September 13, 1992. That's the last time New England played a football game in Los Angeles. The week 2 match-up resulted in a 14-0 loss and an 0-1 start to what would be a 2-14 season.

Twenty-four years later, and the NFL is on the verge of returning to LA. We know the Rams are going, courtesy of the 30-2 vote in favor of relocation earlier today. The Chargers may end up joining them, but things are still up in the air. Now let's take a look at when the Patriots will play their first game in Los Angeles in this millennium.

Los Angeles Rams: The NFL schedule is cyclical, so we can predict ahead of time who and where the Patriots will play. The Rams are in the NFC, so the Pats play them once every four years. Last time, the year was 2012 and the game was in London. The game, although being a neutral field, counted as a home game for the then St. Louis Rams. Therefore, they will visit Gillette for the first time since 2008 next year. Another 4 years ahead puts us at the year 2020, which should be the first time New England plays in LA against the LA Rams 2.0 if the NFL stays true to their cycle.

Los Angeles Chargers: This is a little bit more up in the air, as it is not confirmed that they will be moving. The schedule cycle had the Pats playing in San Diego last year, where Collins and the defense led New England to a 23-14 win on Sunday Night Football. AFC opponents are on a 3-year cycle, so New England is scheduled to play the Chargers in 2017 at home and possibly in LA in 2020. However, because the Patriots and Chargers share a conference, they also play each other if they finish at the same place in their divisions. Any game played between the Chargers and Pats in 2018 or 2019 would be played at Gillette Stadium though, so that becomes irrelevant.

The bottom line is that barring a change in NFL scheduling procedure, the next time you'll see New England in Los Angeles will be 2020, 28 years after their last game. If the Chargers and Rams both move, then the Pats will play two games in LA that year.