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No team in the NFL was tougher this season than the Patriots, who endured more than their fair share of adversity on the personal front and with injuries.
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LeGarrette Blount's dive to the end zone capped off a 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The Patriots beat the Bills 34-20.
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Blount eluded the Bills on an 83-yard return in the third quarter.
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Blount was surrounded by his teammates in celebration after the return.
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Tom Brady passed the ball under pressure from Jerry Hughes.
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Blount beat Jim Leonhard to the end zone in the first half.
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Danny Amendola celebrated with Blount after the touchdown.
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The Bills' Thad Lewis fumbled the ball while being run down by Sealver Siliga.
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Stephen Gostkowski watched the flight of his 35-yard field goal in the second half.
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Stevan Ridley reacted after a long run against the Bills in first-half action.
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Fans were dressed for the weather as they went through security before the game.
Patriots 34, Bills 20
The Patriots sewed up the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round postseason bye with a 34-20 win over the Bills at rain-soaked Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots will face the Chiefs, Colts, or Bengals in the divisional round of the playoffs on Jan. 11 at Gillette Stadium at 8:15 p.m.
Officials are warning drivers who normally use the Callahan Tunnel to expect a longer commute starting on Monday.
Celeste and Sydney Corcoran, the mother and daughter nearly killed in the Marathon bombings, end 2013 with a profound gratitude to simply be alive.
The facility at Blood Farm was a “total loss” after a four-alarm fire Sunday, said the son of the farm’s 90-year-old owner.
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Assessing Edward Snowden, six months laterIt is worth asking precisely what the NSA leaker has accomplished and whether his critics should reconsider their view.
Woody Johnson announced after the team’s 20-7 victory over the Dolphins that Ryan, who has one year remaining on his contract, will return next season.
A growing number of indoor races have popped up in recent years to meet demand from marathoners looking for a new challenge.
At least 16 people were killed and scores were wounded Sunday by a suicide bomber at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said.
Breaking with historical precedent, outgoing Mayor Thomas Menino will be one of just a handful of mayors in the past century who did not attend their successors’ swearing-in.
In many families, every member has a cellphone. So it’s wise to do some research before making your cellphone buying decision.
A look back at the trends, successes, and letdowns in theater, video games, classical music, television, and more.
The unbridled emotion of Corsican singing is best heard directly from the source, on the Mediterranean island 100 miles southeast of Nice.
Video
Watch the ‘Broken City’ Insiders eventVideo of a discussion with The Boston Globe’s Washington bureau of the gridlock in Washington and what can be done to end it.
Ideas
What we learned in 2013From dashcams in Russia to the power of Black Twitter, here are some of the things we would never have known if not for 2013.
