There, the Chargers guaranteed a playoff spot, earned Jim Harbaugh a big cash bonus and can still climb the AFC playoff seedings in the season finale in Week 18. The Chargers now

Here’s everything we know from the Patriots’ Week 17 loss: No answer for Ladd McConkey: The Patriots had no answers defensively for Chargers star rookie receiver Ladd McConkey, who torched them for 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. There were multiple breakdowns in communication in the secondary that led to big plays for McConkey.

Los Angeles has another chance to secure a playoff spot on Saturday, facing a Patriots team in the first year of a rebuild under head coach Jerod Mayo and rookie quarterback Drake Maye. New England has lost 5 straight and has not beaten a team with a winning record all season.