As the New England Patriots shift their focus to this Sunday’s matchup with the Carolina Panthers, here are four final thoughts on their 27-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers:
— Storm Norton: awesome name, awful performance.
The most glaring mismatch on the field Sunday was Norton, the Chargers’ backup right tackle, against stud Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon.
Judon has been one of the NFL’s most disruptive players in his first season with New England, and he flat-out dominated Norton, finishing with 1 1/2 sacks, one tackle for loss and an eye-popping 10 quarterback pressures, per Pro Football Focus.