It seems safe to say that New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is prepared for his team's Divisional Round matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Edelman posted a “Beat LA” hype video on his Twitter account on Wednesday, referencing the great Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry and showing a clip of the Boston Red Sox beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series this past October:

The Patriots last played the Chargers in the playoffs back in January 2008, topping the Bolts in the AFC Championship Game to improve to 18-0 overall on the year before advancing to the Super Bowl where they lost to the New York Giants.

However, this New England team is not nearly as impressive as that 2007-08 squad.

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The Patriots did win 11 games this year, capturing their 10th straight AFC East division title and locking down a first-round bye, but this is arguably the most vulnerable New England ballclub of the last decade.

Tom Brady hardly even resembles the same quarterback who led a furious Super Bowl comeback against the Atlanta Falcons two years ago, the receiving corps are thin and the defense ranked just 21st in the league.

Also, this Chargers team is really, really good, having won 12 games during the regular season. They are also coming off of an impressive Wild Card Round win over the Baltimore Ravens.

All of that being said, this is still the Patriots we are talking about, and even though Brady is looking his age at 41, he is still Tom Brady.