Patriots DE Milton Williams left Mike Vrabel bleeding in a wild NFL Playoffs celebration after his game-sealing sack vs. the Chargers.

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The victory marked the first postseason win for New England post-Tom Brady and their first since winning Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams to conclude the 2018 season. The Patriots will host the winner of Monday's matchup between the fifth-seeded Houston Texans and the fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.

FOXBOROUGH — K’Lavon Chaisson was living in the Los Angeles backfield in Sunday’s 16-3 thrashing of the Chargers. The edge rusher sacked Justin Herbert twice, including a strip-sack, and hit the Chargers quarterback a third time. When Los Angeles tried to run the ball, Chaisson also registered two tackles for loss.

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Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter, and New England’s defense roughed up Justin Herbert as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 in an AFC wild-card playoff game.

A pair of AFC powerhouses closed out the Sunday triple-header of wild-card games. The Patriots stymied Justin Herbert and L.A. Here's how it happened:

FOXBORO, Mass. — The NFL's epic weekend of action came to a close on Sunday night as the Patriots took care of business over the Chargers, 16–3, to advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs.

Follow build-up and live text commentary from the NFL Playoffs, as the Buffalo Bills take on the Jacksonville Jaguars before the Philadelphia Eagles face the San Francisco 49ers with radio commentary available.

The Chargers coach saw his offense muster three points as Justin Herbert absorbed six sacks and was hit 11 times. Though they won the turnover battle on the road at Gillette Stadium, Los Angeles lost by two scores and finished with 207 yards of total offense.