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If Keenan Allen had any inkling of thought about becoming a Chargers legend during Year One, he couldn’t have asked for a better-set stage, as Dec. 12, 2013’s AFC West-style showdown left his team fighting for its postseason lives. Recognizing the need to bring his A-game against a historic Denver offense averaging 39.6 points, Allen shined in the spotlight, turning a modest drag route reception into a catch-and-run, plus a hurdle, for a game-tying 19-yard score. In search of an encore, the 1,000-yard receiving rookie broke free from a three-receiver set, collecting touchdown No. 2 on a 10-yard corner route. Below .500 heading into Week 14, Allen’s two-catch, 29-yard, two-touchdown contribution helped springboard San Diego’s 27-20 over the Broncos, and eventually, an underdog postseason win weeks later.