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Archive for January 24th, 2008

It’s live blog time … Bring it on

Posted in Patriots on Jan 24th, 2008 Comments

I’ll be here until 10 p.m.
I may take a quick break. I am expecting a call from Ron Jaworski on a story I am working on.
Let ‘em roll.

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Super Bowl facts: Patriots get 17.5 percent of tickets

Posted in Patriots on Jan 24th, 2008 Comments

Throughout the next week I will be tossing out facts about the Super Bowl.
The first is ticket allocation.
Here is the breakdown:
STADIUM CAPACITY: 65,000 SUPER BOWL
TICKET BREAKDOWN: League office 25.2% AFC Team 17.5% NFC Team 17.5% Other 29 clubs 34.8% (1.2% each) Host team 5%
The Patriots and Giants each get 11,375 seats to divided up any [...]

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The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

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I saw the 1986 Super Bowl game on NFL Network last night, the Patriots against the Chicago Bears.
We all know the outcome, 46-10 … and it wasn’t even that close.
Two things struck me:
1. Bears defense was the best ever, or at least the pressure they put on the ball behind the line of scrimmage. It [...]

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