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What they're saying in San Diego today

What are the San Diego media saying about the New Englands Patriots' dramatic come-from-behind victory yesterday against the Charges?

The San Diego Union-Tribune has a story about the Patriots' post-game celebration. Aside from the highly-publicized comments from MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, the paper features comments from rookie quarterback Philip Rivers:

"Rivers said he saw some Patriots pointing to the scoreboard, doing Merriman's 'Lights Out' dance and stomping on the Chargers helmet logo at midfield. 'They won and they deserve a lot of credit,' Rivers said. 'Personally I was disappointed in the way they handled winning. I mean, for as much as everybody said they expected them to win, they didn't act like it.' "

Chargers.com has a story with reaction from Marlon McCree, the Chargers' defensive back who intercepted a Tom Brady pass only to be stripped by Troy Brown on a key play in the fourth quarter.

"Had McCree simply knocked the ball down instead of intercepting it, the Chargers would have taken possession at their own 41-yard line," reads the story. "Instead, New England had new life at the Bolts 32, but McCree was confident in his actions."

Meanwhile, Journal sports columnist Jim Donaldson has already filed his post-game story for tomorrow's Journal, saying:

"SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers woke up here this morning wondering how they had lost to the Patriots. If, that is, they slept at all during a tortured night of tossing and turning, going over and over in their anguished minds how they’d blown a game they certainly could have — and, arguably, should have — won."

Read the full story now on projo.com.

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