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If you didn't catch the Chiefs-Chargers game yesterday, here is what you missed.

With 1:13 left in the game, the Chargers were down 21-10. Game over, right? Well, Philip Rivers hit Malcom Floyd over the middle to score a four-yard touchdown and tighten the gap. 21-16, gotta go for two. The Chargers failed on the two-point conversation and set up an onside kick.

Ball bounds towards Dwayne Bowe, he looks like he should wrap that thing up like Jesus in swaddling clothes, but Bowe can't hold it ("I think sometimes he takes his eye off the ball," said Chiefs coach Herm Edwards) and the Chargers recovered. With 1:11 to go, Rivers drove the team down the field, hooking up with Vincent Jackson for the touchdown. 22-21, gotta go for two again. The Chargers failed to score on the two-pointer and with no time left on the clock, Connor Barth missed a 50-yarder for the win to keep the Chargers playoff hopes alive.

Whew. Okay, enough of the recap. Here is the big mystery.

At 6-8, San Diego still has a chance to make the f-ing playoffs. No, seriously. Denver had a chance to clinch on Sunday but forgot that they were playing the best team in the NFL (no prob, Brinson), losing 30-10 against the DeAngelo Williamses, setting up the possibility of a Mediocrity Bowl if Denver losses next week and San Diego wins.

Joe Jurevicius has said this will be his final NFL season, and the Browns' No. 3 receiver might miss the start of '08 while he recovers from a knee injury. The Browns have Braylon Edwards, Donte' Stallworth and tight end Kellen Winslow, but have very little experience after that.

The team has given J.O.A.T.s Joshua Cribbs some work at wide receiver, and are pleasantly surprised with Travis Wilson's progress, but the front office could still make some moves prior to training camp.

The Chargers' Eric Parker could be that guy. San Diego signed return dude Mark Jones yesterday, which, as the San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee notes, "isn't a big deal in and of itself," but it could spell the end of Parker's career in San Diego. Apparently, the Chargers are willing to deal the 29-year-old wideout, and if the can't, they'll release him before training camp.

Enter Cleveland:

The Cleveland Browns, whose offensive coordinator is former Chargers tight ends coach Rob Chudzinksi, are among the teams that have shown interest in Parker. The Chargers are believed to be asking for a draft pick somewhere in the final three rounds.

Eh, something less than a third-round pick seems kinda steep, but the Dolphins got a second-rounder from the Chargers for Chris Chambers, so who knows sounds about right. Plus, if Parker is completely healthy and can contribute as the No. 3 receiver for three or four seasons, then maybe it's worth it.

That would be good news for Derek Anderson (scrub!) and the Chargers' Malcom Floyd. Kassim Osgood, however, is still bummed.