Tonight at 8:30 p.m. on NBC a tasty quarterback matchup will get underway when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (9-3) take on Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers (8-4) on Sunday Night Football, which can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Patriots fans can find the radio broadcast on 98.5 The Sports Hub, while Chargers fans may do likewise on The Rock 105.3.
The Patriots are coming off an emotional loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field last week, and although they are up against a playoff contender tonight in the Chargers, a letdown game may be in store for Tom Brady's bunch.
"I just wish we would have won this one. We put a lot into this one, and this was a great test for us," Brady said. "I think the guys knew how important this was for our season."
Meanwhile, the Chargers are going to have to look past years of Patriots dominance against them. Philip Rivers has a way of perceiving the matchup that should make ignoring the bad history easier.
"We've never played this Patriot team," Rivers said. "We're 0-0 against this group. There's a lot of guys in that locker room that have never played the Patriots in their life. You can't really say this team is 1-5 against them."
This matchup is the second straight for Brady against an elite counterpart, and San Diego is also coming into this game desperate. Brady has received major kudos this year for shaking off a bad start to the year and performing as well as ever the last few weeks, but Chargers coach Mike McCoy has no qualms about bringing Rivers into battle.
"Having a franchise quarterback like who he is, he goes out and earns everything he gets," McCoy said. "It's great to have him on our football team. He's been very efficient. He's done a great job of leading not only the team, but the offense week in and week out."
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