PARIS: Chargers' season-long fade route continues  Three more
giveaways — a staggering 24 in 10 games — is no way to reach the
playoffs, or even .500.  "Turnovers, to me, is always the
turning point in any football game,'' Gates said.  Can the
Chargers grab the wheel and find smooth road again? From what we
saw Sunday, and since Oct. 9, don't count on it.  "I don't think
the Bears did anything today, it was more us losing,'' said
Rivers, who has never lost this many straight, at any level.
"We just got to find a way to win a game. Sure there's time.
That's not really the concern. Certainly, losing five in a row
is about as bad as it gets.''  Or is it?  "You can talk yourself
into the tank,'' Rivers added. "We can't talk about all the ifs
and buts and playoff races because we're on a five-game skid.''
That skid has left tracks in East Rutherford, N.J., Kansas City,
twice in San Diego and now Chicago, the city with big shoulders
and big dreams for its football team.  Remember when the
playoffs were something