Justin Herbert passed for 281 yards and Ladd McConkey caught two TD passes as the Chargers defeated the New England Patriots 40-7 to clinch a playoff berth.

During the Los Angeles Chargers' 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots on Saturday, Justin Herbert set the NFL record for the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first five seasons. Herbert was on his A-game against the Patriots,

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to the playoffs. It likely won't be the last time for the Jim Harbaugh-Justin Herbert combination. Harbaugh came back to the NFL after leading the University of Michigan to a national title and took a historically underachieving Chargers franchise right to the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Chargers will be looking for the X-factor against the Houston Texans, and it won't be Justin Herbert.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert said he could tell from the noise his teammates made from neighboring meeting rooms on Saturday “that good things were happening.” Los Angeles needed the Steelers to lose to the Bengals that night to have a shot at the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.