Courtesy of San Diego's upset victory Sunday at the RCA Dome, the world won't get to see the NFL's two best teams vying for the right to stretch the AFC's Super Bowl winning streak to five by whipping an overmatched NFC opponent. And we won't have an opportunity to see another chapter written in what has grown into an epic rivalry, one in which the two organizations just flat-out don't like each other.
The next revisiting of New England vs. Indianapolis will have to wait for another day.
But although there will be no replay of last year's memorable conference title bloodletting, there is some history between the Chargers and the Patriots, and the teams' divisional-round matchup of a year ago certainly will be recalled this week.
The Chargers, who had the best record in the NFL going into the 2006 postseason, all but had the Pats eliminated, leading 21-13 midway through the fourth quarter. And it appeared that San Diego free safety Marlon McCree had secured the victory with an interception that snuffed out a promising New England drive …
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