Patriots resume quest for perfection
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The unbeaten New England Patriots continue their quest for perfection this weekend as the top-seeded teams join the NFL playoffs.
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When Patriots players return to Gillette Stadium today after having two days off, they will likely begin addressing two areas that could use improvement from Sunday's win over the Dolphins: pass protection and run defense.
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The New England Patriots know beating the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their careers.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla  - Ask just about anyone what  they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic  32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super  Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer.
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The Patriots set an NFL record with their 15th win, Tom Brady and Randy Moss edge closer to two marks and New England moves within one game of a perfect regular season.
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The Patriots may be great again next season, but until Sunday, this season had the special air of inevitability, complete with the breaks and luck that perfection requires.
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The New England Patriots completed a perfect regular season. But the Giants put up more of a fight than almost anyone imagined they would.
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The New England Patriots' pursuit of a perfect season reaches a climax on Sunday when they face the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - The New England Patriots  play for a place in Super Bowl history on Sunday against a  Philadelphia Eagles team who are just glad to finally be there.
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Remember this amazing run of Patriots prominence. In decades to come, those who rewrite sports history are bound to tell the story with such poetic license that the record will have to be set straight.
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A couple of years ago, there would have been a celebration in the New England Patriots&#39; locker room. Certainly some hugs and shouts.
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Bill Belichick has formed the bedrock of a New England Patriots team that will try to win its third Super Bowl title in four seasons.
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A few hours after directing the New England Patriots&#39; offense in their 35-28 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday in Foxboro, Mass.
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It's all about the game this week. As the Patriots prepare for Saturday night's playoff test against the visiting Jaguars, it would be difficult to find anyone within the franchise who hasn't adopted that singular focus.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - On a night when the Patriots made a full-on assault on the NFL history book, punctuating their perfect 16-0 regular season with a 38-35 victory over the New York Giants, it seemed it was the littlest things that mattered most.
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Perfection is the impossible dream in the NFL. No matter how hard you try, there will be some weeks when things don&#39;t go as planned.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense. New England just keeps winning.