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Getty Images Philip Rivers, left, couldn't outduel Tom Brady. Will he have better luck against Matt Cassel on Sunday? Here is proof that the luster has come off the AFC in 2008: I almost picked the Panthers-Bucs game to lead First-and-10. What a difference a year makes. It seems like only yesterday the Patriots and Chargers were meeting for the AFC Championship. Few gave the Chargers much of a chance. Philip Rivers had a torn ACL, Antonio Gates had major foot problems, and LaDainian Tomlinson was hurt. The Chargers gave the Patriots a good battle, but the Patriots carried their perfect season into the Super Bowl by winning the AFC title game 21-12. When the 2008 schedule was released, Sunday night's Patriots-Chargers showdown was considered one of the marquee games of the season. Now, with Tom Brady injured and the Chargers... [read full story]
