Chargers head to Foxborough to face Belichick, Patriots

STATS AND STUFF: Brandon Staley has a 25-25 record. This is the first time since Week 2 of the 2021 season he has been at .500. ... Los Angeles was tied for the league low with only eight giveaways in its first 10 games. It had four last week, which was its most in a game since 2020. ... The offense is fourth in red zone touchdown rate (63.9%), reaching the end zone in 23 of 36 trips. ... QB Justin Herbert has two touchdowns and four interceptions in two starts against the Patriots, both losses. Herbert has 114 touchdown passes and needs one more to surpass Patrick Mahomes for the most in a player’s first four seasons. ... RB Austin Ekeler has five straight games with at least 60 scrimmage yards. ... WR Keenan Allen had 43 catches in November, which is a league record for the most in the month. He leads the league with 97 receptions and has three straight games with at least 10 catches. ... The Chargers defense is tied for sixth in the league with 36 sacks. ... The third down defense is tied for sixth best in the league at 35.2%.It has allowed just 50 conversions on 142 attempts. ... OLB Tuli Tuipulotu is tied for the most tackles for loss (eight) by a rookie this season and is tied for second in sacks (four). ... S Alohi Gilman had nine tackles and a pass defensed in last week’s loss to Baltimore. ... K Cameron Dicker is 37 of 39 on field goals since joining the Chargers last season. ... The Patriots have lost two straight games in the red throwback uniforms they will wear. ... Belichick will coach in his 424th game (including playoffs), surpassing Don Shula for third most in NFL history (George Halas, 506; Tom Landry, 454). ... New England (eighth) is hoping to finish in the top 10 in defense for the 11th time under Belichick. ... CB J.C. Jackson has 26 interceptions, tied for the most in the NFL since 2018. He is ninth on the Patriots’ all-time list, one behind Maurice Hurst. ... TE Pharoah Brown is averaging 24.3 yards per reception, which would break Stanley Morgan’s franchise record of 23.4.