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Turner trying not to let heat get to him

If Norv Turner is on the hot seat, he isn't letting on.The Chargers are in a free fall, with only a home game Thursday night against the struggling Kansas City Chiefs likely to stop it.Then again, most people thought the Chargers would win at Cleveland on Sunday, but they lost 7-6. San Diego (3-4) hasn't scored a touchdown in its last six quarters and has lost three straight games to fall a game behind Denver in the AFC West.Among the losses were second-half collapses at New Orleans, where the Chargers surrendered a 10-point lead, and against Peyton Manning and the Broncos at home, where San Diego coughed up a 24-0 halftime lead and lost 35-24.The Chargers beat the Chiefs (1-6) 37-20 at Kansas City on Sept. 30.Naturally, fans continue to call for Turner's job, with some also venting at general manager A.J. Smith, who hired Turner in 2007 despite a losing overall record in previous stops with Washington and Oakland."You're coaching on a week-to-week basis," Turner said Monday when asked...

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