Has there ever been a more polarizing Super Bowl than what we have in front of us this year? On one side you have the New England Patriots, a team once again mired in controversy — whether you like it or not. Despite all the success the Patriots have had in the past 15 years […]
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Why the Patriots Will Win: Because nobody’s better at playing the bad guy
Had a peculiar conversation with the boss (aren’t they all?) when discussing this assignment for this publication. “Mike’s the new guy,” one of us thought aloud. “We’ll let him deal with making the case for Seattle to win the Super Bowl.” This was a situation where I recognized the ridiculousness of the statement in mid-sentence. […]
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The Hot Corner: Evidence, common sense outweigh noise in Patriots’ debacle
What an embarrassing week to be a fan of … Western civilization. Seriously, when considering the events of the past eight days, the New England Patriots couldn’t be any farther down the list of violators in relationship to the social contract. Imagine President Bill Clinton, a decade-and-a-half after the Monica Lewinsky foolishness (a sign that […]
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Belichick: We played by the rules
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Saying his team “followed every rule to the letter,” New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick described in detail how his team prepares its footballs on game day and defended his players from chatter that they made it to the Super Bowl by cheating. “At no time was there any intent whatsoever to […]
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In the Crease: Enough about deflated footballs, start talking about things that matter.
OK, enough already. Enough with the elementary jokes about (foot)balls. Enough with using the letters “G-A-T-E” at the end of “deflate” to refer to this ordeal. Enough with making what happened with the footballs in Sunday’s game seem unique. Enough with making what happened with the footballs in Sunday’s game sound more important than domestic […]
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Report claims 11 of 12 Patriots’ footballs were under-inflated
Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, told The Associated Press that the “investigation is currently underway and we’re still awaiting findings.” Vincent was responding to an ESPN report that cited anonymous league sources saying 11 of thePatriots‘ 12 allotted game footballs were under-inflated by 2 pounds per square inch of air. […]
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Patriots well aware of ’Hawks’ tough ‘D’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Once Tom Brady gets their offense rolling, the New England Patriots are tough to stop. Some of the NFL’s top teams — Denver, Detroit, Cincinnati and Indianapolis — all lost to the AFC champions by at least 22 points. Now the Patriots are in the Super Bowl against the defending champion […]
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The Hot Corner: Patriots, Seahawks two great teams that should look great together
It hasn’t happened often in your lifetime, if you aren’t old enough to remember when the New England Patriots couldn’t beat an egg, but the two best teams have made it to the Super Bowl. And by the grace of God, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, for the sixth time in 14 seasons, those same […]
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Brady faces tough Luck
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — No Brady vs. Manning XVII this postseason. Now it’s Brady vs. Luck IV. Translation: After 16 matchups with Peyton Manning, Tom Brady will face Andrew Luck for the fourth time when the star quarterbacks lead the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. At stake in this budding rivalry is […]
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Patriots unfazed by big deficits
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Skeptics pounced when a blowout loss left the New England Patriots with a 2-2 record. Quarterback Tom Brady was over the hill, they said. Maybe Bill Belichick wasn’t a coaching genius after all. But the Patriots never had doubts. Not when they endured grueling practices to get back on track. And […]