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Found November 30, 2012 on Boston Sports Then & Now: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Logan Mankins,  Bill Belichick,  Ryan Tannehill,  Cameron Wake,  Sebastian Vollmer,  Brandon Spikes,  Devin McCourty,  Reggie Bush
TEAMS: New England Patriots,  Seattle Seahawks,  Miami Dolphins
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Logan Mankins will be out once again this Sunday for the Patriots. This Sunday the Patriots have a chance to clinch the division they have seemingly dominated since Bill Belichick took over as head coach, the AFC East.  With a with in Miami the Patriots will clinch the division and try to move closer to pushing for a first round bye.  The Patriots must beat the Texans to even have a chance for the bye and have some help from teams playing the Ravens but, lets not get ahead of ourselves. After the smack down on Thanksgiving night the Patriots got nine days off to prepare for the Dolphins. With extra time to prepare the Patriots always seem to have an advantage.  Now the Dolphins always seem to get up for games against the Patriots and they are not in the state of flux that the Jets are.  This game might not be as easy as some think.  Miami does have some explosiveness on offense and defense than can hold their own.  They have beaten Cincinnati and last week had a nice victory over th...
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