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Couple to let Chargers' win over 49ers decide baby's fandom

There was more on the line than pride for a Chargers and 49ers fan on Sunday afternoon. It was a winner-take-all: the rights to their unborn son's fandom.

A 29-27 victory by the Chargers means that the son of Saul and Lisete Gomez of Compton, California, will be brought into the world in blue and gold.

"We wanted to do something different to announce that we would be having a baby boy," Saul told ESPN on Sunday night. "So we figured with me being a lifelong 49ers fan and her being a lifelong Chargers fan, that this would be the perfect way to do it.