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Chargers-Ravens rematch in AFC wild-card game is survival of the fittest

LOS ANGELES - Nick Hardwick spent 11 years as the Chargers' center from 2004 to 2014, sharing the huddle with quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates for most of that time, and after retirement three more years as a radio broadcaster for the team.

He was not on the sideline or in the booth for the Chargers' 22-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 22, but, as he watched on television through the eyes of an NFL veteran, he sensed a subtle difference in the intensity levels of the teams.

The Chargers had clinched an AFC playoff

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