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Anyone who watches a Patriots postgame press conference knows that memorable quotes are hard to come by.á TheyÆre the typical, ôWe need to play better,ö or the ôThat was a solid performanceö stuff; in other words, lines that do little to illustrate how the Pats played.á But every once in a while, you get a game thatÆs so workmanlike in its execution, trite lines work just fine.á Such was the case ...

It wasnÆt the Patriots circa 2007, but BelichickÆs boys did more than enough to win yesterday afternoon, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 26-10 in front of a rain-soaked capacity crowd at Gillette Stadium.á The Atlanta Falcons' visit was their first to the Razor, and minus a few nice plays from Boston College product Matt Ryan, the franchiseÆs inaugural journey was nothing to write home about.á RyanÆs first drive was a successful one ...

In the run up to the 100th all-time meeting between the Patriots and Jets, the AFC East rivalry contained all the hallmarks of a hard fought battle. For instance, in the preceding 99 games, both teams had 49 wins (one game ending in a tie). The last time the two foes met, the game went into overtime; as in past closely fought games where New England’s taken part, trash talk was ...