Chargers aim to lock playoff spot in crucial clash with Patriots [Video]

MASSACHUSETTS, USA — Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England (3-12)

Saturday, 1 p.m. EST, NFL Network

BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 4

Series record: Patriots lead 27-16-2.

Against the spread: Chargers 10-5, Patriots 6-8-1.

Last meeting: Chargers beat Patriots 6-0 on Dec. 3, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass.

Last week: Patriots lost to Bills 24-21. Chargers beat Broncos 34-27.

Chargers offense: overall (24), rush (23), pass (24), scoring (19).

Chargers defense: overall (16), rush (15), pass (17), scoring (1).

Patriots offense: overall (29), rush (14), pass (32), scoring (30).

Patriots defense: overall (21), rush (24), pass (11), scoring (24).

Turnover differential: Chargers plus-10; Patriots minus-9.

WR Ladd McConkey — who leads Los Angeles with 69 receptions for 960 yards — can become only the third rookie in franchise history and first since Keenan Allen in 2013 to reach 1,000 receiving yards. McConkey, a second-round selection, also needs three catches to set the Chargers rookie …