Harrison Helps Hold Pats' Defense Together
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Every once in a while, a little dissension ripples through the NFL's most harmonious team. Rodney Harrison is usually at the center of it, and he usually picks the New England Patriots' practices to begin making waves.
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Marvin Harrison decided to stick around with the Indianapolis Colts as Peyton Manning&#39;s primary target. Harrison agreed to a six-year, $66 million contract with the team Wednesday that includes a $22 million
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Tom Brady passed the New England Patriots into the playoffs by guiding an offensive system that may be on display at Notre Dame next season. And their defense held off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 35-28 win Sunday.
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Two years in a row, the Patriots&#39; veteran outside linebacker has made the biggest play at exactly the right moment to maintain the separation between the Colts and true greatness.
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Peyton Manning felt cuddly warm thanks to his favorite receiver. Of course, Manning to Marvin Harrison is the surest way to get the Indianapolis Colts out of a funk.
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The New England Patriots show the stingiest team in the NFL that they also can dominate on defense. The Pats shut down Baltimore 24-to-3 Sunday to improve to 10-and-1, scoring on a fumble
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The New England Patriots are unbeaten because of a simple approach &#151; score a lot early and keep the other team from scoring late.
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Thanks to New England&#39;s defense and to some costly turnovers by Indianapolis, the Patriots beat the Colts 27-24 in their NFL season opener.
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Marvin Harrison is remaining with the Indianapolis Colts as Peyton Manning's primary target.
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Rodney Harrison broke up a fourth-down pass from Chad Pennington with 2:14 remaining, and the Patriots held on against the Jets to extend their N.F.L. victory streak.
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Rookie running back Laurence Maroney got New England's offense rolling like old times.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Rodney Harrison's face betrayed no emotion, which was reason for euphoria. The last time he'd officially stepped on an NFL gridiron -- or been carted off one -- he had been a portrait of agony.
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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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New England Patriots receiver-turned-defensive back Troy Brown was easy to spot on the field in St. Louis: He was the one always trying to catch his breath, but smiling.
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The Patriots will meet yet another team that has a key player missing because of injury, this time on defense.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The play did not look as bad as Rodney Harrison's hit that leveled Rudi Johnson in yesterday's 35-28 Patriots victory over Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium.
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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.