Final2023 Week 13

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA

Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots, Week 13 2023

Los Angeles Chargers

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  • Passing leader

    Justin Herbert

    LAC · QB

    8.0PPR pts

    22/37, 212 YDS

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Ezekiel Elliott

    NE · RB

    13.2PPR pts

    17 ATT, 52 YDS, 4 REC, 40 REC YDS

  • Patriots leader

    DeVante Parker

    NE · WR

    10.4PPR pts

    4 REC, 64 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Khalil Mack

    LAC

    2 SACK, 5 TKL

Chargers 6, Patriots 0: Los Angeles beats New England

Los Angeles led 6–0 at halftime to win 6–0. New England outgained the Chargers 257–241.

New England never got on the board.

The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Chargers finished without a giveaway.

The two teams meet again in Week 12 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1 turnover margin LAC 0 turnovers
  • +4% third-down rate LAC 33% · NE 29%

Game Highlights

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Why the Chargers Won

Los Angeles won the turnover and third-down battles.

Team stats comparison, Chargers vs Patriots
ChargersStatPatriots
0Turnovers1
33%Third-down conversion29%
Other team stats
241Total yards257
4.0Yards per play4.1
61Plays62
28:50Time of possession31:10

Scoring Summary

The Chargers scored two field goals; the Patriots did not score.

Scoring plays, Chargers vs Patriots
TimeTeamPlayLACNE
1st quarter
No scoring
2nd quarter
9:09LACCameron Dicker 38-yard FG Takes lead30
0:44LACCameron Dicker 38-yard FG Extends lead60
3rd quarter
No scoring
4th quarter
No scoring

Fantasy Points: Chargers vs Patriots, Week 13 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Ezekiel ElliottNERB13.2 PTSRB15
  2. Keenan AllenLACWR10.8 PTSWR33
  3. DeVante ParkerNEWR10.4 PTSWR35
  4. Quentin JohnstonLACWR10.2 PTSWR37

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Justin HerbertLACQB8.0QB2322/37212004-5075.5Start/Sit →
Bailey ZappeNEQB7.2QB2413/2514100416068.9

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Ezekiel ElliottNERB13.2RB15RB1752054400
Keenan AllenLACWR10.8WR33WR———95580Start/Sit →
DeVante ParkerNEWR10.4WR35WR———94640
Quentin JohnstonLACWR10.2WR37WR———75520Start/Sit →
Gerald EverettLACTE8.4TE14TE———54440
Austin EkelerLACRB4.7RB34RB141803290Start/Sit →
Joshua KelleyLACRB4.5RB35RB61603290
Tyquan ThorntonNEWR3.9WR59WR13901000Start/Sit →
Hunter HenryNETE3.5TE27TE———42150Start/Sit →
Alex EricksonLACWR3.3WR64WR———11230
Donald ParhamLACTE3.2TE28TE———42120
Rhamondre StevensonNERB2.9RB44RB93901100Start/Sit →
JuJu Smith-SchusterNEWR2.1WR75WR———31110
Jalen ReagorNEWR2.1WR76WR———11110
Jalen GuytonLACWR1.5WR85WR———3150
Ty MontgomeryNERB0.2RB63RB120————
Stone SmarttLACTE0.0—TE———1000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Los Angeles Chargers

Snap Share

  1. Keenan AllenWR54 snaps89%
  2. Quentin JohnstonWR47 snaps77%
  3. Gerald EverettTE39 snaps64%
  4. Donald ParhamTE38 snaps62%
  5. Jalen GuytonWR38 snaps62%

Target Share36 targets

  1. Keenan Allen25%, 9 targets
  2. Quentin Johnston19%, 7 targets
  3. Gerald Everett14%, 5 targets
  4. Donald Parham11%, 4 targets
  5. Austin Ekeler8%, 3 targets
  6. Other22%, 8 targets

Carry Share24 carries

  1. Austin Ekeler58%, 14 carries
  2. Joshua Kelley25%, 6 carries
  3. Justin Herbert17%, 4 carries

New England Patriots

Snap Share

  1. JuJu Smith-SchusterWR59 snaps92%
  2. DeVante ParkerWR55 snaps86%
  3. Tyquan ThorntonWR51 snaps80%
  4. Hunter HenryTE47 snaps73%
  5. Ezekiel ElliottRB44 snaps69%

Target Share24 targets

  1. DeVante Parker38%, 9 targets
  2. Ezekiel Elliott21%, 5 targets
  3. Hunter Henry17%, 4 targets
  4. JuJu Smith-Schuster13%, 3 targets
  5. Jalen Reagor4%, 1 targets
  6. Other8%, 2 targets

Carry Share32 carries

  1. Ezekiel Elliott53%, 17 carries
  2. Rhamondre Stevenson28%, 9 carries
  3. Bailey Zappe13%, 4 carries
  4. Ty Montgomery3%, 1 carries
  5. Tyquan Thornton3%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
JuJu Smith-SchusterNEWR5992%313%0
Keenan AllenLACWR5489%925%0
DeVante ParkerNEWR5586%938%0
Tyquan ThorntonNEWR5180%14%1
Quentin JohnstonLACWR4777%719%0
Hunter HenryNETE4773%417%0
Ezekiel ElliottNERB4469%521%17
Gerald EverettLACTE3964%514%0
Donald ParhamLACTE3862%411%0
Jalen GuytonLACWR3862%38%0
Austin EkelerLACRB3557%38%14
Pharaoh BrownNETE3250%00%0
Joshua KelleyLACRB2643%38%6
Rhamondre StevensonNERB1727%14%9
Alex EricksonLACWR813%13%0
Stone SmarttLACTE813%13%0
Derius DavisLACWR711%00%0
Mike GesickiNETE69%00%0
Jalen ReagorNEWR69%14%0
Ty MontgomeryNERB35%00%1
Stephen AndersonLACTE23%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+1.6Tyquan Thornton3.9 PTS vs 2.3 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−10.0Justin Herbert8.0 PTS vs 18.0 xFP
  • Highest expected volume18.8 xFPEzekiel Elliott13.2 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Ezekiel ElliottNE · RB13.218.8−5.669%53% car—01753%521%
Justin HerbertLAC · QB8.018.0−10.0100%37 att—37417%00%
DeVante ParkerNE · WR10.415.0−4.686%38% tgt—000%938%
Keenan AllenLAC · WR10.815.0−4.289%25% tgt—000%925%
Austin EkelerLAC · RB4.713.6−8.957%58% car—01458%38%
Bailey ZappeNE · QB7.213.0−5.8100%25 att—25413%00%
Quentin JohnstonLAC · WR10.211.7−1.577%19% tgt—000%719%
Joshua KelleyLAC · RB4.58.7−4.243%25% car—0625%38%
Gerald EverettLAC · TE8.48.3+0.164%14% tgt—000%514%
Rhamondre StevensonNE · RB2.97.2−4.327%28% car—0928%14%
Donald Parham Jr.LAC · TE3.26.7−3.562%11% tgt—000%411%
Hunter HenryNE · TE3.56.7−3.273%17% tgt—000%417%
Jalen GuytonLAC · WR1.55.0−3.562%8% tgt—000%38%
JuJu Smith-SchusterNE · WR2.15.0−2.992%13% tgt—000%313%
Tyquan ThorntonNE · WR3.92.3+1.680%4% tgt—013%14%
Alex EricksonLAC · WR3.31.7+1.613%3% tgt—000%13%
Jalen ReagorNE · WR2.11.7+0.49%4% tgt—000%14%
Stone SmarttLAC · TE0.01.7−1.713%3% tgt—000%13%
Ty Montgomery IINE · RB0.20.6−0.45%3% car—013%00%

Team totals: Chargers 36 targets and 24 carries; Patriots 24 targets and 32 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Justin Herbert Unlucky

LAC · QB · 8.0 pts on 18.0 expected

22 of 37 passing for 212 yards; 4 carries for -5 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 18.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Justin Herbert →

Bailey Zappe Unlucky

NE · QB · 7.2 pts on 13.0 expected

13 of 25 passing for 141 yards; 4 carries for 16 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 13.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Keenan Allen

LAC · WR · 10.8 pts on 15.0 expected

9 targets (25% of the team's), 5 catches for 58 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Keenan Allen →

Austin Ekeler Unlucky

LAC · RB · 4.7 pts on 13.6 expected

3 targets (8% of the team's), 2 catches for 9 yards; 14 carries (58% of the team's) for 18 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 13.6 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Austin Ekeler →

Ezekiel Elliott Unlucky

NE · RB · 13.2 pts on 18.8 expected

5 targets (21% of the team's), 4 catches for 40 yards; 17 carries (53% of the team's) for 52 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 18.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

DeVante Parker Volume, no payoff

NE · WR · 10.4 pts on 15.0 expected

9 targets (38% of the team's), 4 catches for 64 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.0 expected.

Quentin Johnston

LAC · WR · 10.2 pts on 11.7 expected

7 targets (19% of the team's), 5 catches for 52 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 11.7 expected.

Start/Sit: Quentin Johnston →

Alex Erickson

LAC · WR · 3.3 pts on 1.7 expected

1 target (3% of the team's), 1 catch for 23 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 1.7 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Stock up: Quentin Johnston played 77% of the snaps, up from a 53% season average.
  • Stock down: Alex Erickson played 13% of the snaps, down from a 65% season average.
  • Stock down: Stone Smartt played 13% of the snaps, down from a 29% season average.

New England Patriots

  • Stock up: Ezekiel Elliott led the backfield with 69% of the snaps after trailing Rhamondre Stevenson before this game.
  • Stock up: JuJu Smith-Schuster played 92% of the snaps, up from a 57% season average.
  • Stock up: Tyquan Thornton played 80% of the snaps, up from a 27% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Chargers defense and Patriots defense
Points allowed toChargers DPatriots D
QBs19.014.6
RBs23.220.9
WRs37.331.7
TEs11.79.0

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

New England opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Patriots win probability

Patriots win probability by game minutePatriots started at 50%, stood at 27% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 2 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −11Dicker 38-yd FG50% → 39%Q2 9:09
  2. −11Dicker 38-yd FG38% → 27%Q2 0:44

Swing in Patriots win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Chargers vs Patriots
Los Angeles ChargersMeasureNew England Patriots
61Plays62
61%Pass rate48%
5.7Yds / dropback3.6
1.2Yds / carry4.6
5/15Third downs4/14

Efficiency edge Los Angeles ran 1 fewer plays but gained 2.1 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • LAC Allen 25% · Johnston 19% · Everett 14%
  • NE Parker 38% · Elliott 21% · Henry 17%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Chargers vs Patriots
ResultLACNE
Touchdowns00
Field goals20
Punts87
Turnovers01
Turnovers on downs02

LAC turnover edge: +1

  • The Chargers opened the scoring on their fourth possession, a 7-play, 27-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • New England's first four possessions all ended in a three-and-out or a fumble.
  • The Chargers drained the clock with two second-half drives of four to six minutes.
All 22 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
NEQ1 15:00351:36Punt
LACQ1 13:24351:29Punt
NEQ1 11:5513547:42Fumble
LACQ1 4:13381:53Punt
NEQ1 2:20361:04Punt
LACQ1 1:166442:43Punt
NEQ2 13:33321:58Punt
LACQ2 11:357272:26Field goal
NEQ2 9:095262:13Punt
LACQ2 6:569224:54Punt
NEQ2 2:023-50:28Punt
LACQ2 1:34470:50Field goal
NEQ2 0:44160:44End of half
LACQ3 15:00300:24Punt
NEQ3 14:3611396:03Punt
LACQ3 8:3311525:10Punt
NEQ3 3:237463:29Punt
LACQ4 14:547244:41Punt
NEQ4 10:136423:15Downs
LACQ4 6:585172:22Punt
NEQ4 4:367292:38Downs
LACQ4 1:585201:58End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Chargers vs Patriots Head-to-Head

The Chargers and Patriots first met in 1960 and have played 47 times since.

All-time series
28–17–2Patriots lead, 47 meetings since 1960
Postseason
4–1Split 4–1
Largest Chargers win
51–101963
Largest Patriots win
45–02020

Since 2021

2–2 Series tied

4 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Chargers win, P = Patriots win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 12 Patriots at Chargers Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Chargers vs Patriots
ChargersStatPatriots
5-12Record4-13
20.4Points per game13.9
329.4Yards per game276.2
5.1Yards per play4.6
23.4Points allowed per game21.5
362.9Yards allowed per game301.6

Chargers vs Patriots Fantasy Outlook for 2026

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Chargers vs Patriots Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Chargers vs Patriots Week 13 game?

The Los Angeles Chargers beat the New England Patriots 6–0 in Week 13 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on December 3, 2023. See the Chargers' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Chargers vs Patriots?

The final score was Chargers 6, Patriots 0. The Chargers led 6–0 at halftime, and the second half went Chargers 0, Patriots 0.

What happened in the Chargers vs Patriots game?

Los Angeles led 6–0 at halftime to win 6–0. New England outgained the Chargers 257–241. Ezekiel Elliott led all players with 4 catches for 40 yards, plus 17 carries for 52 rushing yards. The Patriots committed 1 turnover, the Chargers none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Chargers vs Patriots?

Ezekiel Elliott led the game with 13.2 PPR fantasy points, the RB15 of Week 13, on 4 catches for 40 yards, plus 17 carries for 52 rushing yards. Keenan Allen was next with 10.8 (WR33).

Who led Chargers vs Patriots in passing, rushing and receiving?

Justin Herbert (LAC) led all passers with 22 of 37 for 212 yards. Ezekiel Elliott (NE) led in rushing with 17 carries for 52 yards. DeVante Parker (NE) led in receiving with 4 catches for 64 yards.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Chargers vs Patriots?

Tyquan Thornton outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 3.9 PPR points on 2.3 xFP (+1.6). Justin Herbert fell furthest short, with 8.0 points on 18.0 xFP (−10.0). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Chargers vs Patriots?

Ezekiel Elliott had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 18.8 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 13.2. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Chargers beat the Patriots?

The Chargers beat the Patriots 6–0 because they won the turnover battle 1–0.

Which team won the turnover battle in Chargers vs Patriots?

The Chargers won the turnover battle 1–0: the Patriots gave the ball away 1 time and the Chargers not at all. The Chargers won the game.

What is the all-time Chargers vs Patriots record?

The Patriots lead the all-time series 28–17–2 across 47 meetings since 1960, including a 4–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Chargers and Patriots last play before this game?

Before Week 13 of 2023, they last met in the 2021 season on October 31, 2021, when the Patriots beat the Chargers 27–24.

Have the Chargers and Patriots met in the playoffs?

Yes, 5 times, most recently in the 2025 playoffs. The Chargers are 1–4 against the Patriots in the postseason.

What is the Chargers vs Patriots record since 2021?

The series is tied 2–2 across 4 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.