New England Patriots: Predicting every game on 2021 schedule

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 03: Cam Newton #1 of the New England Patriots celebrates a Touchdown against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on January 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 03: Cam Newton #1 of the New England Patriots celebrates a Touchdown against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on January 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images) /
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Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers #16 of the New England Patriots (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers #16 of the New England Patriots (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) /

Week 8 – Los Angeles Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers are a sneaky team that may be flying a bit under the radar. They improved all season and lost most of their games by extremely small margins (choking most away) … aside from their blowout loss to the Patriots, of course. Second-year quarterback Justin Herbert has the weapons along with a competent defense. With that being said, however, Belichick took advantage of the young signal caller in 2020, and with an even better defense this time around, it’s hard to believe he won’t do it again.

Prediction: W