Coming into the game, Herbert, in his fifth season in the NFL, had amassed 20,466 career passing yards, good for the second-most ever in a player's first five years in league history behind former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (20,618). The former Oregon Ducks star needed just 153 yards to break the record.

The Chargers obliterated the New England Patriots 40-7, clinching a wild-card spot. The Chargers improved to 10-6. They still have a shot at the No. 5 seed, which is valuable because that team will play the Houston Texans, who will be the weakest of the AFC's division winners and are locked into the No. 4 seed.

The Los Angeles Chargers book their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England Patriots.

The loss dropped the Patriots to 3-13, their second straight season with 13 losses, but it moved them closer to clinching a top pick in the NFL draft. The Patriots will end their

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to the postseason in their first year under Jim Harbaugh. The Bolts clinched a playoff spot in emphatic fashion, clobbering the New England Patriots, 40-7, on Saturday in Foxboro.