Shawne Merriman Comes Up With Bold Prediction On Patriots-Chargers Match

The New England Patriots are playing the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, and everything goes in their favor, including the referee and the weather forecast. What does Shawne Merriman think about this?

The Patriots will sure enjoy the snowy AFC Divisional Round game, but we are not really sure about the Chargers. They will have to travel across the country and play in snow. But, Shawne Merriman is convinced that his former team will defeat Tom Brady and his teammates.

The former Chargers linebacker disagrees with the theory that turns the Pats into winners. He talked on Fox Sports 1’s The Herd just to say that the Chargers are locks to defeat New England on Sunday.

Merriman cheers on the Chargers

“They’re a lock for me this week,” Shawne Merriman said. “The Patriots — yeah, you have Bill Belichick, you have Tom Brady there, but they’re not the same team they were in the past. They’re just not. They don’t bring that kind of stamp to the field anymore. I know they’ve been in the playoffs, they have the experience. But this Chargers team right now, they’re the most resilient team in football. They’ve been through so much. Injuries and the move and people not really paying attention to them and they just use all of it as fuel. Going out there is going to be no different. Them winning on the road, it hasn’t been a problem this year. They’ll go right into Foxboro, it will be competitive, it will be a good game. In the past, the Patriots have always found ways to win. Not this time, I don’t think that’s the case.”

Well, we know a few people that will not agree with Merriman. But, the Chargers had a nice regular season record, and finished 12-4. They had to play in the Wild Card round because they are in the same division with the Kansas City Chiefs.