[TS] Sports of The Times: From Championship Years to Tarnish on Belichick
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell should have come down harder on the Patriots, given how he has leveled players like Pacman Jones, Tank Williams and Michael Vick.
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Strange how things evolve. The New England Patriots are in the midst of one of the great runs in NFL history. They are on the brink of dynasty status and have totally spoiled loyal fans who expect nothing less than another Super Bowl victory.
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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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Musings, observations, and tidbits spawned by the New England Patriots&#39; record winning streak, which stands at 21 games and grows more remarkable with each passing week ... â¢ When the Patriots last lost .
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With two Super Bowl wins in the last three years, the Patriots have enjoyed the greatest stretch in franchise history, and they've been lauded for doing it with team play. Here are examples of when the other sports franchises in town distinguished themselves in similar fashion.
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St. Louis. Draw a line right there. The line of demarcation in the 2004 Patriots season was the Nov. 7 game in the Edward Jones Dome. That was the afternoon when the Patriots advanced from being two-time (and defending) NFL champions into legends.
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Bill Belichick points out that streaks mean nothing without titles.
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Maybe Bill Belichick's 5-9 record against the Pittsburgh Steelers allows them to talk less reverently about the New England Patriots' defensive mastermind.
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If Bill Belichick can be judged by the company he keeps, then his relationships with Jim Brown and Bill Russell provide an intriguing insight into a man few outsiders know.
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FOXBOROUGH - When Bill Belichick took over as Patriots coach in 2000, there was no team he wanted to beat more than the New York Jets.
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At one end of Gillette Stadium yesterday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his media relations staff dealt with wave after wave of reporters, broadcasters, and cameramen.
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Former Globe columnist Michael Holley traveled with the Patriots with unprecedented access to coach Bill Belichick and the team during their success of recent years. Today the Globe offers readers the second of two excerpts from Holley's new book, "Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion," published by William Morrow & Co., an imprint ...
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have raised the bar. Before the team's run of three Super Bowl championships in the last five years, simply winning the AFC East was considered by many a significant accomplishment. The shift has been reflected at the cash register of the team's pro shop; there was a time when fans would covet ``AFC East championship" gear, ...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- If Patriots defensive backs were munching chips and dip while lounging on the sofa watching Peyton Manning dismantle the Denver Broncos yesterday, they likely uttered the favorite phrase of grumpy old Frank on "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- "Holy crap!' "
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Remember this amazing run of Patriots prominence. In decades to come, those who rewrite sports history are bound to tell the story with such poetic license that the record will have to be set straight.
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With all the dynasty talk surrounding  the New England Patriots as they prepare to face the  Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl XXXIX Sunday, it comes as no  surprise that coach Bill Belichick is also being linked with  greatness.
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A couple of years ago, there would have been a celebration in the New England Patriots&#39; locker room. Certainly some hugs and shouts.