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A lot of people are comparing this game to the Rams game in the 2001/2002 Super Bowl. I see a different comparison - the AFC championship game against the Steelers in 2005.
Pats going on the road against the No. 1 seed in the conference, a team with a gaudy regular season record (15-1) that was widely considered to be the best team in the NFL that year. Pats lost convicingly in the last meeting between the two teams. Other team's D features aggressive linebackers (Farrior, Foote, Porter), has a powerful running game (Bettis/Parker), led by a rookie quarterback who had a good year (Rothlisberger) and a coach (Cowher) with a good regular season career record, but a disappointing postseason record (up to that point).
Final score: Pats 41, Steelers 27.
"Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it". Go Pats!
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