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Pats' Aiken, Tate step up at receiver

By Mike Reiss

Sunday, October 25, 2009

LONDON -- The Patriots lost rookie receiver Julian Edelman to a forearm injury and cut Joey Galloway, so one of the main questions entering their game Sunday against the Buccaneers was who would fill the void as the No. 3 receiver. The answer, it turns out, was a combination of seven-year veteran Sam Aiken and rookie Brandon Tate. Aiken was 3a, and Tate was 3b. Aiken's 54-yard catch-and-run touchdown in the second quarter -- when Buccaneers linebacker Barrett Ruud bounced off him, and then A ...

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