Perfect Patriots beat Chargers to reach Super Bowl
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FOXOBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - The New England Patriots kept up their pursuit of a perfect season by beating the San Diego Chargers 21-12 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl as American Football Conference champions.
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New York - Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro on Sunday.
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The Patriots rout the Chargers, 38-14, as Tom Brady, above, throws for 279 yards and three touchdowns, two of which are caught by Randy Moss.
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Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots won their 20th consecutive game, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in National Football League action in Foxboro on Sunday.
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Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes  to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive  victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in  Foxboro Sunday.
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Gone Â Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Adam Vinatieri and the rest of the Colts. By stunning Indianapolis, the San Diego Chargers just knocked off New England's biggest road block to the Super Bowl. Now San Diego must avoid a repeat of its last performance at New England.
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They went no-huddle to open the game, electing to set a quick pace. Seven flawless plays later, the Patriots had marched 69 yards for a touchdown, opening the first wound in a bloody beating of the Chargers.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
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The Patriots seized control of the A.F.C. championship game with a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to beat the Chargers and take what has seemed their inevitable spot in Super Bowl XLII.
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FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - Only a Super Bowl XLII victory against the New York Giants now stands between the New England Patriots and a perfect, unbeaten season.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Glittering pieces of red, white, and blue confetti gently cascaded upon his head following the Patriots' 21-12 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. As the celebration unfolded, 14-year veteran safety Rodney Harrison, headed to his third Super Bowl in his fifth season with the Patriots, couldn't help but count ...
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Thirteen years after their last postseason victory, the Chargers finally come to life late in the second half Sunday to beat the Tennessee Titans, 17-6, in their AFC wild-card matchup.
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New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 to win their third Super Bowl in four years.
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Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins 24-10 for their 19th consecutive victory, a National Football League record.
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The New England Patriots' best play was an illegal forward pass. It was that kind of day for Tom Brady and his offense.
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The New England Patriots completed a perfect regular season. But the Giants put up quite a fight.
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The San Diego Chargers are the best in the NFL at prying the ball free from opponents. They led the league with 48 turnovers and 30 interceptions and have added five more turnovers (three interceptions) in the playoffs. But the Patriots are their equal on the offensive side of the ball, protecting the football the way the gold at Fort ...