"If we were locked into a seed. We're not locked into a seed, so we're playing to move up," Harbaugh said. "We'd love to be in the fifth seed. That gives you a chance to have a playoff game at home.

FOXBORO, Mass. — Jim Harbaugh burst into the locker room like the Kool-Aid Man. There was an open entrance, so he did not have to break down a wall. But considering the enthusiasm the Los Angeles Chargers coach was exuding, he probably could have shouldered through some drywall if necessary.

Justin Herbert passed for 281 yards and Ladd McConkey caught two TD passes as the Chargers defeated the New England Patriots 40-7 to clinch a playoff berth.