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Defense has Patriots in attack mode

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Monday, December 19, 2005

Having secured a third straight AFC East title with Saturday's shutout victory over the Tampa Bay Bucs, the New England Patriots can now begin looking seriously, and with a renewed degree of optimism as well, at defending a far more important championship. And the rest of the league, particularly the playoff contenders in the AFC (yes, including the Indianapolis Colts, folks), can begin looking hard again into the rearview mirror. You know, where objects are actually closer than they appear to ...

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