It’s amazing what four straight wins and three straight Denver losses can do for the mood around Chargers Park on a Monday afternoon. Now tied with the Broncos at 6-3, and having beaten back two of the over-inflated “beasts of the East” the past two weeks, the Chargers are finally walking the path they all imagined taking in training camp.
The good feeling has even trickled up to the head coach, Norv Turner. At his weekly presser on Monday, Norv was even cracking wry on multiple occasions. The Norv Turner comedy playbook has seen the light of day less often than the wildcat formation, so this was a rare and refreshing treat.
On hearing the news before Sunday’s game that LaDainian Tomlinson’s wife LaTorsha was pregnant with their first child, Norv said he went to LT with a little friendly advice:
He even nailed the contented sniff after delivering the punch line, Chainsaw style. Nicely done, Norv! I’m not sure if Mal Hall will leave open the first slot at his Thursday night comedy show, or Greg Jones tonight for that matter, but if Norv wants to stretch out his routine I can probably place a phone call…
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For those who were there Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium, Sunday’s late afternoon provided an eerie and uneasy reminder.
For those who weren’t there Saturday night, a quick recap of the unbelievable developments: San Diego State, needing a victory to keep alive its realistic hopes of playing in a postseason bowl game, has in the bag that victory, leading Wyoming, 27-6, heading into the fourth quarter.
The only even-remotely possible way the Aztecs can lose is if a freshman quarterback who has led his team to only one touchdown in the past four games suddenly starts shredding the SDSU secondary. On top of that, the Aztecs will need not only a complete meltdown offensively, but they’ll also need to mix-in a blocked, chip-shot field goal and a fumbled kickoff.
It all happens. And Wyoming scores 24 straight points to pull off a stunning 30-27 victory. The site on the stadium scoreboard showing “Wyoming 24, San Diego State 0” in the fourth quarter burns in the mind.
Now for Sunday, on the very same field with the very same stadium scoreboard lit up overhead. Playing one of their most-complete games of the season, the Chargers roll to a 28-9 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles heading into the fourth quarter.
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