When Philip Rivers jogged off the field at halftime Sunday, the deficit was 28 points.
Antonio Gates followed Rivers into the visiting locker room at Gillette Stadium.
You wonder what they were thinking, these two longtime former San Diego teammates who are pushing 40.
Wait ’til next career? Wait until Bill Belichick and Tom Brady retire?
Due largely to poor defensive performance that merged into pathetic, their team trailed the Patirots 35-7 midway through the AFC divisional playoff game.
The final score was dismal, too, although two meaningless TDs late made it look better than it was:
This was a stark piece of Deja Blue for Rivers and Gates, who were on the San Diego teams that lost to New England in the 2006 and 2007 playoffs.