They will be under the lights and the microscope, these players struggling for attention in their own market about to be showcased nationally.
The Chargers have a chance Sunday night to prove that they belong, that they should be taken seriously, that they are — as a matter of fact — good enough.
“I think it would be silly to say it’s [just] another game,” Philip Rivers admitted. “You get excited when you play in these games .… These are the games you grew up watching, know what I mean? I think it's OK to have a little added juice.