Betting on the Patriots Isnât the Lock of the Year
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While New England is 14-0, they are a mere mortal 10-4 against the point spread and, believe it or not, are in a slump.
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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 can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.
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The New England Patriots have won 18 games in a row. Because the streak includes post-season, the NFL record book won&#39;t recognize the feat, but anyone you ask in the NFL thinks it&#39;s a pretty nifty achievement.
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If recent playoff history is an accurate barometer, there has been much wasted gnashing of teeth in these parts the last few weeks over the importance of the Patriots finishing ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers and having the best record in the AFC.
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The New England Patriots like to attribute their winning season to playing as a team. But when it comes to marketing deals, the Super Bowl champions may be victims of their own success.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 -- For the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, it wasn't merely a matter of which team was going to win Super Bowl XXXIX.
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To the undefeated Patriots, losing in the playoffs would taint their magical season far more than the spying scandal that marred its beginning. It would ruin everything.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers got some extra motivation when odds were released for the AFC championship game: They were 3-point underdogs to New England despite having the NFL's best record, despite being at home and despite having beaten the Patriots.
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The Patriots know firsthand how hard it is to repeat. They have studied why they finished 9-7 and out of the playoffs in 2002 after winning their first Super Bowl.
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Five National Football League teams haven&#39;t lost this season. One of them, the New England Patriots, haven&#39;t lost in more than a year.
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It's hard to imagine: A 12-2 team has reached a crossroads with two regular-season games left. But today's AFC East showdown against the New York Jets can be used as a barometer to measure whether the Patriots continue to be vulnerable.
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As I was musing about football season, I thought of several strong connections between the NFL and fund investing. For example, consider Fidelity Low-Priced Stock or Legg Mason Value.
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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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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have raised the bar. Before the team's run of three Super Bowl championships in the last five years, simply winning the AFC East was considered by many a significant accomplishment. The shift has been reflected at the cash register of the team's pro shop; there was a time when fans would covet ``AFC East championship" gear, ...
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(Sept. 29, 2004) -- New England and Philadelphia clearly are the cream of the crop so far this season. I like Indianapolis, too, but I&#39;m still not sold on its defense.
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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.