Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez suffers apparent injury in playoff game vs. Chargers

The New England Patriots will have to finish their do-or-die game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday without a valuable asset after cornerback Christian Gonzalez suffered a head injury.

The Patriots announced on X that Gonzalez is questionable to return to the wild-card tussle at Gillette Stadium.

.@Patriots Injury Update: CB Christian Gonzalez (head) is questionable to return. pic.twitter.com/LMTKNlVhXn

— Patriots Communications (@PatriotsComms) January 12, 2026

He logged two passes defended before exiting.

Gonzales was defending against Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston when both of them fell to the field. Johnston’s body then fell on Gonzalez’ head as the pass fell incomplete.

While losing the 23-year-old Gonzalez was a tough blow for the Patriots’ defense, they managed to hold on and defeat the Chargers, 16-3.

The Patriots, who are back in the playoffs after a three-year absence, moved past the wild-card round for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in 2019.

New England is now waiting for the winner between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans in their wild-card clash on Monday.

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