All Or Nothing: This Year Like Any Other Pats Goal Super Bowl

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Published: May 13, 2009

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... New England Patriots.

Since 2001 the Patriots have made the playoffs six of the last eight years. The two years they didn't qualify, they finished tied for the division lead and needed Favre to guide his team to victory in order for the Pats to win the tie breakers.

In 2002 New England sat atop the division tied with New York. In the final game of the year the Jets destroyed Favre's Packers and any hopes of a Patriots Super Bowl repeat with a 42-17 win.

Jump to 2007, where the same characters were involved just different scenery. The Pats stood at 11-5 and needed Favre ironically to lead the Jets to victory over the Dolphins. Favre couldn't come through, throwing three picks in a 24-17 loss and the Pats were left out of the postseason again.

This year the only quarterback New England wants to see back in uniform is Tom Brady. All signs point to Brady being healthy for training and...

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