Dolphins have much to perfect
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FOXBOROUGH - While the Patriots worked on shaping the symmetry of their nearly perfect season, inching closer to a piece of NFL history with a 28-7 victory over Miami yesterday, the only franchise to run through an undefeated season absorbed another lopsided loss, another coulda-woulda-shoulda game in a brutal 1-14 season.
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While the New England Patriots didn&#39;t look their best Sunday while beating the hapless Miami Dolphins 24-10, it didn&#39;t matter.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Patriots became the NFL's first team to post an undefeated season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Last night, members of the '72 Dolphins acknowledged the accomplishment.
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A popular viewpoint is that even if the Patriots break the NFL record for consecutive victories (18) by winning their next two games, what the Miami Dolphins did in 1972 would still be considered a superior feat.
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The New England Patriots moved to within one game of a perfect regular season when they crushed the Miami Dolphins 28-7 to become the first NFL team to go 15-0 on Sunday.
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If the Patriots defeat the Giants in Super Bowl XLII tomorrow to complete a 19-0 season, they'll still have one more opponent left - the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who remain, at least for another day or so, the only NFL team to complete a perfect season.
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The Miami Dolphins surprisingly won the game, 29-28, but it was the play of the New England Patriots that shocked the pro football world.
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Dolphins 24, 49ers 17 The Dolphins spent the holiday week eating room service food and practising thousands of kilometres from home, all to prove they were the best of the NFL&#39;s worst two teams.
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On Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, the Patriots will be going for their 19th consecutive victory.
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MIAMI -- Olindo Mare kicked a 51-yard field goal with seven seconds left as the Miami Dolphins edged the Cleveland Browns, 10-7, last night, prompting a big cheer from the 20,000 fans who remained until the finish.
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Tom Brady can do little wrong in the eyes of the region as it is, and through the first three games of 2007, the Patriots quarterback really is as close to perfection as he's ever been.
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The first preseason game is behind them and the Miami Dolphins still have a lot of questions on offense. It's too early to name a starting quarterback, the offensive line is a work in progress, and the young receivers still haven't distinguished themselves.
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A pod of dolphins were being praised for providing a protective barrier around a group of swimmers who were being threatened by a great white shark off the northeastern coast of New Zealand.
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The 1972 Miami Dolphins could be enjoying their last few days alone on that so-called mountaintop, as the NFL's only perfect team.
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Those Dolphins achieved the N.F.L.âs only perfect season by finishing 17-0. Some 35 years later, the Patriots need three postseason wins for 19-0.
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Florida State players are rapidly learning than an excellent defense can cover up a multitude of mistakes. The Seminoles received yet another strong performance from their
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MIAMI -- Daunte Culpepper finally has what he asked the Miami Dolphins for weeks ago, a chance to start over with a new team.