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On the outside looking in

By Jim Baker
Special to Page 2

Monday, December 22, 2008

As compelling as the Patriots' 2008 season has been, they could go down in history not as the plucky team that fought back from the loss of its star quarterback in the first game of the season, but as the nonplayoff team with the best record of the modern era. If the Ravens, Dolphins and Patriots all win Sunday, all would finish the season with an 11-5 record, and the Pats would be the odd team out because the Dolphins would win the division and the Ravens would get the second wild-card spot by ...

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