Scandal Provides Motivation for Patriots
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In New England, the Patriotsâ videotape scandal has yielded an unlikely outcome: Coach Bill Belichick as victim.
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Maybe Bill Belichick's 5-9 record against the Pittsburgh Steelers allows them to talk less reverently about the New England Patriots' defensive mastermind.
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Prior to the Patriots' 38-14 victory over the Chargers last Sunday, linebacker Junior Seau was asked about drawing extra motivation from the furor following the NFL's punishment for the Patriots' illegally videotaping signals in the season opener against the Jets.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- If you wonder where the Patriots got their "appreciate every Super Bowl you're a part of" theme, look no farther than the top of the organization.
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New England Patriots' brilliant season spurs discussion of greatest teams in NFL history.
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It doesn&#39;t take a football genius to know that the New England Patriots are an amazing team. The organization&#39;s ability to plug in players and keep winning over the last three years is a model
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The author had resigned himself to a communication impasse. That is, until three years ago, when he made the fateful decision to begin watching the New England Patriots play football.
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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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Patriots fans have come to expect the unexpected with the team's offensive attack. Some weeks it is a receiver-laden spread formation with a focus on passing. Other weeks it is multiple tight ends and a power running approach. Sometimes the change is on a play-to-play basis.
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The Patriots will get help from plenty of fans instead of a video camera when they return to the scene of "Spygate." Those who aren't at the Meadowlands can still watch the final step in New England's bid for an undefeated regular season on the channel of their choice.
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Although the rest of the sporting world may look at the Patriots as being one win away from completing a perfect season, Las Vegas views them through a much different prism.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When 800 Patriots fans gathered at a sports pub here yesterday for a pre-Super Bowl party, even Boston's mayor, Thomas M. Menino, and the governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, couldn't resist the temptation to sling a little NFL-style trash talk.
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He didn't want to be a distraction. Nor did he want any attention from the media. He didn't feel he deserved it, anyway. Especially not after he spent all but the first two games of his inaugural season with the Patriots on injured reserve because of a hip injury he suffered in a 31-10 victory over the Philadelphia ...
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Life in the New England secondary isn't necessarily a ticket out of town, but a career as a Patriot pass snatcher is a sure path to perdition.
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With coach Bill Belichick mired in a messy affair that could be titled, "Football, Spies, and Videotape," Patriots players deflected cheating charges yesterday, saying that ultimately it's what happens on the field that decides games.
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A spying scandal at the start of the season had not tainted the achievements of the New England Patriots, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Six years ago, the current offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots was a salesman in the plastics industry. It was the wrong business, in more ways than one.