The Los Angeles Chargers lost to the New England Patriots by a score of 41-28 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon, but the score actually made the game look closer than it actually was.
By halftime, the Patriots led 35-7, and they then extended their lead to 38-3 in the third quarter.
Afterward, Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said that the team will learn from the stomping:
“I’ve learned that no one game doesn’t define who we are and our football season, for sure,” Lynn told reporters, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “And those men, they fought hard all year and there were some difficult situations that we fought back and won. And today we just couldn’t get that done. . . . I liked the way they came out and competed in the second half. And you know, I’m not sure if you can take away anything from this one game today. You know, we got our butt’s kicked today. But we can learn a lot from this year and this season from one another. It’s not a comfortable moment for us, for sure, but I think in these times we can learn a lot about ourselves. And we can grow and be a better person, better teammate, better coach.”
Lynn just completed his second year as Chargers coach. Last season, he went 9-7.
This year, Los Angeles won 12 games but had to settle for a Wild Card spot in the AFC due to the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC West division crown.
The Chargers had been 8-1 on the road heading into their game at New England on Sunday.
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