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Patriots capitalize on Chargers' mistakes in 21-13 win
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) With his final attempt to bring his team back failed, Philip Rivers pulled off his helmet and flung it toward the Gillette Stadium turf. It bounced back perfectly and into his waiting hands.
It was one of the few things that a Los Angeles Chargers player executed well in their 21-13 loss to the New England Patriots Sunday.
Tom Brady passed for 333 yards and a touchdown, Stephen Gostkowski added four field goals to help the Patriots (6-2) hold on for the victory, their fourth straight.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Chargers.
New England got its lone touchdown via a 2-yard toss from Brady to Rob Gronkowski in the second quarter. The Patriots went 1 for 4 in the red zone, but were able to cobble together the Gostkowki field goals and a safety. The defense, which gave up 30 or more points three times in their first four games, has given up just 51 points total over its last four. And it did it this time without linebacker Dont'a Hightower, who sat out Sunday's win and expected to miss the remainder of the season following shoulder surgery .
''We just wanted to come out here and play for him,'' linebacker Kyle Van Noy said. ''It's always rough when you have a season-ending injury. ...We just want to show our support that we're holding it down for them.''
Los Angeles (3-5) got on the board first when Melvin Gordon found a seam on the outside and rumbled down the sideline for an 87-yard touchdown run . But the rest of the game was marked by Los Angeles' mistakes and inability to move the ball offensively.
The Chargers cut the Patriots' lead to 18-13 with 8:30 to play following a 24-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Travis Benjamin and failed 2-point conversion pass. They got the ball back a final time after New England added Gostkowski's fourth field goal. But Rivers' pass with 1 second remaining was intercepted at the goal line by Jonathan Jones.
Rivers finished 17 of 30 for 212 yards.
Los Angeles' mistakes were highlighted in a wild way in the second quarter when Benjamin muffed a punt inside the Chargers 15, recovered it and retreated all the way to own goal line while trying to reverse field. He was corralled by a Patriots group that included Brandon King, Matt Slater and Jones, then finally wrapped up by King and tackled in the end zone for a safety.
''We weren't going to let him escape,'' Jones said.
Rivers had a similarly head-scratching play early in the third quarter when he rolled to the outside to escape the pass rush, but had the ball slip out of his hands for a fumble. He recovered, but the play resulted in a 20-yard loss and a sack credited to Van Noy.
INJURIES
Chargers: LB Hayes Pullard left the field after a collision late in the fourth quarter.
Patriots: RT Marcus Cannon left in the first half with an ankle injury. ... WR Chris Hogan left with a shoulder injury from the same collision with Pullard.
STAGNANT OFFENSE
Other than Gordon's touchdown run, the Chargers were mostly ineffective offensively in the opening 30 minutes. They ran only 19 total plays. By comparison, New England passed the ball 26 times in the first two quarters.
''We fought our way back to at least give ourselves a chance,'' Rivers said. ''Not a lot of room for error down the stretch if we want to accomplish all our goals we still have out there. But certainly, everything is still in front of us.''
QUOTABLE
''We prefer to win.'' - Patriots coach Bill Belichick on if he minds the defense taking the lead over the past four wins as the offense has struggled in the red zone.
LONG RUN
Gordon's 87-yard touchdown matched the longest run in Chargers history. Paul Lowe also had an 87- yard run against the Dallas Texans in 1961.
FAMILIAR TARGET
Gronkowski's first-quarter touchdown catch from Brady marked the 72nd time the two of them have connected for a score. It is the most TDs among any NFL duo since Gronkowski entered the league in 2010.
UP NEXT
Chargers: Bye week, at Jaguars on Nov. 12.
Patriots: Bye week, at Broncos on Nov. 12.
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M. Gordon
33 RB 132 RuYds, RuTD, 7 ReYds, REC |
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FPTS
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T. Brady
12 QB 333 PaYds, PaTD, 2 RuYds |
19
FPTS
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Team Stats | ||
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Time of Pos | - | - |
1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Red Zone Eff. | 0-0 -0% | 0-0 -0% |
Goal to Go Eff. | 0-0 -0% | 0-0 -0% |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
P. RiversĀ
17 QB
12 FPTS
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P. Rivers | 17/30 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
M. GordonĀ
28 RB
19 FPTS
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M. Gordon | 14 | 132 | 1 | 87 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. BenjaminĀ
12 WR
13 FPTS
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T. Benjamin | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. EkelerĀ
30 RB
1 FPTS
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A. Ekeler | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. OliverĀ
32 RB
0 FPTS
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B. Oliver | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
T. BenjaminĀ
12 WR
13 FPTS
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T. Benjamin | 9 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 24 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. AllenĀ
13 WR
6 FPTS
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K. Allen | 5 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. GatesĀ
85 TE
2 FPTS
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A. Gates | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ty. WilliamsĀ
16 WR
2 FPTS
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Ty. Williams | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. EkelerĀ
30 RB
1 FPTS
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A. Ekeler | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. HenryĀ
86 TE
1 FPTS
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H. Henry | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. WilliamsĀ
81 WR
0 FPTS
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M. Williams | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. GordonĀ
28 RB
19 FPTS
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M. Gordon | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
A. PhillipsĀ
31 SS
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A. Phillips | 12-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. PullardĀ
50 MLB
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H. Pullard | 10-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tr. WilliamsĀ
24 CB
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Tr. Williams | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. AddaeĀ
37 SS
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J. Addae | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. BostonĀ
33 FS
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T. Boston | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. BosaĀ
99 DE
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J. Bosa | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. KingĀ
20 DB
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D. King | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. SquareĀ
71 NT
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D. Square | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. BrownĀ
57 ILB
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J. Brown | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. ToomerĀ
56 ILB
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K. Toomer | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. DzubnarĀ
48 LB
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N. Dzubnar | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. McCainĀ
40 DE
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C. McCain | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. PalepoiĀ
95 DE
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T. Palepoi | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. HaywardĀ
26 CB
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C. Hayward | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. PhilonĀ
93 DE
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D. Philon | 1-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. JenkinsĀ
25 SAF
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R. Jenkins | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. OnwualuĀ
49 LB
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J. Onwualu | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. IngramĀ
54 OLB
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M. Ingram | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. DavisĀ
43 CB
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M. Davis | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. EkelerĀ
30 RB
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A. Ekeler | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. EmanuelĀ
51 OLB
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K. Emanuel | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
N. NovakĀ
9 K
1 FPTS
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N. Novak | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
D. KaserĀ
8 P
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D. Kaser | 5 | 45.0 | 1 | 56 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. BenjaminĀ 12 WR
13 FPTS
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T. Benjamin | 1 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
T. BradyĀ
12 QB
19 FPTS
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T. Brady | 32/47 | 333 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
D. LewisĀ
33 RB
5 FPTS
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D. Lewis | 15 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. GillisleeĀ
35 RB
3 FPTS
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M. Gillislee | 11 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. BurkheadĀ
34 RB
7 FPTS
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R. Burkhead | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. WhiteĀ
28 RB
8 FPTS
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J. White | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. BradyĀ
12 QB
19 FPTS
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T. Brady | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
J. WhiteĀ
28 RB
8 FPTS
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J. White | 6 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. BurkheadĀ
34 RB
7 FPTS
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R. Burkhead | 7 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. HoganĀ
15 WR
6 FPTS
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C. Hogan | 7 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. GronkowskiĀ
87 TE
11 FPTS
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R. Gronkowski | 9 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 26 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. CooksĀ
14 WR
2 FPTS
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B. Cooks | 8 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. AmendolaĀ
80 WR
1 FPTS
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D. Amendola | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. HollisterĀ
47 TE
1 FPTS
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J. Hollister | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. LewisĀ
33 RB
5 FPTS
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D. Lewis | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. DevelinĀ
46 FB
0 FPTS
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J. Develin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
K. Van NoyĀ
53 OLB
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K. Van Noy | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. RobertsĀ
52 OLB
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E. Roberts | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. BademosiĀ
29 CB
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J. Bademosi | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. McCourtyĀ
32 FS
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D. McCourty | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. FlowersĀ
98 DE
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T. Flowers | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. MarshĀ
55 OLB
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C. Marsh | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. JonesĀ
31 CB
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J. Jones | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. RichardsĀ
37 SS
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J. Richards | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. ReillyĀ
51 LB
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T. Reilly | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. BurkheadĀ
34 RB
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R. Burkhead | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. GuyĀ
93 DE
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L. Guy | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. SlaterĀ
18 WR
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M. Slater | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. ButlerĀ
70 DT
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A. Butler | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. ChungĀ
23 SS
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P. Chung | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. KingĀ
36 DB
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B. King | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. FlowersĀ
59 LB
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M. Flowers | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. ButlerĀ
21 CB
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M. Butler | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. WiseĀ
91 DT
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D. Wise | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
S. GostkowskiĀ
3 K
13 FPTS
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S. Gostkowski | 4/6 | 43 | 1/1 | 13 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
R. AllenĀ
6 P
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R. Allen | 3 | 43.3 | 3 | 57 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. LewisĀ
33 RB
5 FPTS
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D. Lewis | 2 | 48.0 | 71 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. AmendolaĀ
80 WR
1 FPTS
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D. Amendola | 1 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. AmendolaĀ 80 WR
1 FPTS
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D. Amendola | 4 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |