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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Hugging Harold Reynolds posted 1/13/2008 from huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com
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