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Justin Herbert shines, Chargers get impressive win over Patriots to clinch playoff spot

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to the playoffs. It likely won't be the last time for the Jim Harbaugh-Justin Herbert combination.

Harbaugh came back to the NFL after leading the University of Michigan to a national title and took a historically underachieving Chargers franchise right to the playoffs. And the Chargers looked every bit of a playoff team on Saturday.

The Chargers obliterated the New England Patriots 40-7, clinching a wild-card spot. The Chargers improved to 10-6. They still have a shot at the No. 5 seed, which is valuable because that team will play the Houston Texans, who will be the weakest of the AFC's division winners and are locked into the No.