Kenbrell Thompkins held onto the ball, scoring the winning touchdown with five seconds remaining in the game.

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Brady’s late TD pass lets Patriots keep faith

In a career full of he-did-it-again moments, Tom Brady’s late-game drive, capped off by a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kenbrell Thompkins, may have been the best one.

Tom Brady (right) spoke with Aaron Dobson before the Patriots went on to defeat the Saints at Gillette Stadium.

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Tom Brady still has some magic left

The Patriots won despite missing several key players by the end of the game, and Brady finished 25 of 43 for 269 yards.

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The long journey of Marathon bombing victim Marc Fucarile and his fiancée, Jen Regan, continues.

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Red Sox rally to beat Tigers, tie ALCS

Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s walkoff single after David Ortiz’s grand slam gave the Red Sox a 6-5 win in Game 2.

The Red Sox beat the Tigers, 6-5, in Game 2 of the ALCS with Jarrod Saltalamacchia's walkoff single.

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The Red Sox beat the Tigers, 6-5, in Game 2 of the ALCS with Jarrod Saltalamacchia's walkoff single.

David Ortiz (right) celebrated after hitting a grand slam in the eighth to tie up the game.

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David Ortiz (right) celebrated after hitting a grand slam in the eighth to tie up the game.

Torii Hunter tried to catch the ball after Ortiz hit it for a grand slam.

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Torii Hunter tried to catch the ball after Ortiz hit it for a grand slam.

Manager John Farrell took the ball from starting pitcher Clay Buchholz in the sixth.

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Manager John Farrell took the ball from starting pitcher Clay Buchholz in the sixth.

Shane Victorino got high fives after scoring the Red Sox' first run of the ALCS.

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Shane Victorino got high fives after scoring the Red Sox' first run of the ALCS.

Miguel Cabrera waited to congratulate Alex Avila, who hit a two-run homer.

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Miguel Cabrera waited to congratulate Alex Avila, who hit a two-run homer.

Miguel Cabrera hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning, adding to the Tigers' lead.

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Miguel Cabrera hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning, adding to the Tigers' lead.

Dustin Pedroia struck out swinging in the fourth.

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Dustin Pedroia struck out swinging in the fourth.

Stephen Drew booted a routine ground ball hit by the Tigers' Jhonny Peralta (not pictured).

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Stephen Drew booted a routine ground ball hit by the Tigers' Jhonny Peralta (not pictured).

Victor Martinez was hit by a pitch in the top of the fourth inning.

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Victor Martinez was hit by a pitch in the top of the fourth inning.

The Tigers' Austin Jackson hit the ball, but Dustin Pedroia dove to catch the ball and then threw it to first base to get him out.

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The Tigers' Austin Jackson hit the ball, but Dustin Pedroia dove to catch the ball and then threw it to first base to get him out.

Victor Martinez (left) celebrated with Don Kelly after scoring in the second inning.

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Victor Martinez (left) celebrated with Don Kelly after scoring in the second inning.

Logan’s Terminal C roadway reopens after suspicious package cleared

A State Police bomb squad cleared a suspicious package at Logan International Airport as Terminal C was shut to traffic for about an hour, authorities said.

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Senate Republicans and Democrats hit an impasse over spending as they try to end the government shutdown and prevent an economy-jarring default.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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The differences between John Connolly and Martin Walsh are relatively small: They both want dramatic reform.

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Evan Dobelle was welcomed to the University of Hawaii in March 2001, along with his with his wife, Kit, and son, Harry. Three years later, he left under a cloud of controversy.

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A retirement fantasy: Owning small bookstore
Michelle Daszkiewicz, of Norfolk (left), and Debbie McElroy, of Wrentham, showed off the t-shirts that they bought at Curt Schilling’s estate sale.

Curt Schilling’s estate sale was a hit
Joan Wheelis now has the letters, books, official documents, and photographs that her mother, Ilse Kaulbach, had saved.

A long obscured branch on Kerry’s family tree
Brian Howley was one of the drivers who took part in a Drive In Prayer event held at Christ Lutheran Church In Scituate.

Scituate Lutheran church offers drive-through prayers
Devin McCourty’s shift to safety is seen as contributing to the Patriots’ better defense.

Patriots’ defense has improved in limiting big plays
Christoph von Dohnanyi conducting in 2012.

third ear

From shadow of war, a legacy of resistance
Jamie Tedford’s hunch on ads led him to start a business.

Innovation economy

Mad Men meet Mr. Spock
Benedict Cumberbatch (left) plays WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, above left with Daniel Bruhl as his partner.

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Cumberbatch has ideas about ‘The Fifth Estate’
Buyer & Cellar stars Michael Urie at the Barrow Street Theatre.

travel

What’s off-Broadway? Anything you want
The 1,500-ton barge will set off from the Fore River Shipyard on Sunday, headed for dredging projects in Connecticut and Maine. It includes two giant clamshell bucket scoops (below).

New life at old Quincy shipyard site
Karen Lucas waited nearly three months for her jobless benefits.

The wait for unemployment aid

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski remains inactive

The all-pro tight end is still recovering from back and forearm surgeries.

Boston mayoral race

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Jim McKay (left) and Peter Barbuto spoke with Dolly Pickup and her grandson, Jackson, in South Boston on Saturday as they worked to build support for Martin Walsh’s mayoral bid.

Well of support for Martin Walsh among those in recovery

Reformed alcoholics and drug addicts are devoted acolytes of Walsh, with some crediting their second chance directly to the mayoral candidate.

Metro

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Jared Remy, son of Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, stood during his arraignment.

Jared Remy objects to DA’s summary of case against him

Remy’s lawyer says a ‘‘statement of the case’’ prosecutors want to release is ‘‘inflammatory’’ and gives a one-sided view of the evidence.

Columnists

Dan Shaughnessy

This game was one for the ages

Yvonne Abraham

17 years and still waiting
Joe Kennedy is 10 months into his first term.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Joe Kennedy’s surprising Tea Party take
Lobsterman Steve Train inspects a lobster while hauling traps in the waters off Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Derrick Z. Jackson

New England’s threatened lobster
Mayoral candidates Marty Walsh, left, and John Connolly face an arbitration controversy.

SCOT LEHIGH

How to fix the arbitration process

kevin cullen

A mother, a son, a love
Jon Lester, center, and the Red Sox welcome the Tigers for the start of the ALCS on Saturday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Don’t consider these Red Sox underdogs
David Ortiz spoke with the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera during team workouts on Friday.

Dan Shaughnessy

ALCS gives us an old-school matchup

NICHOLAS BURNS

Shutdown diminishes US as a global power

CARLO ROTELLA

Home life

LAWRENCE HARMON

City Council needs to hold the line on police contract

scot lehigh

Too quiet on sex ed

Nation & World

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Residents waded through a flooded road after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

Indian officials say few deaths in massive cyclone

Officials say property damage is extensive, but few deaths were reported thanks to mass evacuations from coastal areas.

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ROMAN BLANCO

Santander US CEO Roman Blanco

Blanco spoke about the campaign to rebrand Sovereign Bank, the company’s goals, and upcoming challenges.

Arts

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Writer Stephen Belber (left) and director Peter DuBois.

At the center of ‘Duff,’ an accidental prophet

Playwright Stephen Belber’s new play, “The Power of Duff,” grapples with questions of spirituality and religion and its place in the public sphere.

Travel

Students work from a tray of prepared toppings before sending their pies into the outdoor wood-fired pizza oven at Jillyanna’s Woodfired Cooking School.

Slapping dough and feeding the fire in Kennebunkport, Maine

A new pizza cooking school stands on a woodsy residential road in Kennebunkport’s village of Cape Porpoise.

Books

‘Dirty Love’ by Andre Dubus III

The book is composed of four novellas, and in each Dubus manages to haunt the present narrative with hordes of memories from his characters’ pasts.

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Ideas

“Texting and driving is unlike any public safety issue we’ve dealt with before....At the center of the problem, say experts, is a new kind of object — the modern smartphone — that’s changing our behavior on a massive scale.”

Leon Neyfakh on our cellphone habit