Unbeaten Pats looking for better defense
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The Patriots are renowned for throwing new defensive twists at opponents. Here's one they'd like to show on Sunday: stopping long drives and getting the ball back into Tom Brady's hands faster.
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If the Jets are to make a serious run at the Super Bowl next season, they must assemble a better team than the New England Patriots.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots' schedule gets tougher beginning today, as they start a stretch of four games against the contending Seattle Seahawks, the undefeated New York Jets, the revamped Pittsburgh Steelers, and the offensively mighty St. Louis Rams.
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The Miami Dolphins fought off the specter of a winless season with their overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but another record is at stake when they visit the unbeaten New England Patriots this week.
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Itâs on days like this when you need your defense the most. With their offense struggling and getting victimized by costly penalties, the New England Patriots reached down
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The New England Patriots will attempt to win their third N.F.L. title in four seasons.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Sometimes, Ray Lewis is not as tough as he says or thinks he is. On Sunday, every member of the Patriot defense could talk tough like Lewis is given to, and this time they would be dead on.
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Mike Holmgren is hoping to get a better defensive effort against
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FOXBOROUGH -- It is logical, if you coach offensive football for a living, to look at the Patriots secondary as presently constituted and see opportunity.
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The first time they met last season, the New England Patriots barely held on for a 38-34 victory. The second time they met last season, some members of the
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THIS weekend sees the &quot;other&quot; showdown between New York and New England as the Jets and Patriots clash in a battle of the unbeaten teams.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - One of the Patriots' mantras during their run at a perfect 16-0 season has been that they can focus only on the game and the opponent that week. Another constant theme was that they had more important goals, meaning the Super Bowl.
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CINCINNATI -- When the outside world looked at yesterday's matchup at Paul Brown Stadium, it saw a battered defense that was missing half its secondary facing an elite quarterback and the fourth-highest-scoring offense in pro football. The world looked at this and saw a disaster about to happen. The Patriots looked at it and saw opportunity.
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I was hoping that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick would put Tom Menino into the game. There was an opportunity, second half, free safety Eugene Wilson lying on the ground with a busted arm, a spot now open in the lineup. Menino could have ambled onto the field as if he were looking for dining room chairs placed in ...
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If the Jets are to make a serious run at the Super Bowl next season, they must assemble a better team than the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The New England Patriots might have a better chance of winning their 24th game in 25 tries Monday night if they were 1-8 instead of 8-1.
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FOXBORO, Mass. - With a little more than two minutes to play and the New York Jets driving for a go-ahead score, the New England Patriotsâ defense huddled on the sideline.