Column: Pats show why they're champions
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The Patriots mystique is back. That's not necessarily because they beat Chicago 17-13 on Sunday. It's because they beat the Bears the way the Bears have beaten other people. It's also the way New England beat the rest of the NFL when they won three Super Bowls in four seasons between 2001-2004.
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The New England Patriots wasted no time reviving themselves. Just one week after their worst loss of the season raised doubts how far they could go in the playoffs, the Patriots dominated the Houston Texans 40-7 Sunday.
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It was a game that had meaning beyond the AFC seedings, although the Patriots had to be very satisfied where they stood in that regard at the end of the day.
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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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One of the most impressive aspects of New England's third Super Bowl title in four years was who the Patriots beat this year.
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Outwardly, they are saying the right things, telling the world they understand why the Patriots, a team they beat during the regular season, a team with a worse record, and a team that is playing on the road, is a 3-point favorite over them.
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Don't let the final score fool you. Last night's 31-0 romp by the Jacksonville Jaguars over the Patriots went precisely as New England planned.
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It all depends on the viewpoint. One view looks solely at the bottom line. The Patriots entered their regular-season finale against the Giants tied for the fewest points allowed in the NFL, then proceeded to surrender a season-high 35 - 28 coming on defense and 7 on special teams.
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New Englandâs win offered a succinct reply to those who wonder whether their three championships were tainted by the camera controversy.
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The New England Patriots now stand where no NFL team has been before -- at 18-0 and on the precipice of football history after advancing to Super Bowl XLII.
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Ask just about anyone what they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer.
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The only perfect thing about the Patriots was their record. Now they don't even have that. Dominant in the first half of the season, they survived some close calls afterward. But that finally caught up with them in the Super Bowl and left them facing an offseason of what-ifs and what-will-bes.
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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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One wondered if the events of last week had penetrated the normally iron-clad concentration of the New England Patriots.
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The New England Patriots showed the stingiest team in the NFL that they also can dominate on defense.
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The New England Patriots' bruising  defense has put the Super Bowl champions in position to become  one of the NFL's greatest teams.
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Bill Belichick points out that streaks mean nothing without titles.