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Speaker 1: dot com. What's up, guys, Welcome to the Final Drive,

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Speaker 1: presented by Microsoft Surface alongside Haley Olwood. I'm Chris Harry

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Speaker 1: as the Chargers win their third straight they beat the

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Speaker 1: Broncos in nineteen sixteen, their second straight win in the

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Speaker 1: AFC West. Haley, I look at the manner in which

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Speaker 1: they're winning these games. The rookie is leading the way.

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Speaker 1: He certainly is. I think they've flipped these script over

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Speaker 1: these last few weeks. They flipped the script over these

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Speaker 1: last few weeks. You and I have come on, We've

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Speaker 1: done these podcasts throughout the season and just a few

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Speaker 1: weeks ago, we're talking about the final drive and the

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Speaker 1: final play and just how it didn't go in the

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Speaker 1: team's favor. And I think when you sort of have

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Speaker 1: listened to the pressers from yesterday and even just throughout

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Speaker 1: the last few weeks, there seems to be a common

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Speaker 1: theme that the hard work and effort has gone into

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Speaker 1: these games and execution. They're making plays. And I think

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Speaker 1: the biggest thing is that while Justin Herbert are certainly

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Speaker 1: leading the way, and I'm sure we'll talk about him,

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Speaker 1: they didn't let those losses get them down, and some

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Speaker 1: of them were very crushing losses. And I think to

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Speaker 1: turn it around and to especially get two wins, you know,

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Speaker 1: three wins total in a row, but two in the

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Speaker 1: division huge for this team. It is huge, especially when

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Speaker 1: you look at the lack of success they've had in

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Speaker 1: the division and being so close in those divisional games.

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Speaker 1: You know, you go back to Week two. I've talked

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Speaker 1: final gun. We know what happened in Denver the first time,

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Speaker 1: the last play of the game against Vegas. So to

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Speaker 1: get those two wins. I've said it too, and you

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Speaker 1: and I talked about this last week. I don't think

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Speaker 1: momentum carries over from one year to another, but I

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Speaker 1: think for a rookie quarterback like Justin in the core

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Speaker 1: group that's going to be here in twenty twenty one,

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Speaker 1: you have to go through the act of winning the

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Speaker 1: division games and the fact that you could get one

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Speaker 1: then get the Broncos back. There's something to be said

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Speaker 1: for that because these are the teams you're gonna have

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Speaker 1: to beat to ultimately get to the playoffs. What's the

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Speaker 1: easiest way to get to the playoffs winning your division?

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Speaker 1: And unfortunately for the Chargers they have a divisional opponent

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Speaker 1: like the Chiefs stacked up and Patrick Mahomes we know

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Speaker 1: But there is a confidence I think that is being built,

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Speaker 1: especially with getting Herbert, having him acquire these wins, and

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Speaker 1: I think you here here from him at the baby

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Speaker 1: at my notes from postgame. Kenneth Murray. You know when

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Speaker 1: he makes everything better, it makes it fun. Chris Harristringer

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Speaker 1: just like you said, momentum may not carry over, but

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Speaker 1: it does build a sense of confidence. And to do

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Speaker 1: it against divisional opponents again, I laugh. I think I

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Speaker 1: And you have to have that kind of that that

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Speaker 1: an opportunity. That final play just just didn't go the

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Speaker 1: But I think obviously that resolve really really showed on Sunday,

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Speaker 1: Helio what I'm Chris Harry. Have a great week and

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