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San Diegans, Patriots fans have much in common

You’ll be watching Sunday, won’t you, San Diego?

You’ll watch for any number of reasons, but if the local viewership trends hold up, the spectacle in Atlanta will lure at least 1.5 million San Diegans to the CBS telecast.

Close to half the county, in other words, will take a peek.

Many San Diegans the past two decades detested the Pats, a Chargers rival that dealt the region heartache in the winters of 2007 and 2008 (and clocked San Diegan Philip Rivers and mates in the recent playoff game in Massachusetts).

But here’s a funny thing:

San Diegans and Pats fans are kindred spirits.