Chargers’ 6-0 road win over the New England Patriots by the numbers

Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Chargers’ 6-0 road win over the New England Patriots on Sunday:

3

Consecutive games with multiple sacks for Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack. He had two sacks against the Patriots as the Chargers finished with five. Mack tied his career high of 15 sacks for a season and has 99 for his career.

39

Successful field goals for Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker on 41 tries this season, his two-for-two performance against the Patriots the difference in the game.

5

Consecutive losses for the Patriots, who have been shut out twice at home this season for the first time in franchise history.

9

Consecutive victories for Bill Belichick and the Patriots over the Chargers until their shutout loss Sunday.

24-22

Record in the regular season for Brandon Staley as Chargers coach.

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Chargers’ offense is all wet, but defense shuts out Patriots in first must-win game

The Chargers can’t afford to lose another game for a chance at the AFC playoffs, and the defense delivered more than the offense in a 6-0 win over the Patriots.

Dec. 3, 2023

Summary

CHARGERS 0 6 0 0 — 6
New England 0 0 0 0 — 0

CHARGERS — Field goal Cameron Dicker 38, 9:09. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:26. Key play: Justin Herbert 11 pass to Austin Ekeler.

CHARGERS — Field goal Cameron Dicker 38, 0:44. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 00:50.

RUSHING: CHARGERS, Ekeler 14-18, Kelley 6-16, Herbert 4-(minus 5). NEW ENGLAND, Elliott 17-52, Thornton 1-39, Stevenson 9-39, Zappe 4-16, Montgomery 1-2.

PASSING: CHARGERS, Herbert 22-37-0-212. NEW ENGLAND, Zappe 13-26-0-141.

RECEIVING: CHARGERS, K.Allen 5-58, Johnston 5-52, Everett 4-44, Parham 2-12, Ekeler 2-9, Kelley 2-9, Erickson 1-23, Guyton 1-5. NEW ENGLAND, Parker 4-64, Elliott 4-40, Henry 2-15, Reagor 1-11, Smith-Schuster 1-11, Stevenson 1-0.

PUNT RETURNS: CHARGERS, D.Davis 3-55. NEW ENGLAND, Bryant 2-0.

KICKOFF RETURNS: CHARGERS, None. NEW ENGLAND, Reagor 1-2.

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: CHARGERS, James 7-2-1, Kendricks 6-4-1, Leonard 5-2-0, Murray 5-2-0, Mack 5-0-2, Samuel 4-1-0, A.Johnson 3-1-0, Bassey 1-2-0, N.Williams 1-2-0, Hollins 1-0-1, Fox 1-0-0, Tuipulotu 1-0-0, Gilman 0-3-0, Joseph-Day 0-2-0, Ogbonnia 0-2-0. NEW ENGLAND, J.Jones 4-2-0, Tavai 3-4-0, Jackson 3-1-0, Peppers 3-1-0, Bryant 3-0-0, Dugger 2-3-0, Wilson 2-2-0, Jennings 2-1-0, Bentley 1-7-0, White 1-3-0, Godchaux 1-2-0, Mills 1-2-0, Guy 1-1-0, Uche 1-1-0, Barmore 1-0-0, Mapu 1-0-0, Pharms 0-1-0, Roberts 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: CHARGERS, None. NEW ENGLAND, None.

FIELD GOALS MISSED: None.

Officials — Referee Bill Vinovich, Umpire Alex Moore, Head linesman Dale Keller, Line judge Mark Perlman, Field judge Joe Blubaugh, Side judge Jimmy Buchanan, Back judge Jimmy Russell, Replay official Mark Butterworth.

Attendance — 64,628.