Sorry Dan Shaughnessy, but there are no tomato cans left in the AFC. Sure, the Los Angeles Chargers were coached by the ghost of Marty Schottenheimer in the fourth quarter (I’ll save you the Google, he’s not dead yet), but they’re still a formidable opponent. Luckily, the New England Patriots will be at home in the divisional round. That may not be the case in the AFC Championship Game, though.
Let’s start with the Chargers, who the Patriots will be playing next weekend. They were one of only three teams in the NFL who were top-10 in scoring offense and defense.