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FOXBOROUGH – Patriots coach Bill Belichick held his Tuesday press conference at Gillette Stadium (noon) and opened with the following statement: “As I said the other day on the conference call, it's a privilege for the New England Patriots and our football team to be part of the AFC Conference championship. Obviously it's a huge game and it's a huge honor to be involved in the game. So ...
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In The World According To Belichick, The Chargers Are The Best Team In The AFC
Lion in Oil — ... for his squad (). And if only a 19-0 start to the season would satisfy him, then he’s well on his way to satisfaction. But Tuesday’s press conference comments showed that perhaps Bill has a new take on things. The Patriots are not the best. In fact they should be emulating a different team. Who? The Chargers, who, according to Belichick is the best team in the AFC. ...

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