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The Chargers managed a memorable Escape From New York last week, and many on the team have called it a stepping stone victory.  All well and good, but before the Bolts get used to the view from atop that stone, they better realize their next step will be a doozy.  If the Chargers don’t back up their great road win with a home victory over the Eagles, then what did they really accomplish?

Norv Turner has been around the NFL long enough to not get overly excited about pulling out a “must-win” in Week 9:

It’s like a tennis player who breaks his opponent’s serve and then gets broken right back in his own service game.  The Chargers are a very modest 2-2 at home, not the typical stamp of a contender.  A third home loss would be both devastating and revealing.  And yet, with a very tough Eagles team coming to town, Sunday’s bout is far from a gimme.

Turner talked about the Chargers’ home stumbles:

Here more from Turner, Philip Rivers and Shawne Merriman after the jump:

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