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FOXBOROUGH - The sudden and bitter end to the 2008 Patriots season was decided by games precisely like the one they will play today. Last year’s unfamiliar want for January football in New England occurred because the Patriots, despite 11 victories and a four-game December winning streak, allowed division and conference games to slip from their grasp.
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Via Pro Football Talk
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Via Sun Sentinel
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