Rolf Benirschke, former San Diego Chargers placekicker, has been elected chairman of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

On Sunday night, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers will meet in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. It will be their fifth postseason meeting in a history dating back to 1963.

Former San Diego Chargers placekicker Rolf Benirschke has been elected chairman of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Board of Trustees.

Rolf Benirschke, a former NFL placekicker and son of renowned conservationist Dr. Kurt Benirschke, has been elected the chair of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Board of Trustees, the organization announced Tuesday. He previously served as vice chair of the nonprofit, which operates the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

But for all of the Chargers gaudy regular-season stats — the Bolts ranked in the top five in yards allowed per game, third-down defense, red-zone defense and first downs allowed per game — players know none of that matters if they can't deliver in the postseason.

There’s a lot to like about the Patriots’ potential path to the Super Bowl in this stunning season. None of us expected 14 wins, or a No. 2 playoff seed, but now that the playoffs are upon us, the AFC is wide open and there’s a lot of “Why Not Us” kicking around Patriots Nation.