Herbert’s first playoff appearance started well. The Chargers took a 27-0 lead against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a wild-card playoff game at the end of the 2022 season. Then the Chargers had one of the biggest collapses in NFL playoff history and lost 31-30.

Brock Purdy threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen reacts to the game-winning drive against the Jacksonville Jaguars during Wild Card Weekend. Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop reacts to a game-sealing interception after the Wild Card win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In a throwback to their first Super Bowl championship team in the 2001 season -- in which current head coach Mike Vrabel played an integral role as a linebacker -- the New England Patriots leaned on their defense to pos t a 16-3 win Sunday against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs.

The Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs in a 23-19 loss to the 49ers in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

The New England Patriots pulled away from the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night to advance beyond the Wild Card Round for the first time since the 2018 season in which they last won a Super Bowl.

Justin Herbert Struggles Again In Wild Card Round

All-Pro tight end George Kittle suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Sunday's wild-card win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the nature of the injury in his postgame news conference. "The trainers knew before the cart came out and got word to me in the headset," Shanahan told reporters. "Yes, a torn Achilles."