The day after his team took sole possession of first place in the AFC West, San Diego coach Norv Turner praised the Chiefs and the Raiders for their upset wins Sunday over Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, respectively.

Here’s what Turner had to say, courtesy of the Chargers’ PR staff:

“Before I talk about the game, a couple of things that I found interesting, I’ve been coaching in this league a long time in the same division and you start believing some things that have been true. Sometimes you say it and you wonder if it still is true. A couple of the things that I’ve always talked about is how hard it is to play in Kansas City and the talent that Oakland has, particularly on their defensive front and their overall ability. When you go beat a team like that, sometimes people assume, ‘You went to Kansas City and you should beat them because they’re not very good,’ or ‘you beat Oakland because they aren’t (very good).’ Then you turn around and see Kansas City beat Pittsburgh and Oakland beat Cincinnati, two pretty good football teams, then it starts to reconfirm some of the things I believe. Maybe I haven’t lost it completely in terms of understanding completely what this league is all about.”

Oakland defensive end Richard Seymour is questionable to play Thursday at Dallas with a lower back injury. He missed most of Sunday’s win over Cincinnati due to the injury.

Turner expressed concern that right tackle Jeromey Clary could potentially miss the rest of the season with a leg injury he suffered against Denver. Brandyn Dombrowski is poised to take over for Clary.

Oakland safety Tyvon Branch was given a game ball following his best game as a pro.