Patriots Outlast Bengals, Clinch Playoff Berth
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Corey Dillon faced his former team for the first time when it counted on Sunday in Foxboro. Dillon demanded to be let out of Cincinnati and backed up his actions with questionable behavior.
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FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - The New England Patriots's perfect season continued with a 31-20 divisional playoff victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
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The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXIX with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, picking up their third NFL title in the past four years.
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After taking care of business in Cleveland against a quarterback, Luke McCown, they knew little about, the Patriots now turn their attention to a Cincinnati Bengals team that beat them the last time around and a quarterback, Carson Palmer, who had his best day as a pro Sunday.
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Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots won their 20th consecutive game, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in National Football League action in Foxboro Sunday.
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The Patriots have already secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but show no signs of sitting their stars for the final two games.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The New England Patriots became the first team in NFL history to win 19 straight regular and postseason games, defeating the beleaguered Miami Dolphins 24-10 on Sunday.
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FOXOBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - The New England Patriots kept up their pursuit of a perfect season by beating the San Diego Chargers 21-12 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl as American Football Conference champions.
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Get in, grab the win, get out. The New England Patriots are awfully good at that.
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The Patriots played a bend-but-don't-break brand of defense in a 31-20 AFC Divisional playoff win over the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday night, but their ability to generate turnovers - and not turn the ball over on offense - turned out be the breaking point for the Jaguars.
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Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes  to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive  victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in  Foxboro Sunday.
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The New England Patriots head into the playoffs with another win and some new worries. They overcame a sloppy first half for a 21-7 victory Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers, who matched their franchise-worst 2-14 record and clinched the top pick in this year's draft.
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SEATTLE Shaun Alexander ran for three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks clinched an NFC playoff berth for the second straight year by outlasting Arizona 24-to-21.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - Tom Brady threw two  touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-21  win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their third Super Bowl  title in four years Sunday, cementing a place among the NFL's  great teams.
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The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday after their victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays assured them of at least a wild-card berth.
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The Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff spot Sunday, becoming just the ninth team in NFL history to reach the postseason after a 1-4 start.
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Rookie Laurence Maroney runs for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns, restoring balance to the Patriots' offense and setting up a 38-13 victory over the Bengals.