Patriots' plans are in the final stages
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The Patriots have two exhibition games remaining -- tonight at 8 against Carolina and next Thursday at home against the Giants -- and coach Bill Belichick recently shed light on the team's approach.
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If the Patriots cap off the perfect season with a Super Bowl victory, they  will have made a convincing case that they are the best team ever seen on a football field.
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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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There are mathematical chances and real chances, and with two weeks to go it is probably time for Patriots fans to face the real ones, which are that there will be a long row to hoe for their team to return to the Super Bowl this year. It is hardly Mission Impossible, given the shaky caliber of their competition in ...
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Are we the reverse Tevyes? Apparently so. It appears that allowing the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics to shower the sports fans of New England with victory after victory - with one championship secured, another very likely to follow, and a third now a reasonable goal - does not spoil any vast eternal plan whatsoever.
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He's all about handling his business. Of that, Patriots fans can rest assured about their quarterback, Tom Brady.
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The New England Patriots are finally getting what they say they&#39;ve been craving - a game in which their record winning streak is secondary.
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At one end of Gillette Stadium yesterday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his media relations staff dealt with wave after wave of reporters, broadcasters, and cameramen.
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As Coach Bill Belichick arrived for the Super Bowl with his New England Patriots, he sounded as if he were already busy plotting on the sideline.
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PHOENIX - In the week leading up to Super Bowl XLII, high-ranking Patriots officials deflected questions about the team's future by saying the time to focus on those issues would be immediately after the game.
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FOXBOROUGH - While the Patriots worked on shaping the symmetry of their nearly perfect season, inching closer to a piece of NFL history with a 28-7 victory over Miami yesterday, the only franchise to run through an undefeated season absorbed another lopsided loss, another coulda-woulda-shoulda game in a brutal 1-14 season.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have raised the bar. Before the team's run of three Super Bowl championships in the last five years, simply winning the AFC East was considered by many a significant accomplishment. The shift has been reflected at the cash register of the team's pro shop; there was a time when fans would covet ``AFC East championship" gear, ...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots need to get over their meltdown in Miami, or the road back to the Super Bowl could get a lot longer.
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The New England Patriots appear ready to name Eric Mangini defensive coordinator.
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During their recent dominance, the Patriots have found many ways to win games: offensive mastery, defensive ruggedness, and the drama of last-second field goals.
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The clock ticks down and the pressure builds. Often, the final minutes of a game are the most important. The Patriots stayed undefeated with a touchdown with 44 seconds left in their 12th game. The Jaguars won their playoff game last weekend on a field goal with 37 seconds remaining.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots were scheduled to leave for Jacksonville, Fla., this morning, following a sendoff by Gov. Mitt Romney at Gillette Stadium. The team, which practiced in Foxborough for the final time yesterday, was scheduled to arrive at its hotel in St. Augustine, Fla., and hold a 5:30 p.m. news conference to launch its week-long media obligations.