Patriots run brought to an end by Pittsburgh
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FIRST Arsenalâs unbeaten record came to an end and now that of the New England Patriots is no more. The Super Bowl champions suffered their first defeat for 399 days on Sunday, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers
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Last Sunday night, the New England Patriots were locked in pitched battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the top seeding in the American Football Conference playoffs, home-field advantage and, at the very least, a first-round bye.
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It was supposed to be much easier than this for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They had the NFL's best record this season at 15-1, an unbeaten rookie quarterback, and rarely were challenged at home. But they got all they could handle Saturday before eliminating the New York Jets from the NFL playoffs, 20-17 in overtime.
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PITTSBURGH -- His coach would have been proud. In the aftermath of last night's 41-27 victory over the Steelers at Heinz Field that had the Patriots packing for yet another Super Bowl appearance, Tom Brady didn't talk about his two touchdown passes, his 14 completions, or his interception-free game.
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Randy Moss's final catch of the season gave the Patriots their final lead of the season in a 17-14 loss to the New York Giants last night in Super Bowl XLII.
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FOXBORO -- The circumstances were much different, but the result was the same -- another win for the New England Patriots. Six days after getting torched by Kansas Cityâs powerful offense, the Patriotsâ defense
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A week ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a daunting double, playing the NFL's two unbeaten teams, albeit at home. They got through the first half by easily beating New England, ending the Patriots' 21-game winning streak, and now get Philadelphia (7-0).
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With less than a minute left in their NFL record 19th straight victory Sunday, the New England Patriots finally acknowledged the streak by dousing coach Bill Belichick.
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Jarvis Green capped the Patriots&#39; domination when he recov ered the slip pery ball in the end zone against a team known for its own defensive touchdowns.
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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The Patriots knew a day like this would come. The passing game would be taken away, almost totally, and they&#39;d need a workhorse back to win the game for them.
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The Patriots know how to finish games. The Lions just finish themselves off. Corey Dillon scored two of his three touchdowns in the last 8:35, Detroit turned the ball over on its last three possessions and New England avoided a stunning upset with a 28-21 victory Sunday.
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Willie Parker runs for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina, 37-3, to all but end the PanthersÃÂ¿ playoff hopes.
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It was not like the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots needed any extra motivation for their upcoming AFC Divisional playoff tilt against Peyton Manning and the high-powered Indianapolis Colts.
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The Patriots are right back where this season really began, the AFC Championship game. It was last season's gut-wrenching 38-34 AFC title game loss to the Indianapolis Colts that served as the impetus for the creation of Patriots version 2.0, a team built to defeat the high-scoring Colts at their own game, except that now it won't have to in ...
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Quarterback Tom Brady guided the  defending champion New England Patriots to a 41-27 win over the  Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game on Sunday and  back to the Super Bowl for the third time in four years.
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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.
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Strange how things evolve. The New England Patriots are in the midst of one of the great runs in NFL history. They are on the brink of dynasty status and have totally spoiled loyal fans who expect nothing less than another Super Bowl victory.