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The Betting Public Killed Las Vegas Sportsbooks In The 2012 NFL Season

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

So the NFL did its ouroboros thing again this year. Lots of parity. Or so it would seem. But 2012 mostly just brought us a handful of excellent teams—Football Outsiders says three of the 12 best teams since 1991 (Seahawks, Broncos, and Patriots)—and s…

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Don Brocher worked for 11 of the Patriots' 14 head coaches.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Oregon's Chip Kelly appears to be near the top of the Browns' coaching wish list.

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We have the matchups, we have the lines, but not all of it fits neatly into who wins and who loses. Let's break it down.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has a lot of admiration and respect for Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis, who announced that he is retiring after the postseason. The Patriots (12-4) are enjoying the bye week but Belichick took…

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On Jan. 13, the Patriots will kick off the postseason against a yet-to-be determined opponent. That they aren’t aware of their competition is not diminishing their anticipation.

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The Patriots lost ground in the playoff race in a 33-10 loss at home in which they dropped balls, had them stripped and at times just threw it to their opponents in a humiliating loss.

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Matt Cassel played well vs. Peyton Manning in relief of Tom Brady, but an untimely drop, an ill-timed penalty, a lack of timeouts, and a timely clutch kick by ex-Patriot Adam Vinatieri sent New England to an 18-15 loss.

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Here's how you can share a photo showing your Patriots pride.

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The injury-ravaged Patriots shook off their problems and scored 10 fourth-quarter points, then came up with a game-sealing interception, to record a 23-13 win against the Rams at home.

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The defense forced five Denver turnovers and Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes as the Patriots bounced back from a road loss with a 41-7 win at home.

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The Patriots were torched by Philip Rivers (306 yards passing, three TDs) and a Chargers defense that never allowed them to be competitive in a 30-10 loss.

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While controlling the ball for almost 40 minutes, the Patriots offense rallied from an early 14-7 deficit to score a 30-21 win at San Francisco while benefitting from three interceptions by the 49ers.

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Against the Dolphins, the Patriots had two terrific drives of 13 and 14 plays that ended with touchdowns in the second quarter. Outside of that, the New England offense was fairly blah, with the other two scores coming after getting the ball at the Miam…

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A close look at a key interception in New England’s win over Miami.