Critical game of give and take
Published 1/14/2008 by Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff at Boston.com -- Football news
The Patriots played a bend-but-don't-break brand of defense in a 31-20 AFC Divisional playoff win over the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday night, but their ability to generate turnovers - and not turn the ball over on offense - turned out be the breaking point for the Jaguars.
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huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 1/13/2008 — what in the world was Rodney Harrison doing post-interception in yesterday's Jags game. As he stuck the ball out, slowed his gait and sashayed out of bounds, no one said a word. Did he just quit on the play? Was it just meant to belittle his opponents? Was no one bothered by his actions, or is it that this guy is such a knob job that no one was the least bit surprised?
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sportsofboston.com 1/13/2008 — David Garrard played outstanding, but Tom Brady had a game for the ages on Saturday. (Courtesy of NFL.com) Well the Patriots didn’t obliterate the Jags like many predicted (though I was only a TD away from a perfect prediction) but in the end the Pats were never really in danger of losing Saturday night.
sportsofboston.com 1/13/2008 — David Garrard played outstanding, but Tom Brady had a game for the ages on Saturday. (Courtesy of NFL.com) Well the Patriots didn’t obliterate the Jags like many predicted (though I was only a TD away from a perfect prediction) but in the end the Pats were never really in danger of losing Saturday night.
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sports.aol.com 1/14/2008 — Good news: CHARGERS ARE GOING TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ! NORV TURNER HAS BEEN VINDICATED!! Bad news: The opening line for next week's San Diego-New England game will probably be somewhere around 20 points, undoubtedly the largest in AFC Championship history. And it could be more; the Jaguars were +13.5 underdogs against the Patriots and are arguably a better team than the Chargers
sports.aol.com 1/14/2008 — Good news: CHARGERS ARE GOING TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ! NORV TURNER HAS BEEN VINDICATED!! Bad news: The opening line for next week's San Diego-New England game will probably be somewhere around 20 points, undoubtedly the largest in AFC Championship history. And it could be more; the Jaguars were +13.5 underdogs against the Patriots and are arguably a better team than the Chargers
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