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Faulk proves he can handle the load

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Sunday, December 29, 2002

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI a year ago by conjuring up a way to successfully defend Marshall Faulk in the championship game. They kept their 2002 playoff hopes alive here Sunday afternoon, albeit for only a few agonizingly tense hours, by unleashing their own tailback with the same recognizable last name. For a 27-24 victory over the archrival Miami Dolphins, a win climaxed in overtime by Adam Vinatieri's 35-yard field goal a little over two minutes into the ...

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