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All hands on deck in secondary

 
FOXBOROUGH - Bill Belichick watched four Rams wide receivers trot on to the field as another of his defensive backs hobbled off of it. This, he knew, was a problem. At the moment the Patriots most needed stout pass defense - leading by a touchdown, barely more than three minutes remaining - their secondary descended closer toward depletion. (link)

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