New England turns back Colts
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Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, and the New England Patriots opened defense of their second NFL title in three years with a 27-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night.
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The Colts will meet the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in a second-round playoff game on Sunday in Foxboro, Mass.
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Bill Belichick's teams are known for playing hard until the end. That philosophy has rubbed off on Eric Mangini. The student gave the teacher a scare, but Belichick's New England Patriots held off a late rally by Mangini's New York Jets for a 24-17 victory Sunday.
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FOXBOROUGH -- When you lose the way the Indianapolis Colts did yesterday at Gillette Stadium, it's acceptable to ask "what if?"
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Peyton Manning is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli Manning and the Giants, 26-21.
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There are many ways to break down a football game, figure out why one team won and another lost. Last night, they all led back to the simpliest of facts - the New England Patriots are way better than the Buffalo Bills.
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FOXBORO, Mass. - Peyton Manning reached the 25,000-yard passing mark faster than anyone but Dan Marino, and the Indianapolis Colts shredded the New England Patriots for a 17-13 halftime lead Thursday night...
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David Givens has been in playoff mode since the season started. The Patriots receiver caught a 19-yard pass from Tom Brady on the first play of the season and eight plays later the Patriots had taken a 3-0 lead over Indianapolis courtesy of a 32-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri. That paved the way for New England's 27-24 ...
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The Indianapolis Colts wanted Sunday to be a playoff tuneup. Instead, the Super Bowl champs turned it into an offensive showcase.
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The Colts&#39; 24-17 triumph at ALLTEL Stadium allowed them to retain their status as the team to beat in the division and the primary challenger to the New England Patriots in the AFC.
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The Indianapolis Colts had an entire offseason to fix their mistakes against New England. They still haven't gotten it right.
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New England shows poise after an ugly start, going ahead on a fourth-quarter safety to beat the Buffalo Bills, 19-17, on Sunday.
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FOXBORO, Mass. - Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game...
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Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Tom Brady went 18-of-26 for 260 yards with two touchdowns to lead New England to a 35-28 win over Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium.
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The Patriots went into last night's game against Miami with the AFC East title already wrapped up. A look back at their first 13 games -- 12 wins -- in the team's bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions. . . . Patriots 27, Colts 24 Sept. 9 at Foxborough It was two magnificent plays in the fourth quarter -- ...
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Tom Brady tosses two touchdowns and the Patriots' defense knocks the Bengals' Carson Palmer from the game as New England locks up a playoff spot with a 35-28 win.
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Tom Brady lost his helmet and a fumble on a hard hit, then threw an interception that jeopardized New England&#39;s NFL-record winning streak.