Takeaways from Chargers’ loss: They did give…

A late Chargers touchdown didn’t change the outcome, only the final score.

But it also highlighted the potential of rookie wide receiver Joshua Palmer, who came down with the ball over defenders Jalen Mills and Adrian Phillips with 40 seconds left.

Palmer went up with both Patriots and wrestled the ball away from Mills near the front corner of the end zone.

“That’s the type stuff we need,” wide receiver Keenan Allen said. “Josh came up and made a play.”

Palmer, a third-round pick out of Tennessee, entered the game with six receptions for 58 yards. The touchdown was his first in the NFL.

“A catch like that, that was a big-time momentum shift,” Allen said. “When he makes a catch like that, you automatically think we’re going to get the onside kick.”

Alas, the Chargers did not recover the ensuing kick, and New England ran out the clock.