punch you right in your mouth. They never lost sight of the immutable fact that in football, there is always a path to victory that is based on simply taking your opponent's soul and will from them. Call it the "Mike Tyson School of Football" - Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. (Belichick towed that line beautifully - scheming it up with the very best of them, while never losing sight of the imposition of your will upon your opponent - and I will always love him for it.)
On the other hand, I just hate the Harbaughs. They're just eminently hateable. And that's without even getting to the associations: that one of them has been married to the lingering stench of Art Modell and the Ravens-not-Browns, one of the most loathsome franchises in all of sports, for a seemingly infinite number of years, and the other coached and cheated for the MittenState Puppies before fleeing just ahead of the NCAA investigators.
Mike Reiss on X: "Initial thoughts on Chargers from Mike Vrabel (via @TheGregHillShow): 
“This is a big, physical football team. Big linemen. They have a big defensive lineman who plays fullback. The defense – play a very good style of football, make it hard on you, bunch of different mixed" / X https://share.google/aratJIQTe0pTgcAko
“This is a big, physical football team. Big linemen. They have a big defensive lineman who plays fullback. The defense – play a very good style of football, make it hard on you, bunch of different mixed" / X https://share.google/aratJIQTe0pTgcAkoHAMMERMILL
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I like the idea of eliminating the Harbaugh's...(Not talking about football though )
One is a whiny bitch that doesn't know the rulebook and the other one is also a whiny bitch that has a pension for lying and cheating. Oh heck, are they twins?
Flagg the Wanderer
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Yeah, this is a real issue. Their G/C/G total over 1000 pounds, and the guy they have lead-blocking as a FB is nearly 300#. Technique in the front 7 has to be a huge focus this week. Bozeman should be back at C for the game, so Barmore, Williams, Tonga are going to have to earn their money this week. And I'd expect to see a lot of Durden, Gregory, and to a lesser extent Taylor as well. All of them have held their own pretty well except in the Ravens game, and the rotation will be important to keep the big 3 from getting worn down.Mike Reiss on X: "Initial thoughts on Chargers from Mike Vrabel (via @TheGregHillShow):
I have a funny feeling Spill & Tavai will embrace run fitting against the big uglies, but I'm less sure about relying on Gibbons and Ellis.
I have some concern about handling Gadsden. Will be looking at more tape and have more of a breakdown this week.
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We have not been the best run stopping defense, so adjustments are needed.
TipRoast
Be not simply good - be good for something.
At the beginning of the year the Patriots were very good at run stopping, but injuries to stalwarts such as Williams, Landry and Spillane took their toll.
I think they'll be a little better going forward.
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Agreed, but they don't have a lot of size to counter 325# centers and 365# OGs, not to mention FBs that approach 3 bills.
I'm really glad Jennings made this team. I have loved that guy from jump, and his attitude is super-professional. That guy can be on my team any time.
Flagg the Wanderer
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Sadly, it looks like the game will fall in the middle of a warm snap. According to the current forecast, even an 8pm start puts game time temperature above freezing, and the yucky drizzle should be over in the morning.
bideau
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Temps will be dropping into the 30's by the start of the game. Not bad by our standards, but plenty cold for a SoCal team.
Is Spillane back this week?
AnOldTroll
7 then Heaven
Just popped in hoping for a BOU haiku.
not a haiku but if BOU was not busy w/ parenthood, he might post this:
We used to have a QB named Rivers
Who hardly gave opponents the Shivers
Now our QB is a stump named Herbert
Who wilts in the heat like premium Sherbert
We moved from SD to LA
And now I'm hear to declare and say
Please don't splay, flay and flambee
My Team as usual out Gillette's gangway
Flagg the Wanderer
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I was going to @ BOU, trusting the power of the Information Superhighway to get this bat signal out to him, but he seems not to be in the register, at least that pulls up as a suggestion under "Bo" or anything similar...
LA has one of the worst o lines in football and the Pats are once again going to be healthy headed into the playoffs.
Pats are 4th in scoring whereas the Chargers are 20th, they are also 2nd in giving up sacks.
Pats are 4th in scoring whereas the Chargers are 20th, they are also 2nd in giving up sacks.
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I'm glad the drizzle will be over because of the 3 games we lost, all had damp conditions and Maye didn't play well in those conditions.
Holy water from a priest might work better.
This was very classy.