What if they had won? Suppose for a second that Asante Samuel had made that interception. Or imagine that Jarvis Green had wrapped up Eli Manning in the backfield. Think about a world in which the Patriots are coming off a perfect 19-0 season . . . (Full article: 703 words)

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