Brady threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman midway through the fourth quarter, and New England beat the San Diego Chargers 23-14 for its eighth win in nine games.
"We're hurting," Weddle said. "it's a tough loss for us. We fought and battled and were so close but we couldn't get a stop or get as score and find a way to win.
The game had several momentum swings.
The Chargers dropped from the No. 5 playoff seed to No. 6. Up next is a home game against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, who lead the Chargers by two games in the AFC West.
Four plays into the drive,Jerseys NFL Wholesale China, Rob Gronkowski caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brady to pull the Patriots to 14-13.
Manti Te'o leaped to make his first career interception just before halftime, preserving the Chargers' 14-13 lead.
"We just didn't get it done, collectively,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping," safety Eric Weddle said. "The teams coming up are going to be just like this."
"There are no excuses around here. We didn't do enough to win the game," outside linebacker Dwight Freeney said.
Gronkowski became the first tight end in NFL history with four seasons of 10 or more scoring receptions.
"That was the back-breaker for us," Weddle said. "We had to make a tackle and maybe we hold them."
"It will sting for a few days."
New England went ahead 16-14 on Stephen Gostkowski's 38-yard field goal with 10:34 left.
If they're going to hold on and make the playoffs, the Chargers are going to have to do a lot better than they did Sunday night.
The Patriots (10-3) clinched their 12th straight 10-win season for the second-longest such streak in NFL history. They spent the week in San Diego following a loss at Green Bay in order to cut down on late-season travel,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys.
Safety Jahleel Addae forced Brandon LaFell to fumble after a reception and Stuckey picked it up and ran it in.
"We just didn't play well," Rivers said. "They were the reason for a lot of that. But we had some things that were self-inflicted as well. It wasn't our best day, obviously. Anytime you score seven points in this league you're not going to win any games."
After forcing the Chargers to punt,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the Patriots started on their 31. Brady faked a handoff and hit Edelman on a slant at about the 45. He broke two tackles and was gone.
Brady completed 28 of 44 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Edelman caught eight passes for 141 yards,Wholesale Jerseys China.
Safety Darrell Stuckey returned a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown and Malcom Floyd made a diving catch of a 15-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers.
With the Patriots looking to go ahead, Brady tried to hit Gronkowski on second-and-10 from the Chargers 18. But Te'o, the second-year linebacker from Notre Dame, picked off the under-thrown pass at the 4.
Philip Rivers was off all night, completing 20 of 33 passes for only 189 yards. The offense scored only one touchdown.
San Diego (8-5) was shut out in the second half.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers got a harsh taste of reality from Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
The Chargers scored twice in 2 minutes,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, 33 seconds in the second quarter.
After Stephen Gostkowski kicked his second 22-yard field goal of the first half, Brandon Bolden blocked a punt by Mike Scifres to give New England the ball on the San Diego 28. Scifres hurt his left shoulder on the play and was carted off the field.
