<\/a>Here’s a matchup that was probably made much more interesting after Tom Brady went down with injury, because the Chargers lost twice to the Pats last year – once in rather humiliating fashion at Qualcomm (38-14) before San Diego really got rolling, and then of course, in the AFC title game, when Phillip Rivers was hobbling around on a torn ACL that later had to be operated on, and LaDanian Tomlinson begged out of action. So obviously we’re expecting a Charger team that will be fired up. And San Diego has been covering numbers (11-2-1 ATS last 14).<\/p>\nOf course, they’re laying more than a few points here, and New England has now won ten straight road games. But the Pats are averaging only 19.8 points a game, and that’s a far cry from what they were doing in last year’s unbeaten campaign. Coach Bill Belichick has had Matt Cassel doing mostly low-risk stuff, where he’s completed 67% of his throws, but the more he’s been permitted to put it in the air, the more mistakes he’s made – like three interceptions and nine sacks in the last two games.<\/p>\n
All this means New England, which is only chalking up 3.7 yards a carry in the running game, is hardly in a position to trade points. Some say the offensive line is finally being exposed, and the defense is getting a little old and worn. Maybe. Is this where the Patriots stop winning road games? Well, it doesn’t have to be, but there is going to be a very fired-up team in front of them; one that may well have been looking ahead last week as they came up flat against the Dolphins (202 total yards). If San Diego gets a lead, they will most definitely attempt to stick the dagger in.<\/p>\n
Let’s take a shot and lay the points with San Diego, the 5.5-point favorite in the BetUS NFL football betting odds.<\/p>\n
Our PLAY: SAN DIEGO -5.5 **<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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