Patriots eye Super return
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If getting to the Super Bowl is half the fun, getting back is nearly impossible. No team over the last five seasons has gone to the NFL championship game in consecutive seasons, and
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The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The last two season openers had national sizzle, with the Patriots unveiling Super Bowl championship banners as the featured team on the NFL's kickoff weekend. The atmosphere will be a bit different today when the Patriots begin their 47th season against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium, but there's one story line sure to attract attention.
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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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Sunday's Super Bowl could  feature some cat-and-mouse moves as the New England Patriots  and New York Giants toy with what to take from their  hard-fought, regular-season finale clash of a month ago.
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To gauge the impact Wes Welker has had on the Patriots' run to the Super Bowl, look no farther than the Red Sox, who offer second baseman Dustin Pedroia as an example of the impact an undersized player with an overachieving attitude can have on a championship-driven team.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Bill Belichick returned to Giants Stadium on Saturday to cap a perfect season and answer critics who wondered if the New England Patriots' Super Bowl successes were tainted.
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Each week Bill Belichick begins his preparation for the New England Patriots&#39; next opponent by comparing that opponent to the greatest teams in NFL history.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - If it weren't for the flurry of moves the Patriots made last offseason, they probably wouldn't be in Super Bowl XLII. But even as they try to win their fourth championship in seven seasons, they're planning for this offseason.
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Willie Andrews's 77-yard kickoff return against the Miami Dolphins last Sunday wasn't an accidental trip to the end zone, a football fluke. It was a strategic strike on par with anything the Patriots' offense or defense has done this season.
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The New England Patriots are sitting on the ultimate Super Bowl souvenir: A chance to be on the roster for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Sometimes, a moral victory is followed by a win in the rematch. The Giants are hoping for such as they prepare to play the New England Patriots for the second time this season.
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The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever
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With each fake and every juke, Brian Westbrook leaves defenders grabbing for air and coaches searching for answers. The New England Patriots will get a first-hand look at the elusive Pro Bowl running back when they play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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The Patriots have one exhibition game remaining. One more game to decide who will go along for the ride as they try for their third Super Bowl championship in four years.
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Winners of 16 games in a row, including last year&#39;s post-season run to a Super Bowl title, the New England Patriots visit the Arizona Cardinals as overwhelming favourites on Sunday in an interconference match-up.
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Junior Seau may come out of retirement to play for the New England Patriots.