Chargers’ 27-24 loss to the New England Patriots by the numbers

Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Chargers’ 27-24 loss to the New England Patriots at SoFi Stadium on Sunday:

7

Consecutive victories by the Patriots over the Chargers. New England has won 10 of their last 11 meetings. The Chargers have lost four straight at home against the Patriots, the last win coming on Oct. 12, 2008 in San Diego.

11-3

Bill Belichick’s record against the Chargers as coach of the Patriots, including a 3-0 mark in the postseason.

10-2

Bill Belichick and the Patriots’ record over the last 10 seasons against opponents who are playing after their off week.

14

Games in which Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has had at least two touchdown passes. No other Charger has had more than seven in their first two seasons.

11

Number of players who have kicked field goals for the Chargers since 2016. In his debut with the team, Dustin Hopkins kicked a 48-yard field goal and made all three extra points.

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Chargers offense can’t find rhythm again in a 27-24 loss to Patriots

The Chargers had their second consecutive poor performance on offense and their second loss in a row, this one to the New England Patriots, 27-24.

Oct. 31, 2021

Summary

New England 7 6 3 11 — 27
CHARGERS 7 7 3 7 — 24

CHARGERS — Ekeler 5 run (Hopkins kick), 10:54. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:06. Key plays: Herbert 12 pass to Cook, Herbert 41 pass to Allen, Herbert 6 pass to Ekeler on 3rd-and-7, Ekeler 2 run on 4th-and-1. CHARGERS 7, New England 0.

NE — D.Harris 1 run (Folk kick), 6:31. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. Key plays: M.Jones 14 pass to Bourne on 3rd-and-7, M.Jones 44 pass to Agholor, M.Jones 3 run on 3rd-and-11. New England 7, CHARGERS 7.

CHARGERS — Allen 5 pass from Herbert (Hopkins kick), 12:35. Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:16. Key play: Ju.Jackson 75 run. CHARGERS 14, New England 7.

NE — Field goal Folk 24, 3:29. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:22. Key play: Bolden 7 run on 3rd-and-3. CHARGERS 14, New England 10.

NE — Field goal Folk 48, :10. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 00:47. Key plays: Phillips 12 interception return to CHARGERS 40, M.Jones 10 pass to Bourne. CHARGERS 14, New England 13.

NE — Field goal Folk 48, 3:39. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:09. Key plays: M.Jones 14 pass to Meyers on 3rd-and-8, Stevenson 2 run on 3rd-and-1, Bolden 14 run. New England 16, CHARGERS 14.

CHARGERS — Field goal Hopkins 48, 0:39. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:00. Key plays: Ekeler 28 run, Herbert 11 pass to Ekeler. CHARGERS 17, New England 16.

NE — Phillips 26 interception return (Meyers pass from M.Jones), 10:11. New England 24, CHARGERS 17.

NE — Field goal Folk 29, 2:19. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:56. Key plays: M.Jones 2 run on 3rd-and-1, M.Jones 16 pass to Meyers, M.Jones 15 pass to Harry, M.Jones 2 pass to Meyers on 3rd-and-1, D.Harris 3 run on 3rd-and-8. New England 27, CHARGERS 17.

CHARGERS — Palmer 24 pass from Herbert (Hopkins kick), :40. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 1:39. Key plays: Roberts kick return to CHARGERS 28, Herbert 18 pass to Guyton on 3rd-and-18, Herbert 10 pass to Ekeler, Herbert 16 pass to Ekeler. New England 27, CHARGERS 24.

RUSHING: NEW ENGLAND, Harris 23-8022-82, Bolden 4-26, Stevenson 8-25, M.Jones 4-10. CHARGERS, Jackson 3-79, Ekeler 11-64, Rountree 4-11, Herbert 2-9.

PASSING: NEW ENGLAND, M.Jones 18-35-0-218. CHARGERS, Herbert 18-3519-36-2-223.238.

RECEIVING: NEW ENGLAND, Bourne 4-38, Meyers 4-36, Agholor 3-60, Harry 2-30, Smith 2-13, Henry 1-33, Stevenson 1-5, Johnson 1-2. CHARGERS, Ekeler 6-60, 7-75, Allen 6-77, Cook 2-25, Palmer 1-24, Anderson 1-14, Williams 2-19 1-5, Guyton 1-18.

PUNT RETURNS: NEW ENGLAND, Olszewski 4-80. CHARGERS, Roberts 1-12.

KICKOFF RETURNS: NEW ENGLAND, Olszewski 1-26. CHARGERS, Roberts 3-71.

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: NEW ENGLAND, Dugger 4-2-0, Judon 4-1-1.5, Bentley 3-2-0, J.Jackson 3-1-0, Bryant 2-1-0, Wise 2-1-0, Hightower 2-0-0, Van Noy 2-0-0, Phillips 1-2-0, Guy 1-1-1, Williams 1-1-0, Bolden 1-0-0, Uche 1-0-0, Barmore 0-4-.5, McCourty 0-2-0, Mills 0-1-0. CHARGERS, James 6-4-0, White 6-3-0, Harris 6-0-0, Adderley 5-2-0, Tillery 4-1-1, Joseph 3-3-0, Samuel 3-0-0, Covington 2-3-0, Tranquill 2-2-0, Bosa 2-0-0, Fackrell 2-0-0, Gilman 2-0-0, Campbell 1-0-0, Jones 1-0-0, Linsley 1-0-0, Nwosu 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: NEW ENGLAND, Phillips 2-38. CHARGERS, None.

FIELD GOALS MISSED: None.

Officials — Referee Ron Torbert, Ump Mark Pellis, HL Kevin Codey, LJ Mark Steinkerchner, FJ Ryan Dickson, SJ Keith WASHINGTON, BJ Tony Josselyn, Replay Saleem Choudhry.