Patriots&#39; defense presents special case
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KIRKLAND, Wash. -- If the NFL-record 19-game winning streak of the New England Patriots weren&#39;t enough of a challenge for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, they also have to deal with the now-rare 3-4 defense.
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As both the weeks and the wins pile up for the Patriots, the more preposterous it becomes. Already it&#39;s as farfetched and fanciful as anything that has happened in the NFL this season, Ben Roethlisberger&#39;s magic carpet ride included.
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The Internet is a creative place, so I canât speak for the authenticity of this photo, but wouldnât it be hysterical if the Patriots got caught doing something this obvious? The Patriotsâ cheating scandal has players around the league rewinding past games in their heads. Hines Ward of the Steelers said he was sure the Patriots [...].
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They had but one mandate: to get off the field. However, it proved easier said than done for the Patriots' defense in last night's shocking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
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Eyes tend to roll and heads start to shake whenever coach Bill Belichick launches into one of his diatribes about how the Patriots need to improve in this area or that area. But Belichick is looking at his team with the discerning eye of a football coach and what he sees is a defense that is letting far ...
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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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Patriots fans, for better or worse, received a long, hard look at Tom Brady's backup last night.
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The New England Patriots have an extra week to study their next opponent &#151; whoever that might be.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Yesterday what was important was not what the Patriots did but what they did not do.
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New England, 12-1 SU and 9-3-1 ATS, did not cover the 10Â½-point number in last Sunday&#39;s 35-28 win over visiting Cincinnati. Still, the Patriots are 6-0 straight-up and 5-1 versus the number since losing their
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CINCINNATI -- When the outside world looked at yesterday's matchup at Paul Brown Stadium, it saw a battered defense that was missing half its secondary facing an elite quarterback and the fourth-highest-scoring offense in pro football. The world looked at this and saw a disaster about to happen. The Patriots looked at it and saw opportunity.
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Will using complex statistical analysis give the New England Patriots an edge at game time?
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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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Linebacker Matt Chatham was a special-teams stalwart and defensive role player for the New England Patriots, but what he really wanted was to be considered for a starting job.
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FOXBOROUGH -- For the Patriots, the game had been won. But for the Patriots' defense, there was still something at stake in yesterday's contest with the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium.
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Three years ago, when the Patriots were starting their run to the Super Bowl, a lot of New England fans suspected something special was percolating in Foxborough, even though the team was only 2-3 going into Game 6.
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FOXBOROUGH -- He's been here so long, equipped with that jaw line every bit as sharp as the Patriots logo he wears on his helmet, that neck that practically screams, &quot;Linebacker!&quot; at you. Ten years now, he's been playing in the middle of the Patriots defense. And now, he has a message.