Overview
- Chargers running back Omarion Hampton, questionable with an ankle injury, is active after pregame warmups resolved his status.
- The Patriots ruled out nose tackle Khyiris Tonga, while Harold Landry III, Robert Spillane and Kayshon Boutte are active, reuniting Spillane with Milton Williams for the first time since Week 11.
- New England elevated defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III and wide receiver Jeremiah Webb on Saturday, with Webb a healthy scratch once Boutte was cleared.
- Los Angeles restored left tackle Jamaree Salyer to the starting line and finalized depth by placing KeAndre Lambert-Smith on injured reserve, activating tight end Tucker Fisk, and elevating Dalevon Campbell and Isas Waxter, who were later inactive.
- Under coordinator Jesse Minter, the Chargers arrive with a top-10 scoring and yardage defense as both teams locked in seven inactives before kickoff at Gillette Stadium.