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Philip Rivers on Super Bowl: Rams must keep it close early, make Tom Brady double-clutch

ATLANTA - Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is coming off a tremendous season in which he completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 4,308 yards, with 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He was squarely in the most-valuable-player conversation.

He also has a keen understanding of both teams in Super Bowl LIII, having played both this season.

The Rams posted a 35-23 victory over the Chargers - accounting for their only road loss during the regular season - and New England knocked them out of the playoffs with a 41-28 win in the divisional round.

The eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback spoke to Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer this week and shared his thoughts on the Super Bowl matchup.

In Rivers' words:

With the Rams defense, it

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