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"FacebookPinterest\n\nAfter requiring a flurry of close wins, losses by other teams, and a last-minute missed field goal to even make the postseason, the San Diego Chargers, with their road upset of the Bengals this past Sunday, are officially this year's scary/lucky underdog. But if the Chargers do knock off the Denver Broncos this weekend, it won't be because of defensive schemes vexing the best quarterback to ever play, or a Chargers offense revitalized by a new coach and a career renaissance from Rivers: No, it will be the quarterback's bolo ties, which have become a fan favorite and the team's good-luck token. #BOLO.\n\nNow, we love bolo ties. And we definitely love Rivers's intensity, his inspired play, and his sartorial DNGAF-ness. But the ecution? Eh, maybe not so much.\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nRivers adopted the bolo this year as a result of new coach Mike McCoy's dress code, which requires a jacket and tie for postgame conferences. (\"It is, officially, a tie,\" said Rivers) According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Chargers have not lost on the road this year when Rivers wears the bolo. (Except, they lost on the road four times this year. What was Rivers thinking?!) So clearly, it's an unholy talisman of fate. But are they stylish?\n\nWell, bolos certainly can be. Equal parts minimalism and nonchalance, the perfect bolo tie is simultaneously an eye-catching piece of hardware and a shot of southwestern \u00E9lan. Tumbleweed chic. Neckwear for scenery chewing. Play it slow and loose. Rivers's bolos have grown with the team's swagger on the path to the Super Bowl, to the point where they look more like something that would awaken a mummy, or morph a Power Ranger. Of course, that's not what dressing with confidence is about. Phil, we love the concept. And if you do win it all, feel free to wear a bolo the size of Flava Flav's clock. (Or, actually wear Flava Flav's clock, and watch us and the rest of the Internet explode.) But if you want our two cents, keep it clean and understated, and let your game do the talking. And if you're ever unsure of what to do, there's no better guide to dressing like a bolo boss than the actual Boss:\n\nFacebookPinterest"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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