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Speaker 2: There were five of them against the Denver Broncos. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think was the congrats nineteen seventy four Chargers if

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Speaker 2: That was the last time an NFL team has had

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Speaker 2: You look at Gibbs. Levin carries one hundred yards, some

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Speaker 2: Let's get back to these rookies too, just just a

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Speaker 1: Trial by fire. I mean, it's hard to be a

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Speaker 2: to know that you're just in. The dance gives Lions

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