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JACKSONVILLE (12 -
5)
at NEW ENGLAND (16 - 0)
Week 19 NFC Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, 1/12/2008 8:00 PM on
CBS
Patriots stay perfect behind
Brady's near flawless
performance, defeat Jaguars
31-20 to advance to AFC
Championship
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
and News |
Fox Sports: Tom Brady
continued his historic season in
the Pats' first playoff game of
2008, going 26-of-28 for 262
yards and three TDs as New
England downed Jacksonville and
advanced to the AFC title game.
Laurence Maroney helped the
Pats control the tempo by
gaining 122 yards on 22 carries,
scoring one touchdown, against
the Jags defense. He out-rushed
Jacksonville's two-headed attack
of Fred Taylor and Maurice
Jones-Drew, who combined to gain
just 66 yards on 19 carries,
with zero touchdowns.
David Garrard played well,
going 22-of-33 for 278 yards and
two TDs, but threw a late
interception that put the game
away for the Patriots...
FULL STORY
ESPN: Tom Brady was
almost perfect. The Patriots
still are. Their poised and
prolific quarterback knocked
another mark out of the books in
their record-breaking season by
completing all but two of his 28
passes to lead New England to
its second straight AFC
championship game with a 31-20
victory over the Jacksonville
Jaguars on Saturday night...more
CBS Sportsline: The beat
goes on. Tested for a large part
of the game, the perfect
Patriots deliver the knockout
blow to the Jaguars, 31-20, and
avoid a postseason letdown,
earning New England a place in
the AFC title game...
Full story
New York
Times |
Patriots 31, Jaguars
20
New York
Times, United States
But
for three quarters,
the Jaguars
challenged the
Patriots at their
own game, unfurling
pass after pass,
even as Brady
orchestrated a
virtually perfect
...
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Recap: Patriots 31, Jaguars 20
Orlando
Sentinel, FL
... Patriots
continued their assault on
perfection with a 31-20 defeat
of the Jacksonville Jaguars in
the AFC Division round at
raucous Gillette Stadium. ...
Patriots 31 Jaguars 20
Action 3
News, NE
David Garrard (guh-RARD')
kept the Jaguars close,
completing 14 of his first 18
passes and two touchdowns. But
Rodney Harrison made an
interception with ...
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Performers |
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Jacksonville |
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D. Garrard QB
22-33, 278 yds
2 TDs, 1 INT |
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New England |
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T. Brady QB
26-28, 262 yds
3 TDs |
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News |
In order for the Jags to
upset New England, David Garrard
has to control the tempo of the
game -- and avoid the costly
late miscues...
more
Are the Jaguars the team that
dominated the Steelers for three
quarters in a wild-card playoff
game? Or, are they the team that
came perilously close to
suffering one of the worst
meltdowns in NFL playoff
history? An answer, says Vic
Carucci, could be forthcoming
when Jacksonville faces New
England in a divisional playoff
game on Saturday...
More
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New
England Patriots point spread
and odds
Online Gambling Paper
But even with
tempting odds and spread like
those, there are little takers
and the Jaguars - Patriots game
is now the least bet on match-up
out of the four ...
Lovable Jaguars have too many
flaws to beat Patriots
CNN International
Jaguars exude confidence, even
against unbeaten Patriots
International Herald
Tribune
NFL Preview - Jacksonville
(12-5) at New England (16-0)
Kansas City Star
Patriots must stop Jaguars backs
Taylor, Drew-Jones
USA Today
Now, they face
the risk of having the visiting
Jacksonville Jaguars literally
run over them in Saturday
night's divisional playoff game.
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Taylor is key to Jaguars'
offense
Nashua Telegraph
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PREDICTION |
SPREAD |
ATS PICK |
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Jaguars |
8:00 |
Patriots
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NWE
-13 |
Jaguars |
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Patriots |
CBS |
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