2006 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 14, 2007 · Qualcomm Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
24
at
San Diego Chargers
21
SD -5 upsetU 45.5 ✓
New England Patriots 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
27/51, 280 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
0.2 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/51 | 280 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Corey Dillon | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Laurence Maroney | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Warren | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- NE moneyline
- +215
- SD moneyline
- -235
Chargers closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 45 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NE 7 days · SD 14 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Marty Schottenheimer