This is a great time of year to be thankful for what we have
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Youth Darius Philon Jerseys , 2017. Both teams were 0-4, and only one of them could possibly have the chance of teasing a postseason run with a win that evening. As things would have it, it was a very entertaining (and messy) game, ending 27-22 in favor of the Chargers (and MGIII’s 2 TDs helped kick-start the optimism of 2017).That win, and moreover, the sheer amount of grit shown in the second half of 2017, can be largely attributable to the possibility of a postseason berth. While it wasn’t to be last year, it was something to hang our hats on again this year when the Chargers fell out of the gate to the Chiefs. We knew, even if our kicking situation was as bad as before (it was)
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